EDUCATION BOARD.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2183, 17 March 1880, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

Tho annual meeting of tlie Board was hold to-day. Present —H. Bellield (in the chair), Bov. Mr Barclay, Messrs Goldsmith, Lovegrovc, Postlethwaite, and Howell. INCIDENTAL FUND. In reply to Hi'. Lovegrovc, the Secretary stated that in accordance with a resolution of the Board the incidental allowance to several schools, including

the Hook school, had been withheld as part payment of their contribution towards teachers’ salaries. ELECTION OF NUMBERS. The nominations for new members for the animal vacancies were reported as follows: W. Goldsmith 17 W. Postlethwaitc 17 E. Wakefield 16 J. Macintosh 10 J. McKerrow ... ... 0F. Wilson 4 W. Wills 2 Messrs Goldsmith, Postlethwaitc, and Wakefield were then declared duly elected. TIMABU SCHOOL. A deputation, consisting of Mr Walcott, chairman of the Timaru school committee, and Mr Bruce, waited upon the Board in reference to a proposed alteration in the teaching staff. The proposal, which had been suggested by the head teacher with a view to improving the efficiency of the school, was, that the services of one of the pupil teachers should be dispensed with, and that the present third mistress should be replaced by the appointment of Mr F. Mansfield as second male assistant, at £175 per annum. By the change proposed it was shown that £2OO would be available, aud the balance over the third master’s salary, of £25 was proposed to be added to the salary of the fourth master, Mr Muller. It was pointed out that Miss Fisher, pupil teacher, was leaving for Wairaate, and that Miss Crammond would fill the position vacated by Miss Griffin, so that no injustice nor inconvenience would be occasioned. The deputation having rptirpd, tfip application was discussed in committee, and it was finally resolved that the re* quest should be acceded to, on the understanding that the addition to Mr Muller’s salary should not affect the general scale of remuneration to teachers’ and that the additional appointment is advertised. TEH UK A SCHOOL. Messrs “Wilson and Gray waited as a deputation from the Temuka School Committee, to ask that £35 should be granted so as to enable the Committee to increase the amount of £3O now paid from the Incidental Fund to the- caretaker, to £65 in order that the work now [done indifferently might be performed efficiently. It was represented that the present caretaker declined renewing his contract at £3O and that as the school , was increasing in attendance increased labor was required. The deputation also asked that provision should be made for fencing in three or four acres of reserve in front of the school building. The teacher's house was represented to be very dilapidated. It was resolved that the incidental grant to the Temuka school be increased to £l>2 this year, and that the consideration of the application re fencing the reserve lie deferred for the present. 311SCKLAXEOUS, A depqtatjon waited upon the Board with reference to the building of a school at Gapes valley. The chairman stated that the application would be considered, and that ho hoped in a few months to be able to accede to the request of the deputation. Mr Howell asked why the report of the examination had not been sent out?

The Secretary said the reason was simply that the reports had not been prepared, as lie was pressed with pthoy wopk. A ffrpgt number of schools had been examined, and it took a considerable time to prepare them, but he hoped to be able to* complete 1 the lot this month. The reports had to give way to the pressure of ollice work. Mr Howell said that complaints had been made from all parts of the country about these reports not being forwarded. The examinations had been made in October, now it was March, and not a single report had been sent out. In the meantime the masters were not able to classify the children and, the parents did not know what progress their children were making. He maintained that the Board would have to take action in the matter. The con sideratipp of the question was allowed to stand over till next meeting. Bcsolved, “ That the thanks of this Board be given to those gentlemen who gratutiously undertook the difficult task of examining and reporting on the late scholarships, (Loft Sitting.)