HAWKE'S BAY EDUCATION BOARD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3668, 17 April 1883, Page 2

HAWKE'S BAY EDUCATION BOARD.

This Day

The Board, met at 11 a.m. Present: Mr J. D. Orinond (cliairmaii), Rev. D. Sidey, -\ Captain Russell, and Messrs W. "Wliite, R. Harding, J. IST. Williams, S. Locke, and F. Sutton, M.11.E. CIIAIRMAX. On the motion of Captain Russell, seconded by Rev. D. Sidey, Mr J. D. Ormond was reappointed chairman for the ensuing , year. COIUtESI'ONDEXCE. The following inward correspondence was read:— Prom Clive, recommending the appointment of Miss Ward as assistant mistress from Ist May next, and notifying that Miss Clifton had resigned her appointment as a pupil teacher.—Approved. Prom Frasertowu, stating that the Committee had decided to appoint another master in the place cf Mr Eraser, who had received three months notice from the Board. The committee desired, that a sum. of ,£IG applied for previously should be included in the district grant of .£3OO. From G-isborne, suggesting that, in view of the removal from that school of Miss Brown and Miss Morgan to the Training College, the Committee should be authorised to have a tliircl master and a pupil teacher appointed. —The Board agreed to the appointment of an assistant mistress and a pupil teacher, and i«ecomended this arrangement to the Gisborne Committee instead of that suggested by them. From Kumerora, stating that it had been decided at a meeting - of the school building , committee to invite tenders for the erection of a school, and asking upon what site it should be built.—Agreed to ask the committee to recommend a site. From Kaikora, applying , for a grant of £12 for certain additions and repairs to ■ the master's residence and for fencing-.— Approved. From Napier, applying , (1) to have the school clisteiirperert, (2) for v dividing fence between the infant school and Methodist Church, (3) for certain repairs to the teacher's residence.—lt was agreed that the erection of the dividing fence he approved, the committee paying half the cost of same; the architect to be instructed to report.on state of teacher's residence. No funds available for distempering the school. From the same, forwarding several accounts for payment. —All the items were passed with the exception of those for ad-; vertising, which had not been authorised by the Board. From Ormond, pointing out the necessity for a teacher's residence there. — The secretary said that no doubt a residence was badly needed, but there were no funds available. From Mr D. Ivirkpatriok, requesting that his sou William Kirkpatrick, attending the Taradale school, be recommended as having , passed the sixth standard, lie being only two marks below the number required to constitute a pass.—The Inspector reported that the lowest possible standard for a pass .. was always taken by him, and that no duubt Kirkpatrick would have passed had he been considered deserving. From Taradale, recommending the a]ipointment of Miss Frame as an assistant mistress.—Approved. From same, asking leave to have the ' cloak room at present being constructed at the school extended eight feet.—Approved, provided the work can be done within the amount of contract. From Tamumu, applying for a grant of £2 10s for firewood, repairing windows, kc- —Agreed that the Board cannot mako any grant, as the Committee receives the full amount on capitation allowance paid to teacher. From Wairoa, requesting a grant of £lo fur pmvidiny new conveniences for the school.--Approved, but the secretary was instructed to point out to the committee the necessity of seeing that the conveniences are kept in good order. From Wallingford, with respect to the appointment of a teacher for the school in the place of Miss "Ward, resigned.—The Board approved of the appointment of Miss Newton. From Wainui, asking for a teacher's residence - —No funds available. From Woodville, applying to have grant for additions to teacher's residence increased: —Agreed that the grant be increased to £48. From tlieEducationDepartment, forwarding .a list of teachers in this education district to whom licenses or certificates had been issued during the six months ending :j Ist March, as follows:—W. F. Howlett, 8.A., class B-t; A. Hamilton, class D 3; Edward Robertshaw, license. TKAIXIXG COLLECiK. The following letter was received from the District Inspector on the question of the Training College for pupil teachers at Wellington ;— . . Sir,—l have the honour to direct the attention of the' Board to the following regulations relating to the admission of candidates into the Wellington Training' Cvlleg6 for teacber.&, .T,he regulations are

