High School Board.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7877, 20 July 1905, Page 2

High School Board.

Tin- monthly meeting of the New Plymouth High School Governors was hL'lci on Wednesday afternoon, when thure were present: Messrs N. K. llacDiarmid (Chajnnan), I). lUry. S. Percy Smith. E. Dodkrill, .1. J::. Wils«r. .and J. JJ. Hoy. I It was reported that Mr Thomas llh\ in commenced hi si duties as assistant muster on Monday last. I'eri.i.. ijn was given Mr lilain to act in connection with the teachers' Saturday classes, also as instructor for certain of the evening continuation classes to he conducted at the Central School by the T u ranaki Education Board. 'JT.e Education ileparlimnt for. warded several pamphlets containing an addres:; given by Mr (J. llo;>ben, M.A.. I'lispeclor-C'enerul of Schools, before, the llnwkc's May Farmers' l.nion, on the subject of "Agiicul-

lui'ul Education." The Chairman reported that Miss Grant, first' assistant, who had been • ondilionally granted twelve months' leave of .absence with a view to studying educational methods in <!erli.any and Frame, was in communication with various 'lUirlers regarding the appointment of a suitable locum teniens, and the position was likely to bo satisfactorily lllled. On the motion of Mr Berry it was decided to appoint an arbitrator, to act in conjunction with on arbitrator appointed by the tenants, to value ~aJI the Hoard's leases at Unaero falling duo prior to January li'i, l'.K>7. Mr 0. A. Marchant

was appointed arbitrator by th Board, and it was agreed to try and arrange for the valuations to bo submitted at next meeting. The sum of £lo was allocated foi prizes for distribution at the «lose oi the year's term, and on the motion of Mr Dockrill it was decided to consider at the November -meetjnjy tlia question of discontinuing attendance prizes after the current year. Air Dockrill •expressed the opinion thai to give prizes for attendance savoured too much of Lnfantilsehool methods.