TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 23 May 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Tin l Education Board continued its meeting on Wednesday. finance committee. The Finance Committee recommended: Tli.il the Jioard grant £ for ,C subsidy to Tongaporutu school for shelter shed; that the Richmond road request for newdesks and fur enlargement of the school lie referred to the Chief Inspector, and the matter of the need for repairs to the residence to the architect, for their reports; that the InglcwoiKl committee's request for a grant, for fencing a piece !i'f ground for agricultural classes, he referred to Messrs Morton and Trimble" to report upon; that the architect remedy the smoking chimney at Lcpperton; that the Inglewood application for repairs to the school and residence he j

referred to the urchieet to report upon; that the, Midhirst. complaint of the suvky chimney be referred to the architect t'o effect repairs, and that a new clock be supplied to the iufant mom; that the letter from the Cardili' committee asking 'or repairs to the school and complaining of a smokv chimney be referred to the architect: that in reply 1o the letter of the AVailara committee asking for a renewal of fencing around the "school(irouml ami regarding the out-olliees, Mr Fault will deal with'the fence and the architect report on the out-ollices; that an application be made to the Department for a grant for re-buihliiig outollices at Fitzroy, and on receipt of their reply the committee will consider the question of constructing a septic tank in connection with the new buildngs; that I the Bell Block committee be informed

that the residence will he painted in the ensuing spring, and that a new chair lie supplied for the school; that the letter from the Commissioners in regard to bushfalliug and fencing at the "'Matau school be referred to the chairman to deal with; that the following amounts be allocated for expenditure out of the niaintenace grant for the coming year—architect £l5O, advertising .CSO, apparatus £l5O, furniture £2OO, painting £3OO, shelter sheds £llO, and that Unbalance of the maintenance grant be used to meet the ordinary demands for expediture on school buildings and properties.

The report was adopted. The Financial Committee will lie asfred to re-arrange the grants made to school committees for shelter sheds, and report at next meeting.

WHANC-AMOMOXA. Messrs Morton and Trimble reported on the question of removing the school at Upper Wliaugamomona, petitions for and against having been presented. They had inspected the state of the roads, and made full enquires. They were of opinion that children could not in winter get to a school placed at the junction of the Whitianga and Kohuratahi roads, it eventually it might be found feasible to place a school there. They could not recommend any alteration iii the position of the schools at present, though should the number of children between Kohuratahi road and the Tahora Saddle increase, or should it be found advisable to place a school at the junction of the Whitianga and Kohuratahi roads, it would probably be necessary to remove the Upper Whanganiomona school to a point somewhere near the Kohuratahi hall.

The report was adopted. INSPECTOR'S REPORT, The Inspector recommended that the matter of adding to the Rahotu school should be held iu abeyance for a few months to ascertain if the increased attendance was likely to bo maintained. As the average attendance at the Lower Mangorei school was considerably under what the floor space allowed for, he had no recommendation to make. Ho recommended that the frosting of the windows in the headmaster's room at Okato and that blinds be provided for two windows on the north-east side of the building. Most of the windows on the north-west side of the building were fixtures, and as these interfered to a great extent with the ventilation, he. recommended that they be made to open. —Adopted.

NEW DISTRICT. On the application of ten householders the Board decided to take the necessary steps to declare the Opua road district a separate school district. A NEW DEPARTURE.

Mr Geo. Rose, of Wellington, forwarded two dozen stereographs of New Zealand, and one stereoscope, in order to bring under the notice of the Board theit excellence in the teaching of elementary science, the Alpine series especially be.-

ing invaluable iu the study and demonstration of physical geography and geology. He offered these at 7s (id a. dozen stereographs, and 4s each for the stereoscopes. The Board decided to purchase three sets, one for each ward, to be passed round from school to school.

APPOINTMENTS. The Teachers' Selection Committee recommended that names of applicants be forwarded to committees interested as follows:—Stratford District High School, Assistant mistress (three applications). Mis- Black, 8.A., 133, Central. Bird road, sole teacher, Mr W. A. Brown, 1)1. Denbigh mad; T. 1). (.). MeKenzie. 1), Bird read; Lady l.c Fleming. 1)2. South Canterbury. Eltham mad, side teacher, Miss if. Bourke, Westport. Urcnui, assistant mistress, Miss M. E. Bernslen. part D, Okalo; Okato, assistant mistress, Miss (!. C. A. McMillan, Kaeaca.—The recommendations were adopted.

GENERAL. The Assistant Tnspcctor-Gciieral wrote thill the Junior National Scholarship ln*lil liy Franc-is William Pridcaux nt'lho Stratford District, High School had been extended for a year.

Leave of absence was granted to Mrs Warner, Raupuna; Miss Stephen, Bird road; Miss A. Henderson, Kent road; and Miss A. Noble, Central, New I'lyPlvinouth.

Resignations were accepted: Miss Urquhart, Stratford; Miss F. Rigby, sole teacher, Eltham road; Miss M. MeNichol, mistress, Ononui; Miss W. 51. Stephen, Bird road (appointed-to Egmont road); Mr H. F. Pcnlington, Lepperton. Mr Fatill reported on the proposal to erect a school at Okau. and the report was to the effect (hat the present arrangements be continued. lie further recommended making application to the Department for a grant for a new resilience at Tongaporutu.

Fresh meetings of householders will be held where committees were rot electappointments recommended to fill vacancies be confirmed.

The committee at l'ungarehu will be asked to have out-ollicc- repaired, charging cost of material to the Board.

The Hoard will supply material for painting sashes and doors of the llniimoan:, M -lio»I, the committee to be asked to carry out the work.

A X. for C subsidy up to -C2 will be granted to the Douglas committee towards gravelling the school ground. The Board adjourned for an hour and inspected St Michael's Square, and decided to find material for fencing the ■ground, provided the Central School committee erect the fence, which will be placed at the top of the bank.

On the recommendation of Mr Adlain. the Hoard agreed to the eon4nieti.ui of a tennis court in (lie Oakura schoolgrounds. The action of Ihe fnkeanihc committee in closing the school on account of an outbreak of measles was confirmed. The Hoard agreed to give a subsidy of '-' for >J towards removal of out-oliices at Omata, Mr Adlam to supervise the

Mr Kanll will supply material necessary for icpairs lo Pnkearuhc residence on condition that (he teacher or coinmil lee does (he work. The committee of the Kahofit school wrote re mi apparency infectious ski;, disease among the pnpils.-The Health Department will l„. asked to send all olla-cr to inspect. Dr Levingo asked the Hoard i„ adopt ins Mstein „t teaching practical astronomy, and to purchase the ne.-essarv apparatus.— The Board had n„ f tllu {,-