MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4653, 20 February 1894, Page 2

MASTERTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Monthly Meeting. . The regular monthly meeting of ' the Masterton School Committee was held laßt evening. Present—Mnssrs 13. Feist (Chairman), W. Pragnell, T. VVagg, Z. M. Hoar, W. Easthope, W, Morris, and 0. E-. Daniell. minutes. . - The . minutes of last meeting read and confirmed, 1 TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurers report, read to the meetiog, showed a credit balance at' date of £JS 7b CORKEBPONDENOE, Mr J, Kay wroto stating that to prevent further delay in his transfer : to Carterton, ho/would thank tlw Committee to consent to the proposed arrangement of the Board. ! The Chairman said he had received ' a telegram from the Secretary of the Education Board ashing Ijun to reply if the Committee consented to Mr • Kny'e transfer, and Mr Darroch's appointment to his place at Masterton. He had also seen Ucßlair, the Chairman of the Board, as be was passing through Masterton bv rail, who informed him that the change wou.H be promotion to Mr Kay, and ■ as Jar Darrooh had seen Mr Jackson there was really no obstacle in the way of the proposed'arrangement. Mr' Easthope said that whilo regretting tho loss of Mr Kay, they... did not wish to stand in the wjiy of hi? promotion, ~. njA In reply to Mr Pragnell, Mr tFackson said lie did not think that a much,- - better man to take Mr Kay's place could be obtained, On the motion of the Chairman the proposal of the Board was then agreed to, Mr Easthope then moved tlpit the Committee, \yhile regretting Mr removal, heartily congratulate hiti} on his promotion. • . Several members of the Committee spoke highly of Mr %'s services, ana the motion \yas carried uijanii mously. EDUCATION BOARD ELECTIONS. ' The Secretary read the circular, calling for nomination of candidates for seats on tliß Eduoation Board at the annual election, and explained that owing to its coming to hand too late, he had written to the Secretary of tho Board, asking an explanation "" ' 1 of the delay. In reply, the Secretary to the Board had elated that tlie circular was merely a reminddtaas sections 18 and 'l6 of the Education Aot pointed out the Committee's duty. The Chairman Baid he'had mentioned the matter to Mr Blair, who said that the fault was yith the Board's iJecretary, 'who liad naglectecj to send out the circulars in time. The Curatnitteq wm not, however, deferred from' voting," - ■ Mr Jjasthope said he did-not understand the thing, It seemed to him that the proceedings of the Board were open. to grave sußpioion, and it would be desirable to get some light cast on their notion. The letter re-/ ceived waß no reply to Mr Bellar'a letter, and be would move that the ( Board be requested , to reply io the Committee's letter of February Bth, asking the reason of the delay in sending out the circulars. > The Chairman thought this was all they could do. . . '' .. Mr Wagg seconded Mr Easthopo'a motion which was carried. ij The Olittiraian Baid it 1 was a very aingujar thing'that the 1 delsj" jo6k place q'n thVocQiißion as they . probably have nominated other candi- ' dates. As matters now stood he was in favour of voting for the old members, who had attended well to theirdufcies in the past. He would move that the Committoe voto for the Rev. J. Paterson, and Messrs W. A, Fto liei'berc and John Young, Mr Morris seconded Mr Feist's motion, said ha was sofry to differ,'but on'this'occasion as a prcf' test against the Board's a<jtiofi, '"Jj© • would move as aii anjonduient,' thgt " the Cqmuiiftfe vote for Dr Chappie, and Messrs Edward ffascoyno' ap'| and Thomas Lind. Mr Wfjgg seconded Mr Pasthqpe'§ motion which was p?t and'lost, tljg Committoe voting,as' proposed by the ' ,: - Chairman for the old members, The Chairman said , while on the subject of elections, ho might say that his attention had been called to the - fact that at the recent the Tiweni, Waiugawa and school committees had not been supplied with voting papers. It-had been pdlntSd'out to .'bita 'that t'hd slectioij migbji be declared' illegal, but be did not'thjnk it desirable prtßSl t(ie matter although the " iioipd'a itlpntjop shoijld C3rlaii)ly bp direptel to it. In the bye-electiqn he tqij been a candidate aad having polled well, had there been an opportunity jf nominating, -ho should probably have again corno forward, Mr Easthope- said ' ho differed from the Chairman, Tho matter wanted sifting to tho bottom and io would'.mow'"-thai the isked if the Taiieru',' jyaiiigawa atid Whakataki School Committees' had jot been supplied with voting papers, ft '! 