TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1546, 29 January 1887, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A' ; mehting of the above Com- ? mitte|^wi^held last evening. Present— Messrs Brown (Chairman), ,Blyth, Gray, Milei^Cooper,andDavis. ,‘. J-’cpBMSWMDBkcB. ■ Correspondence _wasread from the fioarcl of Education, to the effect that Miss|Plorenca Brown had been appointed thirdiiteacher, and that the Board would pay half the cost of putting ventilators In the school to the value of £7. Mr Gray said it could not be exSifeted that the Committee should do. it. e ! 'wonld move—“ That the funds of the Committed would not warrant the expenditure, and that the Board be respect- ' fully asked to carry out the work as recommended by the Architect.” ' Mr Cooper seconded the motion, and it was carried. THE CADETS. The Chairman said, with regard to the cadets, that.he had received an account from Messrs Hallenstein Bros, for the balance of their -sccoent for supplying uniforms. It amounted to £26. In reply to the Chairmao, . Mr Bryars, who was preseat, said it was agreed to pay fori the. uniforms in three instalmentsr—one at once ; one in three months, arid the-third in six months. The account did net acme in three months, but was allo wed to run to the six months. The boys had collected and paid £36 6s 6d, and there was in band £6 6s-6d. Mr’Davis wanted to know what the Committee bad to do with it. They had not committed themselves to be responsible for it, , The Chairman 1 said a sub-Committee, consisting: of; himself and Messrs Blyth and Gray, bad been appointed to arrange the majltiSr,/ It ,#as decided to leave the matter in the hands of the sub-Committee. 'W . '/ THE SIAM 1 . A letter from the head Master was read recommending Miss Rowe for the position of fourth teacher, and Miss Harriet Sweet .for the position ;of a pupil teacher. On the motion of Mr Miles, seconded by Mr Dans, it.wga decided to appoint Misses Rowe and Sweet. TISrCOB. MrrMiles was appointed Visitor for the ensdtygmopth. ‘ “ EXTENDING THE HOLIDAYS. < ivTbe; Ohsirman said the next thing was the question about the holidays., -Hd' w^s 1 "drry Mr Lee was not present. Since-:Mri Bryars bad come home he . had aslwd him about it, and he had confirmed impression of how it happened.' They Were both under the impression that the school would h*ve Closed on a Friday, 1 but owing to the 'examination it had to be kept open tmtil Wednesday and Mr Bryars asked if 'i]io time fer opening could be extended ;,y.- ffoifjatweekilpnger. ; He said he thought lb. Another reason was, the 16th .was a general holiday, arid as the following day was Friday one day would not make much difference. He .certainly bad been laboring under a misapprehension about IvS He .was not presenfc when the resolution fixing the holidry was proposed by We Committee. 3&Ur Blyth said hei was present when on the 20th and confirmed the • resolution. They were talking about the mistake the Timaru Herald bad made, fet the , Chairman never spoke about tiving extended the time then. It would been more courteous if be bad. The Chairman said it never struck him, < ; He was under the impression that the ''school ought to have closed ou Friday, but that owing to the examination it had to be kept open until the following Wednesday, and it was on account of this ’''that'he had agreed to extend the time. Mr Blyth said that if the Chairman told thereabout it when he confirmed the niinutes on the 20;b of Dsoember last he would have been the first to endorse ■ hie action, - The Chairman, explained that it had «. never struck him. . . .Mr Davis eaid Fridays or Saturdays or Mondays bad nothing to do withi t* The "resolution was that the holidays should be . ’! front the 14th of Dsoember to the 17th of > They been "hood

winked ” by the Chairman, but they had been ‘‘licked over” by him. It Was no good being there if the Chairman could “ soft soap ” them. ' In reply to the Chairman Mr Bryara confirmed the Chairman’s statement. Mr Cooper said the principal objection Was, keeping the Committee in the dark. The Chairman said he had been in the dark about it himself. Mr Hiles said no good could come of prolonging the discussion. He would move—“ That the 1 Chairman’s explanation be deemed sufficient.” Mr Blyth said ho never had any quarrel at a Committee meeting, but would not stand being treated with such discourtesy. He would vote against the motion, Mr Gray seconded Mr Miles’ motion, but expressejd regret that the Chairman had not given so full an explanation at tho previous meeting. : The Chairman said he could not until he saw Mr.Bryars, Mr Davis said tker c"• is a great deal of hedging about the matter. He would move— “ That the Committee is dissatisfied with the Chairman’s explanation.”-: ■ j . Mr Cooper said he would not second the amendment, but would, vote against Mr Miles’ resolution. Mr Davis’ amendment lapsed, for want of a seconder, and the motion on being put was lost, Messrs Miles and Gray voting for it, and Messrs Blytb, Cooper and Davis voting against it. ' Mr Brown then resigned his position as Chairman and his seat on the Committee. Mr Grey said he felt very sorry Mr Brown's explanation was not accepted. Ho had made a mistake but he had made ah apology for it, and it ought to have .been accepted. If he had been guilty of any discourtesy it was unintentional, and they ought hot to have jumped, on him as they had. .' ‘ ' ' ' ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. The Secretary, Mr Bout, then took the chair so that another chairman : might be elected. - Mr,Blyth proposed that: Mr Gray take the chair, but he declined, .and proposed Mr Blyth, who also declined, ...... . Ultimately, after much pressure, Mr J. W, Miles consented to accept the position of Chairman, and, bn the motion of Mr Gray, was elected. : • THe meeting then terminated. .