CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1923, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD

l-'i'lU.iy : i'.i-|.;ii. :: .j. Blgie.-ii - -m. ii'i.mn i. I . K :.:it--, . " nd. t . i!e mpsoi;. . 1;. ... . W. A. Banks.' U . it. Wins-.-r, J. . dim. J. Ma/.v. (.. W. An,mage, and \> . i‘. ''jii'iii er. A PPOi a'l'Ai KM'S AND 11 FSiGN ATJO.SS. Tile AppoiiiLiill-iii('mnmit tee rceoin- ■ 11-. 1 11<I.i Die api-Mint menis nu-iuilir.ip : Alias A. O'Donmll. assi-t.-uu ini--tiv--'.. Ciirist; Inn -ii ivasi : Air J . J-. V\ ilsun. lieadmasli-r, N'oriii Brigidcn. Resignations accepted included:--.Miss ,1. .). McDonald, assistant inismss Black hail: Aliss ('. Al. ilm-keli, sole tem.-lier, Hokitika iSouth Spit); Ali,K. ( i.iulon. sole tern her, Aie.iiila.ti. ill tlio ease of Aiiss M. Gii-veusmi ( 11«. m I iv) and AlrC. W. Wii'ueli (Alay-I'a-lil). wlio are retiring, it was agreed in express the Board's appreciation o; their good service, in tin- , a-e a Mr Willll'll extending over m '.i. vea:-. i

The senior inspect' r and reported unfavourably no the propo.-e'i i j.-.-uiiig ).’ the AWiirna s-bonl. The Depart - meiit had approved the arpoui' m--.it • ! an organising t'-a.-h r .th fw-u (oast.' The report was ariupu.l. 1,0 ve- of a!)-:: ore w:e* gi'anie-l t i: Blackball- Aiis, .1, J. .McDonald. month-. j Mn.ui::—A! is, M. 1.. I lock. A' weeks Sc'lf'ird Airs At. At. i lom.-mi. months. Holidays - Ii v.i-s Ived to approve of the Department's tcccniincndaliou that prim.iiy selmnls slimihl he open lei teaching on a minimum of four hundred half days per year ami trust that etfeeiive i eg’datimis v.-ii! i.‘ passed tcope with the tendem-v to take holidays of undue length. Oka:ho—lt- was agreed to allow Ali,s Alary Bevoldt to earrv on this school temporarily. Organising teachers The appoint-1 ment being approved, rile position of an organising teacher on the West Coast is to be advertised. Teacher's resignation—The Wellington Boards’ suggestion that a regulation should he brought in pteseribiitg that whenever :-. teacher resigns at the end of a school yeer ids engorgement slic'd he de - • ed to cense on ;U-t. January. Kxaminati-m Result)—lt was resolved that appreciation I e recorded of the effort ef the St.'.fi's of Richmond and Kumar:' schools in securing “very good’.’ records. BULDIXG COAIAfTITKI-:. The Building Committte notified that Afr Bigneil’s report regarding the condition of the Moonlight school building had been forwarded to the Depart- - ment. On the receipt of certain information. the Department would be asked for a grant for the shifting of the Otira school.

Mannnui—The Committee’s apjliration foi l nyment of r.ccoi ut fcr blackboards was held over to await reply why the articles wore not procured from the Hoard’s stock. The Secretary to <leal with tile matter.

Moonlight—A copy of .Mr BigneU's reply on the condition of the building to be sent to the Department.

Otira—A now tank to be supplied and '"lien inhumation received regarding tile site, application to be m d.e to Department for a grant hr shifting si bool. XOHMAD SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Applications for 1!)2I.—It wn.s agreed to have the usual notice sent to piij.il teachers and. probationers eligible to; admission to Training College. The Principal lie given peniiE.-eon to go Uuough the quarterly reports when finished with liv the inspect..! ;. MJHCELI.A.XKOT'H.

