Education Board.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 178, 25 June 1884, Page 2

Education Board.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wanganui Board was held yesterday, at which the following members, were preent :— Messrs Sansoii (m the chair), Bate .Tapli n, Shelsoni, Carson, Ross, and Bridge. The Board's Inspector, Mr Vereker Bin* waa also m attendance. ; \ s Appointments Committbb;— The following business was done by tho appointments Committee. :rr ßesignation ..of Miss Campion, assistant teacher at Bulls, accepted. — Application from Miss Agnes. McDonald, Wanganui, applying for a position at Bulls. Forwarded to the Bulls' Committee with recommendation. — Application from Miss Crawford, af Oamaru, applying for appointment. The name is to be forwarded to tho Bulls' Committee.— Letter from Wanganui School Committee . re transfer of Miss "Patterson ;to Palraerston. Agreed to, subject to approval of Committee. Application from Miss Howan, Foxton, applying for position as assistant teacher. Agtoed to, subject, to approval of Committee. The appointment of pupil teacher left to Inspector. — Resignation of Mr W. IS. Stewart, head master at Foxton, accepte-].^ — A circular was ordered to bo ; Bent to all tho {Board's certificAted teachers, to whom the position would be promotion, notifying th© vacancy J—Resignation of Miss Blair accepted.— f-Re-, signation of Miss Mack jn, assistant: mis-; tresß^ accepted.— Application of Miss I)iliph, pupil teacher at Palmerston, to be appointed'an : assistant mistress. Application'forwarded to Bulls.— Applica- ' tioh for appointment of Miss Armstrong to a pupil teachership held over. — Re;solved to appoint Alexander Mathieson to Terrace End. — Application from Mr G. P. Lawrei)son,"pupil teacher, Foxton, applying for transfer to Palmerston. j Application, to be kept m view. — Ashi urst Committee wrote re appointment of papilj teacher. Held over, and left with the Inspector.— Application, MraJ Lynchy XmmoLtoLibe -sent Jt6»Foxtohi Committee. . • . ;; ; j j TeAcher's'Examinatipn.— The Insp'ec* tor General wrote asking if the Board desired to express an 1 opinion as to the .claiSb of hoiding-^the-, teacher's/examina--tionsJ T^ie - letter stated *the : difficul6bs : m having the examination either m January as iri tKe past, or m the winter' months Whert 'travelling' was' difficult. • Question held ever. i for £3 for gravel.— Referred to board's circular re grantS-forßueh purposes. „ 6;rv:. . ' Kiii^OLTON' Road.— Letter' fr J om o; Mi; i 'Stewart J" Kimb'olton * Road, 'asking if a j teacher js to be procured for ° Kiwitea.J .The riik'ttbr bo left tathe^lpspeictoK !' , jTaonul — Letter read 6bjectirig ? tbthe • change of the name of the school. The Chairlma'nsuggested that this school retain i|ts name, and arreply to be:sent to that: efEect-T—Agreed to. ' ' '