S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2394, 3 September 1892, Page 4

S.C. BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Board of Education was held at their offices on Thursday morning. Present—Messrs S. W. Goldsmith (chairman), Howell, Rhodes, Storey, Talbot, Jackson, and the Eev. Mr White. Mr Pearpoint apologised for non-attendance. The chairman stated that since the last meeting he had received the resignation of Miss Peach, assistant-mistress at Hilton. Mr Meagher, of the Timaru Main School, had consented to withraw his resignation, and thanked the board for their resolution. On the recommendation of the Belfield School Committee, the chairman had sanctioned the appointment of Miss W. Glanville as sewing mistress. The Winchester Scho >1 Committee had requested that the board should advertise at once for a head master, in order that the recommendation of the committee should come before the board at the next meeting. This would be done. The Washdyke committee reported that the repair,", etc., to the school had been done. Mr James Lindsay, of the Pleasant Point School, had been reported ill, but had only been off work for a few days. The fact that there was no architect's report was commented on, Mr Storey strongly objecting to the manner in which the architect was treating the board. The Education Department wrote asking for a return of the status of inspectors and of the value of school buildings—matters which the office had attended to. inspector's reports. Reports of the inspector's examination of Waitohi Flat, Rangitira Valley, Waimataitai, Claremont, Kingsdown, Seadown, and Washdyke were read, and the attention of committees is to be drawn to one or two matters. pupil- teachers' examination. Messrs Talbot, Gray, and Rhodes handed in the following : " The committee appointed by the board to consider and advise on the question of continuing the admittance to the pupil-teacher examination of candidates other than those in actual service have to report as follows: —The committee find that many of the candidates who availed themselves of this provision during the recent pupil-teachers' examination were quite unfitted through •want of previous previous preparation to have entered, and as a result a great deal of useless work devolved on the examiner. We recommend —and the inspector concurs—that the board should continue the present system, subject, however, that in addition to existing regulations the following provision should apply : («) That applications for entrance to the examinations must be accompanied with a certificate from a head ma&ter that the candidate has a reasonable chance of success; (6) that any candidate who does not obtain at least 25 per cent, of the total attainable marks in each subject shall be deemed to have failed. We also advise that a circular letter be addressed to all head teachers in the board's service drawing attention to the amount of useless work involved in the examination of the papers of some of the candidates forj pupil teacherships at the recent Bitting, who from want of reasonable preparation) should not have entered for the examination, and request that the certificate required by the boai'd from a head teacher in the case of each candidate may be looked upon as something more than a mere form." The Rev. Mr White moved, Mr Storey seconded, and it was carried—" That the thanks of the board be given to Messrs Talbot, Gray, and Rhodes, the committee on examination of intending cadidates for pupil teachers, and compliment them on their work." CORRESPONDENCE. • ' Totara asked tor painting to be done, and a coal-shed built.—Estimate to be asked for shed; painting to stand over. Woodbury wrote recommending Miss E. Cormack as pupil teacher.—Resolved that the board will sanction the appointment of Miss Cormack as first-year pupil teacher at Woodbury immediately the attendance warrants it, and in the meantime, should the committee wish and Miss Cormack be willing, she could commence teaching at once without salary. Woodbury also asked for a grant of £4 for fencing.—Estimate for it and how much adjoining owner will pay to be furnished. Mr Storey was asked, and contented, to see the Rangitata Station committee re stove or grate. The meeting then termiiiated,

LABOUR, ETC. London, Aug. 80. Heywood, cotton manufacturer, is reducing wages, and shortening the hours of labor, owing to the depression in trade. The Unionists attacked the nonUnionist steamers which were carrying salt to Chester. The police were called in to guard the vessels. One thousand men are being dismissed from the yards at Woolwich owing to slackness of work. Mr Peck, of New York, gave evidence before the Labor Commission, that theMcKinley tariff has benefitted sixty-seven industries and largely increased the earnings of those employed in them.

Washington, Aug. 80.

The Unionists shot four nonUnionists employed on a New Orleans railway. The leaders of Carnegie's strike have surrendered to the authorities.

Sydney, Aug. 81

The Broken Hill Proprietary Mine have secured twenty more men. Cox and Keogh, who were sentenced to three months'each for leading the riot, have appealed and been released on bail.

The Barrier strikers are short of money and express the hope that if the owners endeavour to introduce nonunionist men, that the South Australian engine-drivers will strike.