EDUCATION BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 55, 29 February 1912, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Education Board was commenced on Tuesday evening. Mr H. Trimble presided, and other members present were Messrs R. Masters, H. Halcorn'be, Rev. .1. McArthur, G. A. Adlarn, W. McL. Kennedy, A. Morton, W. Rogers, and J. Young. Finance Committee. On tire recommendation of the Finance Committee grants were made for the following:—Mahoe, grant for improvement of school grounds; Bird, addition to school building; Upper Mangorei, grate; Pembroke, subsidy towards improving school grounds; Rahotu, improvement to residence; Awatuna, improvement to residence; Kent, subsidy to clear noxious weeds; Lower Mangorei, grate, clock, out office and asphalt for shelter shed.

Chairman’s Report. The chairman (Mr H. Trimble) reported that he had given instruction for a boll to be erected at Stratford school and for the electric light to be installed in several rooms. He had great pleasure in drawing the Board’s attention to, the excellent work done by those schools that sent up candidates for scholarship examinations. Four out of the first six candidates that qualified for the Junior National Scholarship belonged to the Taranaki educational district. The following temporary appointments had been made; Ackland Road, Miss E. Vickers, sole teacher; Douglas, Mr J. W. F. Jones, sole teacher; Inglewood, Mr R. H. Cutler, assistant. Taranaki Scholarships. The committee submitted the following report on the Taranaki Scholarships ; “We have considered matters with reference to the Taranaki scholarships and after consultation with the Chief Inspector we recommend; (1) That it be suggested to the University Senate that clause 79 (b) of the Education Act, 1908, should be modified by the substitution of the matriculation examination for the Junior University scholarship examination as the qualifying examination for the scholarship; (2) that clause 79 (d) of the Education Act, 1908, should be amended in accordance with the report of the Inspectors, of March 20th, 1911, so as to allow more than one scholarship being awarded to ona school in one year; (3) that a conference of representatives of the Taranaki Education Board, the Wanganui Education "Board, and the New Plymouth High School' Board, and the members of Parliament for the Taranaki provincial, district should be held at ah early Alate; to , consider what stops should be taken to amend the Education Act so as to give effect to these recommendations.”

The report was adopted, and copies authorised''-*to to the High School Board and the Wangamui Education Board. General. The Inglewood and Stratford school committees were appointed advisory committees of their respective technical schools. A motion was passed that school committees should be paid capitation for the year 1912. On the motion of Mr Morton, a resolution was passed that the schools in the Taranaki education district remain in the same wards as in 1911, with the exception of the Awatuna school, which will be taken from the East Ward and placed ,in the West Ward. Mr Fredric, of Stratford, was appointed examiner in practical plumbing in connection with the New' Plymouth technical classes. An examination fee of 10s is to be charged for each candidate. The appointment of Messrs H. Strom bone and T. F. Alyward on the Whangamomona school committee was confirmed.

The Board adjourned until yesterday morning.

YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS. The Board resumed at 9.30 o’clock yesterday morning. Overseer’s Report. The overseer (Mr C. H. Moore) reported as follows: Douglas, now school.—The work would lie finished in about a fortnight, ami the shelter shod had been removed from the hall property to the new site. Huiroa.—A washhouse and bathroom and minor alterations were completed, with the exception of the painting. Bird Road.—He recommended that a porch bs made the full width of the class-room and 10ft. wide, the roof to continue from the main roof; the class-room to have two ventilating pivots put in the end; the tank-stand moved out and proper "lavatory basins installed.

General.—A bathrooim and washhouse is being built at Tntutawa.— The drainage at Tpriki has been attended to.—The following paint work is finished: Cardiff, Mahoe, Matan, Hnirangi, Pihama, Fitzroy residence, and work at Kaimata was just about finished. Ratapiko and Pihama residences are yet to I>e painted. The Board decided to ask the Xgaere school committee to explain why there .had been so many broken panes of glass in the school. Grants to School Committees. Grants were made to the following school committees:—Kent: '£2 for clearing ground of blackberry. Durham : An extra £2 10s subsidy on concrete .work. Mahoe: £ for £ towards the improvement of the school grounds. (The subsidy does not include the account for ornamental trees.) Pembroke: Subsidy of half the cost of improvements. Stratford: shelter-shed. Huiroa; £8 10s towards the cost of drainage and fencing. ' , :