CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1929, Page 2

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Canterbury Education Board met at Christchurch on Friday. Present: Messrs AY. H. AVinsor (chairman), AY. A. Banks, G. AA r . Armitage, C. S. Thompson, J. G. Gow, E. H. Andrews, R. AA’ild, AAri P. Spencer and H. J. Bignell. Appointments made included: — Blackball, Airs Askenbeck, infant mistress; Roa, Miss D. M. Glasson, sole teacher. Resignations accepted included: Hatters, Aliss F. E. Muir; Moonlight, Aliss D. M. Glasson. The Appointments Committee reported that the Alinister had agreed to forego the Hawarden Committee's promised contribution of £IOO towards tine conveyance service. The Department advised that it was proposed to- introduce legislation giving the inspector of the Transport Department power to inspect school buses'. The Department stated that, except in very exceptional circumstances previously approved, grants could not be made for the riding of ponies to school. The Department found that, to enable teachers to change over during the term holidays without suffering loss of increment in February would entail an alteration of the regulations, which could not he considered at present. The Department approved of the erection of two temporary rooms at the East Christchurch School, and suggested that the establishment of classes at the AValtham and North Brighton Schools should he postponed. It sijggested that a special class should be established at Timaru. It was reported that there was no suitable room available, and it was resolved to apply for a grant for the erection of a detached room at the Timaru Main School. The Department advised redistribution of the duties of physical instructors, by which the instructors in Canterbury, wlio had been taking work in Nelson and Otago, would be confined to Canterbury. The report was adopted. Hokitika—lt was resolved to refer to the Manual and Technical Committee for consideration a suggestion from Mr AVild that the South Spit School, at present closed, be removed to Hokitika for the accommodation of the typewriting classes, the room' now used by the pupils being reported to he too small, draughty and badly lighted. The West Coast foreman reported estimating the cost of removing and re-etecting the building at between £SO and £6O. After some discussion it was agreed to" approach the Department for a grant for this purpose.

Kokatahi Lower—On the recommendation of Messrs Bignell and Wild, it was resolved to dedicate to the County Council sufficient land to enable a dangerous corner of the school site to he rounded off.