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EDUCATION BOARD.

1 lie Education Board met this morning; present—His Honor the superintendent, Messrs D Keid, Green, Davie, and Hisiop (secretary). ' Mr >'ludoe appeared on behalf of the Forpury School Committee to ask that a pupi teacher be ai.pointed to the school. The nu,u u ?> H nplla had increased to 148 un - {eid (m * Bte «) tad Relucted a son of Mr W hitter of Cromwell, as suitable for the posiment B ° ard Bancfcioned the app«i"ta deputation'from Mosgiel asked for a grant to erect an addition to the school.—The Secretary said incidentally that there was only a sum of L 1.200 available for such purposes while no le< B than L 20.000 or L 25.000 was required for providing increased school accommodation. *>i om a u ~a rtg of th(J p rovince the cry for more accommodation came.—The Board referred the matter to the Executive The Rev. Mr M'Nauohton iutioduced a deputation of residents at Anderson's Bay. •fcroui a memorial handed in it appeared that people had become dissatisfied with the school, and some sent their children to Dunedin instead. Ihe school committee stated - (1.) That there was a general expression of dissatisfaction on the part of pareuts with Mr Clark, the master, and complaints were made of the harsh treatmei t some of the children received at his hands; (2.) That Mr Clark frequeutly absented himself from his duties without the consent of the committee ; (3.) That he refused to acknowledge the power of the committee with regard t» the school fees ; (4) that raanv of the r Ir™™*"?? leavin g the school in consequence (>f Mr Clark s conduct. Mr M'Naughton said it was a painful matter for him to move in but he must recogui.se !.he general feeling in the district. Mr Clark had been at the school for six years, but the children were leaving the school, and upwards of twenty more would be taken away if he were not removed.—Mr Clark said ho had personally canvassed the district, and he could assure the Board that only one person would withdraw his children if he were retained. -The matter was referred to Mr Hialop I and Mr Petrie to inquire into and report to the Board. The Dunedin School Commitlee forwarded for the favorable consideration of the Board a letter from the teachers at the '■ iddle District : hchuol (Mr Halliwell, Mr Ferguson, Miss I. J Hay, and Miss Stevens) asking t'vat as a con i siderable deficiency in thrir salaries had been ! caused by the recent circumstances connected I with the school building, some compensation I might be awarded them.—The mutter was adjourned till after the annual accounts are made up. The Oamaru -'chool Committee intimated that they had chosen Mr John Thornton, recently arrived from India, as the new Rector of the local Grammar School —The !>eobetaky said he and Mr Petrie were quite satisfied with I Mr Thornton's capabilities, and the appointment was sanctioned, I The questions of forming grammar schools at Waikoiiiiiti, Palmeracon, and East > aie i were deferred for a time. Two-tbirds grants, to the amount of L2OB, were sanctioned. The Secbetaby recommended that the present school at Lake Tuakitoto be removed nearer to iiovell's Flat, so that it would accommodate .the residents at both places.—Sanctioned. 'the appointment was sanctioned of a sewing mistress to Kaihiku school. It was resolved to adveitise for a second master and an assistant master, and for a second mistress and an mistress for the Normal School. The question of salary to be referred t • the xecutive. __ ( ertain resolutions arrived at by the High School Board of Advice were submitted and approved.

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Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 2

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EDUCATION BOARD. Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD. Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 2

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