OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 380, 12 July 1877, Page 2

OAMARU SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.

♦ The quarterly meeting of tho above Committee was held last evening at tin office of the Secretary. Present—Messrs Gibbs (in the chair), Barclay, Clowes, Liddell, Evans, Fleming, and the SeciY tary (Mr. J. Hardy). Mr. Thorntor, (Rector of the Grammar School), am: Mr. Rice (master of tho South School were also present. MINUTES. The mimites of last quarterly meet in; and one special meeting were read an. confirmed. south school. The Secretary reported that tho Ediv cation Board had acknowledged tho Souti School as a Slain School. SHRIMSKI SCHOLARSHIP. A letter was read from Sir. Join Spence, stating that as ho understoo that his son Henry was entitled tj tin medal and to tho Shrimski Scholarship for the past year, he would like tli, matter settled before Sir. Shrimski's dc' parturc for Wellington. : A memorandum giving the condition under which the Scholarship should l, awarded having been read, Sir. Thornton said that Master Spence having left the Grammar School, had for feited the Scholarship, and he (the Rector had therefore awarded it to the nox highest boy remaining in the school Cecil Sloore. He further said that li had written to Sir. Holmes, and from tlv reply received he had no doubt Ilia Slaster Spence was entitled to tho modal On the motion of Sir. Liddlk, secondo by Sir. Fleming, it was resolved, " Tlia tho Secretary inform Sir. Spence that a his son did not conform to the condition laid down by the Committee, ho has 11 claim to the Shrimski Scholarship, hi: that the medal will be presented to liii; as soon as it is manufactured."

It was further resolved, '■ That IM action of the Hector in awarding tli Siirimski Scholarship be eoniinned." SCEUO!, KHI'OIITS. Lengthy reports were read from M: Thornton and Mr. Fleming witli refu: 4 ence to the state of the (iramniar an | North Schools respectively. Mr. Rice alt I reported verbally with regard to til newly-opened South School, stating tin I at the end of the quarter there was a f attendance of 7b pupils at the, school, tlu ; number having increased t .102 .since commencement of the present quarter. MISTRESS FOlt SOUTH SCHOOL.

In accordance with Mr. Rico's request it was resolved, " That application 1; made to the Education Board for autlu rity to appoint a mistress for the Sout School." ADDITIONAL TKACUER FOR NORTH SCHOOI An application from Mr. Fleming f< an additional teacher in the North Sohoo,' in Mr. Todd's room, was then considera! Mr. Fleming moved, "That Mis Flamanck be recommended to the Educs tion Board for appointment to the Nort: School as pupil te;lcher." The motion having been seconded, \va agreed to. SALARY OF SOUTH SCHOOL MISTRESS. Mr. Fleming moved, "That shouldtli Education Board sanction the appoint ment of a mistress for the South School advertisements should bo inserted in tli papers inviting applications for the pus: tion, the salary to be lixed at L 1.25." The motion was seconded by Mr. Evans and carried. SOUTH SCHOOL. On the motion of Mr. Flkmi.no seconded by Mr. Liddli;, it was resolved, "That the Secretary write to the Educii' tion Board,, and apply that the Soul! School be raised to the status of a DiS' trict School." SEVERN-STREET FOOTPATH. On the motion of Mr. Evans, it wai resolved, "That the Secretary write ti the Municipal Council, drawing attention to the disgraceful state of the footpaths it Severn-street, from Coquet-street to tin bridge, and that the Chairman be ru quested to use his influence in the Council to have the matter remedied at once." ACCOUNTS. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated.