EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 207, 29 February 1912, Page 7

EDUCATION BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Taranaki Education Board was commenced on Tuesday evening. Mr. H. Trimble presided, and other members present were Mi.-srs. Masters, A. H. Halcombe, Rev. J. MoArthur, G. A. Adlam, W. McL. Kennedy, A. Morton, W. Rogers and J. Young. FINANCE COMMITTEE. On the recommendation of the Finance Committee grants were made for the following:—Koru, leakage in roof; Oeo, converting present building into residence; Okato, washing basins and drainage; Central, redecking Standard 11. room; Kaimata, new blinds; Muskers, new tank; Durham, concreting space between school and shelter shed and increase of subsidy; Mahoe, grant for improvement of school grounds; Bird, addition to school building; Upper Mangorei, grate; Pembroke, subsidy toward improving school grounds; Kaliotu, improvement to residence; Awatuna,. improvement to residence; Kent, subsidy to clear noxious weeds; Lower Mangonel, grate, clock, olt office and asphalt for shelter shed; Rahotu, fence for garden plots. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.

The chairman (Mr. H. Trimble) reported that he had given instruction for a bell to be erected at Stratford school and for the electric light to be installed in several rooms He had great pleasure in drawing the Board's attention to tlie excellent work done by those schools that sent up candidates for scholarship examinations. Four out of the first six candidates that qualified for the National scholarship belonged to t l- " Taranaki educational district. The following temporary appoijitme: had been made: —Central, Miss M.. Rogers, assistant; Ackland road, Miss E. Vickers, sole teacher; Waihi, Miss M. E. Rogers, assistant; Waitara, Miss A. Bernsten, assistant; Douglas, Mr. J. W. F.Jones, sole teacher; Centra], Miss Golding, assistant; Ingle wood, Mr. R. H. Cutler, assistant. TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

In the course of his monthly report the Technical Organiser (Mr. Heatley)

said that he had arranged for manures and seeds to be sent out much earlier this year than last, in order to get the autumn sowing done before the frosts in the but districts. Through the kindness ol Messrs. Newton King and others he hoped to have a good deal of wool available for class purposes, and he was endeavoring to arrange for classes to be ready in various centres when Mr. Cassidy (wool classes) .returned from the south. , ' v

TARAiTAKI SCHOLARSHIPS. , The committee submitted the follow- \ ing report oh the Taranaki scholarships: ( "We have considered matters with re- i ference to the ' Taranaki scholarships, . and after consultation with the Chief ! Inspector we recommend: (1) That it be suggested to the University Senate that clause 79 (b) of the Education Aet, 1908, should be modified by the substitution of ; the matriculation examination for the Junior University scholarship examination as the qualifying examination for the scholarship; (2) that clause 79 (d) of 'the Education Act, 1908, should be amended in, accordance with the report of the inspectors, of March 20th, 19111 so as to allow more than one scholarship i being awarded to one school in one year; (3) that a'conference of representa-\ tives of the Taranaki Education Board', the Wanganui Education Board, the New Plymouth High School Board, and the members of Parliament for the Taranaki provincial district, should be held at anJ early date, to consider what steps should I be tMcp- the" Education Act soj as to give effect to these recommenda-1 tions." The report was adopted .and copies authorised to be sent to the Hitrh School j Board and the Wanganui Education Board. GENERAL. The Inglewood and , Stratford school committees were appointed advisory committees of their respective technical schools. Mr. F. W. Rnndford, wood-work instructor, was granted leave of absence to visit the Auckland Technical schools. j It w?s decided to give effect to various transfers recommended by the Inspector. A motion was also passed that school committees should be paid capitation for the year 1912. On the motion of Mr. Morton, a resolution was passed that the schools in the Taranaki education district remain in the same wards as in 1911, with the exception of the Awaturia school, which will be taken from the East Ward and placed in the West Ward. The Town Clerk (Mr. F. T.' i intimated that the following resolution 1 had been carried at a meeting of the Council: "That upon their passing a practical examination in plumbing, to be held by the Taranaki Education Board, licenses be granted to two candidates, such licenses to be conditional on theii passing in theoretical plumbing before January Ist, 1913. Mr. Fredric, of Stratford, was appointed examiner in practical plumbing in connection with the' New Plymouth technical classes. An examination fee oi 10s is to be charged to each candidate. The appointment of Messrs. H. Strombone and T. F. Aylward on the Whanga* momona school committee was confirmed. • Subject td certain conditions the Board agreed to the transfer of part section 53, block 10. Waitara, from W. Gilliver to S. L. Butler. The Board adjourned until yesterday morning. YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. The Board resumed at 9.30 o'clock yesterday morning. OVERSEER'S REPORT. The overseer (Mr. C. H. Moore) reported as follows: Urenui.—The additions, alterations and painting have been completed. Waihi. —New school and residence.— All the sawn timber is on the site, and a start would be made this week. Douglas, new school. —The work would! be finished in about a fortnight, and the shelter shed had been removed from the hall property to the new site. Huiroa. —A washliouse and bathroom and minor alterations were completed, with the exception of the painting. Omata, residence. —A bathroom, tankstand and drainage had been finished. Bird School.—He recommended that the porch be made the full width of the class-room and 10ft. wide, the roof to continue from the main roof; the classroom to have two ventilating pivots put in the end; the tank-stand moved put and proper lavatory basins installed. Mangaluime.—When building the bathroom at the residence a scullery should be built, and alterations made to the stove. The front door required renewing and a verandah should be built. A lot of repair work was also required at thioi school.

