EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 519, 28 May 1909, Page 9

EDUCATION BOARD.

'-.'; The monthly meeting'.. ofthe Wellington Education Board was held yesterday; there being'.'-present: Mr. Robert Leo (chairman)), and .Messrs; /H.V.Vile, vWm. \illari,: J.''G. "\V". 1 Aitl£en> \V.')d.' Buokanan, M.P., and Major T. W. r M'Donald., -■ ■'/ ■ , '.Vvfvv' THE BOARD'S FINANCES, v .'■ '; The statement of "finances for--the ; month' ; ended May 20,M909, showed that the follow-' : ing -accounts - were; in 'credit:—General :j ac-r .'count,-£922 Bs. 4d.; technical account, £79 •Ss.'JOd,; manual and technical account, £973 65.. 3d.} deposit account, £46 16a. 9d. Total -amount in credit,; £202Q 16sl Against this were debit balances—buildings account, £4684'95.-5d. : ; teaqhers' salaries, £103 17s. Sir, secondary account, £163 6s. 4d.—totalling £4951 13s. 3d. The total debit.balance amounted, therefore, to £2930 17s. Id., as against ' £3983 14s.' 7d. for the previous month. The- contract?- liabilities (including sites), amounted-to £4390 3s. sd. The paysheet,: £8387 ls. ; 4d. ; was passed for payment. ■ 'WORKS AND FINANCE;COMMITTEE. The following rocoratnehdatioiis 'of '.the: Works and Finance Committee were 'adopted: ■ 1. Works" iat Muhuiioa, Range Road, Pshiatua, Kaiwaiwai, 0 Cross' •,Creek,-.'■'-. Tokomarn', Otaki, Petone West;Nowtown, Mangatainoka, Alfredton, •, Mitchelltown, Huia •Road, : Waihakeke; Shannon, Masterton. 2. Works at the following schools were referred back -for. report:—Greytown,: Rongokokako,: Rikorangii . Kohinui, Epdni.; ; /■■..-. ■.■■■- . :>; :; : . :';' -"- .v-Other matters agreed to, wero as follow.— Petone Main School,, application. for grad- . ing. sit©—Clerk . of'works. to take accurate. levels,- and .obtain tenders for consideration' by tho board; Njreaha, subsidy for tennis court—Application .' \r . Fernbridge, application for improved lighting—Deferred for the present; subsidy for library, two ap-; "plications—Applications; deferred pending in-: quiry *; Mangamairo, ;Kaiparoro ,and Hukanui, .applications for residences—The .'• respective 'committees'to^be.informed that theGovoinment has' intimated that it cannot entor- . tain ■ applications :\ for ■■:residence'< grants;. Karon, residence improvements—Committee ■to. be informed that the board will '. endeavour > to arrange for' payment of .house allowance, : but is not prepared to incur -further ; expenditure •■ on the•, residence; Waikanae and'Ma'ngamaire, shed, acebmmo'dation—Granted,, half the cost to be charged to manual ;and technical funds'; Pahiatua— Proposals for -the; removal of old rooms to the new site for use by technical "classes, and 1 for -the ' erection: of. woodwork;• room,. to .be, transmitted:to the Department,,with"applied-" tion.for..theVineccssary grant; Lansdowne, '. sanitary service—School; Committee to .be. requested to communicate with "the: borough authorities; Wadostowh—lmmediate arrange- , ments:to be made for necessary latrine ac- . commodationi'Messrs., Tothill and Co. wore thanked for. donation of seeds for. school gardens; Newtown, audit—Proposal.of the committee for agreed to. >.■■'■: ''■;■ '■■ ;;--;^:;;TRAINING : :COLLIGE. : V -. : :; -fi-'■•■■: ,; The' report of the Committee' of Advice. of tho Normal Training College', showed that' there 'were at:the present time- : a total-en-rolment of" 93 students'," 20 nth and 73 women. ..'