BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 159, 8 December 1874, Page 4

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Monday, December 7. The usual weekly meeting of the Board was held at 3 p.m. Present—Messsrs J. N Tosswill (in the chair), W. Montgomery, G. Gould, J. Inglis, and A C. Knight. EAST CHRISTCHURCH. Mr Wynn Williams, chairman of the East Christchurch district, attended on the Board to urge upon them the necessity of enlarging the Bingsland school, which was now by far too small for the requirements of the district. The district was now so rapidly being peopled that by the time the Gloucester street school was built the school, even with the addition proposed to be built, would not be large enough. At present the number attending the school was 290, and the master had now to take children into passages to instruct them. It was impossible to get a place in the district to hold a temporary school, and it simply came to this, that the children would have to be turned away or the addition built. After some discussion on the subject, during which the Board expressed their willingness to assist the committee by contributing five-sixths, it was resolved that if the committee could pay in one-sixth of the amount required, the Board would consider the application favorably. HILLSBOROUGH, A deputation, comprising Messrs Jones and Sandford, waited on the Board with respect to an addition co the present schoolroom. The attendance was increasing very much, and it was deemed necessary by the committee that an addition should be made to accommodate them. Plans had been prepared and estimates, which they submitted to the Board. The room would accommodate about sixty, while the attendance was between seventy and seventy-four daily. The Board promised to forward an answer to the school committee at an early date. CHRISTCHURCH EAST. A letter was read from the committee, Stating that they were unable to carry out Mr Hammond’s suggestion to place the South town belt school under a separate master. The committee had rented St Andrew’s girls school, which had relieved St John’s school. The committee had visited the Music Hall, and found that it was not overcrowded, Mr Taylor stating that he could take twenty-five more in daily average attendance. The ventilation of the South town belt school was very bad, and required immediate attention, even more so than the Bingsland school. The committee required the Board’s sanction to instruct the architect to substitute folding doors instead of the narrow entrance door now in use, and also to have the yard asphalted and drained into a drain. It was resolved to sanction the action of the committee in securing St Andrew’s girls’ school. Respecting the ventilation of the South town belt school the Board decided upon asking the committee to forward the report of Mr Farr as to the ventilation to the Board for their consideration, accompanied by an estimate of cost. A letter was read from the same committee, asking the sanction of the Board to the appointment of Misses Henderson, Dunnage, Williams, and Morton, and Messrs C, F, Exall and Morton, as pupil teachers at the schools of the district. The Board sanctioned the appointments as requested. pareora. A letter was read from the committee, asking that a sum of £35 should be granted for certain alterations and works necessary to be done in the school, also that the ground (four acres) should be broken up and subdivided by fences. The secretary was instructed to write to the committee, asking them to forward plans of desks and forms proposed to be placed in the school to the Board for their approval, also to inquire what was intended to be done with those now in use. The remainder of the suggestions were held over until the reply of the committee was received. EXAMINATIONS, The inspector stated that the Board of Examiners had fixed the examinations of the pupil teachers to commence on the 19th January, and that of the adult teachers on the 26th January. The place of examination to be the Congregational schoolroom, Manchester street.

A letter was read from the Board of Examiners, as follows ; “ Christchurch, “ December 4th, 1874, 11 To the Secretary of the Board of Education.

« sir,—l beg, on behalf of the Board of Examiners, to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of November 21st and December 2nd, and to request that you will submit the following report to the Board : “ 1. The Board of Examiners recommend that candidates for first-class certificates who have already been placed in the second class upon examination, shall not be required to submit to re-examination in the whole of the ordinary subjects of the second class ; but that it shall be sufficient if they pass in the special subjects of the first class, and in English composition and the art of teaching. “2. They are of opinion that the same consideration may be extended to Miss Stothard as to the candidates described in the foregoing paragraph ; that is to say, that she may obtain a first-class certificate on passing an examination in the special subjects of the first class, and in English composition and the art of teaching. “3. They recommend that Mr Archibald Mahan and Mr Henry Wilson be placed in the third class, leaving the division in each case to be determined on further evidence of ability to teach and conduct a school, “ 4. The certificates presented by Mr E. J. Norton Taylor will be taken into account by the Board at the examination which he proposes to attend. “ I am, Sir, “ Your obedient servant, “ Wm. Jas. Habens.’ The Board agreed to the recommendations of the Board of Examiners contained in their report: TIMARU DOWNS. A letter was read from Captain Tosswill, asking that the country lying between Timaru and Pareora and Washdyke districts should be formed into an educational district. The number of children between six and thirteen was stated as being 28. The secretary was instructed to forward a tracing to Captain Tosswill, asking him to indicate on the tracing the positions of the houses and population. HOBABATA. A letter was read from the district committee, forwarding plana for additions to the prewnt school,

The Board considered that the present room was sufficiently large for the number of children in attendance. BHOOKSIDE. A letter was read from the district com rnittee, stating that it would he far better to erect a new school than to keep putting additions to the old building, and asking the Board to send some person up to examine the building. The secretary was instructed to reply that the Inspector of Schools would report to the Board at an early date as to the state of the building. KAIAPOI. A letter was read from the borough school committee, informing the Board that Mr G F. Hewlings had been appointed as secretary to the committee at the salary fixed by the Board. Another letter from the same committee recommended an increase of salary to the assistant mistress. The Board decided to grant £2O lodging money per annum to the assistant mistress. LINCOLN. A letter was read from the chairman of the local committee, forwarding tenders for the erection of the new school, and recommending the acceptance of that of Mr J. Buxton for £667. The consideration of the application from Lincoln was deferred for a week, OPAWA. The consideration of the application from this district asking for further additions to the school was deferred. GUST. A letter was read from the chairman of the local committee, forwarding plans for the erection of a main school in the district. The application was deferred for a week. BOOK OF REFERENCE. On the motion of Mr Inglis, the Board resolved to procure a book on school architecture, being practical remarks on planning, designing, building, and furnishing of school houses, by Mr E. R. Robson, architect to the School Board of London, DURHAM STREET SCHOOL, A report from the sub-inspector, in reply to the letter of Mr Elwin, master of the Durham street school, was read, A letter on the same subject was read from Mr Henry Watkins. TIMARU. A letter was read from the Borough school committee respecting the overdraft at the bank drawn by the committee, which had now reached over £lO0 f ». The Board expressed their surprise at the committee having had an overdraft at all unknown to the Board, and deferred the consideration of the matter until next meeting. THE CHAIRMANSHIP. The election of a chairman of the Board in place of Mr C. C. Bowen, resigned, was deferred until next week. WAIKUKU. A report by the sub-inspector on the Waikuku school was laid before the Board, and it was resolved that the secretary should forward the same to the committee. WEST CHRISTCHURCH. A letter was read from the district school committee recommending an increase of £2O on the salary of Miss Derry at Durham street school, and also informing the Board of the duration of the Christmas holidays. The Board decided to grant the increase of salary to Miss Derry, as requested by the committee. The remainder of the letter was deferred until next week. The Board then adjourned until Monday next.