EDUCATION BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 3608, 15 September 1874, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

The adjourned monthly meeting of the Board was held this morning ; present—His Honor the Superintendent, Metsrs J. L. Gillies, D. Reid, Turnbull, Hislop (Secretary), and Petrie (Inspector of Schools). REGULATIONS. The Secretary submitted a draft of revised regulations for the consideration of the Board, stating that Mr Petrie and himself had collected regulations and reports of Education Boards in the Australasian Colonies and in England and Scotland, and from these they had drawn up the code of regulations. it was due to Mr Petrie to state that he drafted and proposed the rules, but he (the Secretary) was prepared to share the responsibility. The Superintendent : I am disposed to accept them ; and I suppose they need not be read, as the members i f the Board have an opportunity of looking at them. They could nave been drawn up by none but experts. The Secretary : Mr Stout and Mr M ‘Kellar have also approved of them. Mr Gillies : I am very much pleased with the new regulations ; and I think them the best step in the cause of education yet taken here. 1 should, however, like to refer to two points; the first is that when candidates for teacherships have to travel any distance to the place of examination, theiy actual travelling expenses should be paid by the Board. At present numerous candidates had to come to Dunedin to bo examined, which entailed considerable expense upon them. It was agreed to provide in the regular ti©us that the actual travelling expenses of candidates should be paid by the Board. It was also agreed, on the recommendation of Mr Gillies, that it be clearly laid down that a head teacher has the power to put a pupil teacher temporarily in a class daring school hours, if he thinks the pupil teacher may requite to be brought on in any particular •ramih of study. i

HORTH OAMA KU SCHOOL, A letter from the committee of the above school was read, static/ that the new building was now occupied by the scholars, that the number of pupils was increasing rapidly (several previously attending having re-turn-d). and that therefore an assistant ma-ter was urgently required. It was agreed that they, be authorised to appoint an assistant master.