TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 24, 29 January 1903, Page 2

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

The Board met on Wednesday. Present : Mr Allsworth (chairman), Mrs Dougl-er y, Mesirs Adlam, McDonald, Wade, Mick*y, Taylor, Faull, and Morton.

The architect reported having visited i the Stanley-road, and i Saliabury-road schools. Vtntihtors had ' be: n put in the roof of Okato, Oanui, i and Salisbury-road schools. He a'3o r.pirted on works in progress. , T'ie i>p?l'cation from the New Plyaio ith School Committee and the CKr-riogtoa-ro.d Commut 0 regarding alteration of boundaries, wherein a portion of the latter district was included in the former, wis agreed to. The acthn of the Chairman and Mr Morton, with reference to the Punewhikau sjhool contract, was confirmed. Io was decided to call for fresh tenders for the erection of a school at Kahui-road, and that the architect supply the Committee with wire and ftapKs for fencing the school sice, The Stratford Committee wrot9 requesting the Board tj grant free tuition m the District High Schcol to • those pupils who had qualified. They alsi urge.l the need of a new residence for the haul master, the present builHng being quite unsuited for the bead of a school of the importance of Stratford. -Nj funds available. The Tariki Committee wrote renewing their application for increase of accommodation, stating that on all fine days there" had been considerably over 100 pupils present in a school built for 80. Moreover, a kind of eye blight,! from, which two or three children suffered in Dicember last, had spread very rapidly, aud the Committee thought the crowded stats of the, school was responsible for this. They recommended , that the old buildiug should be dispensed with and a new one erected. In was decided to inform the 0 m- ' mittee that the request would be con- , side<ed when the tuiding g'an f . was . ilhmted, and the architect was in- ■ structed to remedy ths defeclivj v-nti- ' lation.

The Ngaire Committee drew a'tpntion ti the nead for certiin repairs. Referred to the architect with power to act.

An application from the Cardiff Cornmi ttte for repairs to the school roof w.*s r. ferred to the architect with piw. rto ac t . The Committee ara to In informed that it is their duty to keep the grounds clear. The Ohairinin reported having mad-) the following appointments : —Mr. R. M Ij.'lm bi Mihoe, Mr. A. L. Weiss o Pukearuhe, Mrs Harrison to Koru, Miss Olirnie sssis'ant at IngUwood, Miss Potts at Rahotu, Miss Hickey at Stratford, and Miss London atPihama. Aho the following pupil teachers: Miss A. M. Haddr-11 at the Central, Mis-i E.King at S'ratford, Misi 5. Mead transferred from the Central to the Wtst Eud school, Miss E. Danopsey fr.om West End to Central, Miss G. O'Brien from Stratford to- Wes". End, Temporary teichers had fceeo app>ntedas follows:—Miss F.Smith to Rowan road, Mr G. Maginness to M ihoe, Mi».s E. F. Riley to Oarring-ton-road, and Mr Amooie to Ngariki and Kahui-roads. of absence had een granted to Miss S. Mills to attend the Summr School at Auckland. After referring to the Oentr-tl Committee D. Taylor's application for leave of absence was refused. —Adop'ed. Mr H. R. Beinet*-, of Kohurafcahi, waited on the Board in support of a petition urging the erection of a school in that district, It was decided to ask the Government for a grant for a new school en the Whitiangaand Kohura'aki-roads. A deputation from the Fitzroy Committee, consisting of Messrs. Wood, chairra in, Weller, and Outfield waited on the Board in support of thiiir application for a grant towards repurs to fencing, frosting window, and other matters, After hearing the deputation the B >ard decided to gi ant £ for £ subsidy up to £3 for the fencing, to contribute £\ towards a cupboard foe school apparatus, the architect being authorised to have the windows frosted, the question of a new chair being referred to tha Inspector. The Department notified that the builiiog grant was £1750. It was d'cided to draw the atteution of the Minister to the fact that no increa e

h»s been mide in the building grant ■ his year although a large a< ea of the VVaugmui distiict has been added to Taranaki. It was decided that Tree tuition be genn'ed to Owen Evans at tbe Stratfo d District High School as recommended by the headmaster and the Inspector. A letter from the Toko Committee was considered in committee and action od the matter deferred until after the examination, The Stratford Committee notified that legal st°p* were bei'>g taken to vest in the Board the promised site for the Stratford Technical School *nd they were anxious to m ike a start befora the end of the financial year so that the Parliamentary grant should not lapse. They asked the Board to do all poseible to expedite makers.—The committee are to be informed that tbe Board is doing all in its power to expedite the matter. The Ratapiko and Mihoj Committees applied for the erestion of teachers residences.—Deferred until building grant allocated. The Toko Committee wrote declining! to pay for the use of the Toko Ha 1 for I an ovei flow school after December 19th and requesting the Board to provide a suitib'e building in the vicinity of the township. The Committee are to be informed that the Board is not in a position to erect an infant school in Toko at present. Tbe Huiroa Commit'ee applied for a £ for .£ subsidy to a shelter shtd es'imated to cost about £l4.—Granted, the subsidy not to exceed £7 10s. The Selection Oommitte l , Mess s. Mackay, Adlam, and Allsworth, reported that Mr Porteous having declined to accept the appointment of Ass'S'-.ant-lospectjr, <he coinari'.teehad communicated with Mr W. A. Bil*antyne, 8.A.8.2., who had agreed to accept the appointment, They therefore r commended bis appointment. The report was considered in commute', fi nd on resuming it was adopted and Air Baliantyue formally appointed asfcis ant-insp;otor. The Selection Committee further repor'ei, recommending the following names 'o be Rent to the committees interested from which to make a saleDtion: ' I