important, as containing the conditions upon which grants Aviil l>o made by the Government to those ex-pupil teachers or others who may be recommended by the Board for admission into the Training Col- *— °1. 13 v professional students are meant pupil teachers who have completed their apprenticeship as such under any Education Board in New Zealand. 2. Professional students shall be at least 17 years of age. They will bo required to pr.xlucesatisf aotory testimonials of character, together with a 'medical certificate that they are free from any mental or physical infirmity which would impair their efficiency as teachers, and they must pass the prescribed entrance examination, or be recommended for admission by an Inspector of Schools. 3. All professional students shall remain in training at least ono year and not more than two years. -1. Students who are admitted on bur-.s-.iri'js shall sign a bond that if required they will teach in the public schools of the colony for at least two years after their period of training- is completed. I am glad to state th.it the Minister of Education has approved of the Board';- recommendation altering the value of the scholarships from £-10 per annum to 2.>s n week while attending the training school and the examination." This alteration will enable the candidates from this district to board in the house of the principal, and receive the benefit of his supervision during the preparation of their work in the evening. I have received five applications iruai pupil teachers, and one from a pupil vrho hns passed the sixth standard, expressing their willingness to enter themselves as students at ~a Training College if recommended by the Board. From the memorandum of Mr Hislop, Secretary of the Education Department, it will b" seen that the Board may select four candidates only. The names of the applicants are Annie Corbin and Kate Harrison, Napier district school: Jane It. Brown and Margaret Morgan, of the Gisborne district school; Mary Baty, of the Matawhero school: and Lizzie Gruchy, a pupil at the Napier school. Misses Corbin, Harrison, and Brown have complete! the full terms of their engagements under the Board, whilst Miss Morgan is a pupil teacher of the fourth and Miss Baty of the third year.— I have, Sec, H. Him. The applications of Miss Corbin, Miss Harrison, Miss Morgan, and Miss Brown were favorably entertained, the others being rejected. It was resolved that applications from pupil teachers only should be received, and that fourth year pupil teachers should have the preference. The secretary was also instructed to send ,i circular to the several School Committees informing them that in future all candidates must be recommended by the Committee of the district school in which they may be engaged. GISBORNE SCHOOL TENDERS. The Chairman said that, when Mr Hill was in Gisborne lately, he found that H<>l--denwonld not proceed with his contract for the new infant school there alleging that lie had made a mistake of C10"> in his calculations. He was, however, ■ willing to proceed, with the work for £882, a price eonwdcrably below that of the second lowest tender. " Mr Hill had wired to that effect to him (the chairman) asking what was best to be done, and he had replied authorising Mr Hill to close with Holden at the ammended contract price, provided suitable sureties were found. This Mr Hill had done, and the Board was asked to endorse the action taken. The Board expressed itself satisfied with what had been done in the matter, but thought the precedent established was not a good one. TEACHETVS EXAMINATIONS. The Inspector submitted his report on the recent examination of teachers, as given hereunder:—The following teachers have succeeded in obtaining a "partial pass " in the recent examination for certificates by the Education Department:—Miss Corbyn, Miss Monteith, and Miss Reid, Napier district school; Miss Frame, Taradaic; Miss Morgan, Gisborne; Miss Evers, Makiitokuf and Miss Ward, Wallingford. The following teachers failed to obtain a " p U «s" :—Miss It. Harrison, Napier; Miss Brown. Gisborne; Miss Smith, To Otiga Omra ; Miss Bedingfield, Norsnwood ; Miss Hanieling, Wcipawa; and Miss Howard, Kaikora. Five of those who have succeeded in obtaing a "partial pass" are ex-pupil teachers, and they having only failed in the subject which is not required from them during their engagements as pupil teachers, viz., school management. Some discussion followed with respect to the qualifications of the pupil teachers, and whether head teachers were entitled to bonuses for training in cases where a partial success only was attained. It was ultima telyresolvedthatthe secretary be requested to write to the Government for detailed information respecting both those candidates who failed and those who passed, in order that the Board may have the opportunity of seeing with regard to those who failed whether they are suitable for the duties in which they are engaged. The secretary recommended that the remuneration for instruction of those candidates who attained "partial success" in their examination be in proportion to the subjects in which they passed. —The recommendation was agreed to. Several tenders for works were received and dealt with, and the usual monthly vouchers having been passed for payment the Board adjourned.