EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 106, 23 May 1901, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

Tub Bo rJ mo 1 ; in Wednesday. Pros in■: M.*. McAllum (OhniMTiati), M-ss Hcynvod, Messrs. Ad'am, Wiule, Alldwortli, Mucluy, Kenuody, Faull, and Higuett. Tiio Arekitjcc's report was read, stating thit lenders had bow called for the erection af rcluiols at Durham Road and Pishokura, An account Fi-ooi Mr. Steele, for workn at Soratl'ord school, amounting to .£7 12s, wjs preJs'inted for payment. Tlm Beard considered the tenders in oramit a?, and on i-exnming recomnunded the acceptance of Air. T. J. Oaudissh's tender of £282 for the Durham Road school, and Mr. Athoi Moredkh's t/nder of £305 for tha erection of the Poliokuia school. Tho recommendation was adopted, M;sira F<tull >ind Wade recording t.hoir vo'es against usiug tbo building grant from the Tahow district for tho building of the ! Durham Eoad K ;hool. The report was ihjc adopted

Tho T.oglewood Committee wrote iu reference to thy painting of the Norfolk ft ad soli;ol. --Tiny will be inf.;r.n.d tlut tha Architect lias baen instructed to a'tond to the matter. Tie Ratapiko Committee wrote a>king Lv increa-od ac tomuvjdiiion for tha teacher. Tu» request will be placed on ihe list of ui gone work ; and, ii. referring to a r, q->oct for a range for the raideuce, th\s secretary \tas instructed fcn writj and explain the ceurso usually adopted by the Board. Ttii> New Plymouth (Jotnu.ii.Ue forwmrded a reso'ution, " That in view of the unsatisfactory system at present adopted for extnaiiiirjg sewing, the Board b« r. commended to appoint a paid expert examiner." Mr. Maokay moved, " That fcbe question of s. wing havins;|been already se fully discussed, the Board declines to re-open the qu»etion."— Seconded by Mr. Wade, and carried. The s-me c muiittoo forwarded a request for assistance in eyeing a fligstafF at the Central School.—lt was resolved that the Board agree to allcv the work to be do'.e under the superv.sion of tbo Archit ct, the cost to te defrayed by the committee.

Tne Town Committee also asked for a subsidy of £ for £ for »he treetion of a shelter-shed at the Courteuay-stree'; school,—On Mr. AlWoth's motion,

-econded by Mr. Wade, tho usu»l subsidy was granted, the amouufc nob to exceed £l2 10s, The Tarcta Committee asked tho Bond f>r a fi <g for tho school, and for plans and assistance f.>r aithMter shed which it was pi t> erect at an estimated sr.st of £lß.—On Mr. Hig'cefct's motion, second, d by Mr. Mackay, it was decided to inform the Oomraitt'O that a subsidy wou'd b< igranted in terms of a resolution passed on 27th March, wheu £8 was voted for the tho Archit.et will be instructed to forward a plan, though the i Board will not make a practice of proj viding such plans ; that flags may ba üb'auird from the Government, and that the Board has no funds, ti contribute to improving the school grounds.

' t The Mahoe and Whangamomona Committees were granted leuve to shorten the midday rfew-s, and dismiss f the children half an hour oailier in the j afternoon during the winter. , Tho Tongaporutu Oommirtae wroto . asking what the Board intended to do in r.gurd to tho appointment of a j teach*r. —A second letter in regard to , i protect from p.reu's about the late teacher was als> road, If a suitable teacher were appointed, it was stated all tha cnildrou of school a*e in tho d.strict would he sent.-Mr. Wade moved that the Committor )» asked to 1 provide information to the Board as to • the number of children who would atj tend the school.—Seconded by Mr. Ai'.lam, and carried. The Ratapiko Committee's applica- . tion for a sewing teacher was held over „ pending the receipt of information as to the number of scholais to be taught 1 sewing. Mrs. Strcktnaii's resignation as sew- . ing mistr. ss at Waihi was accepted. The Secretary cf tha local branch of . tha Teacher's lustituta wrote 6ugge»ting that the pupil teachers' sxaniina-, *ion da'e shoull be changol in c{ the public holidays proclaimed on ac- . count of the Royal visit,—Tha le'„tsr , was r»f«rred to the Chairman and the . Intpeotor, who were given power to . »C;. . The Board decided to rescind a resolution pissed at laet mooting re midr wiuttr holidays. In v : ew of the public holidays appointed by the Gov#i nmeht. The vacation will extend from the 17th . to 28; h June, inclusive. In reply to the Board's request for a definition of'"newly settled districts" the Education Department wrote th«t tho Minuter was abseil from the \ colony at present.—The Chairman and Mr. Allsworth were appointed a Comm>tt''o to obtain all information pos- , sitL) on the subject. The Chairman of the Teachers' , Silariis Commission wrote asking for information r< lative to teach'rs' sa'arif.s in tho Taii-.naki dislrict.—Tho information will be supplied, and (jioi

