EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 103, 22 April 1908, Page 3

EDUCATION BOARD.

The Education Board met last niyl' l r Present: Messrs. Jus. Wade (chairman; Xiscli, .Moiiiun, Trimble, Kennedy, l'aui and Mor.tou. ARCHITECTS KEFUItT. The architect, -Ur. James Sanderson . reported ou work being done at Xiko rangi school, and Lhal plans oi a nev residence had l>cen prepared. Wort at Lincoln school was vvcu auwuiccu lie recommended all extension ol Linn to the contractor for the erection ol tic Okoke school, i'lie contractor lor mi.iu Aig the Board's ollices had had mail) fuiidrauces, but another week saoum sec it completed. Plans had been prepared lor needed enlargement at notii. lie again recommended tile civetion ol a verandah at tile from, ana a porch at the back door of tile residence, and that tile building be painted inside and otU. lie could not recommend the raising ol the residence, owing lome estimated cost, but great improvement could be ell'eeted by a little work ami a few loads of gravel. It was decided to place a moveable platform in the Okoke school. FINANCE COMAIIT'iEE. The Finance Committee recommended that the plans of the proposed alterations and additions to tnc school btuluing be submitted to the Department, and an application be made for a grant to cover the estimated cost, and also that plans be submitted and applications made for additions to the residence; that the ltahotu committee be asked ou whose authority the work of renovating the blackboards in the school was done;

that the matter of fencing the X'olu kura school site, or the granting oi yearly tenancy of the laud to Air. II AlcCluggage, be referred to All". Kciineiiv with power to act; that the Staule; connnittee'-s request for additions to tin school be referred to the Chief luspectoi for his report; that the Department b< asked for a grant of Jtil) to cover cosi of a storeroom at the New Plymouth Technical School. CHAIRMAN'S KEI'OUT. The Chairman reported tile appoint ineut of teachers made during the month. Reporting on matters referred to iiuu at last meeting, he stated that the architect had hail prepared a plan ior a ncu | residence at Tikorangi, and an application would at once be made to the Department lor funds. A plan had been prepared fur a new school at l'nrangi and the settlers had formally applied for its erection. He had been in communication with the Hurimoana and Taliora committees re appointment of a teaclicifor the two half-time schools. The Minister had written that he would be passing through New Plymouth in May,

w u ut-j). tation.—The report was adopted•MAX UAL A.YD TECHNICAL HKIVIM The dii'eitur reported that since lu beginning of the vuar payments amount ing to Xy»i were made by the IK pajtment, mid advice had been rraim iliat a further sum ol .CIWS Us yd hi.uh be paid shortly. The u|ipii(.tliuii ior i building for woodwork and cooker classes at Ingli-wood had been granted and lie suggested tli.it tlie fugiewoui Library Committee be leijuested to re commend to the Borough Council lli( transfer of .section Ho to the Educatioi Board for a Bite for the proposed build ing. He recommended that a subsidy oi £3 as be granted towards science a_n paralus at tile iiiglewood school. it was decided to notify the Inglewout committee of the grant for the class rooms, and inform them that as sown itliey provide the site tire Hoard will proceed with the erection of the building, TEACHER 15 SELECTION COMMUTE?.. The Teachers Selection Committee reported that applications had been received a-s follows for the positions advertised:—lnglcwood, male assistant, 1; l'uniho, sole teacher, 3; W'aitui, .ole teacher, 2; Okoke, sole teacher, 2; Upper Mangorei, sole teacher, 2; llurimoana and Tahora, sole teacher, 2; Okato, assistant niistre&s, 2. They recommended that the following names be torwarded to the committees interested:— Inglcwood, Mr. A. Gow; i'uniho, Mrs. M. Farnhaw and Mr. C. Ilenrv (Itiverton); Waitui, -Miss H. liluck (Brooklyn) and Miss F. C. J. Kigl.y; Upper Mangorei, Miss fl. Black and Miss FC. J. Kigby; Okato, Miss H, Black and Miss f. Bartlett. The Okoke appointment was recommended to be held over, and liuriinoana and Tahora left with the chairman. The committee finßer recommended that Hiss Alice Bollinger be appointed cadette in the Board's ullices. OTIIEK BUSINESS. The Chief Inspector recommended I!i< erection of a new school at I'ukeho load, where there were now I! 1 children of •ehool age and H> under age. lie considered the only solution of the dillicullv of accommodation at the Lepperton School lay in the enlargement of the infant room, lie recommended applying for a grant to cover the cost of the ivork.—The report was adopted. The Chief Inspector will visit, the Stanley school with regard to the i;omplaint of overcrowding, and the Chairman will act upon his report.