CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1923, Page 3

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Board met at Christi'luii'eli on Friday. Pivseiil: —Mi -sis G. \\. \rniitugc (chairman i. 'A". P. Spencer. 4. Hughe.. IL Wiirl. A. PevenM < S. Thompson. \\ . A. Banks. 11. I. B'oie-l! •L Maze. W. H. Winsor. J. G. Gov, and E. 11. Andrews. Appointments made ineluihil: Blue Spur. Mi- . E. .1. Pointeti. sob- lonelier : Greymoulh. Air IL \\ . Black, as.i-tani ma.'ter, I lari Dari, Miss .!. Sbr.rliand. sole toucher. Resignations revived included:— A rahura Load. Mi-., G. B. Hagan, assistant mistress; (Mira. Miss M. O’Donne!!. assi.-tanf mistress; Hiss Mi~.s !>. Smith, assistant mi-triss: .Mr C. Boyle livid master. Tlv Building Ci.mmiilio n ported ibat a deputation had waited on it to urge the rebuilding of tile Christ 'hureu W"st School at all early dale. the ( •anniliee hail inslrin ted the areniteet Lo prepare plans and estimates to be submit ted to the depart men t. Of the L ineal inn Department’s proposals for the appointment of a Profi'sse.r e.f Editaalton. Messrs W. A. Bmik- and A. P verill report’d that as a result of th.ir interview with the Directin' of Ediu-alioti. the Depnrlment's proposals had been -omeuluii modified. and now' met the onjei tanis previously raised by the Board. Ihe seheme " ill mean Unit/ Prole--' r L Shelley, " ho oeeupie- the Chair of Edneatioli at ( anlerbiiry College, will be enabled to give part of his time lo the institutions controlled by tho C ant. rhury Education Board. The proposals which v. ere approved hv the Board, were submitted at yesterday s Ilit'etHlg in the following form (I ) A Professor of Education to be appointed at each of the. 1 uivci'sity ['..lieges at a -alary of £BSO per annum. the itpaniutment to be made by the governing body. (21 By arrangement uit!i the ( oniniitti'e ol Advice of the Training College, tins Professor of Education, in < ouiitnel ion with the principal id tho Training Call ge. lo lie granted bn-ili-tie- for carrying out invesi igations in i onneetion with school-' under the control of the Education Board, and. by arrangement with the prineipal, to visit the Training College for the purpose of observing the work ol the students. (3) The principal of the I raining College. subject to the direction of the Board, to have control of the Training College and Normal School. (4,1 The principal of the Training Colage as part of his duly, to act as Lecturer in Education with tin- Professor of Education. (Note. —-Tins is at present part of the duty of tho piiueipil. hut under the new arrangements ilia Profe-or of Education shall inkmost of the C dleg' lecture work in education, so that the time of the principal ic.nv he chieiL' ilcvoted to the direction of the training ol the students in the Training Cullegf L (5) The Department to 'pay reasonable genera! College fees respect to all students taking College lectines. including those in the suLje- t of 'education. (i;i Tb.e Department to cease paying class fee> in the sabieet of education. (7) I'mi! a Prcfe-sor. of Education iappointed.- and takes up Id- duties, the existing linamial arrangements may continue. With regard to No 2, the investigations to he carried out bv the_ Professor of Education would he -subject to the Board’s approval, and as regards No 3 the Beard would still retain complete control of tho Training College. It will also he nocked that the propos'd to -el no a new Advisory Body has been deleted, the Committee of Advice ns at present constituted to continue to The Principal reported that the Director and Assistant Director propose to visit the training college niter the Easter vacation and spent several days in the institution. It was con si del ed that the opportunity should be taken to place before tin? Department s officers the urgent needs of the college.