EDUCATION BOARD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 8, 28 May 1914, Page 6

EDUCATION BOARD.

.MONTHLY MIiJiTLW. At tho monthJy mating c-f tlie Taranaki Education Hoard yesterday, there v/ero present: Messrs 11. Triiaolo (chairman), E. JJarfell, A. IT. Halcombe, W. Rogers, A. -M. Bradbury, R. Mastors, J. Young, G. A. Adlam, aiyl A. .Morton. CHAIRMAX'-S RETORT. The Chainr/un reported Wat d'uring tihe month granted permission to the Bell Block, Raupuha and Tarurutangi schools to reduce their mid-day recess and allow the children to go earlier during the \vm|ter monOs. As it wan necessary to adjoint an agricultural instructor so that tilte sc'hool work might not be unduly delayed, a.fter consultation with ithe Inspector and Director, ho appointed Mr. .J. G. Ellis to hold the position until Dfcembeir 81. Mr. IMis arrived 1 in Xw MjwoutJi on May i and commenced duty at once. He took advantage of the vi--tt of the Minister of Education 011 I,i«y 20 to wait on him witili reference to tihe fdk'wing mattera: A new .chool at Vogel'town; the cutting down of the grant for rebuilding Oaonui residence; arcd the necessity of making a grant for the equipment of the Technical School. The report was adopted. WIMTEIi SCHOOL.

The Inspectors (Messrs. W. A. Ballantyne and R. G. Whctter) reported it-hat the Winter School for Teachers | commenced on Monday, the 25th inst., [ and would continue for three weeks. Aifii'ling to the new 'relations for I the examination and o! v-'4ficaition of ! teachers it was imperative that a canj d'ida'to f'-'r examination should produce a certificate that file had attended w course of -practical lessons in science subjects mni-'i- an instructor recognised by the Education Department. In a district such lis the board controlled, where there was no training coJlege or ■ university -unless special provision wis mad?, \i n-as impossible for a teadier to obtain his certificate. In the pant, provision 'had been made by means of Saturday classes, held at New Plymouth and Stratford, to meet tilie needs of those teachers who were within a convenient distance of tbejo. centres, but to cater for teachers who, unfortunately, were not so conveniently situated, and tiled-* comprise ,-tlie minority of Board's imci.rtiliiat<vl teachers, it was necessary to make iurtlur provision by nieaiii of a winter «'liool. The course ic-f instruction included Hygiene (instructor, Xjtrse Sinclair). Home Science (Mrs. (leddes, 8.A.), Botany (Mrs. Gcddes), Dairy .Science (Air. Ei'lis), and Cardboard work (Mr. 11. 1.. Mcllroy, M,A.). An evidence of til" need of such cotirsos it may bo mentioned that clo-.e on fifty teachers, drawn from all i parts or the district, were in nittcri,'!- , ance. So keen was l.h" enthusiasm evinced thait, although the classes wencarried 'On the whole day from' 9 a.m. to b p.m., t:hr 'tmfilters had put forward a request to have certiviu hours for courses eftabli-:hed, to enable them to yvp.r tho practical work for the C certificate. Arrangements had' practically been mad« to meet their wish.

STRATFORD SOHOOL. ; Mratfonl Committee far additional aeeomniodaJtion in the infant seliool. lilit; < -ijief Inspector (Mr. W. A. liiiUa»t\ in') reported that Mr. Wbetter had: visited ilu> svkofj] oil tin, su!i inst and recommended: That the assembly' c ' u:i t '>c converted in,to a geueivi] c! :[ .s room. 'AH that would b" needed would bo the laying down of a wooden floor on flie present asphalt OT? unj jho rf , niiova, of U,o !, ; , t , leb . ¥o r iwam for tut- .H.L'.h-on'rj i m u and cloaks it would hi: ilcc">l : .:irv to lengthen the Shelter sh?d on the c-jislei-ji -:de of the ground and fit up pari of It with hat ■rat-k.'. !H e fully endowed :l,i s rermimcnjktionH, which had the approval of the head master, Mr. Tyrerr [| e point,,\ Wit that in a .sohool of this size it is oumrst imperii tive to have a largo d»s« ."If numed troin the infant room for ,li>saojH that mijrht interrupt the work in Uien- own room. On 0.-e.r ion it u«uUI also l)v. to assemble two or ?°X* ( T krh ' for »«* as •vngi«s?, etc. /

OEATO SCHOOL Regarding the request of the Ok»(o Committee for enlargement-, !o Hi., an,! extensions {,„ ground*, In - , liiill-nirri']M>rti'.(l Hi tt anor inspection In; (o-i',l 110 t S |i r ],; s woniaieiKt additions. The rcatily'tion hoover be imp roved by SOIM *.ishtaU.m.tion.-. ami to tl :; U i 10 Boaru* overseer lie asked to vis : t •Jiit: se Uooj_ tor tins purpose, t ,! pension to the croands, should the ivdjomnig wet ion of one" acre be proeu.rho WW opinion 111 it the Hoard should acquire the report was adopted'. TEOIIXICAL COLLEGE. The Jira:i„,. (jf Hlc Xew pi ymouLh let hi, leu I College (.Mr. A. CJ-ruy), re- {"»• led that, th-j first Iterai had' ended Wh fer tile evening and day ( £ <loul " lllir '*a the first term under (the new instructors liad been sueh as t„ justify their appointment c-'iisht/s t lie giMtest drawback it-he instructor had nVS? "" Uh tI,C isanittnee of s n lnn "'i' 1 U "' of s.udeiUs seriously to attach this .-,nbIZ i , T IS ;l sood ""itlieinatics V 7' h l "«*lwnwal engineering stn»rj!in i- ll ! ,L takl> ;ulviUlt «W of it, The hw-e were now eight .^tud.-nt■. For wnat eh,,,., ready under the j„,inieij "[ nieiitioni'd, viz.: Elocution. lie v. A. »■ I •!.'!)(.•!'. M.A.; KeJief C'„r%i,,- \[ r Hog*: Drawing, ~m l tapper work. 3f r I!ichard.s U n. of 11:; At outside centres the classes were, -till eontiinun ff . lie would like to a hotter attendance at Inylewood. A ote-N m dressmaking had been arranged f Oa;kura. ;,„d if the settlers wished' it lie could arrange for the instructress to u.uk right down fc] 1(> coast as f it nlmma.

