CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1923, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The moiillily meeting of the Canterbury Education Board was bold at Christchurch on Friday. Present : .Messrs G. \V. Armitage (chairman), AV. B. Spencer, T. Hughes. R. AVild, A. Beverill. AY. A. Banks. .J. .Afar.e, .J. G. Gow. AAN IT. AA'insor. and E. IT. Andrews.

The Appointments Commit toe recommended the appointment at Koiterangi oi Miss E. Dixon, sole teacher.—Approved.

A h iter was received from the Taranaki Education Hoard, with reference te thi’ frequent withdrawals of teachers after having been appointed. The i ommitiee concurred witli the Taranaki Board that .some action should b - taken. Tkev recommended that unless seme satisfactory reason could be given for wibdrawing from a position for which a teacher luid been recommended, the Board should m,t consider further api-Tications from sueb aiipli-r-aut for six niontli.s. It. was also agreed to inform the Department that the Board proposed to take this step in order to minimise the great inconvenience now being experienced, owing to niniK pe:- withdrawals. The report- was

adopted. The Education Department wrote re-qne-Du'; the Board's assistance in 'earning out a programme for Empire Day. |t was resolved to ciiT-uhirist h: ad-teni nets and chairmen of commit-tci-s notifying them of the wis'.ies oi the Department, and giving eummittc;s permission to close their schools on the day to (i.-iebrate the ueeasioii. The report of the Agricultural and Techni’-al C'ummittee slated met !etters Ve iv re' eivc'J from the Director and t!ie Deparimeiil asking tar the Board's eo-opcnition in the matter of supplying estimates and plans lur the eumpl'etion of such lui'lher parti-ms oi ■ the building of the Toehmra! ri-ehool I « ing as might be urgently ueres.sar\ m i view of the present numbers in lire 1 classes and the probable neecssions next year. It was agreed that the architect lie authorised to do the necessary work provided that tbe Board was permitted m collect from the Department the architect s ties chargeable for the work done. A (ircular wa- received Hum the Depart-iiH-ijl n lax in;' rertnin r* - 11* i*.• i i <»i:; imposed on technical schools la-1 year, by (l : 'Mig away witli the age limit fot stu-d-oii at lemiuig teebnn a! amicon tin ualion classes, and reducing the minimum numbers rcnin-eil to term a elms from IS i i 15 tor ion liana mm, cm! from 12 In ■) for te -hoi< al i las-e-. Ibe council tee exp-re.- - -d m apfireeiatiou oi ,!„• ivinove.l of therestluelions and •ii was exikclod that now technical | s-Tm il- in i mu try di -ti lets would have ; ; ,ij opoori iniiiy oi regaining their : forme! -i; I us. j It na- resolved u> readverl ise ti"‘ j (lie p liiou of a - istaiii inn ter at ! j j,,!.; i; |. Hi,. :, i,. i. > i 1111!: < • 111 11 Mi!l. ,M. Ait!.ell as a i-lam mistress wa--j cmlirmeil. j AD- White iTruaill Officer) reported i |, :i vine received 20 truancy lists in rc- | . i ■<-1 of which 3ii ordim ay notices had ; I-,*..a : ii,-.I and Hi visit - paid lo homes | l-'i" 1 -’