WANGANUI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 193, 23 April 1915, Page 3

WANGANUI EDUCATION BOARD.

j MONTHLY MEETING. The Waii^im^Drffs ; 'of'-Edirektfic ■' nl'\t-'en Wednesday night. Present:— . 'Ti':--ssrs.'<"F." : Pirani-'. "Y-- } Broeej O'Deaj ?Av Prase. ; "*s! 0»w- Vfeo,'i§ -*a Resignations.-*—A. L.PUake,, assistant, Crpftpn Side,;. P... A.. Qngley, special, ,assislfcant,' EUhani;-A. K. Anthony, assistant, Mokoia; C. A. Stewart, Ist assistant .Wanganui Technical .College; L. A.!|ifeHardie A sQle teacher, K'akatahi; R. ■ jnipij'. teacher, "Terrace End; L T . Dement, sole teacher, Ngaturi. 'Appointment.—Okaiawa: Miss Anthony, 2nd "assistant. Applications for 'leave -"^of''-absence grdnted.- : -Ii. ,r 'J'. Furrie- assistant, ■Victoria* A-Vehue; •T.'l-nnes, head '"'teaehor, Okaiawa; M. C. Walton, assistant-, Lytr tori .B<. Je.nkinson, assistant, Eltham; G. M. Aui'oa; A.;B^akej- aspistant, ..Side;. : J. Me;MurrajY probationer, - Askhurst; M. Cnvell, assistant, Aramohp; C. .Lavery, assistant, Hawera;. B. Lock,.jspJe, teach-. er,,'Moturoa.;..M. Ray, assistant, Hunteryille;. H. Day,, pupil -teacher;, Arpmohp;, M.: Pinny, pupij teacher, Hawera; I* i J\. Armitage, ,sple teachcr, x Pohonui ; J, : !E. probationer, West End; B. Anderson, head teacher, Utiku; assftarit- : Foxton; GV 8, Straek, special-assistant., Pate'a--. '•■"' ~.■: I Departraental' Matters. . ; Mr. Strong 1 was instructed to report in regard 'to' a proposed"alteration .in an additional classroom at Huhterville school:'' '■--'• •" r-i- / ' " . -.-v<.. ,-.-.- '..- ■ K'otirlca'fi : oh■ was "received of j a gra»t of'£34o • for an' additionttl classfdoin at"' Fdxt'6 : n''s(!h6fSr,''an t d- a'grant of £IOO for additional dand" at •• Wafigariul East schobfP- I ''"'-'-- '"■•■'-'-•■ ; , '-" < '- ••.••'j 1 ': Miscellaneous. . . . 'r jtwa's. resolved'to; pay an recount of £2j 8/ : incurred in-./Connection" with;JCapuhi •' f : .-- ?tHZ?~&?. ■ A tender- of.-£lB5 .was r accepted:"-for clearing bush on ! the Raurimu - school site. • :■'-'■■ ;-'■' ? '•: ''."* frt«.*c lt<r.r£:~:< ;?o

An amount, of *£s.. was; .authorised for fencing, at, Qrautona school. , ;i -. ..-;•" ... An .application of £sl 10/-., fov repairs .to the Manaia school was..referred to Mr. Hodge. .. ~ . -..,,„,,...,,..• ;■,-, , An.application for £ls for repairs to fences at .Huahin,e- .school was J'cferred to Mr. Guthrie. . .; .Jli; ,\vu.- 4 /Czclyg(£. to allow .the head teacher, at Ilakaramea. .house allowance, instead the present school residence.\ ~.,.., ..... The ..question wf fencing, the .new sehqql.site at Silve-rhope ,was , referred to' Mr. Purnell. -Mr; 1 -Hodge was given' power to act in connection'with repairs' to the side school at Hawera. It "was 'decided to put the '''school on the list of painting. f- ; It"-"was decided to hold over "a proposal* t'6 : - alter "-the classrooms 'at Victoria Avenue school. ■ Mt:- Hodge was instructed to -report jOn and ■•repairs to- the Otakeho • school.-'- -' ■ ■*•' -•''-' ''• 1 1 "The**unsatisfactory- state of drainage .at] Rawhitiroa school was-'referred to the.* Eltham''- bounty i.Gounei-L* * '■_. cA petition 'against the" renlo/al "of the Pukokana school was:received only.

j .n the Board does not contemplate any j r.t-tion at present. j It was decided to grant' Mrs. Llewell !"a 21 years' lease• of 'section '2lj Puke • : kaka, at 10/ti per aiimirh, the Board roi'serviug two acres for-a'school site. A letter from'the'Ta'rariaki Board of Ed;'cation : '4o s '^lr^ : H. TrhvtAbie's candidature for : the Coii'ncii of Education; was"' : received' Only. - -''"" •• The'Chief 'Electoral --'wrote stating that statutory provision ..had' ,been made for the use of school buildings for electoral purposes.': It was .'decided to carry. . out neoossary repairs at the. District High School at Hawera. Manual and Technical Instruction, The Manual- and Technical Instruction Committee reported that the members met oil the.l4th inst: — It was-resolved-to thank, the Waito■tara County Council, for a ,vote of £25 for the current year.-.... .. • ■ ' • Tlie.,difiiiway Department advised, that passengersv.eould. not be carried on the from-, the .-North.-—lt ■was decided to,- again,,,approach the Department. ,}'• >•' 'V. '-S-;--.!". " Permission was, granted to the Wo r Winter- -Club- tp ? Aise .the, tennis courts.*';■;■ ;...•.•••■''-.' »> ■ -.;.■..- Northern . ; "... District. ; ' (Eltham^,— It was decided : to .. thank .the Eltham Borough Council for a.vote of £5. Barto.n.-T-It;.\vas decided , to recom : mend tha.t.an. effort ..be... made to raise half the .cost for typewriters.,, as has been done in other centres.... .. t '" The installation of .electri'e light at Feilding Technical School was. authorised. ; •".-:• It was. decided to aj'i'ange for a conference of the agricultural, instructors. It W as decided that ..certificates of school gardens and grounds should be awarded to thcOhangai, .Tokaoroa, Matapu, Okaiawa,,and Mangatpki schools. --'The question of acponirnqdation .of copkery and .woodwork, clashes at -l'o>:.ton was- held over.,- .*,..-,».- r -|

It -was resolved- to-supply the Hqt■terville,,and Taihape ..elas'.g with additional apparatus •