S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1552, 4 September 1886, Page 1

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of the above Board whs held on Tuesday. Prese-it — Mr W. Goldsmith (Chairman), Rev. G. Barclay and .). Smythe, Di F"s er, Messis J. Talbot, W. B. Howell, J. Jackson and R. A. Baikor. The nimiue« of ihe la&t meeting "ere. rend and confirmed. 'A letter ivm read from the Educdio!office in'O'mii')!.' the Beard thai', i.ficr consideration by tin: Miuit-ter of Education of the aigument-i advanoed by the, v-armm-Boards in opposition to the principle enunciated in circular BC/4 of May 19, he was quite unable to consent to nr-y expenditure in repairs and painting out of money granted from the proceeds of the Public Works' Loans. He woird deem it necessaty to deduct from ann-nuts due by way of capitation allow, me an iquivalent for any sum taken from a building grant for any other purpost t-l-an one of those recognised in circular B>'/i-. The Inspector reported tha' 'h-Hi; on, Geraldiue Flat, Ojdlu, and Mount Gay Schools had b-en inspect d, and the Wiihao.School (closed) hud been visvcJ. The report eubinitted a fmm of exaiomalion report, modified sliuhiiy fmni that furnishod by that Department in Wellington. The report of ttie Inspect"!-, re pupil teachers' examinations, which wasread at last meeting, * as icceivi-d, tin Inspector's recommendation re books being agreed 10. The Inspector's repent re the Mount Gay School was read. He said the state of the register was not as c'i-ar ■ "■ could be desired, the attend ..'n-o was ir t good, and the teaching might he better.— It was decided to write to the teacher foi an explanation. On the motion of the R«v G. .Barclay, seconded by Mr How el!, the Boi.rd decided to lease to the Cornmitte of the Gleniti Library Institute for four years the site on v Inch the Library stands al a rental of Is per annum, centingmt on certain conditions being compdr-d w'iih. Rev. Mr Barclay then road the. following report of the committee on Hist lie! Lligh School regulations :■— 1. The subjects of secondary education shall be such as are specified in clause 56 of " The Education Act, 1877," and shall, as fir as poss'ble, include higher English, Hi-is in, one foreign modern language, political economy, uicid, algebra, meiiHiiation, and trigonometry, and one or more branches or physical science. 2. The number and character of the secondary subjects taken shail he de termined by the pupil on the advice of the head master, and any difficulty of choice shall be rcfeircd in the Ho,ud'> inspec'o''. 3. Pupils shall not be penniiled to 4-nter on a course of secondly subjects in til they have passed tha fourth si.-iiidarn of the ordinary school course, or have satisfied either,head master or inspector thai they have .attained an equivalent proficiency. 4. Pupi's who have not yet passed the sixth sthid-iid or attained an cqiii«'»|i i.t proficiency, or who, having pnssed,. wi<d> to continue in attendance without entering on the study of a secondary subject, shah be presented for examination in the ordinary school course. 5. Pupils who have passed the sixth standatd and who wish to begin or continue the study of one or more secondary subjects, shail have their studies so atranged that the total number of secondary subjects of primary and secondary sub jects combined shall not be less than rb' number of primary subjects in which the] would be examined as members of th> sixth standard class. In making this arrangement reading and spelling may be treated as a single subject, and the term "primary subjects " shall be taken to refer to the pass and class subjects only. 6. Instruction in the secondary subjects of higher E.iglish, mensuration, and physical science shall be understood to mean instruction separately given of '■< more advanced character than that which belongs to the ordinary school course, and : shall he open to those only who have at- j tained the proficiency of the sixth atao- I dard pass. 7. The fees payable by a pupil for secondary subjects shall be—for one subject ten shillings perquatter, for t-vosub subjects fifteen shillings per quarter, and for three or more subjects twenty shiiliuge per quarter. 8. All fees shall be received from tin pupils, in advance by the School Com--niu.es and p>:d to (he Education Boar- 1 . 9. Head Masters shall receive in add - tion to their ordinary salary and allowances a c ipifcaiion payment at the rate i f one pound per annum for each secondary subject taken, provided that the capita-

