PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1550, 31 August 1886, Page 3

PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Tho regular monthly meeting of this Committee was held in the schoolroom en Saturday evening last. Present—Messrs K. Brophy (Chairman), A. Best, A. Lyeaght, and D. Gregan. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read— From the Secretary to the Board of Education, re application for building a shed, stating that the Board had decided at its last meeting to grant £5 on condition that the Committee expended £lO ; when they forward vouchers for same to the Board they will send the above £5. — It was resolved—“ That as the building is finished the vouchers be forwarded to the Board at cnce.” inspector’s report. The Inspector’s report was read as follows

Staff and Distribution—Head XSaaoher, Mr Finlay Bethune; Assistant Mistress, Miss J. Miller. Mr Bethune lakes general charge of Standards' 111,5 to VI., and Miss Miller 11., 1., and Infants, Attendance—Number on roll, 81 j strict average, previous quarter, 62.1 $ - working average, previous quarter, 66 j presentjprevious day, 72, Classes—Standard VI. : Boys, 1; girls, 0 5 total, 1. Standard V.: Boys, 5 ; girls, 3 j toia l , 8. Standard IV.: Boys, 3; girl*, 65 total, 9. Standard HI.: Boys, 7j girls, 85 total, 15. Standard II.! Boys, 4 5 girls, 6 5 lota , lu, Standard 1.; Boys, 8 } girls, 9j total, 17. Passed : Boys, 11 5 girl*, 10 ; total, 21. Total in Standards ; Boys, 39 5 girls, 42 5 total, 81. Registers—Neat and accurate 5 for fulness only wanting in entry of Standard last passed. Class Grouping—’Standards IV. and V. are taught together in the geography of Standard V., as the regulations permit, but not in history as well. The only pupil m Standard VI. for the most part works with Standard V. Standards IV., V,, and YI, are again grouped together for instruction in agricultural chemistry on the lines of Prof. Tanner’s first principles. For object lessons, Standards 11, and HI. are classed together once weekly, and Standard I, and infants twice weekly. Comments on above Organisation—This organisation is quite satisfactory, except that bettor provision ought to be made for object lessons in Standard 11., either by adding another lesson weekly for Standards 11, and 111. grouped together or by assooialtisg Standard 11. with a lowt.p olaia if the other arrangement is not convenient, Time Table—l must compliment Mr Bethune on the remarkably neat and ornamental time table which ho has taken the trouble to have framed aud glased. Hi* example our other teachers would do well to follow, Quality—The school has every appearance of being in a healthy condition throughout, and remarkable improvement ha* already been made in writing in Mr Vero Foster’s style. 1 consider the whole work well nod skilfully conducted. . Order, etc,—Satisfactory, Manners—Saliafaotory, State of Buildings—So much having recently been expended on putting the school and residence in good repair, little now remain* to be!done; the total amounting to some slight improvement* the closets, and some windows panes in porch and schoolroom, Cleanliness —Closets not as clean as a visitor would wish to see. W. J. Andehsow, Inspector. July 15th, 1886, The report was considered very satisfactory, MASTERS REPORT. The master handed in hia usual monthly report, which was considered satisfactory considering the state of the weather. He requested the Committee to supply some pens, pencils, chalk, and foolscap for the use of the school. It was decided that the Master be authorised to get what is required and charge the Committee with same, VISITORS. Mr A, Lyuaght, on behalf of the visiting Committee, stated that the school was working very satisfactorily. He also slated that the works let at last meeting wore not finished, owing to the bad weather. Messrs K. Brophy and D. Gregan were appointed a Visiting and Works Committee for tho ensuing mouth.

This being all the business the meeting adjourned till the last Saturday in September,