CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1931, Page 2

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD

The Canterbury Board of Education tenet at Christchurch of Friday, when

-ther were present, Messrs ,G. W. Armitage ; (chairman) j H. G. 'Bigttell, Wi. - 3*. Spencer, J. J. Hurley, J. W. Preen- C.iS. ’Thomson, S. ' R. Kvison, (VV Johnson, J. G. Gow, S. Smith, It. ■Wild, and W. A. Banks. •• Appointments made included— . Hatters, Miss E. McCormick,, assistant mistress. ” . Resignations accepted .included Upper Koiterangi—Miss G. R. P. Coade Runangar—Miss S. A. Wick. A letter from the Department regarding the necessity' for the employment .of efficient and reliable drivers was referred to the School * Committees concerned. A circular was received from the Department regarding operations of the correspondence classes, and suggesting that pupils be encouraged to * enroll, .It was ~ resolved that no action be taken regarding present Grade O Schools. The report was adopted. ’ s BUILDING doMMITTEE. Hokitika:—The Committee’s application. for the use of Education Reserve for a playing ground for the High' School pupils was referred to Mr H. 'J. Bignell for report. Lower Kokatahi:—A memorandum was' received from the Department stating . that as a residence had been provided (the Board converted the closed school at upper MfCokatahi into a residence for the use of the Headmaster and his wife and arranged for\ payment .of.i rent at the rate-of 5s per - week) payment ; of house allowance cuond not be approved . and requesting that the total' amount over-paid to Mr Russel from 15th; June last—the date on which he occupied the residence—be deducted from the December pay-list. The Chairman of the Buildings Committee was requested to confer with .the Director of Education- during ‘his - project visit to the Board on Friday, 18th instant. NgahoreHie Committee wrote applying for a special grant of £l2 to enable it to (a‘ erect a fence behind the school to protect the gardens v from wandering stock and' to . separate the school site from the Recreation Ground, (b) clear the hill of fern and blackberry, /. which at present is be. ■ coming a fire menace. .The sum of £6 was: approved. ; ;clt was; agreed that an i effort be rriade to ‘ curtail expenditure’ in com-. ~ nation with, j Agriculural classes in. view of the reduced grant which, will be received from the Government this A -t y i-> ■ * i year. /-■ '-•••.• ! Humphreys i School—-The Foreman (15 Hornsby) - repbrfeclY AVTnstrueted, ' this scheoi fthd beg to r6= as follows ":h_'This .School is of fthe "very old type) there i&tt s'-hgle riw'iof, sashes - along the, top of the •. yjnll,, thu sill of these ‘being 8 feet the floor. On a dull day the itr is very '' poor in the room and Committee suggest that a modern dow be . placed; in the north cast rafll. * recommend this in view of the benefit the children would derive by tjp sunlight getting into th :, s room, tfhe girls and. boys ontoffices both both require new floors, also a few wegther boards and barges need renewing. The shelter shed requires sozne minor repairs. . - , .