Oeo, now school. —Arrangements had been made for erecting the building. The timber would be on the ground within a month.

General.—A bathroom and washhouse is being built at Tututawa—The timber ia on the; site for a washhouse at Lepperton. —The drainage at Tariki has been attended to.—He had inspected the Courtenay street plav-ground and would suggest that the best way to get over the trouble! would be to asphalt and form a lead to the pipes running across the footpath.—The following paintwork is finished: Cardiff. Mahoe, Matau, Huirangi, Pihama, Fitzroy residence, and work at Kaimata was just about finish-

ed. Ratapiko and Pihama residences are yet to be painted. Bearing upon the overseer's report the Board decided: '(l), That the matter of the ,Oeo school site, over which a hitch kad occured, he left in the hands of tire chairman to deal with; (2) that the asphalting of a portion of the Courtenay street school playgrounds be carried out; (3) that an application be made to the Department for grants for the alterations to Bird school and for a verandah for the Mangahume residence. The Board also decided to ask the Ngaere school committee to explain why there had been so many broken panes of glass in the school. The following matters were referred to tli,e overseer to attend to:—Koru: Roof of school. Okato: Washing basins and drainage. Kaimata: Niew blinds. Upper Mangorei: Installation of a grate and Tepairs to an outbuilding. Raliotu: Residence. Awatuna: Residence. GRANTS TO SCHOOL COMMITTEES. Grants were made to the following school committees: —Kent: £2 for clearing grounds of blackberry. , Durham: An extra £2 106 subsidy on concrete work. Mahoe: £ for £ towards an improvement of the school grounds. (The subsidy does not include the account for ornamental trees). Pembroke, Subsidy of half the cost of improvements. Stratford: Shelter-shed. Lowier Mangorei: Tar and gravel for shelter-shed. Huiroa: £)8 10s towards cost of drainage find fencing. VARIOUS MATTERS.

The inspector was authorised to supply the necessary new desks for Standard IT. room at the Central school. In answer to letters from their parents, lan W. B. Roy's scholarship was transferred to the Waitaki Boys' High School, and that of Nina Blanche Pring to the Auckland Grammar School. _ Upo;n the recommendation of tae Acting-Chief;Postmaster, it was decided to offer no objection to Mr. H. D. Moss, of Tarurutangi, conducting the telephone officid at the local school residence. .

The Lands and Survey Department s'olipited the Board's consent to the proposetl 1, 'dbviatjon of Page street in the Pukearuhe township, which involves a portion of the Education reserve.—The matter was referred to the chairman. A TEACHER'S TRANSFER.

A deputation of three attended from Wailii and presented a petition on behalf of the householders in the district, hearing the signature of parents and guardians representing 41 children attending the school, asking that' the schoolmistress at that institution be not transferred' to .'another school.. According to the deputation a wry large majority of the residents, as shown by the, petition, would be sorry to lose the la<Jv ] in questiciri, site haying worked the school up to such a very good position. Theyalso ,r.ead , a letter from the present school .committee at Waihi (dated October); congratulating her on the state of tlje schQol and the inspector's report. 1 The deputation, admitted, however, that ; nonn of the committee had signed the . petition. , Members of the Board decided that ■while there was nothing against her abilitv or character, it would be better in order to save friction that the transfer be given effect' to. The matter recently formed the Subject of an inquiry. The chairman pointed out that in being transferred to another school the teacher in question had not lost any ,grade.