CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1930, Page 6

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The Canterbury Education Board met at Christchurch on Wednesday. Present:—-Messrs R, Wild (chairman). W. A. Banks, J. Preen. C. W. Armitage, C. S. Thompsoni. E, H Andrews. W. I-I. Winsor, T. .Hughes, W. P. Spencer and H. J; Bigri.ell.

Appointments made included:— Hokitika, Mr J/. L. Menzies, head master. • '

Runungai, Miss-! E. Delaney, assistant mistress.

•Woodstock, Mr A. Pringle, head teacher.

Woodstock, Miss E. E. Thompson assistant mistress.

Arabura Road;—A counter-petition was received objecting. to consolidation proposals. It wits resolved that the petition be filed.

BUILDINGS COMMITTEE. The Buildings Committee’s report ns adopted, advised:—

West Coast—A memorandum was received from the Kaka.potahi School Committee advising that the parents of two families had lodged protests against the proposed removal of the Pukekura School to a centra,! portion and' the ..closing, .of. the Kakapotahi School. On -the recommendations of Mr H. •f. Bigncll, it was resolved to apply to the Department for a gra.pt for Hie erection of a selmol building in Well ek a. and to thank' Messrs Sullivan Pros, for their sift of one acre of land for the reception of the school. ’ It .was resolved that summarised lists of urgent works should be prepared by the members and submitted to the office for consideration by a eom'mitteo' consisting of Messrs An drdws, Thompson, and Win Jar, the recommendations to he dealt witJi at the discretion of this committee. Mr hi. H. Andrews, who has been a member of the Canterbury Educed i<>n Board for many years, and has taken a prom incut part in cdimatio’’ wo: 1generally, was appointed the Board’s ronre 1 entative on t''e : CVyincil ol li/location, which advises the hid neat ion Department and the Government on educational questions Mr Andrews said that lie felt honoured and phased at the confidence; shown in him by the hoard He praised the work on the council of Mr W. A. Flanks, who lias represented the board there for six years. Mr A. M’Neil. recently appointed senior inspector in Canterbury. was welcomed by the .chairman (Mr H. Wild). Replying. Mr M’Nvil said that he felt honoured to hold a. position that had been Idled by many distinguished educationists, and that he would do his best, to help in the educational work of the hoard and of the province. The Chief Agricultural Instructor (Mr J. Brown) reported:—My recent visit to the Oxford District Hip]' School proved of unusual interest. In their specialisation of teachers for groups of subjects, in the cori'eilation of studies throughout the primary and secondary departments and in Hie graduation of these, as well as in the thoroughness and euthusi >sm evident in the science studies at any rate, it sems to me that Oxford is approaching the ideal for the conditions it has to serve. In the agriculture classes regular observation visits are made to experimental plots set out by the Department of Agriculture on farms in the district. It is also proposed to engage in progressive surveys of selected farms and the keeping of records of cultivation, cropping and stocking. In this way tin* boys will be actually research students as to the science and business aspects of ! arming a s aid "ally carried on. Such a course combined with systematic class work and appropriate plot work in Hm school grounds should afford a the rough training oT the mind in the affairs and problems of tile country—excellent lor the hoys whether destined for farm, trade or commercial or professional pursuits.