OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITEE

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 324, 8 May 1877, Page 3

OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITEE

«> A meeting of the above Committee was held at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the offices of the Secretary, Mr. John Hardy. There were present —Messrs. Gibbs (in the chair), Sutupter. Evans, Falconer, Fleming, Liddle, Barclay, Thornton (Rector of the High School), and the Secretary. CORRESPONDENCE. The Secretary read letters from the Secretary to the Educ -.thi;, Board re appointm nts "f Messrs. Fidler and Beimel f as ma.-;c"s : ah--, re accounts forwarded fur rear; ". : ;t'.*i, adv'sing the sanctioning by the 1 .ii'.ii of the opening of the South School us a separate school as follows: S:;:.— I add your ennnnunic-stton before i\m Boml. when it was re-elved to sanction., the opening of the old Oram mar School butldi'ig asa side school, under a tnasfcr who would lie responsible for its managment. The Hoard came to the conclusion that it would not !>o a convenient arra'geniee'fc to have the school worked in connection with the Granm-ar School, as the head in.isr*>r could not be expected to control two schools so f.-u- apart. The < 'omurittec are therefore at libertc to appoint a master for the So;:th School as Mien as they (ind it suitable. "■ ho appointment of other teachers would, of course, depend upon the attendance. The Board would pay I 73 of the masters salary, and two-thirds of the cost of the repairs rendered necessary. Johx Hislop. To John Hardy, Esq., Camaru. BUILDING COMiirrTSE'.S REPORT. The Secretary then read the following report of the Building Com-.r.itt-e : Painarit, Hay -id. 1577. The Bui.ding I <>an:.i;tee of the Oamaru Schools C mnutteo h,ive exoniee 1 the several -ehoob, and make the following recommomlaf.ious : Aoa'' SrJtOo'. 1. Tfe-e th • ContM-iltee f and the teaching ia Mr. Todd's ro< m gr< :d;y interfered with j by the teaching in .Mr. Healing's ro m and | v'k-' ixr.'ir, and they recommend that the slides he remove I. :iud that a stone wall 8 inches thick be place I there: about ItJOft. cube will b-> required : and a door. 2. Mr. Funning a-.-ked for two dozen pigeon boles. Cmmr.7ftr Sr/iool. 3. Tn Mrs Cr-wford's room more air is needed, and tie; <'n-nmittee advise that one v.-hulow sh.'u'd he taken out, and replace--! by a door leading to tho recess in the north front ; and advise that the recess should l>e covered with a roof: the materials for the same to be obtained from the north-east room at the old G-amniar School 4. Mrs. Crawford's room also requires : 1 ball frame. I black board and easel, 50 hat pegs, and a set of glass ink btand*. o. The Hector's lobby : The lavatory still floids the tloor. and needs attention. 6. The Rectors roun : —Six colored glazed blinds are required to the west windows. South ScJiool. 7. We recommend that the south-cast room should be tr.i.ea away, and the porch replaced in the position it occupied befoe the room proposed to be removed was built. The building requires pointing aud painting, but probablv it would be better to postpone doing it till the "Spring, b. Gibes, Chairman. Joun Barclay, John T. Kvaxs, James Liddlk. On clause one, a lengthy discussion J took place, but it was evenru- Ily decided that tenders should be called for the J work, to be carried out during the lioli- j days, and the Building Committee was i authorised to accept a tender, and supervise the work. The second paragraph of the report was adopted, the Building Committee to cariy out the work. The remainder o: the report was also dcoted, ervi.pt that as legards tile. South

School; it was decided that the work should be carried ont at once. It was decided that tenders should be calbd for the performance of all the works included in the report-, the same to be canned out if funds would permit of them being done. MASTER FOE SOUTH SCHOOL. A lengthy discussion took plase in reference to this school, during which it w stated by Mr. Fleming that there was no doubt that within a short time it would be declared a main school. On the motion of Mr. i iddjce, seconded by Ma. Soir-TEn, Mr. Rice, the second master of the Grammar School, was appointed master of the Side School, at the same salary as that received by him at present, Mr. Thornton stating that Mr. Rid was willing to accept the appointment. It was resolved that Messrs. Bennett and Fidler ba appointed second and third masters respectively at the Grammar School, subject to the approval of the Board of Education. The Visiting Committee, in conjunction with Mr. Rice, were empowered to obtain the necessary fittings for the South School, which, it was decided, should bj opened on the 15th inst. After some little discussion in reference to the Grammar School, ths meeting closed.