The report teas adopted. ovkrshkr-S KEPoirr. Th,; i«vr. riT |.\!j. c. 11. j[ ou i'el IV . lh; ' L «t West 10ml school two *tOV|.« j„ U j ;l> of w|ljojl JV <Hm-;d more attention. .will the drainage cminirtion Willi tin. iKintM.th sower would lie carried out durimf tlie holidays. tu. recommended extra.' venli'l.Uion :it. Stanley f lionl. Il« sigain advoiatod tile use of. soil puns in p| llC( , 0 f pits a( Hie country -Wioo! cut offices. \ o:;, , !tii\vn ■StlniAl.—Jicportinj on the propn.-rd now school at Vogcltown. t'iio overseer Mid t Ji;il. lie ],a"d prfldiico.il a i;ovis o; | ).!;ui in wiiii-Ji considerable alterations in tin' 'jrnorail anuiigi'mcn-ts woio provided. The -clioo] would now Ijo liniM in brick- and eoncrcK—The liiwird decided to make a fresh ft.Jipbl.ica•t ion 'lo tin- : Oc.p:M Uncnt. for a grant,

• ANKLEY SCHOOL. Twent--;'neo parents c<r guardian* of children at present being taught in i::-: gymiUn.; ...t Irankley rehool protest. «i against u-,-- young children being pr,jnpellcd to s! md- so many hours each .y in the civ: ••'nd dlraughty buit_ing.—''l'-,'e question enlarging the uohool was ferred to ;he inspector, for foia repor'.. l'( '.'ti-AREHU SCHOOL. The i- i'i inspector -reported on ;;ii: iipplieait-u i I'tr additional accommoda.; .;i at 111';' i v.;i:;ar-,'liu school, and munimended > -sat an application be jna.h- ,o the l)ii>>;r!R«ent for tihe necessary ilitious. -Adopted.

V- !'>.T EXD .SCHOOL. The chairman reported that he - i ■secured an nlfcr of siiiitable land fc-i twtension to the playground a.t the v;\ .c End Sc.iool, and it iwas decided to a*>ply to Department for a grant lor its pHi-chase, MliW KHOOL -DISTRICT.. Permission wa.s granted Ito the liouselwlders of Alll>L'i-1 road and district to form a district, and) Mr A. Morton w3l represent the board at the housi'holde.rs' meeting on June 8. TARANAKI SCHOLARSHIPS. The PuW'fc Tre.-it- Office forwarded a stotement of accounts sJiowing the fmaiiciat position of tlie Taranaki sdwiarsliips enuonment fund as; at llaK/li 31, 1914. It -li'iwed l tlie fund l to be in credit to the amount of £ll ,(t(K> IGs tkt, w'hich retpreseii'„ d a net increase dwing w>e year of 13s fid. DEt'ARTMKXTAL GIIANTB. The iSitTritiarj- for Education telegraphed that giants had been authorised for rebuilding : lie Oaonui school residence, for the scho . at Mu-skers', and for tlw Waiau sciiooi. inciludtng the purchase of tlie site.

STUDIES AND G'RAXTS. Ttie foi.oAving subsidies were granted: Tarata, f f'or f towaixls cleiuing noxious weeds (i:"i ito exceed fl); To Kiri, f. for f i..«ards> improvement-of «h»sltcr "hed an : grounds, grant not to exceed £(> 10s; i "Ko. £ for £ towards metalling grounds mot to exceed £2 lOsi); West End, £ £ towards limprovement of school jj ouncb (not'to exceed £21); PoJiukura, £2 for £1 towards shelter shed (not to exccedl £lO 12s 4d). The f.iilowiiig granU were made: Tarurutangi, £1 10s> for gravelling scliool groundi- ; Warea, £1 Is towairds posts; Punganihu, cost of spouting t-o shelter shed, and permission tfl s.fll a tank and gait'? aH.l' place the proceeds to scliool funds.

GEN HEAL. The application for enlargements to the Mttkniiu K'hool t.ms referred to the inspector to report on. 'The matter of re-opening the Ptininlrakau school \va-< le.-t to the chairnvin. The following maK-ters were referred tw the overseer: Repairs t; >viiool and outbuildings at Now,all; minor repairs at I'ungamhn; report on Centra,! res ; - denve; repairs to Omafcv .residence; repair* to solrci?! at Ware.i; supply fencing matiTwl, etc.. alt- Tiu-ata .uij Stanley; instal :<tovo a nd do repairs at Hod Block; reinirs' to fireiplace -at Stratford-; repairs to Korito schorl and I'ilianm residence. Application will be made to the Education Dqvartnient fo.r a. grant for making alterations in the -eclwol residence at T.itaram.:ika ; and 1 for awa -hii.ouse an-l Iwthi-oom at Hell lil-ock. Tli-e tfue.-ti-on of enlarging the Waitara s.'lico: was referred to the inspector to report on.