EDUCATION BOARD

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2028, 13 March 1907, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD

Spocial to . Times. NAPIER, last night. At tho meeting of tho Education Board tho resignations of G. W. Morice, Gisborne, and Miss Faubort, Makauri, woro accepted. Miss E. L. Faubort was appointed assistant at lvaiti, and J. Daly at Wairoa. Tho application of Gisborno for clocks was refused. Kniti: Tho architect’s report as to furniture was referred back for further consideration, tho inspector to report on the application for moveablo blackboards. Tho application for doormats, scrapers, etc., was refused ; £lO was granted for coal shod, and the architect to be asked why tho shod was not included in tho original contract report of Mossrs. Darton and Morgan as to alterations in the levelling contract. Matawhoro: Request to have school connected with town wator supply.— Roforrod to Mossrs. Darton and Morgan, with power to act. Tho application to have shelter shod re-rooted was also referred to Northorn members.

Tolaga Bay: Northorn mombors to report on Cook County Council’s demand that school buildings bo removed oil' road. Mangapapa: Fresh application to be made to Department for a grant toward erecting additions. Waerenga-a-liika: Consideration of overcrowding deferred. Application for painting placed on tho list. Mrs. Barron, Manahairima, was granted £6 capitation on the usual terms. A lottor from Mangapapa School Committee, with regard to the appointment of a teacher, was ordered to be not received owing to being couched in objectionable terms. Mr. Morgan moved that Gisborne School Committee be asked to explain statements made at one of tho meetings as to non-payment of amounts alleged to have boon duo to teachers. Tho motion lapsed for want of a secondeit On the motion of Mr. Morgan, it was decided to forward copies of the Act and regulations to all teachers. Mr. Morgan moved that inspectors’ reports regarding the qualifications of applicants for vacancies be summarised for the information of the selection committee. Leave was granted to Mr. Darton and McLernon to hold over their resolution relative to the control of native schools and the revision of regulations respectively. Miss Millington, of Thames, was appointed instructress in cookery for the Board’s schools.

A LIVELY MEETING. J?res9 Association. NAPIER, last night. There was something of a deadlock at the Education Board meeting on Monday owing to the Chairman ruling out a notjee of motion questioning his action of signing the minutes at a previous meeting without these having been confirmed by the Board. The Chairman contended tluj.t he was quite within his rights in so doing, and when a member objected to the minutes of the last meeting being / confirmed, as the notice of motion had been omitted, the Chairman again declared the minutes were confirmed, and lie signed them. Later some friction arose between the Chairman anil several members respecting a motion to add to the list of teachers whose names were to be submitted for approval to the Hastings School Committee for the position of headmaster of the school there, the name of a teacher who two months ago received an appointment to another school. The Chairman explained that under the Board’s regulations the teacher in question coiild not be appointed, as he had not held his present position twelve months. Some members held that the regulations permitted the appointment under special conditions and maintained that it was for the Board to decide what might be considered special conditions. After some acrimonious talk between the Chairman and some of the members five of the latter left the room, one of them tendering his resignation as from the close of the meeting. It was announced that probably other members would resign.

THE EXHIBITION. (By Telegraph Special SerrfoeA CHRISTCHURCH, last night. Tho Exhibition has been well attended again to-day. On Thursday next, if nothing unforeseen occurs, the total aggregate attendance ( will reach one million and a half. Although nothing definite has been settled in the meantime, it is probable that when this number is attained the fortunate visitor will receive some suitable recognition of the incident. In any ease steps will be taken to ascertain the name of the person who secures the honor of being the million and a first visitor. The judging of the district court displays will take.place on the 21st inst. Further awards }n connection with the judging of exhibits are expected to be made to-morrow. Replies are being received from football clubs with respect to the proposed football carnival to he held during the early part of April. It is probable that steps will be taken with the view of retaining the aquarium in Christchurch, and having tlie same remove:;! and fitted up in the Acclimatisation Society s garden. The aquarium lias been one of the chief attractions at the Exhibition.

Thirty pupils and two teachers from the Otautau school, Southland, reached the Exhibition to-day, and will remain till Frida}'. Special attention is being given to the sports ground track in view' of the athletic meeting arranged by the Canterbury College Students’ Association, which takes place on Saturday afternoon next. The General Manager of the Exhibition reports a very considerable increase in revenue from admissions to the Art Gallery during the past wcok.

It is quite obvious that the near approach of the conclusion of the Exhibition and return to England of tho pictures is cansing-visitors to pa.} more than usual attention to this exceptional feature. The Besses o’ the Barn Band, which is still attracting large audiences, will give its final performance on the sports ground to-morrow evening. Selections will be given alternately with the pyrotechnic displays provided by the representative of Pain and Sons, London. Wonderland is organising a fresh novelty in the form of a beauty show and : physical culture competition, which is to take place on a specially constructed platform in the grounds on Friday, 22nd March. Prizes will be given to the men and women having the best physical development, the woman showing the best shaped arm and shoulder and the woman displaying the neatest foot and ankle. Feet and ankle must be displayed bare. A prize valued at five guineas will also he given to the maiden Who is judged by the vote of those present to be the prettist girl in Christchurch. On the same night will be held a sensation which caused immense excitement at Bondj, Sydney, when pci formed there some weeks ago. A buried iu'the sand in the M onderhimi grounds, and members of the public may secure q digger's license and spade for sixpence enabling them to dig for the buried treasure.