EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 89, 27 March 1902, Page 2

EDUCATION BOARD.

. The Board met on Wednesday. Pro- a sen : Mewrs McAllum (thairaaa), J Adlam, Wade, Allsworth, Macksy, 3 . Kennedy, and Faull. m Si 1 he archi'ec reported on the quoo> ,J r cion of droiaxge at the Sstratford 1 0 and it was left ia his hand* with potftt I to ac\ 4 flj ,t Leave of absence waa granted to *| t. Miss Haywood. | t Mr Mackay moved, and Mr Wade | r seconded, that the chairman be ant to .i| d Wellington for the purpose ofiayfaf j k before the Minister for Education ft >3 j compkt* statement of the .financial | position, and of the finaßcurrsqair** 1 n ments of the Botrd, and that M bt §'* a instructed to frankly tell the Minister jj that unless he can see his my to !»• Jl e crease the grant to the Board itfeuuMt S i, see how it can carry on.—Carried end e division by 6 to 1, Mr Allswortb wt stro; g!y opposing the latter clause oi |H tbe motion. IS e On Mr Mackay s moSjgp, oeoondod 3 ,t by Mr Adlam, it was resolved to (•* 3 g form the Cardifl, Npaiie, Oakara, m , t Urenui, Waitara, Stratfoid, Frankley- "M t' road, Ratapiko, Hurford-road, and a Opunake committees that the Beard is ( _ ,3 • e applying to tbe department for a ~ tber grant to mevt the r> quiremeoto ti 5S the district; on receipt of which ■ataraj d ters referred to iu the el letters will b« attended to. JH » The New Plymouth committee is toll e ba informed that on receipt of tb*9 II architect's certificate the Board wUIiH (. pay the subsidy promised toward t Courtney-street shelter-shed. 1 A lutter from the Teachers' Inatftallm ,t re scholarship examinations was i»»-f I, ferred to th« inspector. j e In reply to the New Plymouth OOfeOSl Q committer, it was r* solved thai 49$ ir Board cannot see its way to estebd tin mid-day rectu. t j e In reply to her application, it «M;< ,t resolved that Miss Arrow will b#| d granted leave of abtecoe for twelftj e months as from 11th April, if oelootli'' for work in the concentiatiun camno £; Sjuth Africa. , J i. Mr K. Morgan, Waitara, w» granted ' ,t four days leave of absence. Mr J. Johnson waited a poo the Board to request,*[ou behalf pf tbe mi* Q dents of Westown, that an infant scbod » d might be erected in their district, to bt ■< run in connection with the Franker* Jl e road. At present there were tmntyf'{ „ children from Standard d to Frsiikley-road school. As the iw e was iu a bad state it was hard on tbl childrec to travel to this scho»l. Tbli ir furthest away were two miles off. Tbo; h sei tleis were wiling to supply a build* 1 s mg, and only asked for a te*oher and • u necessary school ecee^sorifs, The Uhaitman said that' ptnoNfyf e be did not think tbe time rip*lor* e side school at Westown, eepcoially ift r view of the Board's strained fiowiiioul * position. The distance was about the p nitue to tbe town school, by • gooi' road. t Mr F: uH hoped there would bo soon g guurantte ' hat the settlers would gnat e the use of the buildirg for fcf&rtaia time. Tho Board would tnra loso . nothing by iiet'ing up a side school, ti and there would bo mora children ate tending. Mr Allsworth thought would bt •i making tbe Fr<ink)ey-rood maitort r work htav'i i', es he would bo doprifod t t. of th < help of bis . Ssinturjt ti acher, wbo " ; would f>o to tbe side school. "! (, Mr Kannedy supported the cateb* . iishme.it of the school, while Mr • kfiy opposed it, ou the same ground sll; -! the chiiiriflun. ■** , Mr F.iull moved that oti the Wot«'-y town Hall iruMtees guaranteeing tlMfi uee of tbe building for three yesiw, tb#| t Bo ant agiee to open a sid) sobool b|',: . couuection with tbe Frankloy-votiJ tii hool r'or so long ts it sees fit. jjjH Mr Wade secondid, and the . wi.h carried, Mr Mackay and the ehiira| m»o votini; agnidst it. 3H j Mr Foiijeriy made a request for 1 turn of travelling eitiongeii. - Onurtoaßgß Mr Tbomptci!, Pukewuhe, wml 1 that tbe te<tcbor, Miss t closud the school without bis i mission, and gone; away.—Tite QIpQH

Hill (apply a teacber without delay. Miss Bain wes appointed to Durham road school, and Miss Simpson as assistant mistress at Opunake. The Toko's committee's request to be -allowed to kold their annual meeting in the public hall instead of the school was agreed to. Tbe Education Department wrote asking ths Board to advise as to qualifications of any teacher offering for South Africa.—The matter was referred to the chairman and Mr Allsworth. The Education Department advised that present arrangements at the West Infants! School may continue until the Board has organised matters properly. —Referred to the Teachers' Selection Committee to report upon. The Ttachers' Selection Committee made the following recommendations for appoint ments:—Assistant mistress, i Central School, Misses Macintosh, D 4; Black E3; Hepworth, E4; Brunton, E2. Assistant-master, Central School, C. W. Field, B.A. and B4 ; Joseph Thomas, p»rt D. Assistant-master, Stratford, 0. W. Field, B.A. and B4; Joseph 'Thomas, part D. Frankleyroad, Mis- Black E3. Waiongona, Mits W. J. Aitkin, D2. Huiakama, Miss M. A. Balfour, D2; Miss M. Warwick, D2; Joseph Thomas, part D; S. M. Scot', D. Pukearuhe, M. D. Lamplugh. The Ranger's report on school sites was read.—Mr Kennedy was deputed to inquire re Kahouri site. Mr Matkay submitted a lengthy report on the Taibore-road and Man-gaehu-road school sites question. He recommended that the school be built onthe proposed site at Msngaehu. Some discussion ensued. Mr Allsworth advocated the erection of a temporary school on Taihore-ro&d. A resolution that a school ha built, at Mangaebu, on section 28, block 3, j Omona, was carried by 5 votes to 2,j Messrs Allsworih and Kennedy oppos- j ing.

The Rugby-road settlers petitioned for the erection of * small schoel in their,district.—The request cannot be granted at present. The Kohuratahi settlers made a similar application. - Keferrei hack, the secretary to Reapply inform./im regarding a petition. Accounts were passed and the Beard! adjourned. j