SOUTH CANTERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1173, 3 May 1884, Page 1

SOUTH CANTERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Thursday. Present Rev. 6. Barclay (Chair-turn), Dr Foster, Messr* R, A. Barker, S. W. Goldsmith, G. G. Russell, J. Talbot and E. Wakefield. The minutes of the last ordinary and special meetings having been read and confirmed, the Chairman stated that the resignation had been just received of the master of the Waitohi school, Mr Campbell. An additional pupil teacher had been appointed at the Timaru school, an increase in the attendance permitting it. The Opihi aided school, after being closed for somes months, had. been again opened by the Comtuittet, under Mrs Worthington, the teacher approved by the Board. The depot business was not yet settled, but was in a fair way to be so. Messrs West and Barber had agreed to relinquish their claim to commission on school furniture. Some applications for grants left in his hands had been dealt with. With regard to the distribution of the scholarships, left to him and the officers of the Board to carry out, he reported that they had been able to give three scholarships in each class from the funds available. The Waimate School Committee applied for £3O for draining the school ground, but it was resolved to require them to recommend some cheaper form of drainage. A letter from the Milford Committee, respecting the appointment of a fresh pupil teacher, was referred to the Inspector to obtain further information. The Chairman produced some correspondence from the Registrar of the New Zealand Universitj', but it was not read. Mr Wakefield said the University Statutes would be published in-a week or two, and suggested that further consideration of matters in connection with the masters of the two District High Schools te defeired till next meeting. The resolution passed at last meeting was not in accord with the new Statute! ; the Board had acted on insufficient information, and it would be unwise to <so any farther until they had full information. The Chairman, in reply to Mr Barker, said the new Statutes require teachers, as well as other students, to matriculate, while the old ones did not require teachers to pass any preliminary examination. The South Ora.i School Committee wrote asking the opinion of the Board whether a Committee con! i require a master to teach vocal music ; in f»ict, whether it was not a compulsory subject, seeing that it was included in the syllabus gi'"en in the Act. The Committee wished the subject to be taught, but the master said he was unable to teach it. After a discussion, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Wakefield—'Th;.t the South Orari Committee bf reCerrd to the Education Act ai<d the Regulations for the information they require as to the duties of the master.' The Chairman stated that the erection of thu school building at Kakalm Bush had been put in hand. He had given 01 deis for the material. It was 'greed to hold a special meeting on the Is>h inst. ,a* the usual hour, to receive and consider the applications for the Inspectorship. It was stated that four applications had come in already.