TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 25 July 1907, Page 3

TARANAKI EDUCATION BOARD.

Tile Education, Board resumed on Wednesday morning, all members prosent. AtLLEGBD EXCESSIVE HOMEWORK. Mr R. Thomas, head teacher at Nor folk road, wrote in reference to com plaints of excessive home-Work given to the pupils. He explained that tlicmiainimii expected was a page in exercise book of written work, including arithmetic or composition, but not both on I the same night. Thp rules of the arithmetic were previously taught in school, and the matter of the composition was thoroughly explained. No homo lessons were given as punishment. The teacher's letter will be forwards! to the committee, the Board accepting tlie explanation as satisfactory. RESIGNATIONS."

The following resignations were accepted:—G. W. Cockroft, assistant, and J. R. Sullivan, P.T., Central School: S. E. Meredith, Mataii-l'urangi.—Steps will be taken to li 11 the vacancies. SELECTION CO.MMITTEE. The Selection Committee reported (lr.it they hul received applications for the. vacancies advertised: Matau-Purangi .'!, Denbigh road 3. They recommended that Mr V. Long, of Whangninoinona. brt appointed to Matau-Purangi, and that the following names be submitted to the Denbigh road committee: Miss M. Bourke,Wanganni; Miss A. E. Ha"ierton. Salisbury road. TRUANCY.

The Kiiimuta School Committee forwarded the following resolution passed at their meeting: "That the Truant Inspector lie instructed to give notice' to parents before issuing summonses, in: l !' cases, because in many cases children play truant, as it becomes a great hardship on parents to have to lose time and pay costs of summonses, etc., in such cases."—Referred to the Truant Officer for Ms report. NEW SCHOOL WANTED.

Jtfrs I'ayne, ol Okuu, wrote, complaining ox the failure of the Board vo erect a school there, fcjiie had eight children ready for school, from lo years upwards, and three 'younger. There were iificen children of school age available for the school. She considered the w.ijy iu which they were trailed was a disgrace to the district and to the board.seeing that schools and residencos were being erected elsewhere- Why, she asked, shouldn't country children be entitled to education as well as town children "You don't care, as you have good roads and footpaths, so don't trouble about the country."

Mr I'aull reported that as a result of his enquiries he could not recommend either a full or half-time school there. On the motion of Mr Monkhouse, seconded by Mr Trimble, the regulations for'carriage of children to school aad the regulations and customs attached to aided schools be forwarded, with necessary explanation. PUKEARUHE. Messrs Erecth and W. Gordon Glassford \Vrote stating that the Pukeuruhe .chool site was unsatisfactory, and suggesting that a site .be procured at WatIt was decided that the- settlers ije informed that the question of a school at Wai-iti would be considered on receipt of the form supplied by the Board duly fill «<l » n - ■• :.:*« MAHOE. "

Mr S. Turklngton wrots that on 15th insfc. he attended to re-open the Mahoo school. Three children attended, to hand in exemption certificates. The remainder of the children were still suffering from whooping cough. There was not a family free from sickness, and the school had to be closed for a further week—Confirmed. A PROTEST.

The Board, on the motion of Mcasri Monkhouse and Tisch, heartily endorsed the protest of the Nelson Board against the alteration of clause 5 of the Examination and Classification of Teachers Regulations, which debars the grautng of classification marks to a teacher rf an "O" grade school, deeming such a regulation a grave injustice to teachers of such schools, ne well as tending (o make the staffing of small schools fncrcasingly difficult.

INGLEWOOD. Mr Morton recommended that fcho Inglewood master's residence be connected with the borough water supply, and the bathroom connected with the borough sewer; the annual charge for the water to be paid by the headmaster. RESERVES.

Mr Paull presented the Reserves Committee's report, recommending that a lease be granted to Mr T. Nash of section 5, block 13, Maliou, on usual conditions for'uncleared bind; that the Board do not accept Mr A'. E. Speck's offer of Is an acre for see. 7, block 5, Ngatiniaru, 10 acres; that Mr W. I<\ Hawkc's offer of (is an acre for seven years for see. 13, bloeK 16, Waitara, be accepted; that a lease of sec. 2, block 4, Ngatiniaru, ten acres, at 2s per acre be offered to Mr T. Falconer; that Mr S. W, Jackson's application to transfer section 275, town of New Plymouth, to Archbishop Redwood, be granted; that Mr W. J. Simpson be granted a seven years' leaso lit 3s per acre of sec. 3, block 5, Omata; that Mr T. Falconer be granted a lease of see. 4, block 12, Waitara, for seven ye.ilrs at 2s 63 per acre; that sec. 10, block 12, Upper. Waitara, be leased to Mrs B. L. Ekdahl for sevtn years at 2s a£ acre.—Adopted; GENERAL.

Application will be made to the Department for a teacher's residence at Mokahai.

Leave of absence was granted to Miss F. Bent, Mr Y. Long, and Miss S. Mills on account of illness.

The Egmont Village School Committee was given permission to close the school at 3 p.m. during the winter months and to reduce the mid-day vacation to half-aa-hour.

The Board granted permission for Mr R. Deare to erect his signboa'rds over the verandah provided he makes satisfactory arrangement's with the owner, and that the boards do not interfere with the light of the office, and are erected on the extreme, western end of the offices. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £2022 2s M wen; passed for payment, and the Board rose.