CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1926, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Canterbury Education Board met at Christchurch ou Friday ; present— Messrs T. Hughes, (chairman), \W A. Banks, G. \V. Arrnitage, E. H. Andrews, R. Wild, H. J. Bignell, W. P. Spencer, C. S. Thompson and >J. Gow. appointments. Appointments continued included: — Aratika, Air If. A. lay lor. sole teacher; Blue Spur, Miss S. Potts, solo teacher; Camerons, Mr F. R. Wilson, head teacher; Greymouth, Miss J. B. Brown, assistant mistress; Optiwa, Miss A. Al. Wylie, assistant mistress; Cobden. Miss E. .1. Millner, assistant mistress. The Hokitika committee's request that an assistant master ho advertised for was agreed to. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Leave of absence was granted as. follows:—Greymouth, Miss L. Williams, ouo month; Inchbotinic, Miss M. K. Gilbert, two months; Kuniaru, Alias Al. Al. Smith, three months. RESIGNATIONS. Resignations received and accepted included: —Hokitika, Air W . 1). Beck, A.At ; Greymouth, ALiss A. Al. Mylie, A Al • Westbrook, Aliss D. Fahey, S.T. TRANSFERS. It was reported that transfers accepted Included:—Ross, Aliss J. Alill-

ncr to Cobden as assistant. A letter was received from the New Zealand Educational Institute asking tho board to waive its objection to the two-vear tenure clause, as it- was considered that this had not proved to he a remedy for frequent changes in stalls. It was resolved that as the majority of the members wore in favour of the clause, tile* letter be received. A letter was received from the Institute's solicitors, slating that a tost ease would be instituted against boards which excluded women as head teachers of Grade MI.A schools. It was resolved that the board adhere to it.s previous contention, which is to the oil eel. that it lias full power under the Act to discriminate. Correspondence was received from the manager of the Exhibition, the I euchres’ Institute and the Westland Progress League regarding visits ol children. It was resolved to refer the question of the visit of AVost Coast children to the Christchurch committee for consideration. The report from Miss Burns, needlework supervisor, was read and adopted. It was recommended that a letter he sent to the Department requesting that in view of the successful outcome ol . the experiment connected with the. appointment of a needlework supervisoi for tlie Christchurch area, needlework supevisors be appointed for tho "West ' Const and South Canterbury districts

BUILDINGS. - The Buildings Committee reported 1 that returns were .submitted by the : architect, assistant-architect, and Grey- , moutn foreman, showing schools and residences in numerical order of urgency that required painting. It was 1 resolved to authorise attention to the first ton schools in each district, the 1 work to be carried out ns finances perf mil. It was decided to instruct the , architect to obtain a full report on the , now system ol heating schools by means j of hot air. at present in operation in Auckland. Runanga.—An application was received from the Committee for:—(1) i The provision of a. “Alim” stove for 1 tho lady teachers’ room; (AD Erection 1 of a partition with lolding doors in C the infant room. It was resolved to . provide a stove and to rotor tile application for a partition to the Senior Inspector for report. 0 The Foreman’s report tor the month, - was received and adopted. a South Spit. —Authority given for repairs to weatherboards, barges, etc. ( . ( L 10): painting of exterior of school and outbuildings (£25).

Alarsden.—Renewal of foundation, and portion of weatherboards anil windows (£17): interior and exterior painting of school (■SIS) authorised. Repair of residence (£lo) ; painting of residence (£K>) authorised. Workshop.-—lt was resolved to purchase a rising and tailing saw bench with guards, as directed by the Inspector of Machinery, at an approximate cost of £lO. NORMAL SCHOOL COAIAI ITT EE. The principal reported that the college would re-open on February ‘22, the lirst week being devoted to a course in physical instruct,ion at the trotting ground: that. it. was expected that the new wing would be occupied on Alareb ! ; that Aliss Ironside, science teacher, had applied for leave to visit England: that it would lie necessary to appoint an art master; amt that steps should lie taken to extend the new training college site.

ft was resolved that leave he granted to Miss Ironside, providing a suitable temporary teacher could he engaged . it was agreed to consider a suitable art master from the candidates advertised for by the Department for the Auckland Training College, the principal to make temporary arrangement:; in the meantime.

The chairman and the principal were asked to report regarding a caretaker for the new college. Reasonable expenditure on improved ventilation of the Normal School was authorised. Mr Wild drew attention to the fact that, the only students admitted from the West Coast as It students were not trained in Stale schools. The principal explained that there was no power to discriminate if the candidates were more highly qualified. Mr Hughes presented a report on the proceedings of the recent conference in Wellington regarding the training o!

teachers. The report was adopted. SCHOOL VISIT TO EXHIBITION. Mr C. S. Thompson said that the Head Masters’ Association had done very line work in the way of arranging for the visits of school children to Ihe Dunedin Exhibition. They would all agree that the visits would he of great educational value, and the hoard should lend its unqualified support to the proposal. He moved—That this hoard telegraphs to the Minister of Education endorsing and supporting a grant of ,-£"2000, partly to cover the post of transporting school children to the Exhibition.” Air Thompson said the hoard had been relieved of a great deal of work in connection with this matter.

Air W. P. Spencer seconded the mo t ion.

Air R. Wild said it would lie a complete reversal of the previous decision of the hoard. The Appointments Committee had received word from the Afinistcr last year asking for their opinion ill connection with the making of a grant, and the committee had turned the proposal down.

The secretary read a minute of the November meeting of the board recording the fact that the hoard was of

the opinion that each school should make its own arrangements, that railway fares to school parties might he reduced, and that the hoard thought that the educational value of such a short visit would not he realised to the extent anticipated. The Chairman. AD T. Hughes, said he did not think that minute conflicted with Air Thompson’s views.

Air Thompson: The thing has now been organised on different lines. Each party of ten children will he under proper supervision. They would be taken right through the Exhibition on organised lines, and it would he of real educational value. The scheme could not fail and he could see no reason why his resolution should not go forward. AD E. PL Andrews said that if the children were allowed to run wild there would he no value from the visits, but seeing that the children were to be under proper supervision he would support the motion. AD Thompson explained that all lie wanted the hoard to do was to support the telegrams which were being sent from the School Committees' and Head Alasters’ Associations and the committee of the Canterbury members of Parliament, asking for a grant of £2OOO. AD \V. A. Banks said the hoard thought the original idea was that the children should be permitted to go as they liked, and the Government were to be asked to provide £SOOO towards the cost of sending them, i

Mr \V. P. Spencer: Won’t they be allowed to visit the side-shows at all? A chorus of members: Yes. (Laughter). Air Thompson agreed to alter his motion to read: “That in view of the altered circumstances, and under the conditions of supervision as outlined by the Head Masters’ Association and School Committees* Association, the board endorses and supports the application for a grant of £'2ooo lor the purpose of assisting in the tianspoit of school children to the Dunedin Exhibition.” . . Tho motion was carried in its amended form. PROBATIONARY TEACHERS. APPOINTAIF.NTS BY BOARD. The Canterbury Education Board on Friday confirmed the appointments of probationary teachers including: Blackball, Parker, John R. H. ; Greymouli. Panekhurst, Edna P.. Mulsh, Eileen S.: Hokitika. Redder, Edna M.; Thompson, Eva Ellen. Havill, Nero Al. : Itunanga, Yeale, Isabella. The following of pro-bationary-assistants were confirmed:— Blackball, Donaldson, Dorothy (second year); Cobden, Mead. Isabel (first year) ; Greymouth, M’Shcrry, Borgia (first year) ;