. Coajm'ssioners tuivisoJ tli.it the Hou-i and otho.s interested in educational (matters would be glad ti th<m ! here. 1 he following recommendations of taschers will be forwarded to the Committees int'rested :—Upper Mang,u-ei, Miss L ; ddel ; Ngariki (tempo? ary), Mr. Kitehinginau ; Albert roid, Miss Reeve ; Pukearuho, Brennan. The action of Meesis. Allsworth and Higr.ett in calling a special meeting of tho Board, in the unavoidable absence of the O'nairman, to meet Ilcv, Ls>>ac»;, ' Government manual ami technical schools organiser, was confirmed. Tho Toko Committee frnvaided the ' following resolution :—" Tint as the Commit' eo wore elected under a pledgo to secure the removal of tha echoul to a more oonveniout position, they vow place tho raat'tr before r.*.e Board, bc>jifcvmg that by so doing they are acting in tbo only way that will reeuro a inieces.s r u! school." They pointedoo f 1 that the great distance of tho school s from the township debars a large runnier of ehihiroc fivrn receiving ary education at ell,and many who doattend are I only able f o do so in an erratic manner. I The average attendance will be larg.-Jy t increased at onco if the school is d more cen'rally situated. It was also c pointed out that the Government had d asciusd a site for a pent office at tiie y

junction of the Ohura and Toko roads, and tli\f; a railway Ptation would, in tho near 'futuiv, be located in Toko, iiml it would bs advantageous to the children from outlying districts if the I seho'il were near the station and rostl ollhe. The Oommiites reraioded the Board of the cramped and uaventilated s'jMte of the school, and reiommeu.'ed the Board to ■' look the matter full in the face aud secure to tho district a schcol in the proper place and i f snub proportions as will nu°et the requirements of the district." The matter was held over, and Mr Ma.kay gave the fo'lowing no ice of motion:—That the resolution of 27th November, 1900, re moving the Toko school, be rescinded, to enable the Board to discuss the tatter from the eemmittoe re-opening tho quis'ion. The Truant Inspector r3portod that he had visited all the schoois in the di.tric-, taking names of all children who do net pvitin the required number of attendances He' had prosecuted one parent for not uendiDg his children to school, and had issued two moimousea at Ing'ewood, cue each at TJrenui and Waihi, aud sov<jn at Waitara.

A second report was read, drawing ] the Board's attention to an incident which occurred in the S.M. Court at Waitara, when several parents were summoned for non-compliance with the School Attendance Act. One paiant , asked to be allowed to get an exemption certificito fram the Chairman of the Committee, as his child had been sick, and the S.M. adjourned the case, when the obtained a certificate, *ud the ease was eventually Ti.e Inspector considered the Chairman hal no power to gr-nt a cjrtifi.-ate for any time prior t> the begiuuifig of the present month. He thought if the matter was allowed to p-s* p-u'e-.ts would openly defy tha Apt. The child had attended regularly sine* the summons was issued. Afk«-r the Boird had considered ihe ma*tr in committor a rafolutfon th*t it be r*ferr»d to tho Do id's srliitor was lost, nnd tue subj it was dropped. Tne Reserves C mmi't- e lepwed us follows :—Thit the Ngaie (.'ommittt* be informed that 'ho r? orve i-.t Ngai:e is leased to Mr. W. Blizzard, and the lease d<es not expire un'il 1908, and • hat the rent form* part of the B.)»rd's funds, as'prrviJod for in Kegul t on 77; that the Secretary report on rhe c ndi'ions of Mr. S. J. Allen's of section 4, block 12, Upp r Wait'ra ; tha- thetM are i.o objection'' to tlitransfer of this lease to Mr, E. Juliaii; .that Mr. Msckay be roquestod to .on-fi-r with the Sfcnnl°y road i egarding what por ion of the school reserve is reqir'red /or schcol purposes, the bilance to be let according to the provisions of Regulation 77 ; that tho Secretary be instructed ti pr pare s'atementsof reserves unlet, arrears 01-o 1rent, etc., so that tbo B-ard can dei-ide what action to take. It was resolved tint School Co.umiitee elections bi held at Denbigh road, Omata, Waihi, Uruti, a'td Stratford ; and that the following Coiimisvion. rs be appo'nted: —R man road, Messrs E, Wright and J. W. Snowdop; Taho<a, Messrs Jas. Rogor3 and A. Gato ; Huiwngi, M<ssrs Ai-drevs ail Bennett ; Pukearuh", Mr. A. ton, soar, ; and fiat Mr. F. Hamra'mcl be approved fur a vacancy on the Okito ComTiittoo.

A-counts totalling £951 3ilOl wer-s pa-sed. The recornmen'iation of iht InsprcVir that Rupert Baigeut, Freda ick liugent and Maud Nor-ish, pup Uof the Midhtra l ; school, having passed tlu' necessary examination ba yiantod fr. a tuition at Hie Stra' f- rd Di-t-ict Hiyli S2IIOOI, will be givr n ofLtt to. Mr. Heenan, headmaster at the Opunake school, wro'e applying fur 20 cadet rifles. Twenty-one mounted boj s could now be mustered, and were wd 1 acquainted with moun'ed iufan'ry drill, except the manual exerciVe wl i a could not be lem nod without the u>'6 ot riflus or carbines. Tin boys were very enthusiastic, and if surrounding were allowed to join in about 40 could bo mustered. He did not know of «ny other mounted school corps, and he thought this would bs very credit-bio, to the district. He suggested that a fuw Mausfrs. capturod from Boots, might be obtained fiom the Govirnmenr, as they were light and suitable l for boys to handle —Tr-e letter will be forwarded to the Department. The Board then adjournel.