BOARD OF EDUCATION.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2818, 5 April 1882, Page 2

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

i The ordinary, meeting .pi b’pulih, 1 Canterbury; Boards of , Educatiqri,. ;held, to-day. v-Bresont—Mr H.'Bellield,; Messrs Eh i WakefieJd,-;Sr; Goldsraith, R. B. Waloot, E. A. Barker, ■ M. Gray,' steward; Slackj and Dr Boater. ; ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN; -i ' : ~ MrJ3.elJß.eld, was Chairman of the Board. •; The minutes of the. previous ordinary :and‘ special meetings were rread and.; confirmed. . r>' !i

The Chairman reported thp appoint-.., ment of Mr Thomas to the Orari School,* Mr; Harlock to Kingsdbwn,Mr PergutfsonJ to Upper Otaio, and MissWilkinSon’toi Wai-iti.

< Uiqu HCHOQh BOABI?. ; ; ’j; ~ n ', ; , i In the room of the Rev. & (Barclay, resigncd; Mr Wakefield Was'elected as the Board’s'representative ohfthe 'High: School Board of Governors.

i ... , . ; INSPECTION, , . i Mr B.arkef ysked .lthat,the, register be laid on the table,. -. ;> „ j • The Board desiredi to know why. ther .Waituna Creek School had not been ; examined. ;,i n.n > , The SecrUtafy 1 •• staited tbit,' throughdefective postal afrangetUe'nts,his advice; of the Inspector’s visit had’ nbt reached' the School,, and when the, Inspector wept,, down,ho found the school closed. .As the, schoolpad .bad a, long .the Inspector thought it would ,be inadvisable. and unfair,to examine go soon, after, but j if,! the .Gbmmittee pressed , foc an : hxamihation, ■ the school . Bhouldr be i examined. ' V y j : ' *., 1 ;Mr! Steward'--, spo&ei-.tp, .fppfion" standing in his nam%to - the effect that > the;’ : examindtion iiof- pupilshould be held in ffie tbitd weekUof'l January. _ ! The ! proposed Hlteralibtf : ‘6f 'iPupil TeachSt’e ' Regulation'S -was after which'Mr ; Wakefield seconded Mr Stewart’s motion. In connection with this matter a letter was t , rphd'; fibtti' to hold' the exanjination' 1 of' pupil teachers at 1 midwintef’ratherithan in January. , , . ,7'."" . . . ;After' discussion', 'Mf StbWafti P with4n| * consent: of, his , second^,’ altered, the-, tefm’fj of his .ifip^bn'^o in, the third; ip; d yjijfe” l>. c .' i The .motio.n ip, this, form,was. d wAIMTE MASTER^AqUSEr' d -f<p ■ - Mif' Bfesa*cT &byed jug in his name—“ That indt'pbrlibh'hf * the Bqapi’g, land in on the west side of. r !Que’en Utfeet bo divided into allotments, as per plan submitted, or; any pjpdifioation thereof; J and that section 'X.to ’■ A i;; apd 10 to 13 inclusive he submitted at auction, at resqrye prices to be fixed, on or - about 1 f the ! 20th ult.” “That, in :the..event, of :-at: ;sußs.ci§ptiti|; Uumber of. the sections being sold to place the Boardr in possession/ of sufficienttf unds to defray the cost of the erection, of . thp master’?;. Wannate, that., tenders be invited for the work, to Be for 'consideration at the ordinary .meeting r in .May,” He rofei-rod ‘to tlie Sites Bill, and to thU allocation .pf funds- rt’o VCaimate for buildihi?, , purposes, illustrating . his ;( remarks by reference to a map, prepared... by the County Engineer, and urging the board to piitm the raa'rket' i the sectibUs now in the hands bf tlie Board, situated on the west side of Queen street, Waimate, With the funds derived from the sale, 1 which he predicted would' be a successful ono, the building might-be proceeded with, - 1 ■; ;/ .-, . ; The ''tnotiUn-ltvaa''-' Mr Wakefield. . ~ ' ' ; 1 ' J ‘ Mr Stewart remarked that’ it was rumored thatthe Cplonial Treasurer had" now so good * a balance in hand that probably things would now be “ financially comfortable.” .; The Education Department should bo f nrriislVe V with an estimate of the Beard’s fequiroinents, such estimate to bo a comprehensive one; si ; 1 ' : ' ; -

Tbe Secretary pxplained that thdone every year | the Department provide a form for I lie purpose.; .cl Mr Gray thought the school building, l not the house, should he proceeded with. : ;l: Several members were of the same opinion, and the motion w&s altered with the consent of the Board, as- follbwe— : “To defray the cost of the. erecti n of the school be ifivited.” It'was then put and carried.

