TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 21, 23 September 1915, Page 3

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

•THE MONTHLY MEETING. At the meeting of the Taranaki Education Board yesterday there . were •present: Messrs H. Trimble (chairman), 6. A. Acllam, .R. Masters, J l '. Mackay, E. Marfell, A. Morton, A. H. Haleombe, and tlie Rev. A. B. Chappell. .., . Leave of absence was granted to Mr A. M. Bradbury: - OVERSEER'S REPORT. amount of repairs were necessaray at this school, including new out-oifices, lavatory basins and drainage, new tank and stand, new blinds and sundries; also the whole of the outside and ceiling inside was painted. "Whilst at Denbigh, the School Committee, Mr Mills, drew my attention to the state of the fence around the horse-paddock (about 10 chains) and the question of renewing same. I went fully into the matter and also suggested that the committee write to the Board. General.—Owing to the amount l of work in the' Stratford district we have been unable to make a start] down the coast, hilt hope to do so within the next fortnight. . The report was adopted. THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Agriculture.—Mr Sergei reports that the number of compulsory students attending the class is now seventy-three. A feature of-these students which has been remarked on by instructors is that as a rule they are a fine type, of boy and girl. This is very pleasing, and speaks well for our own, since in some centres- the compulsory students have proved themselves in many cases somewhat undesirable.. ; V At Stratford the instructor (Mr Smart) reports that good work is being! done in the plumbing class. There are seven students on the roll and one or two new ones are joining shortly. The-report was adopted. NEW SCHOOLS. On the proposed school at Finnerty Road, a report was presented by Inspector Whetter. He stated that the nunmber of. children of school age who would probably attend the proposed school was 27. There were 25 children under school age living in the district. and about six of these would be of school age next year. The nearest schools were Ngaere, Mahoe, and Maiigatoki. which were respectively 3i : ; 7 and 5 miles distant. The settlers were willing to give a suitable site about If) chains Irani the junction oi Stuart and Finnerty Roads, the section containing an acre and having 250 links frontage to Fiimerty Road. There wens s'everal children on the Stuart Koad 'wfuV'ih order to' attend 'the 'Ngaere school, had to travel over four miles and fbvd the Waingongora river. This river '.Vises' very quickly and, is fc}i,en< Very-unsafe fc-6" ford;' JHe felt that the settlers had a reasonable claim Tor the establishment of a school,, and;he. recohtmended that ,application, he made to thfe Department' for ; a .grant towards the erection of a report'was adoptedjJ.a.ud it was decided'to make applka<tiipn. for a school. Inspector Baliantyije'ireported .-that he "visited the Pukeiiahu district .to make' inquiries in regard to the establishment of a school in that district. The number of children of school age who Would be likely to. attend the school if established Mas 2-1. The number of children under school age living in the district was 22. Several of these would be of school age next year. The nearest school was at Bird Road, five miles away. He recommended that a school should be provided.—/The report was adopted, and the matter of procuring a suitable site was left in, l the hands of Mr Masters.

In regard to : reqiient of the.jrailf ! way, ailtj' siettlera foiva school at Hminioana, Inspector Ballantyne report, ed that he could, not. see his Jvsiy to make any recommendation. He •pointed out that there were at-present 39 children in the smalt:-.lmWing .at Tahora-, and the school was in consequence unduly overcrowded, and with the summer coming- on, and. th«. railway workers moving on towards TaJioi;a, the congestion in. the building he accentuated. Something of- a Temporary natuie should certainly be 'doM; immediately to relieve the pres-sure.—-It was decided to provide 'a temporary building at Tahora. • 11 ". ■ . ;; MOVEMENTS OF TEACHERS. ' The chairman reported that he had to make the following temporary appointments :—Egmout Village, Miss M Morton, assistant; Frankley, Miss Wiufield. assistant; Stratford, Miss F, McAllister, assistant; Egmout Village, Miss-E. Drake, assistant; Stratford, Mr It. Adlani, assistant; Tuna. Miss.E. Drake; Central, Miss M. MoUafc, pupil teacher. The following teachers were granted leave of absence owing to illness:— Miss L. Fleming, assistant at Opunake ; Mrs Cartwright, sole teacher at Fukearuhe; Miss M. K. Hare, assistant at Frankley; Miss Meyer, head teacher at Durham, was granted extended leave on account of an accident, and Miss A. Cocker, assistant at i "Waitaiii, was granted leave to attend an examination. Mr Partridge, pupil teacher at the Central School, was granted extended lejave to join the Expeditionary Force. , , GENERAL. The Director of Education; advised that the Department had no, objection to the establishment of Saturday classes at Stratford for pupils attending scliools on the Toko branch line, provided that no option as regards attendance of woodwork and cookery classes is given.