10 Me election, and if not why lots v■■■■M Mr Pragnell asked if they wer« not joing too far ip.njaking'tbis Mr Eastliopo did not tbiak so f t was possible that Committees, who < > vero not allowed to vote might havo , lUpparted their nominee, Mr E. Feist,' ' md tho mptter therefore did affect the 'ffli VB Mr Wagg pecopMtlie wtion, > H The Chairman said ho was quite in- W| avour of tho resolution. Theniatter i " hould not be passed over in silence, :-?be piotion was then nut and oar" - "-v ieiii T J';- c SOHOUBSHIP ORASM. • A lettes from thti Mast'efton Town l/anda Trustees- was read requesting 'urthfr particulars as to whom tho ' :tsiit Wlid of a 'scholarship was > Ikfdfoh ' ' »' i '• r' ''• Tile Chairman saiiji ho had noticed' - bat'Jhore had beep a ptetty - - ■-' isonesioii od the matior, at the last , 1

meetiug of the Trust. He thought the beßt thing to do would be to reply, giving tlio nunio of the sobolar and statins; the money van to bo paid to hU parents, Tfiia ooaraa via agreed to, BCUOOL REP')RT3> A l4ter from the Education Board I was read, stating th«t the publication or non-jmblication of school reports was entirely in the lmnds of the Comnmteo. t Tho Chairman said that the Head Master tiould prefer that the reports be not publi&bed, not from any desire to withold from the press any in • formation, but because the publioation of percentage was calculated to do barm. They could think the matter over, however, in the meantitno before the next reports arrived. REPAIRS. I r. The Secretary of the Education l ' le ou ' ( '' s urchitoot would report r.u certain repairs &9 requested. i The Chairman said Mr Daniell and i himself had seen Mr Turnbull and ; gone over the sohool with him and that jjiMeman had promised to urge I the matte" before the Board Mr Daniell said he hud lately seen the Secretary, and understood from him that the Committee would not get I the work done, f>s the Board lacked i funds. 1 It was decided to leave the matter | over until after next meeting of the t Board. i Mr Pragnell said he hid authorised the expenditure of £3, in extending the wood shed to make a place to wash I ink-bottles. « The Chairman said wliilo agreeing | with the expenditure, they might c endeavour to get the 13 ard to pay it. ( On the motion of Mr Easthope, Mr a Praguell'a action was confirmed. I REPORTS. The head teacher leporied that the schools had reopened on the sth of I February, and with 590 on the roll c ' the average attendance had been 475, ( Certain repairs were needed, iuclud- s ing the renewal of the ironwork on t the krge swings, and also new horizontal bar and ladder to carry out the full programme of physical training, s It was decided to repair tho swings s and provide a new horizontal bar and t ladder. a The Chairman said that the school r was very much better for the recent r improvements. \ Mr Jackson said it was now one of a the best ventilated, bestequipped and t most comfortable schools in the 1 . province. a SCHOOL. v Miss libeling reported that with 113 children on the Mint's sohool roll, the attendance since re-opening bad averaged 90 scholars. Eight dual desks and a small table were ( also stated to bo required. It was resolved to apply to the Eduoation Board for tlm desks, aa asked for by Miss Keeling, and also f a teaoher's desk or table and other | articles required at tj)e main school, ' including a seat, clock andsixty ink- ' | wel(s. ACCOUNTS. The following accounts wire passed \ for paymentli. T. Holmes, £4l9s Cd, R. £. Homblow, 18s; W. C ( Oargill, 15s; J, Payton and Co., £l' 3s. ABSENTEE LIST. ] The absentee list was then doalt | with and the meeting adjourned. j ' l