EDUCATION BOARD.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4788, 27 July 1876, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

.The usual monthly meeting of the Education Board was held yesterday, -,Ther<Y were present—Mr. Pharazyn (in the chair), 'Messrs. Andrew, Bectbam,; Gisborne, Bunny, and Toomath. . .. BANK. OVERDRAFT. . V , : ■ It was reported that the bank overdraft was reduced to, £58.9, 4s. lid., aud ..that there were rates overdue sufficient to cover that amount, HIGHER EDUCATION. I _ The report of the committee: on higher education, as already published in the, New Zealand Times, was adopted, and ordered :to be printed and circulated. • SCHOOL ACCOMMODATION.- ' ■; 1 The following report was adopted : ; “1. The committee appointed to consider what primary school accommodation should be provided for the city of Wellington and town of Wanganui, recommend the following city schools for Wellington ; —(1.) One large boys’ school, Te Aro, with class-room or rooms for say 550 ; and detached infant school for boys, 200. (2). One large girls’ school, Te Aro, consisting of .the present Buckle-street schools, 300; and detached infant school for girls, 150. (3.) One boys’school, Thorndon, with class-room or rooms, 300 ; and detached infant school for boys, 100. (4.) One girls’ school, Thorndon, with class-room or rooms, 200 ; and detached infant school for girls, 100. (5.) The Terrace school for boys, 170. Total, 2070. “2, For Wanganui we_ recommend— (1.) One large boys’ school, with class-room ’or rooms, and infant school for boys. (2.) One large girls’ school, with class-room or rooms, and infant school for girls. “ 3. Of this accommodation there are already provided the Te Aro girls’ school (except the infant department), and the Terrace school for Wellington city; and the boys’ and girls’ school for Wanganui, except the infant departments and the girls’classroom. _. _ “4. Your committee 1 db not think it possible, or even advisable, for your Board to provide the whole proposed accommodation at once ; but whatever is. done should form a part of an efficient and complete scheme. “5; We would suggest the following as the; order in which the work should be undertaken in the city of Wellington;—-(a.) Sites obtained for the Te Aro and Thorndon boys’ schools. (6.) Erection of boys’ infant schools on these sites ; the Thomdon infant school to be used for some time as an infant school tor boys and girls, (c.) A site obtained very near the present Buckle-street school, and an infant; school for girls erected thereon. The present: Buckle-street school could then become one largo girls’ school, and the present ■Te Aro school a boys’ school. The infant, schools, by. relieving existing schools, ■ would now supply the immediate demand for increased accommodation. (d.) A site obtained for girls’ school, Thorndon, and a girls’ 1 school erected thereon, (c.) Large boys’ schools erected on the sites; first obtained for the purpose. (/.) Necessary class-rooms added; (g.) An infant school for the Thorndon girls' 1 school ■ built. ,{h.) A teacher’s residence erected on or near each of the free school sites ■ which form the city sohool property. 1 ; “6. In Wanganui the boys’ -infant sohool should be built as soon as possible, and used for a time as- an infant school for boys and girls. The present Wanganui site is very central and suitable, and it is also large enough for all requirements. The boys’ school will need certain small aterations and repairs. Afterwards the girls’ infant school; and necessary class-rooms could be built. ; “7. Considering the extent of the work to be, undertakenby your Board, representing as it does; school accommodation and playground for 1600 children, in ■ addition to that for 470 already provided; and knowing the importance now attached by every progressive community to a complete primary school organisation, we trust your Board will meet with public assistance, and that schools will be put up which will be a credit to the city. We feel sure that every community must sooner or later realise the fact that, as nothing is more important, than the education of all classes for the general wellbeing of the State, so also nothing is more important for the physical development of the nation than that the common homes of the youth of the nation should be perfect in-every sanitary point of view. It is strange then that in the city of Wellington large reserves have been set apart for hospitals and lunatic asylumns, but as yet there is not a rood of land available for a primary State sohool. Portions of the Armed Constabulary reserve and of the Markethouse reserve would make suitable sohool sites for Te Aro schools; 'and portions of the ; reclaimed' - land, between the General Government offices and Pipltea Point, and of the old Hospital > reserve; would make excellent sites for Thorndon schools,” CHURCH SCHOOLS.' ' -■ • Resolutions from thd .vestries of St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s were received, agreeing to connection with the Board pn the old conditions, but pointing out the necessity for certain repairs, which the Board authorised to be seen to at once. " i -'v’’. ..." ■''' • CATHOLIC SCHOoi!. AT WANGANpI. ’ ij.,.A letter -was received from the. Roman Catholic school at Wanganui, declining to continue their connection;' with the Board .if placed on the same 1 footing, as the Church of England schools; ", ;’ -'. ; v '' SCHOOL ENDOWMENTS. i ; ' b A letter was received from His Honor the Superintendent, enclosing a schedule of 20,000 acres. ..of land reserved ■ for educational purposes. , 1 ,-} ,J . ; : ■ ! • GRANTS' IN AID. Applications fram Grey to wound Masterton were received for gravelling the playgrounds. The Hoard decided to contribute one-third of the cost, the settlers to find the remainder. -, !■ lIETT SCHOOL. • • / ' ' . Tenders were ordered to be; called for converting the; old Hutt school Into a teacher’s residence, the new school being ready for occupation. The finance committee 1 were authorised ;to accept tender's according to their discretion/- A •' ■ ; ' ■ - ' TERRACE SCHOOL. 1 - Complaint having been made as to the destruction of the Board’s property, in respect to the -Terrace school, ; the Secretary was instructed to lay the matter before the Inspector of Police, in order to prevent occurrences of the kind in future. .-b b ! ■ i ' ■ RELIEF. 1 ' ‘ ", '• The Board decided to grant a sum 1 of £lO towards the fund ' beibg raised for the benefit of Mr, Dixon, a late Government teacher, who is disabled by paralysis, and has-a'wife and family. : ‘//'l' OTHER BUSINESS,' '.' b l '' 1 A A good deal of routine business having no particular public interest was then'disposed of, and the Board adjourned till'next day at IX o’clock, 1 ■' '■ ■ ; " 1