EDUCATION BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 49, 27 February 1914, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD.

TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. At the Taranaki Education Board meeting, which was held on Wednesday, Mr W. A. Ballantync, chief inspector, wrote pointing out that under tho new regulations for the examination and and classification of teachers, a teacher, before sitting for an examination, had to forward to the Department a' certificate that he had carried out satisfactorily under a qualified instructor a course of practical work in certain science subjects. He pointed out that this would be hard on teachers in outlying districts unless some arrangements were made for them to attend the required course. He therefore recommended that the Board sanction the closing of certain schools for a term of three weeks from May 25 next to enable uncertificated teachers to secure the necessary practical certificates.—This course was agreed to. GENERAL. Mr S. Turkington, teacher at Huiakama, reported that during the year 1913 a pupil residing 2.V miles from school had made only 196 attendances out of 389. This year she had made only 17 out of 30. Moreover, she had not the requisite books and refused to get them. He asked for instructions.— Referred to the truant officer. The following resignations were accepted :—Miss M. E. Hunt, millinery instructress, Technical College; Miss Z. Bayly, sole teacher, Mangaehu ; Miss M. J. Cowles, assistant, Awatuna; Miss M. Moir, assistant, Cardiff ; Bliss 1. Wyllie, probation, ; Midhirst.

Tho Board will recommend the extension of the scholarships held by Miss Bessie Rogers and Gordon Sanders. It was decided that the schools in the Taranaki education district remain in the same ward as in 1913, with tho exception of Fitzroy, which, in accordance with the law, must be transferred from tho North to tho West ward; Tarata and Pukeho, which will be transferred from the East to the North ward, and Carrington, which will be transferred from the West to the North ward. Rerckapa school will be placed in the North, Waingongoro in the East, and Patua and Petone in the West wards respectively. The supply of chairs at the Ngaere School, and the question of lighting the Douglas School were left to the inspectors.

j The following appointments on school committees were confirmed :—Makahu, Mr A. Coyne, in place of Mr Diggins, resigned ; Pohokura, Mr S. Medcalf in place of Mr Bennett, resigned. Tho question of a school site at Kiore was referred to Mr Masters to enquire into.

Accounts amounting to £2950 Ss 5d were passed for payment.—" News."