TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE..

Temuka Leader, Issue 269, 10 June 1880, Page 2

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE..

The usual monthly meeting oftheabov* : Committee took place on Tuesday evening Inst. Mrmbera present:—Mr Alex. Wilson (Chairman), and Messrs Brown, Harropt Hoeper, ami Storey. After the minutes of the previous meet* ing b*4 been read and confirmed, The following account* were passed fo' payment:—J. Brown L2 14s, J. Davit L6los. The Schoolmaster reported the attend, ance for the last month to be aa follows— Boys 186, girla 180; total, 566. Daily average attendance: Boya 118-3, girls 90 2 Total, 208'4. Highest number present (on May 4th) boya 118, girla 94 ; total 212. The suggestion rf the janitor, that a brass tap should b» fixed in the water tank was ordered to stand over. OORBUFOHDIXCm. From the Board of Education, atating that the queation of incidental grants to School Committees whose average attend, anee of scholars exceeded 200, had been considered by the aub-committee appointed to report on aame, and that their report had been adopted, and that the new ecale of payment would come into force on Ist July From the aame, stating that L2O had been grunted by the Board for fencing and planting the new sohool site, and staring thai it was the opinion of the Board thai itwas undesirable that any .more money should be expanded in planting, the old site. Beaolved—That the Chairman and Mr Brown be appointed aa a sub-comraittee to ascertain cost of fencing the new school site, and to report upon the same at next meeting. From the same, asking whether the Committee intended to give Mid-winter holidays, and (if so) to state the date they would commence. Beaolved—That the Midwinter holidays commence on the last Friday of this month and that the period of the holidays be two weeks. From th» same, stating that the anm oj L6O lis had been placed to the credit of the Committee, with which to pay teacher" salaries,for May. From the same, gating that numerous complaints had been received by' the B«*ard of the irregular attendance of childreu of school age in the various districts, and that the Board felt it incumbent upon them to communicate with School Committees on the subject, with a view of remedying the evil, and inviting the co"operation of'thet Committee in the *falfil" ment of the requirements of the -!A.ct, an" proceedings as the Act provides.' , ' ■" . f y.

Resolved—That the Chairman be asked to take aoch step* as ara necessary to carry out the compulsory clauses of the. Act. Th«- Chairman intimated his »illit»gn*ss to attend at court to prosecute on behal' of the Committee. TiflrrxHO commiti'B urpost. The Visitor's Report for the past month waa then read as follows : The Chairman and Member* of tie Temuka School Committee Gnrruncsir, Your Visiting Committee for the peat month, report aa follows : Mr Harrop, one of the Committee* visited the school in the earl y part of last month, at your request, for the purpose •f taking a plan of the proposed cloak rooms, and also for the purpose ascertaining the cost of the proposed partition of; the school. Th%t plan will be presented to your notice this evening. Your Committee also visited the achool on Mon l»y, June 27tb. They found a better attendance than on the oecaeioß ofj their last visit. The/ also louad the school and premises in vftttat ardor thasT over if has been before; tbia, they feel as-ure , h doe to the ovetaight of Mr Mcintosh, the maater. ■-.,-•■ Your Committee would aho «**• the neceHStty. of incorj-orating the duties of the." j«n»*dr wfthMaw atten tance "ftiewr, who»e duties would consist in teeing tli'at' every child of eehoolable age should attend regularly," or give satisfactory reasons for not By doing this, we get nipt onlra much larger attendance but our fund* would be material J imr§*l, this aiabliug ua not only to increaee the»a» y of the janitor, but to obtain another pupa teaeher for the achool, which already is found to be an absolute necessity. They would strongly recommend the Committee to- adopt this auggeetton, op the grounds that they are elected by | the inhabitants to see that the compulsory cl»u»ea of the Education Act are curried oUt ' >• .-*' rv Your Committee also found that Misa Matthias, this the new infant Miatr«ssy bad entered upon h» r dntiea. The general discipline of the school (especially as regards the first and second cliSKex) they found to be highly commendable, and this the* f-«'» sure is to be ate I tributed mainly to the kind, 2et firm, i method of tea hih'g which Mr Mcintosh. posa«'BS«*a. Some of the elder girl a ahoyr remarkable progress, more especially in writiiig and spell : ng, and do their teacher (Mrs Rowe) infinite credit. In concluding their report yon, your Committee would urge the necessity of a deputatibn being appointed, to wait upon the Board of Education 're the proposed cloak rooms, aa they feel sure that if this was brought before them in a proper manner, and thoroughly explained, they could not reasonably refuse our request Josbfb Haßßor, William StorbT, Visiting Committee. T , application be made to the Board of Education for the appointment of another pupil teaeher, the necc'S*' a«ry average attendance having been reached. $ -T Resolved—That the Secretary apoly to the Board for seven copies of the Educa(lon Act; ■ !'..".:> Resolved—That the report of the Yfcit • ing Committee be adopted and that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to th-iu, for the same. j Reaolved—That the Chairman write-to the Inspector to the Board, naking when it; would. b> convenient for'him to inspect the Temuka School premises, there ifeing eweral urgent mattsra requiring his at.tendance. . ■• "•' ' The Chairman and Mr Hooper were appointed visitors for the enauing 4 vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. » -