CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1925, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

' l-ury Kduca t ion ll.aim lm ‘ l I hrisi,- htn'c!i on Friday, Presenl .Messrs 11. .). Bignell (chairman), I. Iluglie-. W. I>. --peincr. I!. Wild, •i- H- Cow. 0. \V. Armiiage. W. |(. Rinsin'. If. i|. Andreas, ,). Maze. W. Funks. C. S. Thompson, and W. Jolm-nn. Appointment, made 'included: - . O'rc.vmmith. .Miss O. Cullen, assistant mistress; I larihari, .Miss S. M. !M:rehas. assistant mist res- ; Hokitika. Mr I'- l’art ridge, headmaster; Waitalm Air J. McMiliasole teacher. hesignat ions accepted included -Vilenton. Mr E. .Partridge, 11.. M. ito Hokitika.) On the motion of the .Manual and r l eeunieal Committee, it was resolved to express appreciation of the Departimud s aeliniL in instructing inspectors to report on the condition- of the school grounds and surroundings as it wa- realised that this proeedare would give material assistance to school garden work. The New Zealand and .South Heas rnternatioiial (exhibition had written about exliihits at the Exhibition. and school cxcursons to the display. The folio wing miiimiltee was set up with fiower ta act at once, if access- I ary. and to report at next meeting:— The supervisor of needlework', the sen- I mr inspector, the president of the Teachers’ Institute and the supervisor ,

a of manual training. It was ive.un- - mended also that when dealing with - excursions tor school children no pupils below Standard I should he included. It was resolved to affirm the opinion as .supported by the Department i that it was mu in the best interests of education to appoint married women as teachers whose husbands were in a position to support them. Letters were received from the Department. principal and Mr Doutls regard iny the ruling of the Department to withhold the allowance of associated teachers for the little, the schools were closed. It was resolved to protest to the Department at the untenable posit ion it was taking up. seeing that the allowance was advertised as part of the annual salary, and as such probably induced many of the teacher- to accept the position-. Mr Andrews said thin the proposal of the Department was most unfair. The Agricultural, Manual and Technical Committee stated that the supervi-or line! reported that in some cases inventories of agricultural toolsubmitted by teachers showed that many implements had gone astray. A good deal of dusenssion took place as to adopting some practical method to obviate this. It was finally agreed that each of the three agricultural instructors 1 ft? requested to formulate a report for next meeting detailing the tools missing from this district during the- past year, and suggesting some scheme which would provide for the proper care of tools and prevent loss.