TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2294, 17 December 1891, Page 4

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The monthly meeting of the Temuka School Committee was held on Tuesday evening last. Present —Messrs W. Storey, Velvin, McCaskill, E. Brown, Cooper, and Russell. In the absence of the chairman, Mr W. Storey was elected to take the chair. HEAD MASTER’S REPORT. ■ The head master reported as follows ; W. G. Asphtali-, Esq., Chairman. Dskf i SpipL ’haye the hpnpr mit c tKeifoHowiug rsppi£ ioriNovember: — ' Boys. Girls. Total. Average roll ... 185.5 169 3‘>4.5 Average attendance 156.4, 144.6 301 Highest attendance -172 159 331 As you are aware, we shall require to have a new pupil teacher appointed for the opening day after the vacation. I •enclose £2 9s, being amount of stationery fees,—l have, etc.,, 1 4 W. Bbyars. - THE HEAD MASTER.

The following letter was received from the head master: — W. G. Aspinail, Esq., Chairman. Dear Sir, —I have the honor to inform you that it is my desire, if it should meet with the wish of the committee, to apply to the board at its next meeting, for eight months’ leave, in order to go Home. For this reason it will be necessary for me to seek a substitute, but I should prefer,if this also meets with your approval, to arrange with Mr Parnie to take my place, and get the substitute to act as assistant. If, therefore, you permit me to enclose your recommendation along

with my application, 1 shall esteem it a favor.—l have, etc., W. Bryars. After a short discussion, it was decided to cordially endorse Mr Bryars’ proposal. ACCOUNTS. Accounts to the amount of £3 3s Cd were passed for payment. the PRIZES. The following letter was read from the secretary, Mr A. W- Gaze The Chairman Temuka School Committe, Sir, —As I have to absent myself from this meeting 1 beg to submit the following report. for the information of the committee. Be prizes ; Mr A. M. Clark has -promised the sum of ten shillings •towards the prize fnnd. Mr M. Scanned gives five shillings for general proficiency

in any class of, girls below the fourth standard. Mr E. C. Dana has also promised a prize, and Mrs Gaze will give a sewing prize. I notified the head master of the amount to be expended in prizes, and he has purchased some from the stock of Messrs P, W. Hutton & Co. Mr Arthur Rhodes desires me to express regret that he cannot be present to distribute prizes on the 23rd. He has long-standing engagements for Christmas week.—l have, etc., Aefi). W. Gaze, .Secretary. On the motion of Mr Brown, it was decided that Messrs Cooper, Velvin, and Storey wait on Mr Bryars and confer with him in reference to the prizes. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Caze and Messrs Clark, Scanned, and E. C. Dann for special prizes. THE HOLIDAYS. The chairman explained that at last meeting it was arranged to break up on 'the 24 th, but it would suit the convenience of some of the teachers if the holidays commenced a day earlier. On the motion of Mr McCaskill, seconded by Mr Velvin, it was decided .that, the resolution passed at the last meeting fixing the Christmas holidays be rescinded, and that the holidays com-

mence on Wednesday, the 23rd; also that the prizes be distributed on the same day. inspector’s report. The inspector’s report oh the examination held on Nov. 10,11,12, and 13 was read. Standard YII, presented 12 ; Standard VI, presented 5, passed 5; Standard V, presented 18, absent 1, excepted 1, failed (i, passed 10; Standard IV, presented 33, absent 3, failed 10, passed 20; Standard 111, presented 40, absent 3, excepted 1,

failed 9, passed 27; Standard 11, presented 71, absent 3, excepted 3, failed 17, passed 48; Standard 1, presented 38, absent 3, passed 35; Preparatory, 135. Percentage of passes, 41; percentage of failures, 22.

Class Subjects (Marks 0 to 100). History, 72. ; geography, 52 ; elementary science, object lessons, &c., 60; total, 184. Percentage on class subjects, 61. r . Additional Subjects (Marks 0 to 20). Repitition and recitation, 16; drill and exercises, 17 ; singing, 17 ; needlework, 17;; subject matter of reading lessons, 14. ’ Additional marks, 81. Standard Vll.—The pupils of this class made a good appearance in the work of standard VI. (The secondary work will

be specially reported on.) Class P.—The infant classes have been skilfully taught, and all their work is very well done. The school has passed a very fair examination. The order, attention, and

, manners are good. Jas. Gibson Gow, M.A., Inspector. PUPIL TEACHER. On the motion of Mr Cooper, seconded by Mr Bussell, it' was decided to request the head master to make it known in the school that the committee are open to receive applications for a pupil teacher, male or female. visitors’ report. Mr Bussell reported having visited the school with Mr Yelviu and found the workof the' - school apparently going on in the most satisfactory way. With regard to the building, however, he found ten windows damaged, seven of which needed replacing. In the north end wall of the school a brick had been removed, and this required replacing at once, as the boys were damaging the wall of the school by throwing stones at the hole. He decidedly thought the teachers should exercise greater vigilance in preventing the children from damaging the building. A hole of stagnant water in the school

ground needed draining; a few pipes v across the footpath would do it. The outhouses were not as clean as they should bo.

it was decided to let the recommendations of the visitors stand over until next meeting, owing to shortness of funds. Messrs Brown and McCaskill were appointed visitors. SEWING. The secretary was instructed to write to several ladies inviting them to kindly act as judges of the sewing. vote of thanks to the chairman terimmitbdtijje meeting.