-The representation' of districts was as follows i—WelKnjton,' 84: Hawke's Bay, 13; W»nganui:V2B: Taranaki, :8; Nelson; 6; Marlborough, 3; Westland, 1; Grey,l; Canterbury,S;..Southland,.l; Otaeo, 2. The- '.. division 'if Btndy showed' that 66 took .Eng- • lish;. 38, Latin; (21,' .mathematics: • 48,' education ■;■■; 20, mental science; '3, 'physics'; 6,' biology.;,2,.geology; 7,-German; 9, French; -3, economy./.;. .-.-■'. ':..■'.'!...• .:..--' ...,.j !"It^s'rec»mm6ndedir--: C I T ■'■■'', ''■■ -That for .''advanced-', needlework, arrangc- ' ments : ba, made -for ; ;fif teeV;&dditional : twohour lesson's .at'the" same rate, as the course, already arranged; :th»t.tho board b£ ; recommended to -appoint a -special,' instructor in art .to mstruct college, students, .and, on Saturdays, n teachers'.class. accommodation:. That. Certain; and 'sketch.,plans, 1 be: submitted "to 'the Depart--.:nient,': with ■ application for grant. ' .Furniture for demonstration; • classes: ■': That £5... .be. .'granted ""'tables'- .'and - trestles.: 'Students'; lodgings: .That the'prin- . cipal be repeated to- confer with the Department with" a view to; the amendment of •the'training college regulations in the direction /of requiring: students to live, in houses approved by.the board. - . The principal reported -that' Dr. Bell and Mr.' A. Hamilton-had.kindly agreed to give each three extension lectures to tho stu- . dents.. The instruction'_'.in school music, by : Mr. Parker, was. giving, overy' satisfaction;,.. ■■'.'.'•.The report wasiadopted,;'.;, ,;.;;.„.:,,..;;'■';.' . V-.. :; ;"-.-' ;■ \- Scholarships.—The board agreed;to the De-* "' partment's suggestion -that the entries for .scholarship examinations should close on.Sep- :' tember.-15. .. - : i ■ :■ •'■■'.. A Wellington board: scholarship holder, ,Ji Stafford, at present "pursuing'his studies in' the Hawke's Bay district, applied to be permitted to enter: in .the: senior, scholarship examinations in the Wellington Board's district, being ineligible to,dp';'so in Hawke's ■ '. Bay.— ' ,' IS V: ''■;. ; :^ : ;; .'';. ..,.' Normandale'School.—The'Education Do-; . partme'nt'inf ormed : the' board that if was tin.ablo to grant the .'board's ;. application ■; (re- ' newed) for a school at, ; N.orKanddle : Settle-,, :' :; '-■.'?."'.>:■■.:•'„: "...,'..;:'. -. . v StafSng.iof Schools'.—Ah. intimation was re-. . :;;'coivcd fromthe Education Department that • th'o'basis of .staffing suggested by. the board •, —oh-'tnel.avorige,attendance'far,'the_prebed- . ■' ing quarter.instead of fer the preceding year , approved,.andvth'tt'tlieiMiiiistet: ■■•■. had agreed topay pnth'at'.basis..';: .-.Training -College.' Grant.—The Department ■ ; •. intimated ..that a. grant of £7 75.. for kinder::garten apparatus at.th'e.Training Cellege had :: Vbeen 'authorised.:>:-The -thanks' of the. board' were, byircsolutioh, tendered''to : the : Depart- .'•; ;'ment. :: ':/ -.'".'■.'.'■'.. ■;" '' - 1 --.. .■'','" '-. : .; : : ■'~'• ~ ■'.- ,Huiaß'oad,Teacher'.s House Allowance.-— It was'- reported that the Department had jagreed to pay house allowance for the teacher' 'at Huia ;Road School,' conditionally oni the : old residence boinc converted into a shelteri; : shed. '-The clerk of .works was instructed_ to report upon the matter at the next meeting .