The Department wrote stating that it would not be possible in the present session to proceed with proposed amendments to the Education Act dealing with the election of members of boards. Mr 11, Omul. supervisor of manual , rai id eg. lvpsried hu - duly that attendance at manual training centres bad been somewhat erratic. Home centres had been clm-rd down, and live iu-iruelors bad been absent at dihereul times, laid up with influenCa. He bad been oli duly twice during (be month, but laid paid about sixteen veil- to different < ent re;;. The 1 Pinrd ie tilved to ash the tu!!owing gentlemen to ciievnl to ro-ai poi"tluont. on the Jlhsirci.< mentioned ;—Air A. l’overill. ( :ii-isieli'.ircb Teclmica! h'ge I! iard of Dovemor.-:: Mr O. V. . ‘.lidraws, Ashburton 'I "chnii al H: one! Hoard ; .Mr !•. if. Kib.onr. Cicymoutli Te-hnieal 'High H-ho-il Hoard: Mr .1. Maze. Pleasant Paint Technical S'bool Hoard. cad T'Ssirs J. H. Cov . M.A.. ;ind O. Sea ley. Tinuivu Toelnti.al School Hoard. A protest, against holding meetings in race weeks was mad" by Mr A. I'ovrrill. “It is not. light to shuffle the hoard's business like a park ni cards siniulv because il happ-ms to lie brand National Week.” he said. "If a imetip.r of it. 1 ant'd falls in n race week, til" meeting should be postponed. If this meeting continues after 10.30. I'm going to leave as it is necessary Joint.. to go to the ra"cs. Mr I*. M ib.l (Hokitika) said that day was the regu--Iktinn date for the meeting. Mr IVverj|l was misleading the board hi sugg. .sting that the meeting had I cell deliberately lixod for Hrand National We h i.i tile.ose cruntry tncnibci's. Mr i’cverill -aid that tile board's business ; ~,l lb'll not run together, and i i-eiings should not lit* held in race v.vebs. His remap. ■■ in regard to shuffling n fcri'cd lo altering dates of meetings of committees. Ho gave n01i..,. 1i..,. , I move tin;! meetings called for no e week ; should be postponed. At'.HKTniAL AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. Mane Tecbpii I St'mo!. Crc.vm:,Air 11. Kilgour retiring this "■lie ib. !.• ia.lb t it- was rcseh ed In I ban'' ’>i:ll If • r pa u servit e ; and ask

bun to a, c;.t i.Hiec for a fiirthcr tcim. El XANTE COMMITTEE. Kent of i.tlue —A letter was received from the Department agreeing to jay £ lit) IV,]■ tent for Depart men I id offices. Htatcment of accounts showing net <■»•;•(]i( b lance £.‘!)nl was received and adopted. .Vr.iistji* amounting to b'Obid Pis Ad w i ic-sed IVr payment. (• EX El? .VC. Mr 11. Wild moved "That the Heeret i'v i re'ace a ledger record devilling one | ago to etn h building under i bo Board's rmitnil, setting out at the too. full p'.irlieuhir- showing the nul are . f cioistru lion. age. and cist of siii-'i buddoig: that the Arel'itoel be re-

quited to enter up under each heading t-lio date mid parti'.nlars of any work

authorised and v.hen each work is eotnjdete.l the dde of earn; lotion; such book to be mi the table at each meeting to be r.viilnb'e for members to refer to at each meeting.” He said there wa„ evidence that work was net being attended to and a record of this son w*ts netes-ary. It would also be a help to; menders to lie able to turn up for themselves to see the class of any imildiug th t may be under di-eussiea. Mr E. H. Andrews said be thought- the pre- iit syst un provided all the information necessary. Mr T. Hughes seconded the ni.;'.i :n and sai l ho did so in the interests of efficiency. Mr V> . 11. Wins'.r said such a record was quite neim-ar.. The chapman, Air Bigi’.'.dl sit'd ho f voure.l ilie rropcsal. liiell v. as agreed to. T!:ous;-mIs , f . ads p.i'estTve I last ;,e«r with Si IA It LAND S "MOA i-P\.XD ECC I’ll V ATIY E. 1 iont.e'.viknow it's the b-c-t. Eggs arc (be p— preserve now. Costs less than Id a dozen. “J TV /r vv. V-: .vlih v. ; v . . . V .: is sc : _c-:d c ■■■ ■Co nrerful }r . . .. ui'cr f can* vc i /..v •' i ill* \ > ! - v 1 « {•'.. !!..*:?• C 9 Va!l;y. ->* (.U'Ki'T: AfMYHM i'.Ti ( . LONDON. den - igo ;■ a-itlimctic cherished I.V o p. ' ■ ..'.ere 1 1-eribed by th" Kev , V ok-. 1 at . Wi.v'V "" ; r . , , Eivi'i'imol of the Primitive .Methodist t onlViVi.: e. Ti e man Intd made a slatenielit as to lie size c bus ;:<;!!■ 1 y to a London un■ur day mem < oiumit te". I’lie statement was fountl to be untrue, and he was invited to explain the matter. *■ ■ i i, like ill's, gentlemen,” he s;ijd. "I have eti lectio boy, 1 have Ut: chillis that are dead, and my wife is expecting twins. One living, two do- d. and two expected—that makes five. That is bow we do count in Poland." Mr .lacks, lll added that the man was trid that we did not count like that in

ibis loniUry. and was given three months’ hard labour, •<i impress on him the luliaey of bis mathematical methods