Wellington Education Board.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3117, 31 January 1889, Page 2

Wellington Education Board.

The .regular, monthly meeting- of the Board was held yesterday, Mr Ji R. Blair presiding, Mr ,W. <Wi ■MeCarcjle', representing the Pahiatua School .Committee,, waited.;on .the Board .with; the object ..of retaining' Miss-Keese in the" Pahiatua Sthool., He explained tM she had satisfied the committee, lie 'master, and, the,parents,; and her work had proved in every way Tsaitisv factory; and Btated that; neEjlecting to go upifpr.iexaminitibn-vhad'ybe en 'nntely a'jnistatei baused by : idiM 6ofc; ; ipy.^s;quite i prepawd to go|,np ■ for examuiatiqiii'and MndediinSaJresor aH

•<' , r') 'subjdct. The Chairman said '"that with refeiencs to confulion ss to date, ' ~ Miss EeeaD, with other teachers, had '"i' been repeatedly warned about qiiali- > fying heiself, 'and the Board had no ' power to deal with the matter, as the ' department had taken it out of their hands, and lie further stated that if' Miss Reese's services wero retained she could only rank as a pupil teacher. Tho Board decided not to interfeio with tho action of the Committee. It was resolved to coll for tenders for painting the Tawa Flat School. The Board accepted the resignatioo-ef Mrs Malcolm, assistant at Thornclon, and , Mrs Redman, assistant at Forirua, MissElkin, m charge of the.Horor kiwi School; : A-. A" absence for threemonths'oh the score;';;.'; Mill-health, applicant to receive' onei_' : AjA month's pay,' AAn applwatiori;frpm : j, ;. Misa; Henderson for fourteea daya'A'-;; leave V of ■... absence 'was "■' refusediA ;. : An..i application,.-from /Mrs • Prender-A> ville, for" a gratuity in .consideration;. fi' I of ■; the', services ■■;.' which A had ■', been A A.;i renderedl;by her: huabaad, the late :AA-' Mr IjrenderviHe,:: master: : .ofAthVAA;' Makara School, wa? considered. Mr,. Young, who spoke very highly oj the;;; deceased: gentleman) ; saying ho had ; " died in harness,' and Mr;; V Bunny'second^d,that'asumof.money .: equivalent to two months':, salary be granted to Mrs Prendery^le,,and 5 resolution was"carried on-.itueinnder- : standing 'that.the present action-of'-''.'-A' the'Board-wiis' not-.toform apreoe- A.dent. :Dr NewmanA also; suggested :;; that the Board "should ; take ; : into': ; '■■■ consideration at its'; next .meejiing|A-" : what should be done in similar cases,- ; ■, with the object of having 'somoiuleA A; tpwork'on, The chairman anggested ; : ,' r that the Government: InsuranceA-" ■•.; Department should be' approached on ./A the matter with the. view of having : Aj some scheme propounded' to meet A" <| such cases, Eventually Dr Newman-A ; ? consented to bring up some motion -, dealing with the matter at the next' '..:■ meeting' of the Board.and the matter dropped, ■'-.-,;■ •••■'■-'•- It" was resolved to divide the large ; room in the Newtown School. The A A Committee appointed to.iuquire into tho causes of the complaints made by •;• • the Inspector, and the teachers of the Porirua school, stated that.after care- ; - fully enquiring into the-: differences. A : existing between the parties A ihey ]:■'*.'. thought the interests of education , could be> best served.by a completp •' change in the teaching ataff of the ■ Porirun school. The report; was, oh v \ the motion of the Chairman adopted. .APower was given to the Chairman to ; A - dismiss the head master, Mr' Canava- A ghan, should not that gentleman A.'. think fit to.resign. The Featherston '- ]■: Committee asked^for a ; grant.with'A A which to paint the local school house',. It was resolved thit Mr Bunny should ' inspect the building.before next meet-' ing and report to the Board, An. ■ application for 'anßaided.school'at Aiiji Paraparaumu'.was granted, and.thb'A'' seleotion of Mrs-Rummage as teacher <■ '■■'. was approved, The? question : of:A A accepting'atender.for repairs-to Greytown schoolhouse was deferred :' until next meeting the Chairman and'-A : Mr Bunny und.ertaking.to inspeot,the AA' building in'the meantime and bring: v; ■ in their report, -A/';-' A 'A :A' The Board agreedito the tr'anßferof ~'.', Miss Sage from the Infant.School;ftt-L'::. Masterton to the main schoolin that' ■ township, and also to tile appointment of Miss L. Barron as pupil teacher in the .Infant School.. An application' ' A for part salary for Mrs Scale, of the' ' Greytown-School, during her. absence . in England was not granted.-; The. - Board decided to adhere to their": ■ determination to place Mr'Porritt A'in chargo 'of the Featheraton : ; : School. An. application fromAMrA ; Porritt for compensation for a ' a coach house erected at Greytown. ; w and an orchard was refused. It was -;Jk resolved' that- the bervicea of, Miss ..,.-( Monaghan, pupil teacher in Mount' '.' Cook Girls' School should not bo retained, The Board resolved to make the report on the pupil teachers A A examination public as soon ns it is received,; This concluded the, business,