Nelson Education Board

Grey River Argus, 18 September 1948, Page 8

Nelson Education Board

The Education Department has advised the Nelson Education Board of its agreement to the proposal to, acquire additional land for Granity School by filling .in the lagoon at the rear of the bowling green, hotel and Railways Road Services garage as was done to form the present football ground. The question of a title to the land was referred to the Land and Survey Department. The Department also advised the Board that the plans and specifications for the manual training building at Karamea had been approved and forwarded to the Building Controller. .

The chairman, Hon. W. H. Mclntyre, reported that he had interviewed the Assistant-Director of Education regarding improvements to Stockton school and hoped to get approval at an early date to have a verandah placed on the classroom now in use by the pupils. When the time came to appoint an additional teacher at Stockton the verandah could be extended the full length of the school. The chairman’s action was approved. An offer by' a settler to purchase the fences and outbuildings at Arapito school when the building has been removed to Karamea, was held over until the Board visits the district in November,

An application by the head teacher at Seddonville for the installation of electric light in the school and residence was granted. A tender for the renewing of spouting at the school and head teacher’s residence at Granity was accepted. following a communication from’ the Town Clerk (Mr. P. Morgan), and the secretary of the Community Centre at Westport (Mr. M. Fyfe), the Board decided to recommend the Minister of Education to hand over to the Westport Borough Council the old school site and buildings, with certain exceptions, for use as a Community Centre. MOVING LYELL. SCHOOL. Mrs. N. Pupich wrote asking that the Lyell School be removed to New Creek. It was pointed out that as from the beginning of next school year all the pupils attending Lyell school would be living at New Creek. The Board approved the proposal and decided to ask the settlers to assist in the removal of the building to the new site which was being purchased. The Minister of Education has agreed to the Board holding the November meeting of the Board at Reefton. While at R.eefton the members will pay a visit of inspection to all the schools in the Reefton, Westport and Karamea districts. The question of a new school site at Reefton for the secondary department was held over till the November meeting when the Board would be visiting the district. TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARD. The chairman reported that a deputation from the Westport Technical College Past Students’ Association had waited on Mr. H. J. Thornton and himself at Westport, asking that it be represented on the Westport Technical College Board of Managers. Mr. Mclntyre said he favoured this request, which would be in the interests of the school, and had approached the Minister of Education on the question. The Minister was not prepared to amend the Act to give past students representation under their own right, but pointed out that the Education Board had the right to appoint three representatives on the Board of Managers and had only appointed two, and he suggested that the Board exercise its full rights in this respect and appoint as its third representative a member of the Past Students’ Association. Mr. Mclntyre recommended that the Minister’s suggestion be adopted. The Board adopted the recommendation, the chairman to see the Minister on the subject. Mrs. Wynne was appointed as-sistant-mistress at Waiuta school