CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1923, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Board met at Christchurch on Friday last. J’resent—.Messrs ;1. .1. Bignoll (chairman), Hughes, R. Wild, A. l’everill. C. S. Thompson, K. H. -Andrews. W. 11. AA'insor. G. AY. Aimitage. Maze. W. A. Banks and AY. R. Spencer. Appointments euiilirmed included:— Blackball, .Aliss M. R. AA'alt, assistant mistress; (Ireynionth, Miss X. Ronnellan. assistant mistress. Resignations accepted included:--Aliaura. .Aliss K. Ryan (assistant niistless). A circular was received from the Auckland Board asking for .support in the matter of a proposed loan for teachers residences and school accommodation. It. was resolved that iii view of the very large increase in expenditure on education, the present time was not opportune to raise a special loan for the purpose of school buildings. AI’P(JINT.AIEXTS (:OMMLTTEE. The Appointments Committee reported that it had received a letter from the Minister in reply to the board’s representations regarding the appointment ol teachers on the grading system. The chairman of the committee was retjin-sled to draw up a suitable reply dealing with the matter from the board's point of view, and to forward it to the Department and to other education boards. The committee also reported that it had received a letter from the Department. to the effect that it had a a scheme under consideration whereby the frequent changes of teachers from school to school could be prevented. The committee recognised the necessity lor the contemplated action on the part it" the Department, and misted that when a new scheme was proposed in order to prevent a too frequent change o‘‘ teachers, the Department would sup-

ply the board with an advance copy of regulations tor its consideration. The report v.as adopted. When the report of the Finance Committee was being considered. Air C. S. Thompson urged members to he as motlcratc as possible in theip demands on the board's Maintenance !• mid for the next few months until the overdraft was in sight ol being extinguished. He recognised that several schools required painting and repairs, hut unless the board went carefully it might find itself in the same position as it was too years ago. A discussion arose regarding Hie (losing of schools on wet days. Air 11,.l 1 ,. !!. Andrews said that in some eases schools were closed for half a day on the slightest provocation—one shower being sometimes sufficient. -dr C. >S. Thompson said that as tar as his experience went teachers did not close school on a wet day unless it was absolutely necessary. It was decided to communicate with the Headmaster':

Association on this subject. Further correspondence was tviv:,. regarding an application for Hie tmovnl of the school from Callaghans to Upper Koiterangi. It was resolved that til,' ull'e." ni the residents to remove the school be forwarded to the Department with a monmu’udatiou that it he accepted.