-'.:...0f the:board: ;''.:'.:'■'::'' '•!';■'■";'■ SCHOOL -COMMITTEE ELECTIONS. - : ■ The: date for the election" of the School Committee for Petone.West School,was provisionally fixed for June 21. '.<';'."■ < '.-■■' The following appointments to incomplete ,"•. committees were approved:—-Kilbirnie, H. Hume: Gladstone, ,R. ( Cooperj-Ngatun, H. H. Miller,: Rangitumau, A. G. Stonpwigg, R ; Wilton, and J. Clarke jHinOmoa; J. Duncan; Nireaha,;' J. .Rundle j Waione, G. Chatfield; Pahautanui; ,H. Treguxtha;, Plimraerton, J., -■'Sarcish.-,-:'■ !'':;'-:.f:X''':"':- y :':: ; ; : r: ■.'.':' -'.. .-'''■'• Protests .against the elections' of , school 'committees ~at .Upper Hutt and Pongaroa ':■ were disallowed, tho board considering that the elections had been conducted in good : -faith.: ,■■&'-" '" : " -':•'-":, v i '-"'-' : ''' :' ; ; , - The chairman (Mr. Leo)-was authorised to appoint'commissioners-where elections-had . lapsed for the second'time.-:;. .:/'V.v.;;'.-;.'. : ti^ '•■• The following; tenders were accepted :— Terrace School.:(science fittings), ;M. Kreiseig.' Wellington ; Pahiatna» (fencing), Messrs. Millitt and M'Phail;:Put»ra. (new sohtfol . building), J. J. Mead, Eketahuna; Petone ."West (now/desks), 'Messrs. Silas -Bros., '•:-.' > :■: ; - ■>;':'APPOINTMENTS. -','. ; ■ Miss B. -D." if'lntosh. late cookery ingtructress' for ,the /Marlborough Education Board, was appointed to a simil*r position ■under tie WeDuigton board, in placa of Miss R6nnie,,wbo had failed to take, up her »p- ---. pointmont. : :Miss M'lntoshVwxa.tnsined at the Manual and Tcohnical.College, Auckluidi •':. and" holds 'first-class CBrtificates of Ui« City and Guilds of London schoola.: Huis E. M. Rowley, M.A., was, appointed first.auiitent at : Newtown .District High ■ :. ' School (secondary department), Vios Mr. B. H. Low,' trunf«rred to th»/»r»t, aasistant- • '■■ ■ ship of; the primary, department, ■ and : Mii« Marion\WUßon, transferred from tie T»rrac« . District Hith School to tho second assirtant.;chip . of the .secondary depaftment *at New- : town,now puraly a girls' department.. Miss M.'M/M»nus and-:.Mr. Andrew appointed to fpupil-teteher- ' ships at Wadestoiirn and Lansaowni reepee- .','}-. tively. ':.--- ■"■''■""■■, ; ;'' : '/.": "" :: .- i ": •■ ; \ . Tho board, in ; committee, decided to invito applications for the various positions on the stafE of tho Petone West School, which will provide accommodation up to Grado'A. Conespondence from the Petone Schoo

Committeo, and four others,, with reference to tho board's action in sending forward, for their,consideration, one uanio only iii making appointments, was read. Tlib secretary (Mr. G. L. Stewart), reported that ho had written to the : l'etone Committee, explaining tho .circumstances (already published in The Dominion) whioh dictated tho board's action. Mr.'Allan inquired whether the circumstances ;in '.tho case of tl)o other; four committees wore of. a similar nature, and was informed that that was so. Tho board endorsed the secretary's action, tho letters being "received." It was pointed out that "tho board was "entitled to its course of action under tho Act, which, as Mr. Vilo observed, .was designed.toemphasiso tho principle that tho power of 'appointing teachers was fundar mentally a function of. tho board.