Canterbury Education Board.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1923, Page 4

Canterbury Education Board.

, At the meeting of the Board held on Friday at Christchurch the following business of West Coast interest was done:

Appointments:—Miss 11. B. Brown, assistant, one year, Greyniouth; Miss Mary Bruce, assistant .mistress, Hokitika: Miss M. K. Wilson, assistant, one year, ,Hokitika; Donald Carr, pupil teacher, Greyniouth ; C'hristinia Knight probationer. Greyniouth: Alex Aitkin, probationer, Hokitika: Myra Median, probationer, Hokitika; Jno. Fitzgerald probationer, Hunanga; Dorothy Lmnaidson, probationer. Tnylorville. Nancy Smeaton, probationer. Camerons ; Doreen Daley, probationer. Blackball ; Miss Fliza Diiggaln. assistant, one year. Hunanga. To fill the position ol Ist Assistant at Hokitika, it was agreed to advertise for an assistant master instead of mistress. The local member of the' Appointment Commit We. and the Inspector are to make the best arrangements possible for relieving in the meantime. Attendance.—Mr White reported that since the opening of the schools on February Ist tlm attendance had been very fair. Conveyance of children.—The solicitors reported that in the ease of children when conveyance was arranged by the parents, neither the Board nor the school committee's would be responj sible in the case of accident.

J-folidny.s.—As the teachers’ eertificate examinations are held from August “28th to September Bth. it was agreed to instruct committees that all schools whose holidays are not affected by harvest condition be closed for term holidays on that date, air Wild drew attention to the’fact that of the 409 schools under the Board’s control, only 10 were open last year for the 412 halfdays required by the Board.

Barrytown and Bruce Bay. It was agreed to offer the committees a grant ot £lb towards the cost of a shelter slu'd a.t each of I hose places. Coliden.- All application for subsidy for ground improvement was la id over pending receipt of I'orl her informal ion. I’lirun.- An application for repairs Id school and outbuildings was referred to the foreman for attention or report. Waiiiibiiiihi. —.— -An application for repairs to school and mil buildings was referred in tin foreman for iitlcnl ion. or report.

Wataroa. —An oiler to purchase 111 tank at- the old school was declined.

Woodstock.—Repairs were authorised . Blue Spur.-—Application to bo made tor authority to sell the Loacner’s cotl age.

K lima it..—-Bepairs to residence an l liori/.i'd.

Workshop. Miss 1.. V. llii bardsiin. was appointed workshop clerk at Greymouth, salary .C7B. Greyniouth. -(’nmmittei to be asked what local contribution would In- I'nrthcomiug lor installation of healing apparatus. N.X. Forestry I, •ague sc.ti tary applied for a donation of L'lo with which to pun. huso trees from tin Agriculture Department to plant in school grounds. It was agreed to reply regetting tnat the Board’s agricultural instructor was a n (Imi'v/i-i! t" pni-ilyis'' seed- to th-' ‘ ■ -!'i(, of £2. Lxhibition.— The I )cpart merit replied to an enquiry that the exhibits prei -T-'d by tin Canterbury Board for the Toronto Fxhibilion bad been overlooked through an oversight on the part of i heir officer. It, was agreed to ask the pupils wlio bad prepared (lit- exhibits to allow them to be utilised for tin London Fxbibition of 1924 and the supervisor was authorised to expend up to £o in getting together further exhibits. Regret was expressd that the exhibits which were said to be the best in the Dominion were missal from the Toronto Fxbibition.

Reulation.— 11 was agreed to pointout to the Department, that Ibe new rcgulaion pn.venting pupils below Std. from attending ehisses in woodwork and cookery is detrimental to the iuternsts of coinitrv children and ask-, .that the regulation be made to refer only to schools with an attendance of over 200. Normal School.—-The principal reported the new students would make the total ill the college 205 and there were many more applicants than could 1.0 admitted. It was agreed to hire a .sufficient number of chairs and tables for -the additional students and to notify all probationers that only those

.showing merit and appiirnimn "tit no able to secure entrance. Professors of Fdncation.—The Department outlined the intended powers and foreshadowed the setting tip ol a new advisory body in connection with training college matters. It was agreed to suggest that the investigations by the professor should he restricted and that the Chairman or other members of the- Board should also he a member of the Advisory body. '■’inniu-e. — The Committee-' reported a. net credit balance on all accounts £10.322 12s Od and accounts for £5.005 7s Od were passed for payment. Gammach Scholarships.—The thre-o pupils entitled to this belonged to the Timaru Boys’ High School, hut they not accepting the scholarship, it was passed to the next three highest, of whom, one is from thi- lima.ru Boys High School, and two from Christchurch Girls’ High School. Goddon Memorial Medals were awarded to W. S. If. Wick. 385. Greymouth District- High School, and Rose Haisty. 385. St Mary’s. Greymouth. Audit of School Committee's accounts Mr (.Tins Kirk was appointed amiitor. Ambulance outfits.—-Tt was 'greed to ask the Department- to .supply an outfit for each school. mammm-j