EDUCATION BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 92, 18 December 1913, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY .MEETING. At the monthly meeting of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday, there were present: Messrs H. Trimble (in lie chair), A. Morton, W. L. Kennedy, Rodgers, A. M. Bradbury, R. Tasters, J. Young, and G. A. Adlam. The following busines of interest to he Stratford district was-transacted : The application of the Pungarehu school committee for the enlargement if their sciiool was referred to the •hief inspector to report on.

The matter of a new water tank at Tuna, and a report on the lavatories t the Xgaere School were referred o the Overseer.

Mr John Graham, headmaster of the 'ohokura school, reported that his asistant had given lier pupils a holiday m the ocasion of the Stratford show n December 4. The explanation of ao teacher in question was to the ef'qct that a holiday had been granted >y the committee. , , It was‘decided to ask the Pohdktira committee whether a holiday was authorised as stated by the assistant :eacher.

A letter was received Hcjpj Jhe secretary of the Stratford District High •chool Committee protesting against the lack of privacy in the conduct of he recent medical examination of chil(ren. A copy of the letter will be forvarded to the Education Department. The secretary of tly> Taranaki School 'ommittees’ Association asked that ■ conference, be bold between repre-

entatives of the Association and the ’oard, to go into various matters o chool work.—lt was decided to hold • conference as suggested oti the evenng of the next meeting of the Hoard.

With reference to the Hoard’s anolication for a new school at Huriroana, the secretary for Education note sugegstiug tho provision of temporary accommodation near the two i:|wav camps and working this and be TTurimoana as half-time schools, "he Resident Road Engineer (Mr G. f. Atnrray) wrote that the presence if the workers on the railway line was the cause of the increase in numbers if children attending Hurimrina chool.—The Department will ho noth ted that the Hurimoana school was •police! for because tlie present school

as not. fit for use, and not on ac aunt of the railway workers.