EDUCATION BOARD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 909, 31 August 1910, Page 8

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. ' Mr, ■ Robert Leo' pr'esidod- at' the usual' monthly meeting■ of_tho_'Wellington Edo- ; cation Board held-yesterday afternoon. , . The'first business was "the election of a' chairman for the' ensuing". year, Ifc' Kobert Lee -being reappointed, on the mo< . tion of : iir. A. W.Hogg, M.P. i The, Government's- proposal regarding the conveyance of 'Chilton,, from ■ the;Kinu;'.•' berley.Koad to: Levin" was' approved/ i A letter was'rcceived 'from the .Educv; , tion Department . authorising'a grantuS' £2150 for-'a. new- school; to .replace the ,'ona' burnt down at Pahiatma.some time ago. ■ The,;.tTnder-Secretary. of Lands / wrote ' offering to provide a Half-acre : " site. at Silverstream in, exchange , for .the seven acres of .school , reservevat Nireahi, .'noti. now heeded by the board. It was decided to .write.to the . Secretary stating..,thai half an acre was not all adequate site fou a school, which' needed at . least, threo. . acres.. f \ ■ Notification was received from',the ,D&{, ' partment. that ; a. grant'.-had; .been made - off £86 9s. 4d. for .equipment, of :•' Eci'enca' classes : 'at'.'the- Pahiatua., District High; School,!,and;£3l •UsJ-,.6d t .,10r .the"' Bama.,;, purpose ■ atV'thei JliOyin- District,;! Higli '' SchooL, '. ' ,' The ,application l of,'A. Hancock regard?' ing the surrender of .his scholarship wag ; accepted... ■ v A deputation" from'Korokoro .waited oat'. the board, ■ asking ' that the school te-"' duced 'to' a 'third "standard school;- '-■and! i' that the-.children bo', permitted', to. Attend* • the Petone , West School. It was decided- 1 that' the matter, be) allowed'to "stand"-, over until' the. inspector.;furnishes 'a"'roi , port on th(\ school.. : ■ . In. the.' matter: at. issue ; between Mr.- ' Flux, headmaster of the .Wellington"' South School and . the - committee' (which' had resigned over a question concerning ': the purchase of - thestationery " for ' this • school),: the.'chairman and:secretary'-.'ro>" ported- that 1 they had mot the committee, but had been' unable to'cOme"to a settle- . 'mat: Asthecommitteo"have'resigned/ ai, , new brio will;have-"to boelMted-'forthwitlii. Messrs." Field' arid; Elder, who .'.were, in, ' report 'regarding.'the -. accomy V' mo'dation at . the Eeikoranri School." re-. > commended '.that' .an' additional , room W : added to tho.'school.This would meet » tho". doiand'-'for,.accommodation, / caused 1 ": by", the : growth .. of/: settlement., in th«, district.' '■' 1 "-

. The following, resignations were/accept'' edMr. T..; M'Auliff e," head 1.. jteaehex; Bideford; Mr. J. (Jaughlej,' second _asr sistarit, Normal; Hiss, E.' Glanville, a» ' sistant MaurioevilleWest; Miss F." Higgins, assistant, :Worser Bay; ..jMiss..'-,C}'., • Palmer; student; Miss A. Fitzgerald,'pu*' pil teacher, :Newtowny Miss 'l . .Stansellj ... pupil teachel, Ixsviui : ' ■■■» : .i/V v ' Leave of absence was granted , to. the following 'toaohors:—Miss Williams (Kit birriie),'Miss Chapman (Whareama), Jlisa Scott :• (South Wellington), - Miss Gibson i(Tei'ract),. , Jfr. J. -Edio. (Normal),' Miss' N. Johnston ' (KorokbrbX' Miss'. Cook ,",(E'ai--warra), MiSs M'Kepzie (Newtown), Hiss, Bird (Koscneath), Miss MackeHar'(Mara- ' nui), -Miss M'Doni'.ell (Newtown), ■ Misrf. Howden (Clyde Quay), Miss ; Halley • (Mfc, Cook Girls),' Miss 7 jelliughani '(Kahau.," 1 tara), Miss .Fclliiiiiliain (MuDakau), ,M& J. Iliuneen (truant:officer).' : ■ Vacancies"at. Mariina',' Shannon; Islani ■ Bay,' Gladstone',' Johnsor.ville, Masturtohi and the Household School were dealt' with in committed.' . •' 1• . The Shannon Gommitteo wroto that'amale. assistant would bo 'preferred for th® vacancy there. TKe board 'approved. ' ■ The Island Bay Committee wrote de-' hiring the 'appoihtme'ut of Mr. W. Brown: from;,the names, sent in: ' ; - ' Tho application; for ', a ; grant for tl» Upper Hutt'School.;was : 6ent on to tin Finance; .Committee ' for'- a-' report. The committee is ako to deal with an application for a subsidy for grounds improv*- , ment at Maburi. ' ' ' 1 ' •• ■ • A-bazaar was recently • held in aid oT the funds:' of -the'- Petone West School*, and as tlie result:i!l6o was.netted; Tha committee wrote asking whether, as this money was to: bo devoted to school ira-. provements, library, etc.,'th'e board couli not subsidise the amount... Tho point, ia to be considered by. tho 'Finance Commit .tec. 1 ' ; ;■