TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1572, 23 April 1887, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

;>The usual' monthly meeting of ihe Temuka Scheol Committee was hold last Thursday evening. Present Messrs Miles (Chairman), Davis, Leo, Blyth, Gray, and Cooper, MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education to the effect that £l6 2s 2d had been placed to the credit of the Board ; also stating that the annual meeting would take place next Monday. HEAD MASTER'S REPORT. The report of the Head Master was to the effect that the No. on the roll was—Boys, 192 ; girls, 162 ; total, 354. Strict average attendance—Boys, 157.5 ; girls, 129.3; toial, 286.8. Highest attendance—Boys, 170 ; girls, 132 ; total, 302. The number of the secondary pupils had increased, being—Boys, 10 ; girls, 13 ; total, 23. Enclosed was a cheque for £2 15s 9d for stationery fees. In connection with the cadets he stated there were 39 members on the roll ; 20 carbines had been supplied and ammunition for one yaar. A rack was necessary to keep the carbines in. ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report which is to be »übmitled to the annual meeting was then retd. The balance-sheet was next road. It showed that the Committee had commenced with a balance to credit of £1 4« sd, and now had a balance to credit of £l2 osßd. The prize fund commenced with a balance of £9 2s 9d, and had been increased during the year to £lO 18s lOd, On the motion of Mr Davis, seconded by Mr Gray, the report and balaace-sheet were adopted. visitor’s report, etc.

Mr Gray, one of the visitors, said the cause of the water being dirty and badly-tasted was that sufficient water had not been pumped into the tanks. They found the pump out of repair, and ordered it to be repaired, and also ordered six drinking cups for the lavatory. The water was perfectly pure. Mr Cooper said he had made inquiries, and the children said it was good in the morning, but in the evening it was muddy. Mr Blyth said it would tako the janitor the whole day to fill the tanks with the sort of pump be hid. He had no doubt the repairs and improvements would put the matter right, The water was excellent. SECONDARY EDUCATION.

The report of the Inspector on the work dons ia the Temuka and Wairaate High Schools was then read as follows : To the the Chairman of the South Canterbury Board of Education. gxs, I have the honor to submit the result* of the pxamination of secondary subjects in the Dietriet High Schools of Waimate and Temuka. Nine pupils were preiented at the examination at Waimate, and fourteen at Temuka. It ie not very wtiifactory to find so few pupils in the larger rcheol taking a part in the higher subject*. I hare great pleaeure in reporting favorably on the character of the work done in both echoojli. Iff yvijl be seen froip the table of marks given below that the pupils in the Waimate school are' abpad of those in Temuka, but it would have been discreditaklf bad it hpea otherwise, as there are tenet

of them, and they are fortunate in having a more libera 1 provision made for the teaching of the higher subjects. Special praise is due to the classes in Algebra and Euclid in the Waimate School. Several of the pupils gained full marks in Algebra, and from the appearance of the papers in Euclid it was evident that the teacher fully appreciated the value to beginners ot correctlydrawn figuree and orderly arrangement of the part* of a proposition. The Temuka pupils would do well to pay more attention to this. The suggestions which were made last year for securing greater accuracy in Latin grammar must be repeated; without perfect familiarity with the rudiment* no real progress can be looked for. The girl whe took the senior Latin paper at Waimate acquitted herself with much credit. In Temuka one girl was examined iu French. Her translation of the prescribed work was correct, and in translation at sight she was almost as successful. Her pronunciation is not good. Waimate Dmteiot High School. Table of Marks and Syllabus of Work, December, 1886

Tkmuka Distbxot High School. Table of Mark* and Syllabus of Work, December, 1886: —

Appendix to report on District High Schaol showing in detail the results of the examination at Temuka

After some conversation it was resolved on the motion of Mr Gray, seconded by Mr Cooper—‘‘That the Committee consider the comparisons made in the report between the Temuka and Waimate High Schools were favorable to the former, owing to the special advantages enjoyed by the latter.” The meeting then ad]onmed.

No. Class. JD Q. 3 ft «*-4 o o fc Average mark* per cent. Syllabus o! work done. 1 Euclid Sen. 1 70 Books I., II.,III. and IV. 2 Mid. 1 70 Books I. and IT. 3 Jun. 2 30 Book I. 4 Algebra, Sen. 1 66 Todhuntsr, ch. I. to XXX. 5 19 Mid. 1 91 Todhunter, oh.I. to XXIII. 6 91 Jun. 5 92 Todhunter, oh. I. to XIII. 7 Latin, Sen. I 81 Appendix, Prino. Latins, part I. Prino. Latins, part II., pp. 60, 120. 8 99 Mid. 3 49 Prino. Latina, part I. to end Exercises o n Verbs. 9 19 Jun. 2 68 Prino. Latins, part I. to end of exercises on Active verbs.

JD OB M a £ «' fl PM a § Syllabus of work No. Glass. <*■4 o MO £ £ done. d ► Szj 1 Euclid, Sen. 2 48 Books I., II., III. end IY. 2 „ Jun, 5 17, Book I. 3 Algebra, Sen. 1 60 Todhunter, oh. I. to XXX* 4 „ Jun. 5 52 Todhunter, ch. I. to XIII. 5 Latin, Sen. 2 55 Pnno. Latina, part I. to p. 108. 6 „ Mid. 6 40 Princ. Latina, part I. to p. 86. 7 „ Jud. 5 42 Prino. Latina, part I. to p. 28. 8 French 1 67 Charles X. 11, (Yoltaire) 61 p.

Class—Euclid, Skitiob. Name. Percentage of Marks. William Morton M ... 65 D. Mackenzie m ... 42 Euclid, Juwiob. Gertrude Brown ... 50 John Austin ... ... 15 George Clinch ... 15 William Gray ... 8 Mary Wills ... 0 Alobbba, Sbhiob. William Morton ... 60 Adobbba, Juniob. John Austin ... 70 Gertrude Brown ... 60 George Clinch ... 50 William Gray ... 40 Mary Will* ... 40 Latin, Sbniob. William Morton ... 58 Gertrude Brown ... 52 Latin, Middle. John Austin ... 56 John Morton ... ... 56 William Gray ... 38 T. Wills ... ... 31 Jane Palmer ... 30 Mary Wills ... 27 Latin, Juniob. D. Mackenzie ... ... 65 Bose Geodey ... ... 55 Rebecca Smith ... 45 Oh. A. Opie ... 45 Thos. Gaffaney ... ... o Fbbnoh, Sbniob. Gertrude Brown ... ... 67