Taranaki Education Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7859, 29 June 1905, Page 2

Taranaki Education Board.

MONTHLY MEETING. The Education Board met on Wednesday. Mr Jas. Wade (Chairman) iresided, and there were also present -Mrs Dougherty, Messrs G. Adlum, j. H. Maunder, W. H. McDonald, J. Mackay, W. Monkhouse, and A. Morton. —Appointments.— The Chairman reported that since last mecUog he liad made the following appointments :—Raupuha, Mrs Warner, temporary teacher ; Urenui, Jliss Haddrell, temporary assistant ; Waiongona, Miss H'amcrton, assistant ; Urenui, Miss Hutcheson, assistant ; Upland Road, Miss Adamsom, assistant; Egniont Village, Miss Haddrell, assistant. The committees of the following schools had been granted leave to alter the dates of the usual mid-winler holidays Lincoln Road, Midhirst, Hurford Road, Huirangi, Kaimata, titration' and Urenui. The report was adopted. —.Selection Committee.— The selection committee reported twenty-two candidates for the Nor folk Road vacancy, seven for Awatuna, four for Durham Road,- two foi Matau and Purangi, one for Raupuha and one for Tongaporutu. They recommended- that the following names be submitted to the respective.school committees .'-'■ Norfolk Road, J. M French, M.A., A2 ; A. Gray, D2 ; R E. Thomas, D2 ; W. J. Boyce D2 ; B. Penlington, D 1 ; G. A Robbie, D2 ; H. Robson, C.'i Awalulia • Miss G. Alexander, 1)3 T. Blain, D 4 ; C. W. Field, 83. Dur ' ham Road ; Miss K. Sheard, C 3 Miss G. M. Alexander, D 3 ; Mrs K Tendal,, I'M. For Matau and Puran gi Mr S. E. Meredith, pE., and fo - Ruapuha, Mrs M. Warner, D 4, a: temporary occupant, with the view c being permanently appointed shouli the committee so determine. Tit committee further recommended tha the Board leave in the hands oi Chairman, with power to act, appointments to Tongaporutu, Mak.iliu and Puniwhafcau —Architect's Report.— The architect (Mr James Sat.Oerson) reported Stratford.—The contract for the erection of fencing at the Technical • School grounds was well in hand. Okato.—The partition in the school was beiug attended to. He recommended that the shaft of the ehim- , neys be raised, at au estimated cost I of £5. Mangaroa and Matiere.—Plans had been prepared for these new schools, and tenders were being called in Auckland, Mangaroa and Matiere. Mahoe.—Tracings of the school had been made as required by the De- ' partmcnt in connection with the proposed addition to the school. New Plymouth—Tracings bad also been made of the West End and Fitzroy schools as required by the De--1 partmcnt. Pans had been ordered foi the three town schools, and plans ; would be prepared for the necessarv s buildings as soon as possible. The architect reported that the paws would be ready in from two to threi months. Painting.—All the painting contracts had been signed, and the worl was being done as the weather per mi t ted. Plans were being prepared at the .. request of the Department, showing t more recent schools being built r in the district. Makaliu.—The inspector intended be ing at Makaliu in about a tortnfght " when lie expected the new school ' to be completed. 1 n ans ' or t! ,e additions to tlu e Waitara school were laid before tin Board for approval. 0 The report was received and thi e recommendations adopted. 1 It was agreed that Mr" Monkhoust y should visit tl'no Pembroke Itout 1, School,, and .report; on; the statu; |o the out offiOrs unxl tank. The architect wna instructed to at tend to the surface drainage at th< t W( -' R t End School, to tlic repairfc re qluirod at the Hurford Road School and to the leak in the roof of thi Iluiroa School. Mr Adlum recommended fencing a 't Okato School, and payment of Cost painting fen.co tit Itabotu.—Agreed to H was agreed to erect additional outhouses -at the Upper Kent lload Lower Mai'tgorei Schools. Finance Committee.