HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1667, 6 February 1906, Page 3

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

A mealing of tho High Sohool Board of Governors was held in Mr 0. A. de Lautour’s offioe at four yesterday .afternoon. i’hero were proeent: Messrs 0. A, deLnutour (ohairman), R. Johnston, J. W. Nolan end VV. Morgen, secretary. , The Eduoation Department wrote, stating that His Excellency the Governor had appointed Mr deLautonr a member of the High Sohool Board.—Received. Mr Marshal l , headmaster of Matawhero School, wrote,pointing oat to the Board that his son had not received the fail amount of his boarding allowance from the Department. Mr Marshall also stated that as the boy had completed the ordinary ourrionlum of the local sohool he was sending him to the Auokland Grammar School to complete his scholarship privileges. He trusted that this step would not prejudice the Board against him as a candidate for their local scholarship. He

understood the Board intended to help

deserving boys who wished to continue tbeir studies at the University after leaving the High School, but was not aware upon whal grounds they proposed to render such assistance.

Mr Morgan Btated that the Department had at first allowed Mr Marshall’s son

boardiDg allowance, under the impression that the boy was stopping in town. This was discontinued and travelling allowance was given for the latter part of the year. Mr Nolan said that if they made an allowance for one boy they would be oalled on to do so in several oases. Boys came in from Patutahi who were more deserving.

After discussion on the subject the Board decided with regret that they were unable to meet the claim,

In regard to the second portion of Mr Marshall’s letter tbe chairman stated that the Board had not yet decided upon the conditions in connection with their scholarship. They had deoided to give one scholarship which would enable a boy to go to the University. The scholarship would be from £75 to £IOO. Mr Nolan Baid that tbe Board’s hands should not be tied in any way in tbe matter. When the Board bad deoided upon the conditions of tbe scholarship Mr Marshall would be furnished with a copy of them.

It was deoided to reply to Mr Marshall to thfa effect. In regard to tho boy Wm. Dnmphy,who headed the list of pupils in this district, and who was granted a scholarship by the Board, Mr Morgan explained that tbe boy had only sat for a free place and not for a scholarship, as he was over age. After comment by members of the Board, Mr Nolan moved that they give him jn alloroannn nf fiStlX i—cmifJnil.ho no Board scholarship, and continues to attend the school,and is favorably reported on each term by the head master. This was agreed to. An application for the use of twelve donkeys with drawing boards from tbe Technical clas3 room, was declined, the Board considering that it would be an unwise preoedent to establish. The Gisborne School Committee wrote, requesting that the Board obtain a long ladder to enable the caretaker to clean out the class room spouting during the holidays. It was remarked that the School Committee would shortly require a similar ladder to the one asked for their own sohool. The Board was prepared to pay half the cost of tbe ladder.

Mr W. Lissant Clayton, provincial seo« retary of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, wrote Btating that the looal executive was prepared to give a grant of iOSO for the purpose of obtaining a:a instructor for olaßaes in rural technical instruction. Received with thanks.

Correspondence was read from the Education Department, recommending a No. 9 Shacklock stove for the oookery clas3Cß at the Technical School,

The Board decided in favorof a singleoven stove with attached boiler.

The inspector's report on the junior division of the teohnioal classes was read and considered very satisfactory. Regret was expressed that there was not more competition in the sobools of this district for the scholarships offered by the Board. In the examinations of the last few years Gisborne came out rather unfavorably. It was thought that the pupils coming forward to the secondary olasses missed the extra preparation they nsed to receive in preparing for a scholarship. In connection with rural teobnioal edu-

cation a letter was read from the secretary to the Minister of Lands, asking if it were possible to have a grader for dairy produce I appointed to Poverty Bay, whose services when not engaged in grading might be utilised for instruction in dairying. A letter to Mr Carroll was also read oo the same subject. A list of apparatus suitable for a class in agricultural chemistry was received from Linooln College, and the secretary was authorised to provide the same when required.

4. Obriatcharoh tea merchant states that there is more tea drunk in that city than in any other centre in the colony. He aaya that New Zealanders are willing to pay more for their tea than is paid by the people of any other country, as they demand, all round, a very high quality. Recently a married woman Darned Temple was taken to the Waikato Hospital by Constable MoNamara. It appears that tho unfortunate woman, who had been living lately in a tent in Cambridge West, had some time ago lost tho sight of one eye through a prick from a piece of I furze, and has now fceoome affected with total blindness. When found by the con-* stable, she had apparently been without food for three or four days, having been unable to find her way to where she kept it. Mrs Temple has been eccentric in her habits, and resented any inquiry concerning her position.

ssJjhe coming wheat harvest in South i Autl?blia_was reoently forecasted at nine I bushels to the aore, or 15,750,000 bushels 1 in all, Sinoe the prediction, however, the I weather has been ideal for harvesting I purposes, and it i 8 now estimated that the I area sown will yield 10 bushels per aore, 1 and that the aggregate yield will exoeed 18,000,000 bushels.

A remarkable record in the way of I rabbit-shooting is mentioned by a oorres-1 pondent, writing from Elenheim to the Colonial Ammunition Company. After praising the quality of the company's ammunition, he says :—"First day rabbit- ' shooting I shot 82 rabbits, and had five cartridges left out of 100. Next day out I took another 100, and the five I hud left that made 105, and I shot 100 rabbits, and had nix left. You see that is more than one per shot. I shot two the last shot, and would not shoot again, for fear I would miss. The next day 1 took another 100 without the six, and I shot 97 without a miss, and my two mates took my gnn away, aad said that was a record, and it was a pity (o spoil it. These were Favourite cartridges, so you I see they are not so bad when a man can ! do that with them. Oat of 291 shots 1 got 279 rabbits with a 25s gun.”