School Inspections.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3043, 1 November 1888, Page 2

School Inspections.

The {repdii,"of .th'o' : lnspeiitqr. .of Spliopja.'.Bpqii' ihe- results.'of'ins ..in. spection of the country., districts during tho last mouth was laid before the Education, Board yesterday.' Mi! tee'scoiumentg'Yfeyoßitraraanseaby the Ob ui^im %Uows ;'4-Mn'stdrtou Bcliool :> uips t; .'tlirougliiufc •. Caiiertbn, lead,teacher's" wk 'gofld; ducted for tho mat (UflJcuHieEf 4iWack3; plavoyiUe r

feMoiU>vofe;verygood j Gi'oytoVii,' nolsatisfaotey,'■• ■.assistant's work'b'n tlllivliplfi-gooiVjiead master's /arithf mlic.|eiik j.Peaifieraton and Lowor ; satisfactory; Miiiigarpa: atid|jJppcr Hutt, not <iuito satisfac-; tory; Kaiwari'a, not movb -fcliaii satisfactory; Taita, not quite satisfactory, master's work in arithmetic,. weak. Miss Woploott's work good; r Petbne,- satisfactory oh-'tlie , "wlfole;spelling and composition a little weak. In answer to the questions of mom; hers of the Board, Mr Leo said that, apart from arithmetic, j the work of tho Grcytown higher standards could not be said to be Weak, though it was certainly 'n'otl strong..l ! Afteif soigedesultory- discusion, it was decided that the Inspector's report should be referred to the Greytown, Committee, for their'attention, and that its consideration be resumed at lioxt meeting. ~ Theu'epqrtsi on theUpperHutt Taita, and Mungaroa schoolsJwere similarly deslt with,:mombers of } tbc Board Emphasising their opinions that efficiency in arithmetic must bo regarded as !a '"orncial'"'test".bf a teacher's'. capabilities'.;' jlt was explained that : one of, the. * .difficulties undor'; which the;Carterton ;Sclidol had laboured; had, been the faction of the Committee ir harassing >the head innstei I ,' wliom some* of them wero desirous of 'getting out Mlb school.'.? Mr Leo said-jhat one;of;the; junior teachers was a daughter of the the •toacherTof-tlie iieiglibbrihg.s'ohdol atClajrewl^ tojthe fiead;masterj lnsliand! p\a, best'iblutioii'of tbe'j'.difficulty' would' be,the removal of the Mr?Le'evsald Relieved the -. masteripriyed for.removal .-The Ohairman.bb'serve,d : that this would no doubt be',done;" 'lke' discussibii then dropped.7-Post..' v ,':, l\-\ , : . Education Board, /.:

The monthly■ meeting of the .Education Board was held on Wednesday. Present^—Mr J ,R. Blair (Chairman), the Rev. J : . Paterson, Mr W. 6. Buchanan, and' Messrs H. Bunny, F, 11. Frasor, and J. Young. Leave of absence was granted to Mr Beetbatn M.H.R., and Mr Buchanan' M.H.R., for four months, to Mr A. W. Boown, for two months, and Dr Newman, M.H.E. for a month; . The,resigna- j tions of Mr John B; Stewart, pupil teaoher at Mount Cook, and MrW. Mursell, teacher at Droyortown wero accepted, A lottev was received; from theMasterton Committee in refcronco to the unsatisfactory sanitary avraugeuients' in connection with their school. It was. decided to ask the: Committee'to send iu tenders and estimates for tho work, and if those are satisfactory,:; the Board will tbear half tho cost ofthVwoi'k.'' Tenders were opened for the alterations of the Gladstone School,; and;tho acceptance of .tho. lowest,was left to'the Chairuiau'r'discretipn, after 'obtaining, .the amount, of tho .architect's estimate. • Particulars, of repairs required at Tauheronikau wore forwarded by the local Committee. Tho Board decided that tho Works should bo carried out by means .of the funds in ".the hauds of .the yommittoe. On tho Inspector's recommendation, £lO was voted Committee towards the .cost of removing Th'e'cleai'ing of the* 'soliobl r site 'at Mangamahoe was dofevred till ; next winter. Tenders' were ordered to be called for the provision of increased accommodation at Waihenga, tho work to be done, an tho Christmas holidays. The opening of "tenders for the 'erection of a school at Manga[taiupke, wa3. deferred, • bccau.se thoproposed site is surrounded by felled bu3hj.whiph has yet' to be burned 'off.;,; tliat. tehdors should.be. again Jnvited aboutithe 'end.pf tlie { year, and;;that,ail iron for the" wooden one specified 'in the' plans;; Keg«latio'us drawn up'for:the forthcoming scholarship >' 'examinations ' 'were adopted, and tho 'Rev"Dr. West, .ILL, L.L,Bi, and Mr A. M'Gregor; B.A, ■tfero appointed to act asex- : aminers. Leave wasgiven tbldrA.' Bi Mey, prinoipal of the School of Design, to act as examiner ofdi'awiiig under tno Ednoatioii Department.