linn payment made in respect of { any pupil shall in no case exceed the feel receivable from a pupil. 10. A further capitation allowance at the rate of ten shillings per subjeet od a similar prineip ! e, with a limitation of , four subjects, may be granted to not moie than one assiNtuot menibfer of the ft<ff. who shares in the work of secondary education to the extent of teaching at least one second aiy subject. 12. The Head Master shall be • graduiita of some University, shall rave full control over both primary and secondary departments, and ebal per* sonally teach at least one complete secondary Bubject. 12. To secure the efficient teaching of I both primary and secondary departments the Botird may make such alteration* ia.or addition to the ordiuary teaching atajf' us at its discretion it may from?time teV lime see fit. N* 13, An examination of the secondary subjects shall take place «t least once a y3ar, and on the results of the examination certificates of proficiency under the seal of the Board will be issued to those pupils who sntisfy the examiuer in any comae or section of course, or in any ■ subject or group of subjects, aa set forth in the following scheme. Such certificates shall be of three grades, each! corres- ; ponding to the year's work of"an advanced pupil; but as it is recommended ihiit the initiation of secondary -todies should not be postponed till the pnpili have pnssed all the ordinary standard ex•.minstion"?, the first course is divided into two section?, and certificates of tba jnniorgrade may he granted for profioieraCT i<; c;tcli t>ectiun fep-Tftteiy. A scheme of subjects was Appended. Another clause of the report-dealt with the subject of pupil teachers, expressing I .he opinion that the supply of passed ' pupils teachers would exceed the demand for certificated teachers. The report suggested the establishment of bursaries for pupil teachers, and reversion to the former practice of the Boaid in the appointment of teachers. A short discussion ensued ou sundry of die clauses, but the regulations were adopted. Afiei a discussion the Rev. Q. Barclay moved, and it whs carried—" That the doard do not see th«ir way at present for financial reasons to take any action in the mutter, whilst thoroughly appreciating the need of providing for passed pupil teachers." With regard to the subject of the appointment of teachers, the Rev. Geo. Barclay proposed—" That the matter be adjourned for. a month." ,It was not a pressing matter, and he wished to produce « good deal of information on the /' > object. Dr Foster gave notice to move at next meeting—" That the present practice of he hoard, hy which the Chairman and Inspector go through tbe testimonials, »tc., and refer them to the Committee according to the order of the suitability of the applicants be adhered to, with the addition that it is understood that the Chairman is authorised to exclude from he list forwarded to the Committee any names which shall appear to him to be quite unsuitable." Correspondence was then dealt with aa follows; /'•' Sir Melville Gray was granted leave of absence for six months. A clock and bell were granted to the. Fairlie Creek School. The Temnka School was granted £1 for gymnastic apparatus. Tbe application <>f the Temuka School Committee for an assistant teacher was refused. It was resolved that Mr Jas. Austin be iufoimed that second class Beacon ticket* sates are allowed to scholarship holders. The application of the Hilton School Committee for two registered grates for the master's house was not entertained. A letter was read from the Belfield Sjuool Committee re leasing the school reserve. An application was made for the enlargement of the new school at Rangitats and additional accommodation Rev. Mr Barclay supported the application, but it was deferred.—The same' Committee offered to find the labor for ienciog, if the Board found the materials, at a cost of about £7.—Agreed to. The North Canterbury Board.of Educa* lion wrote hoping that arrangements would be made whereby Dr Anderson could be spared to enter upon his new duties as Inspector of the North l.'anteibury District on the 18th —lt was resolved to IMBw .idvsriisements in New Zealand only, inviting applications for the post, to be sent in aR rood as possible ; and to bold a special meeting of the Board in two weeks to discuss such' applications, Mr Tnrnbull was appoiuted Head master of the Geruldine School. .■ , .- The liangitata Island Committee were allowed £1 for fencing. Mr Westropp, the master of the Orari Bridge School, wrote explaining certain inaccuracies in tin registers, and he also attended and made an explanation. The Board decided that it would be to the nterest of Mr Westropp and the school iliat he should resign, and he agreed to do *o. Accounts amounting to £29 were passed for payment, and the meeting iennina'ed.