SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1729, 21 April 1906, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Gisborne echoo! committee was held laet evening, all members being present. Considerable discussion took place in regard to the appointment of pupil teaohers by the Board against the recommendations

he Bchoo! committee. Me Wildish moved : “ That this committee protest egaiost the appointment of pupil teachers by the Board agamst their recommendation and without the inspeo tor making any enquiry as to the committee’s reasons for making the recommendations."

Mr Rowley, head master, explained that the Board had no option in tbo matter, being bound by tho latter part of clause 2 in the r.ow pupil teachers’ regulation?, which reads : “ In the appointment of pupil teachers the Board stall give preference, all things being equal, to those who have passed two years in a seoondary school, or in the secondary classes cf a district high school, or in the seventh standard of any other school,”

This regulation was issued by the Department of Edncat’on aod was as binding on the Board as on sohool committees. The old regulation did not embody this olbusp, and that was apparently where the misunderstanding had arisen. After further discussion Mr Wildish's motion was oarried unanimously. The question of giving publicity to tho Inspector’s annual report was the subject of much drbate. Mr Colley eaid the matter bad never been considered by the Commi'.teo as a whole, and be should like to see it threshed out. Tho householders were entitled to know the nature of the report. Mr McKeajjue seconded the motion,

Tho Obairtnon said bo thought that no good purpose could bo served uow by reopening the suhj-ot. Ho had a strong objection to the report being published, especially as this one was a littlo more unfavorable than usual. Ho thought that a resolution might bavo boon sont to rho Board, but that was too lato now. It was quite appavont that tho report bad uot been draw up in a fair spirit, tho Inspector making tho report fit in with his Ihoorios, instead of fitting in his thoorios I to tho loport.

Mr Churoh snfd tho Inspector's tbeorj was that a big sido sohool should bo es lablishod at Kaiti, and to show that big schools wrro bad, bad thrown oold water on tho wholo toaohiug sUII. Mr Wildish a aid ho believed in tbo ro- ! port being published, but ho thought with tho previous eprakors that tho Inspector was having a slap at tho headi master in bis roperr.

ivir bOtoecveJJ said tho rsasoa tboy bad decided noli to publish the report was because it showed the pupils the weak points in their toaobers. Mr Colley said this was all the more reason that the report Bhould go to the Press Aoy teaoher who reoeivod a bad , repoit would do his best to have a good one next timo. Not one of them could say that the work was a oredit to them. I The report was always published until I rrooDtly, and the school had bad results I over since it was discontinued. ' Mr Pyson seid he disagreed with Mr Colley entirely. He considered that tho toaohing staff were worthy of all credit, and ho had full faith in them. Tho moral tone of the sohool was very high. I Tho motion was lost by five to four. Tho headmaster’s report showed a slight improvement since tho last meeting. Tho attendance was 87'6 of a roll whioh numbered 950. Tbo secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board notified that Master G. Woodward, Misses Hogg, Morgan, and Oxonham had beon appointed pupil teaohors. As tbo new school was nearing camp'etion steps had been taken to establish a sohool library, and it was suggested tbat the balance of the pro- I oeods of (he sohool entertainment I

(.£l6) be subsidised by Ihe prooeeds of subsequent conoerts to bring the amount up to £26, A vorbal promise bad been received from an Auckland society to give 60 books for the promotion of religious instruction. A oiroular had been received that the examination for promotion from olass to olass would in future be held immediately before the midsummer vaca-

tion. Attention was directed to the regulation issued by the Department and affeoting secondary olasses, stating that ohildren who are admitted to these classes must have a oettifioato of profioiency in Standard VI., a certificate of oompetenoy or bare pass beiag insufficient. The repot t of the outgoing committee was read and adopted, and a report from the swimming baths sub-commi tee wai received, so (bat it ojnld be read at the I householders’ meeting on Monday next. A hearty vote of thanks was parsed to the obairman, and complimentary refer- I ence made to the manner in wbiob be had I always conduoted the affairs under bis I supervision.