SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 93, 10 October 1911, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEES

THE MOA ASSOCIATION*. The quarterly meeting of the above Association was held in the Inglewnod school on Fr'jay evening last. The following delegates were present:—Messrs Hood (Inglewood), Williams (Waiongona), Codd and Egarr (Dudley), Simpson (Durham), Mundt and Gopperth (Kaimiro) and Boldt (Lincoln). In the absence of the. president (Mr. Thomson), Mr. Simpson occupied the chair.

The secretary (Mr. Hood) sitated that in accordance with the resolution of las'; meeting he had written the Education Hoard in connection with the Standard VI. examination, and had received a reply stating that "the matter was- under consideration," and therefore had no further information. In connection with examinations, the present method of examining by the: inspectors came in for adverse comment,' the older members of school committees preferring the old system. The matter, was held over till next meeting. The alteration in the holiday at midwinter from a fortnight straight off to two weekly holidays at an interval of thTee months was also discussed, but the opinion of those present was evenly j divided over the question.—Xo action was. taken.

The question of an amalgamated school committee, lield over from last meeting, 1 evoked considerable discussion, and it eras eventually decided-—"That a committee of a delegate from each commit-; tee on the books of the Association be formed, with power to add to their number (to meet in a month from date) to arrange details, etc. '