THE DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Evening Star, Issue 3501, 13 May 1874, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Dunedin School Commit! eo was held last evening in the office of the ;-ecretary, Mr Sydney James Present Mr C, H. Street (chairman), and Messrs Wright, Sherwin, Livingston, Boffin, and Bay. A letter was read from Mr Stewart, of the North District School, recommending that Misses Park and MS onald should be appointed in the place of Miss Johnson. Several members of the committee expressed disapproval of the appointment of girls, aud staled that there was a feeling of wide-spread dissatisfaction in the town at present on account of the number of young girls employed as teachers in the schools. After some discussion it was resolved that the Secretary should write to Mr Stewart, asking him to reconsider his recommendation, with the view of a male assistant teacher being appointed in the place of Miss Johnson.—Mr Park wrote expressing a wish that the committee would recommend the Board of Education to allow a salary of L 75 a year for the proposed assistant junior teacher for the South School. The Necret.-.ry informed the Board that, from the comersariou he had with Mr Sperry, clerk to the Educatmu Board, there was no reason to doubt that the Board would approve of Mr Park’s request. It was resolved to advertice for a teacher.—A letter was read from the Secretary of the Waterworks Company, intimating that the directors had resolved to reduce the rates for the year on the District Schools from L 33 to Ll9 16s, It was decided that the Secretary should write to the company, thanking them for the redaction.—The question of fuel for the schools was next considered.— Several small accounts wi-re pass id for payment.—Mr Livingston drew the attention of the committee °to a habit prevailing among the proprietors of public entertainments of distributing tickets to children attending the public schools, authorising their admittance to the performances on payment of t»d. As this practice was said to be attended with considerable vexation and annoyance to both parents and clu.dren. it was resolved to communicate with the head masters of the schools, with a view to its discontinuance. The committee then adjourned. The C'ECRETAUY intimated that the Fourth School at the Oddfellows’ Hall would shortly be finished. It was also intimated that the Government had not engaged the Hall for any term, and that when the Albany street School was completed, Mr Robin intended to move that the Hall be retained for a day school. The opening day of the new school was fixed for the 2fith inst.