The Education Act.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7950, 13 October 1905, Page 4

The Education Act.

—*— A.UEMiMIiNTIS SUMiKsTKIi. Ihe Kducation Commit Cv'lras reported in ihe Huns.- ( |f I tvj MVNi'itl i\tiv.s 111m111 \he Kducat inn An Ain. inl|l,|',i| Hill, in which I hey surest s><~ Vera I amendments. 'l'll-- Commit le is St fuliyiy of opinion that lln* (!owrnment should lake into serious consideration the advisability of limiting the maximum number of ihihhvn in schools under a so!». teacher to in awra I I <'M'la M< Vi'hc surest.<l amendments include the cutting up of .-list riots into three wards tor hlio election of education hoards. Kach ward is 1o be represented by thive members. The basis of ihe subdivision of the wards is 1 1» lie (lie yearlx' ai I ei,-,lance of i lie schools in the 11; si i-irt. with a provi*•o that. schools with more Hum 120 yearly aNeraire attendance shall Ire recorded as having I-" only. Meinlr is ivpti s« nt nt;« each uiird are to I,l* el.Ct.d ll\ lllelll I ,e|'s i»l' the Committees of the school districts with in the uatd. each member of the lonunittee having one vote for each school (other than a side school) in the school district. A new clause has I teen iirl rodnced, dealing with the vexed question of the ol' the Hoard to appoint teacliei's alter c«msuhaHim with «a commil tee. This clause provides t hat (lie Hoanl shall send to the chairman of the commit lee, so a.s to reach him in the ordinary course of post not later Hum 1" days before the day on which the appointment is to l>e made: (1) A list containing the names of all thosr teachers who an* applicants for appointinent In u (vacancy ; (12) a list containing net more 'than six names (in order) of teachers wh<nu 'the Hoard considers l;>st lilted to till such vacancy, Mating the length of service and otlu* .nullifications <»t* each, ihc name of the teacher the Hoard proposes to appoint being' placed lirst on the list ; and CI) the application and testimonials of each leachcr whose name appears on such last nuntion,.d list. The He,aid shall at the same time notify the committee on what day it proposes to make -the appoint m< nl. IVovidid that ii no applications for appoint tui-nt have been invited or received, it shall he sufficient for the Heard to send the list, last mentioned. A not her amendment of importance deals with Ihe matter of natioi'a! ♦cln.larships. It is proposed -lo alter 1 lie auc at which sticn scholarships may be eranted frotn I I years to I.'> years on the first day of the month in which Ihe examination is held. The scholarship may be continued :j.i ;i ii. - h< ■:■.!, r ie.-oi.. > a-e of 17 years. Tlvis wil --ait's him onto the university uiatriculat ion examination. A junior national scholu'siiip shall not "be held by anyone Alio is at the same lime lite holder 1 all \ o-t her scholarship. Potter is proposed to l.<e I;iVell to •,,,roiiuh councils m establish and •naint ain 1 echnical ami secondary •chool, out of their ordinary funds, 11, das such schools are delin.d as •public works." the local bodies may borrow* money for their estal>iishlllflit . The Klucaiit-n Committee has in.l >i led a pro\ Mon to meet the case ,f the failure of a school committee 'uitiee* for a period of tlire" months. \ ppar.-n* ly' th--y have had in view In- case of ii We.-t Coast eoinmii tee, 1,1 u hii |i ,I,ll' of I h.' im-mli. , s ••1x't...1 was a Ill.lv. 'l'll'' 'i" " , 1 ,i' i-* ls A .1 111 MMllk,'. lull t 111- lilil.V "ll , ,1. li-Siill 111' this ililh.-ri-IHV - liuit ihr ruin in ill i'i." lllis It'll ln-I'l ~1,1.. 1., lii.lil a <ii.-.-l in- sin..- April last tli'' * '• ' iiMi.i; 1 a k' 1 ,, H'lo.l ran- ll'.al "" 11111 0 111 1." „litai"."l- 'l'l-.r • ■,, i, „ I'n.H.l is a 111 li"i'is> .I i„ a 1 1a ui.fk ol' *<uch a school commit I(1 , 11,:' il the next eleelic.ll.