HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 124, 16 November 1911, Page 7

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the High School Board was held in the secretary's office yesterday afternoon. There were present: Messrs. N. K. MaeDiarmid (in the chair), E. Dockrill, D. Hutchen, H. Eyre-Kenny, and Dr. I'ookes. An apology | was received from Mr. M. Fraser for ab-i sence through ill-health. TECHNICAL COLLEGE. Mr. W. A. Ballantyne, director of the New Plymouth Technical College, wrote pointing out that several of the classes had this year been carried on at a loss, and asking if the board would again assist by making a further grant this year. It was pointed out that the High] School scholars attended the Technical i College for woodwork, cookery and dressmaking classes, i The same grant as last year's ( £.30) will be made. Mr. F. W. Sandford, woodwork instrucor, forwarded a subscription list in aid if the installation of motor, shafting, tc, in the Technical College workroom. Any donations, he pointed out, | would bear a £ for £ subsidy from the! Department. > The board will make a donation of £2 for the purpose. BOARDING ACCOMMODATION.

Mr. Hutchen reported that the committee . appointed to consider the question of boarding accommodation had, subject to the approval of the board, arranged with the Bank of New Zealand to advance £BOO for additions to the headmaster's residence to provide boarding accommodation for pupils. The committee? recommended that the additions be made at once in accordance with the plans submitted by the board's architect.'. Accommodation will be provided for 30 'bo'afdei's.—Tenders will be called for',the work. •■ A' committee, consisting of Messrs. 'MaeDia'rmid, Frascr and Hutchen, was 'Appointed to arrange all matters relating to' the work. ''-A'fofnial resolution was passed en- 1 "aM.injj the.board to borrow the znonev. I:' '• ' - "I

HIGH' 'SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP EN- •- - ■ ■" DOWMENT. ' 'Mr. Pockrill moved, in accordance with notice - 'of .motion, that the adoption, of, the'' report of "the committee on the Taranak'i scholarship endowment be rescinded; iri'order that it may be reviewed "by t the board and amended as they may I , ffeent"Hesira'ble; '.'■ said that his object in ' m'oviHg' this was in order that certain .words .could |)e added to show thai .theNew"• Plymouth, High School had done as tiAircfi' ifs 'possible 'to secure all the ht^Ma-t'shrpS'available since the regulations Hven*'passe'd.'' : He''had beeir told ftl the'(street that Stratford had obtained -a! : (scholarship'" and' that New Plymouth had 'ISoI -Whereas New Plymouth had se-cta*d'"itW"(3cHr)laT-sliibs. 'He considered th'iltlit'iwaS'orllV 'due to the school and to'tllfe' retoring'firincipial that the'amendmentl''a* suggested should be made. '• -Mf.'Eyre'Kehny Seconded the motion, Which? Wris'JjarrlcdV l " '' '

'• -Mr.'K.DCcMI laW'-moved' that the *wo«te"^h(< i regulations'''offering seliolari'D«fpattmeflfft(«tir»l!loß ! an'd thescholaf 'l«!hipf'«<H*BtoQ ,i fff' , fm-j' ;, (l,istt-it?r:lvab"ob-iptfltoeavfaf}to)fr'by";MJ s ,!,iftowlkg and 'in HMO' inserted kttit • 'JtlW >mmr l"the 'New'Plymouth 'High S&tliidaxv sehciol, "in '.titte , ijf4fiH'<JkTdisti'iot;'- , -' , 'J ■' ; "'"" • '"'ThtoivaHtH:onded : by Dr.Fookesi and

'flfiwlFepoiilfls am'eh'ded"wa!s adopted'on : seconded bv •Mrjiatyre-flVnny." l ' i ■••■•'"•' >-' '■ ■'■■ • * .i;:;Mr:<bfe*fill itteo' b'roiiglit up the ques> I «tkm«»i»Js«d"J|h''tlie :: ifep<)rt of a!' proposed ;«onfeepi*<»iv'bet'wsefl-' Members of ! the .KoBSKTitf -Representatives Md members DegfclatiWCoun'eil being e'allecTtd Kdi&uss J«tto^Wme'irt--' j riia l tteri; He iconji 'wildriference of educational f ' |

••' adthe conference of legisAs 'pWjSa&fyf-tint- 'that-, it" would strengths'tMr bands if a conference of ths ; •edustee-nai J b6d'ies' interested iwas ■'called' first?.* '■ -" "•';■-. ' ■ ;

;It wits.' rfeolved,'on the motion ofjMr. Dock-rill,' tended by Mr. Eyre-Kenny, that'll conference should be held of rdpreseiffcltiVSs Edueaition "BotfrdiHlVfiiiganu? Education Board, 'and Nfevl'Pl.vVhontli High'Sch'obd Board 1 be- • foi'fi'ha \MVfga' : conference With 'the nieni- ; ; '"■', !;; :^^, ( d]sN|RAL. J • ' | . ( if]v:T/.,'>i,,,i)'ouej'.ciiairn)an of the Jlia"wcra wrote, asking Joi; t'fj .the TaranaUi '.scliplaj-shi'pj", ihat' '.'are.' available, |the ampuh % t, t .thalj,is yearly, con4Ui.o^s, {hpy are offered, and. the.cphjliti.pns <i,taclijhg to-the successful BC.noJ'a.rs.—T,he formation has been stip-PM-ibjS'%'^«Jj;eyii'j;..'• ~,„, ~ The, ,Tyea^ilry- ri foova'i;d'ed notification lliat.'tjhe.sumof '".1:141 13s 7d bad been . placed'jjdj.'thfl credit of .Ijhe board's 'ac-count','-being portion •of the revenue ! deand, endowments '.set apart .'for,.,s«(;onil.a; - y- education for the; quarter. ending September 30, 1911, and* also, the, sum of £2O Os ad, capitation for manual,instruction-... The Education Department, also.- notified payment of £22-7 Us 10, capitation for the second term.' The chairman pointed out that while twenty free places had been gainsd by pupils at .the school .last year, twentysix had been gained this year. A letter was received from Hit, Borough Council asking if the board had removed all obstructions from llendrie street. — The chairman stated that this had been done, and,the board'.s section fenced. Authority wss, given to fence along Hobson street.