TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1295, 27 January 1885, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

f : The annual meeting of householders vras held lust night. There was a very large attendance, about 200 being present, and Mr Gray, Chairman of the Committee, occupied the chair. The following report and balance-sheet was read : “Annual report of the Committee of the Temuka District High School fer year ending 31st Dec., 1884 : “As directed by the Education Act of 1877, your Committee have pleasure in submitting for your approval the following report and balance-sheet for the year ending 31st Dec., 1884. “ School Staff.—There have been no changes in the staff during the year, but, as you are all aware, Mi Wood’s resignation as head master having been received and accepted in November, it became necessary to desire the Board of Education to advertise fora successor. This having been done, your Committee elected Mr William Bryars to the head mastership ; Mr Wood’s resignation having taken effect on 31st Dec., and Mr Byars having entered upon his duties on 19th inst., no inconvenience has so far been caused by the change. During the year all the teachers have been assiduous in the performance of their duties and regular in their attendance, and by their united exertions succeeded in getting up a concert, the proceeds of which enabled them to erect gymnastic apparatus, which is duly appreciated by the pupils. •“ Finances. —By the balance-sheet you will observe that this Committee commenced the year with a credit of £8 14*, lOd, and close it with a credit of £2 12a 9d, The reasons for tlie balance being lass at the close than at the beginning of the year are : the expenditure of £4 17a for a bell, the tree planting having cost £3 more than the Board s grant, and the fuel and stationery coating £5 11s 5d more than the amount paid towards those requisites by the pupils. “Fuel. —This Committee regret that the parents of the children attending the school have not more warmly responded to the appeal through the head master for each child to pay from 3d to Is per quarter, according to the standards in which the children are placed, for the purpose of providing this very necessary article. •■‘Meetings.—There have been twelve ordinary and three special meetings during the past year, which have been well attended. The relations of the Committee with the Board remain satisfactory and harmonious. “ Prize fund.—By a concert given on 7t,h Nov. the sum of £7 4s nett was raised for tin’s fund. As that amount was deemed insufficient, your Committee supplemented it by £3 13s 3d from the balance *le£

from the previous year’s concert. This fund with interest now stands at £ll Is 9d, the Bank of New Zealand deposit receipt for which will be handed over to the Chairman of the now Committee for prize fund purposes only. “ K. F. Gray, Chairman. “ Henry A. Bout, Secretary. “Temuka, 26th January, 1885.” The following is the statement of receipts and expenditure for the year ending 31st December, 1884:—Receipts: Balance, £8 14s 10d ; from Board of Education for salaries, £855 3s 4d ; do. incidentals, £66 11 a 7d ; do. travelling expenses, £1 17s; do, pupil teachers’ examination expenses, £5 8s; do. grant for levelling, £8; do. grant for tree planting, £lO ; sale of school requisites, £2 13s lOd ; fuel and stationery, £9 16s 5d ; total, £968 ss. Expenditure:— Salaries, £855 3s 4d ; cleaning school, etc,, £4O; fuel, £l4 7a 9d; repairs, £i 3s 4d ; levelling school grounds, £8 8s 2d; tree planting, £l3; travelling expenses (pupil teachers), £1 17s ; examination expenses, do., £5 8s ; advertising, £1 13s; stationery, £3l3s lid ; school requisites, £4 3s 6d ; secretary’s salary, cartage, petty cash, postage, recasting and hanging bell, etc., £l6 14s 4d ; balance in Bank of New Zealand, £2 12s 9d ; total, £968 ss. Mr Rutland asked whether Mr Bryars produced a New Zealand certificate when candidate for the position of teacher of the school, or did he produce any ceilificate at all ? 1 The Chairman said he produced the necessary certificate. Mr Pilbrow asked what was the necessary qualification for the position of hsad teacher of the school ? Mr Gray thought every one saw the advertisement in the papers to the effect that he should be a graduate of some University. . Mr Pilbrow asked whether any one who did not produce a certificate of competency from the Minister of Education was eligible for the position? Mr Gray thought so. The certificates of the candidates were first sent to the Board of Education, and if they had not been proper the Board would not have sent them to the Committee, Mr Wills asked whether the recommendation of the Committee was put before the Board of Education. He understood that the Chairman of the Board confirmed the appointment. Mr Gray said the recommendation was rorvvarded in the usual way, and called upon the Secretary to read the letter forwarded to the Board in reference to the matter. Mr Wills said the appointment was confirmed by the Chairman of the Board, and it never came before the Board at all. Mr Gray : Oh 1 You know all about it (hen. Mr Pilbrow had yet another question to ask. Was it usual in appointing a teacher to give weight to the recommendation of the Government Inspectoi ? If yon want all this information you had better apply to the Minister for Education. Mr Bolton said it was the custom that the Inspector should make a recommendation in such.crses. He generally forwarded a list of the names of candidates, with the necessary information concerning them. Mr Pilbrow; Was the appointment in this case in accordance with the Inspector’s recommendation ? Mr Gray: I really cannot see what good this will do. The thing has been done now, and we cannot undo it. Mr Pilbrow wished to know whether it was desirable to appoint a single man where all the assistant teachers were single girls? Mr Gray: I think it very desirable, and a very good quantisation that he should be single under such circumstances. (Great laughter, applause and uproar.) Mr Pilbrow asked whether he thought they were right in selecting for the school a single man recently arrived in the colony over the head of a colonial teacher classed B. 3, who had got a B.A. degree from the New Zealand University had been teaching for 11 years, and was a married man. Mr Gray thought the Committee had selected the best man. Mr Bolton said the majority of the Committee had selected him. Mr Gray ; Yes, the majority ; but majorities rule in all cases. Mr Morton proposed, and Mr Harrop seconded, the adoption of the report and balance-sheet, which, on being put, was carried unanimously. The election of a new Committee was then proceeded with, with the following result: —

The first seven were declared elected. Some of the candidates then addressed the meeting, but we are obliged to hold over our report of their speeches. The new Committee afterwards met, and, on the motion of Mr O’Halloran, seconded by Mr Lee, Mr J. T. M. Hayhnrst was elected Chairman. The third Tuesday in each month was appointed as the night for meeting. A circular was read from the Board, asking Committee to nominate two members to fill vacant seats on the Board of Education. Messrs J. Talbot and M. Gray were nominated. Mr Rout having resigned the Secretaryship, it was decided to invite applications for the office, the salary being fixed at £JLO per annum. The meeting then adjourned,

G. Bolton - 90 J. T. M. Hayhurst 87 J. Blyth - 79 B. D, O’Halloran76 K. P. Gray75 E. Leo 69 J. W. Miles60 J. Brown - 44 D. Henry - 43 A. Russell - 41 W. Storey - 28 H. T. Clinch - 20 E. Waddell12