— The finance committee recommend d ed k Midhirst.—That the committee b« requested to renew their request nexl r summer, and to state how far the i- committee wvre prepared to assist towards the c o st of the improve a mints asked for. Norfolk Road.—That lenders be called for painting residence, e Opunak#.—That the committed )>< n informed 'that the usual grant oi » £l2 I.os will be mqde towards the cost of a shelter shed. ' ' Kiri. I hat the Boa:i*d docs not " consider there are sufltcient grounds lor making an application to the dopartmcnt f a r a grant for culnnrinu '• the residence. Kent lioad.—That tho usual subsidy of <&i ]«s be paid for the eri-c----lion of a shelter shod. B Mangtfivi.—'lTiat the committee I o "owed tho 'sum of £1 18s for notorial for painting shelter shed. Waitui.—That the committee -tie granted a subsidy up to £4 for 11 w.ork of levelling aj playground si to igmont Village.—That tdui arch tect be instructed to have the oui houses renewed. J- ifzni.v.—That tho committee 1 gralitfd a Kubsi'dy of £ for £ ,i„t e> seeding £l-5 towards the cost ( levelling (ho School grounds. - WestEEnd.—Titmt the committee letter asking for further additions t thu school bo referred to 'the insiici tov to report oil. The rocloiiunei ltja t'i oils wen) agree r to. 3 —Petitions.— 1 A petition forwarded by cei-tal' - householders and parents of childre I at Okato, with reguitf | U the allege. ' friction with the master, was tor warded to tho Okalto 'School CoiHtiiii - tee for its report. A petition from lha residents o - the Whit'iangi and Ohuru Koads, asts ' 'ng tiiat the Whungamomona Sclioo • He removed to the Kohuratolii Koad ' as being more central and convent I ent, ivn» referred back to the pcti ■ tioaers for further particiil u rs. Jn regurd to the application of th I residents of York »rnd Surrey ltoad for a new school, a letter-w«is netw from the Denbigh:, Koad committee ob • jecting i© tho ground that the pro posed new site was only a mile urn a half from the -Denbigh! lioud School and that a new school there wouk Interfere with the attendance at thi latter. This was referred to Mcssr: Mackay and Morton for report. U was decided in unswer to n ri>(|ucst from the ll'u.ti .School Committee to wake an application tlo tin Department for the erection of a teacher's residence. —A Stratford il'attev.— Mrs Hellier wrote calling utit/ention tq a letter in tho Stratford Evening; Post c(f May 8, und signed "Llona Fido Householder." Mr lloyle, of 'lie Pembroke Xload School, had rf.Kmilted the authorship. "As 1 was one of tile ladies present, and several persons have stated that thj' and impro|H-"ii cyntuiued in such letter refer to ■"'o. huvi) to ask thait you inquire into tJ»j maitter nnd «(|ine.st that Mr Hoylo apologise to me," The llourd deeVimjd to interfere between the part es. —Commissioners.— As no committees have been clectvd by the householders of tho mentioned school dislrtriM, it was "lecidod to request the following gentlemen to act as Commissioners for the present, school yearFrankley Uoa<l : .Mcssi'.s \V. Anilmry end li. Oke.v : Mahoe, .M r 1). Ashbury ; Vgariki. Mr A. Ttilling ; Tahr,; t !. 3lesW, Uywers and J. Boucrs,

The i inspectors' Aeued" report < of the work and efficHß'jy uf thn variuus uliools in tlio loistrjcl Was mAjp iiiitju.il. On Dw wole. tho teaching was very satisfactory and the »tundard good. "In unllir two caseo tho teaCners luid been MWtilled thai improvement was esWrtial. —SalnJis.— Mr .Maunder a wilt regard l'l io teueirers' salarAfl (aiming at fix- Ull ; ng at lixmp a dtfwile limine Im-**! ln on the teaching jabilitv. <i«ialilica- Wl • ions. etc.. in place of the existing 111 method in which |tten>[6nce. in tho " u nov'r E opinion. Jfas Riven uniduo u irominence). was iif'tei' a short dis> •as .ion oefented |fr seven votes to ~ The .nov;rhml Mrs Dougherty 7? formed the lmuor^.y,