... SCHOLARSHIP REGULATIONS. Mr Steward drew attention to certain hardships in connection with the scholarships. Competitors in the Boards classes C. and D., were obliged to attend a High school, while no pupil attending a High school was allowed to compete for a scholarship. This was unreasonable as, if a pupil won a scholarship and went to a High school as required, he would be cutoff from competition in a higher class. _ Mr Walcot, was of opinion that scholarships should be limited to pupils 5 of Public schools' and that r scholarships - shbuld be /tenable' fpr ; twb '-ot three but that thdre were to be two clpses of scholarships. Mr Barker 1 thbMht that, the duty of the Board; was to atfpd to the.interestp 'of Bublia-schools, o : • T-ii; > Mr, Wakefield pointed, out that it would bo impossible: to pass resolutions ■; at, variance, with-ithe-flaw. He Urged the' adoption of Uhiai open scholarship Thh P Inspector ’ - was called ■ upon to advise the Board in the matter. Ho considered it’ wPnld be'inadvisable to throw ■ <ojibn ; scholarships to the High School.’ The pupils of the public schools could never contest against pupils of the High School in Classes G and D. jA pupil of a-High .School had ’ exceptional in an expensive (-staff and. the, unifqrmly/higher character of the work . whereas the pupils or public schools .; Were': hampered :by a smaller staff, by the elementary tuition ’going’on rounchhimpanththe necessity of doing bis scholarship training work ’ ’after' .ordinary' hours; - 'Tf the. 'High '' School, With its expensive Staff, . cduld not .utterly ,beat ;the public schools in .'results,,things' were not,as they, ought tq *‘ £ .indicated. a desire pn, the part.pf. tho' Legislature to .confine the, scholarships to pupils of public schools. Mr Wakefield thought , the minds,-of inembers were confined by the term of “ High School.” The Board knew no High School, if!-only/ recognised two. classes of scholarships, viz., those con-' fined ,tp ; , public - schools and open ones.; He 'believed the best way; to. get oyer the difficulty would be tb constitute the, Timaru School a District High School, i Mr Walcot thought the ,0 and D.| scholarships should bo-' tenable over! .three years, Dr Foster said He understood it to be; the wish of-the Board to embrace in its;

regulations the greatest possible number. , He.would support Mr Walcot’s' opinion ' after the explanation he had just heard. Mr Steward suggested that a Committee should be appointed to consider the/whole .matter and report to the; Board;" * - \ Mr Wakefield said-that precisely the; same thing had been done before ; the; Board' find; discussed j the thing,, haddisagreed, and a Committee,; and filially had drifted into k inudd l e. • After a long discussion it was moved! by 'Mr Striw&Vd, seconded by Mr Barker; and .carried—“ That the whole question, .of, Schdlkbhip..regulations be referred to; ! d' Comidittee, composed 'of the Cbairmafi, j Dr Foster,, ahf w : Wkke(field, to report! to the next,meeting of the Board.”;.

Mr Davis, a member of the Temuka School Committee waited.on the Board to ask advice/re the resignation of the Temuka School Committee. -

• -.At the request Chairman,'.'the Secretary read the Committee's letter Of resignation arid btfier iio'rfespondence from! Mrl Boltoo. It 1 appeared'fhatiMr Bolton and Mr DaVies are the only members left.

Mt Davisi iri' refily to the' Chairman, stated that Mr. Harr,op considered himself still a menibor of the 1 Committee. ■.The Chairman informed Mr Davis that tie would receive word from the Secretary of the Beard of the result of theßoarqls consideration! qfi the case. The matter was then! fully discussed.-• < Dr Foster held that the resignation of these members should not he accepted,: there' being no provision for such Resignation;’ :l ' ; Mr Stewart disagreed afad Recommended -the Board to support Mr Harrqp’siwith^rawal., J...," ; ■; ■ , ; pointed out that the. Committee had viesigood ; with- the, understanding' that nMr s Harrop; alsocessed to belong ■■ ; to 1 the Committee. Otherwise they would not hare re-

signed;--' 5 . ; Dr i Fostei! ' contended that-. people holding. offices .cotild } not 1 -entirely: divest themselVes;: p& office. ,;!in. -the! Hpnse ,of, Copainons. a! member, resigning V.cphld . notactually, resign.*,, He : must., accept;;,:?i ifiptitipps,; .office,,.itba, Chiltem Hundreds. The . Board then! considered.thematter, and the following resolution, moved by Mr ■ Stewart.;iand; seoonded'hy Mri'Barker) was carried : “ that so far as the Board is advised it is of opinic/n that'’the a^eptahee'iif Mr Harrop’s ''resignation By’ the Committee was invalid, and that Mr. Harrop *-iS therefore stifl' a'member of-the Committee. Further, that as the Board has nd'ppWbr i?d accept tbe" 1 resigfn^tipii f of. metahe#! ’of the• C6tbfhittee,; -’ Messrs HayliurSt Ma’ckay.‘Mendelson;, - . alW’ Committee,. ‘ .. ’ ‘ .)>••••t, v