EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 225, 28 October 1909, Page 1

EDUCATION BOARD.

1 immtlih " uni ""..imed its I •V , ! were present. ► J'LNANL'E WiIAIITTIiK-S JtJ-U'OJiT k ilia Finance Committer. ii ; i V i n „. .(....i, ► villi correspondence received ii-nin'chiml f since la,, mcci,,,,. r ul ,it l'ltzrov; Lli.it 11,,. (Villi-, «■»«« » ..pphtaUou for new (lesl;s y li-iud to Uie Chief Jus|ic;-ti„- to lciior | iipoii; thai the Tonj.Mji,„„ (u ,i L ',- \ ''''I I '", l '' lls ri, i|Uestcd. (he 1i,,,,,.,! l |' I H , l t' ° 111111 I'H- 'i'oku con,. , iiiitt.ee be nilontied that if tliev ui], ' ouifel -"" h la ' V , dmvn tho awnings n , limed in the playground, the Board »i, ' ™ ,l ' ud f '1"! amomu paid to the Govern <i 0 e »t lututawa he attended to a-' soon as possible; that the York committee be refunded £2 18s. eos't of n4ucted'T SS, ' r ' I the "'sP^to/he Vr K„, . fW'y desks; tliat tf, Iv - lilllL 'dy be authorised to supply of ?1?,r ry IW the u J 1 llol,,i: 'P iulllock fence; that, me authorLT'f bC Paid the amou » l oi? i {"r 1 the erocti o)i of a sheltert eilioin I l '' Kcnned J' reporting that that the " SiUisfaclol % erected; that the Kahui committee be asked if thy will undertake to have the outolices removed to a more suitable HenP ? the .P robabl e cost; that the Denbigh committee be informed that | the windows complained of will be retailed as soon as conveniejit; that the U>e PP W° n . Co T ittee 1,0 infon " (!j tlla t to hu S n-r !'°° f Wi " be "'tended to that additional out-ollices be erected at Uaitara school; that'the usual "rant be made to the Xewall committee for t ie election of a shelter-shed; that the .Uidhirst committee be subsidised up to . f , or projected improvements to the school grounds; that the Franklev residence be included in the list of* buildings to be painted. The committee attached a list of twelve schools, five ! teachers residences, and one shelter- ■ shed, for the painting of which thev ' recommended that tenders be called * ! the report was adopted.

A STRONG PROTEST. Ihe Moa School Committees' Association, Inglewood, forwarded a copy of lliu loiJuuing resolution passed at a reran. meeting: lhat the Board ol Education be asked what steps, il anv can be taken to stav the present ewdiis of pupils from flic Slate schools to privatc schools, aided bv free passes oil the Slate railways, whereby country schools' near the line of railway are so depleted of pupils that only lowsalaried teachers are appointed to them, and the children who do attend suller in consequence." i'lie lioard resolved, upon the motion of .Messrs. Kennedy and Trimble, "that the Hoard strongly protests against the action of the Education Department i„ issuiii" free railway passes to children'to attend other schools when sufficient and suitable schools are in their oun district; and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Department." LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

Miss I. A. Stitt, of the Opunake school teaching stair, asked leave o! absence lor a week to enable her to sit for the Sinclair scholarship at Welling ton Oil the l,i and 2nd November.--.dr. .Allied Uray, headmaster at' Opunake, requested leave of absence from ■St.li to 11 111 November in order to allow liini to sit for the university examinalion. Leave was granted to both of them, and to Miss -Mvlsaacs I West End), 11. JJrunton (relieving at W'aitura), il.' llutcheon (Midhirsi), on account, ol illness. STRATFORD SUBSIDIES. Mr. 1. 11. IVnn, secn'taty of the ,sirat'"rd iiiinmiltee, forwarded cheque for C 24 LSs -Id raised liy the s.-hool eo l en, donations, elc.', and a,ked Ihe ii'JUrd to a|ijil\ tu Hie Department fur a subsidy on tae amount. The appliea lion will be made, the committee stating the purpose for which the money iVMI be used.

Hie Department notified that L " r>l 7il had been paid to the Hoard's credit, being subsidy 011 voluntary contributions to the finds of the Stratford I>isi ri; 1 High School, in accordance with clause* 100 of the Education Act, 11)08. Ml SCELEAXEO I S. - -Messrs, Trimble and Morison reported on the proposed school .site on \ork road, and recommended the Board to acquire s.iflicient area at the corner of lurk and Derby roads.—Adopted. Thu West End committee drew attention to the overcrowded state of the infants' room at the school.—Referred to the Chief inspector for his report. Miss Dorothy Evans' resignation as pupil teacher at the Central school was accepted. The Secretary for Education wrote ' that the -Minister still declined to allow more than Jive shillings a week rental for room for school purposes at Okau. on the ground that it was only «i halftime school, and that the owner of the house had children of his own attending the school. Owing to the latter circumstance, the Miuister said it was ope'i lo question if vent should be allowed at all.

Messr* Syni«»ns and Shewry. Commissioners of the Jlurinioana school, wrote that the householder* were desirious o« moving the schooliioine about half a mile further down the valley.—Some members thought it 'hardly possible yet lo lix upon a permanent school site there—.Mr. Kennedy was authorised to arrange with the commissioners about the matter.

Mr. Coleman, chairman of Die Xgaire committee, wrote that the school gardens were situated on the live acres proposed to be leased to .Mr. PearcC. — Referred to Mr, M orison, with power to

A letter received from the teacher »f the Mangamahnnae school, relative to repairs required, was referred to the •hairinan with power to act. Makahu committee reported the election of Mr. J. Manning to the committee in place ui' Mr. \Y. Kilpatriok, who had left liie tlistrict. Cardiff reported Mr. C. Oslonie'- election, vice Mr. I leuderwm, resigned. Okoke school committee applied to have the pre-ent 'halt-time school made into a full-time school, and offering lo "find" a te o. her. The attendance was now 1">. with probable increase to an average of 211 after Xmas.—Request to be acceded to. providing the average attendance this year exceeds nine. The Okoke committee's request for a larger horse paddock was referred to Mr llaleombc, with power to act.

Mr. .1. -t. Chapman offered £l2 per annum f«»r lease of twelve acres adjoinin" TongaponUn school, les>ee to clear aIF scrub and put «]> substantial fences. - lie will be granted a ten years' lease at CI per annum per acre, the lessee to have the right to remove any buildings erected by him.

Mr. lialeombe's name was added to the Reserves Committee. Te Kiri committee wrote requesting ioldifiou*' to the school, stating that alreadv the building was overcrowded, and the ateiidaiice was on the increase. --Referred to the Chief Inspector for his report. A letter from the commissioners at Waiiii. relative to the planting and preparing of a new site for the school, was referred to Mr. Ilaleombe to enquire info and report.