Oarrin»fon-road : Misses Robina L. MiGi'l E. 3 , Jeannie 8, Sinclair Fait E., Minnie J. Taylor E. 3., Misses 0, *V. Aldridge E. 4., A. Miller P*rfc E. Rowan-rod : Misses E. McGill and Miunie Miller E. 3., Messrs J. E. Bmwn D.4., G. W. Aldridge, and J. MeFadden E. 5. I No ppplica'ion being received for Tongapirutu the committee raoom<

mended having the appointment in the chairmau'a hands,

The report was adopted. Toe Auckland Bjard wrote in reply j to the suggested transfer of the Moktu j Heads School to the Taranaki Board, stating there were certain difficulties in the way, and they suggested that the school should remain ss now under the control of the Auck'ani Board, bu". should be inspected and >ximined by the Taranaki Boird's Inspscto'.-Re-ferred to ths Chairmm to deal with. The Board wont into Comroit'ee to consider a letter from the loglewood Committee. On iesumi<ig it was de-. cid'id that the whole question of Norfo'k Road S-hool be referred to the Chairmm for his rtport. A petition was received from settlers at Lincoln Roid asking that a Lincoln Roid School district bj formed as recommended by the loglewood com mit.t'-e.—The request was granted, the n( cessary steps 10 be taken to o iny out the proposal and define the boundaries. The Ringer reporte.i on piddocks inspected by him. Ho lecommended notice being gi.'oa to the tenant of the school site at the corner of the York and Lincoln Roads to oradicite the r'gwort there. He alto referred to improv men's needed at o'her places. Report received and recommendati >ns to be given eflect to.

The Board went into Committee on several matters, but on resuming mads no repT*.

Mr Piull, pursuant to notiop, moved tha 1 ; 'h-. re rlu'im allowing dancing in sc'irio's be not acted on until the committee have been consulted. Mr Wade seconded the moti-n.

Mr Taylor was averse to the proposal, although he wou'd not ebject to it being submitt d to committees where there were no halls.

Me Morton strongly opposed the motion, which, if carried, would h<ive thi effect of relegating the Board to the position of delegates.

Mr McDonald took the same view, and objected to such a refei endum. Mr Ad lam al-o opposed the motion. He consider d in the outdistrictp,where no hills extVerl, it was necessary to hold dances to lai-e funds for school purposes.

Mr Dougherty opposed the motion on the ground that Providence helped those who helped themselves, and cimcoiMee? c uld not in many places help themselves uolees allowed to hold d inoes in the sohools.

Mr Faull replied, and the motion was put and lost. The Wortley Road Committee wrote invi'ing the Board and its (fficersto bo present at a concert on February 12 h to celebrate the opening of the school on the new site at Lincoln-road

-Tbey are t) be thanked for their i-i----vita'ion.

The Dep-rtment notified that the building grant for the year was £1750. Also that £212 or as much less as would cover the cost would be granted for the schoo', furniture, and fencing at Eahui-road. It was decid d to point ou- to the D pu-tnrnt that the grant was do larger than that of last year, although the area of the district had been enlarged, M : B3 Riley's resignation from the OirHngton-roid school was accepted. The Inspector was granted a week's leave of absence as frem February 4th. A report from the Reserves Committee was adopted. Accounts were passed. A letter was read stating that a meeting - f householders had been held

at Raupuku and a Committee formed, also urging that a school should be built there as soon as possible.—The position of affairs is to be plaoed before the Minister, with a request that funds for building the school should be im-

mediately provided. On the receipt of the grant steps are to b? taken to secure the site and te.ders invited for the building, The Inspeotor reported on the result of the Saturday chss's held in the December qmrter. The report was on the whole very satisfactory. He recommended payment of certain amounts to

the instructors. Mr Spencer also reported on the question of appointing siwing teachers, and recommends'! that, applications should be caUed for. Adopted.

The lospec'or also brought up a report on manual and technical work, and suggested that the Board should secure apparatus and supply same to the schools direct front the office He pointed out that the Board might ed vance .£SO for this purpose out of th* building fund and repay the amount when the apparatus grant was received. —-Ref. rred to tbe Chairman to give eftec 1 ; to. A letter from the Oanui Committee Committee relative to alterations to d-ors was referred to the Inspecor with power to ao*.

On the motion of Mr Mackay, seconded by Mr Morton, it was resolved that the Board place on record

its app*eciation of the action of the Minister of Education in providing for free secondary education as set out in tbe regulations published in December list.

Mr Mackay pursuant to notice moved that this Board again communicate with thi Wanganui Bisrd with the view of jointly urging the Minister of Education to take ac'ion during the coming session of Parliament to have the revenues accrued, and accruing from the Opaku University Reserve, utilised on the manner previously suggested to thi Minister by the combin d Bonrds.—Carried unanimously. The rose.