WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10546, 31 January 1912, Page 5

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD

YESTERDAYS MEETING. There was a full meeting of the Board at yesterday's meeting. The financial statement showed a credit of £3OO 7s lOd. The Minister for Education notified -that the proposal to establish a District High Senool at Eketohuna had been approved. The announcement was received with satisfaction by members of the Board.

The Officer Commanding the Junior Cadets notified tihat students in the (Normal School were exempted from, service in,' the Territorials."

The free pkoe of a Junior Board scholar was cancelled through, irregularity of attendance. >

_ The Wairarapa South County Council advised that the footbridge over the Waingawji river at Kaituna would be repaired. It was decided to thank /the Council.

L. Thompson, a Masterton lad,, requested permission to be able to take up. the second year of his scholarship in 1913 instead of this year. It was pointed out that the method under which the scholarship grants were ,'made did not-'.'.permit of this being; done. Mr Vile explained the cireum-; (Stances of the case, and it was decided that application be made to the Department for permission .to i vary the as desired. The proposal' to erect a school building at Aohanga was defenreo!. It was decided that the Inspector , report on a'petition of Tawaha sett- '■.' lers for the erection of a school in. that 'locality.'";, .■■■> ■' i ■'-.■■ - .... ■ • An allowance was made for an aided: school at Stroavar. The headmaster of the Normal,'■■ School at Wellingftoii) complained that! ■ the Senior Cadefs who had occupied the school building had damaged the v school and destroyed the gardens. It was resolved to bring the matter under the notice of the Defence Depart- .' i ment; and ask for an explanation. Mr Tile drew attention to the dis-.'',' abilities suffered by children attending county spools in the matter, fJ . of,>.>, ;;setolsip!^ :j .ther. ./■• ;age .Kmifc'at'tße; :cordia%tsu : s^r^^ .ChJei-,lh^rjectob-. : 'exptaineii' i^t : r (whole ■' of '\ thev r scholarships 1 , lot the. smaller '-sclh^sN'w^. J 't«J^"'u^r l ' '■:," under- existing = ' '• He agreed, however, that, therei was some , cause, for the complaint of country ,'. members. The,matter was held over ' in the.meantime. ,< The Inspector of Works reported : that over thirty school buildings were ' at present'"being' repaired or added i». /;;;.::.) . . : . ';: v/, v ;;- drew attention ; to> a '.;,'.: number of works which were urgently > •■• required in the- Lower Valley, and he was informed that these were receive ing attention. / . ■■'.■ ; •• . ... '.',"''■■,■■■'.'' ■'•/'■The'.Truant Officer submitted ..\>'sV annual report,: which showed that: 124 '■'•■"' convictions had been entered during , the; year for failure to comply .with 5 the attendance clauses of the Act. The fines and. costs amounted to £sl 15s. The average attendance for the year...was- -15,981. The percentage of attendance for the year was 90. Had it not been for a Severe-epidemic; of. j sickness the attendance, would' haveconstituted a. record.

On the motion of Mr Vile,, seconded by, Mr Hogg,, the Secretary was- instructed to furnisii iv return» showing the number of sttidents'who had paiss--ed through the Training' College sinceinception, the number at preserft' employed" teaching, and the nuinjber ivho liad qualified for ecrtificaiee. ;

The resignations of Mr H. Dane> ■sole teacher at Cobnoor, and Mr .T----iGrant, sole teacher at Te Wharau,. were accepted as from February 29th. ~

' ' Leave of absence for a week wa« granted to Mr H. Sutton, teacher at Tinui,. and for , r three weeks ,'to-Miss Nielson.; 'teacher, at Putara.

An, appointment ■■ was made to the position of Principal of &ie*' 'WeHrag : ton Training College, but this is to •be subject to the approval of itihe Department. '..•■■

Permission wa ( s: granted for the substitution of an assistant for two pupil teachers at the Masterton District Higlx School. '

Jbsiah Beere was appointed a ' pupil teacher at Grey town, Margaret Hewat at-' Mangatamolva, and Jacqtrette Smythe at Feather sto,i. Catherine M. Rains was appointed. i'a probationer at Carterton, and J. T. Lineban at Rbngokokako.

The tender of Mr P. Jensen was accepted for the lease of the school reserve at Ifruraua.

The-tender of • Amis and Son was accepted for repairs at Clareville, and. that of C. Clifton for work at Mangatainoka school. . , /

The following grants were made for Wairarapa schools:— Greytown, spouting for residence, £9; Clareville, cupboards, shelter sheds, etc., £3B 10s.

It was decided that section 26' Block 111., Puketoi, be offered to Mr J. M. Morris for tease for ten years at the amount .of his tender.

Section 5, Block X., Mangaliao. is to be offered to Mr J. ISlliotit for lease for a period of ten years.

An offer in regard to the Mntaliiwi siJiool was referred to Messrs Buchanan, Fogg and Vile. ...