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COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.
Monday. October 23.
Present— Mr. J. A. Hartley, B.A., B.Sc,
President; Dr. Campbell, J.P., and Messrs.
W. Barlow, B.A.. A. Von Treuer, J.P., D.
Murray, J.P., W. D. Glyde, J.P.. and M. Salom.
APPOINTMENTS.
The President recommended the following
appointments : — Lucy Rabel, Stepney, and
Letitia Kyd, Coromandel Valley, fram April 1;
Mary Ryder, Noarlunga, and Catherine A.
Allert, Edwardstown, from July 1 ; Emma Whit
ford, Cross-roads, from October 9; Kate Brown,
pupj teacher, third year, Model Schools, from
October 1 ; Jessie M. Goldney, provisional
school. Bull's Creek, from October 23; Kate
Phillip?, temporary assistant, Wallaroo School
(Mr. R, WiiL-hore'e), from May 1. Adopted.
president's report.
Mr. Hartley reported as follows: — NotiSca-
tion has been received trom the Government
that school sites had been granted at Kilkerran,
Teroiiie, and Edithburgh. The residents at
Koolunga Creek forwarded £40, local Bubsorip
lion towards the erection of a school. The
members of the Church of England have applied
for the use of the Stirling North Schoolroom
once a month for religious services. In a few
days the Census Department will inform the
Council of the number of children of a Bohool
going age in each town and census district.
Plans of the sections belonging to the Council
in the Hundred of Pirie had been received from
the Survey Office. Adopted.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Tarlee.— J. Calf, jun., asked the use of tho
schoolroom for a lecture to be delivered by the
teacher, and for a ball which it was proposed to
hold afterwards. Granted for the lecture, but
not the ball.
Lectures to Pupil Teachers.— A. Chesterman,
Sturt-street, asked if candidates for pupil
teacherships might attend. To be directed
to apply personally to Mr. Madley, the Principal
of the Training College.
Port MacDonnelL— The District Inspector
reported that he had inspected the school. He
stated that when he visited it there were 33
children present. There were 170 in tho
district, and 50 or 60 were growing up without
education. The residents had complained
against the present teacher, Mr. Owen, who was
said to be about 70 years of age and physically
incapable of conducting a school with suooeas.
Many of the parents had declined to send their
children to Bchool again until a new master was
appointed. The Inspector recommended that tha
teacher be superannuated at once. The Council
resolved to place Mr. Owen's name on the*
Superannuated Teachers' List from Christmas
next.
Wallaroo Mines.— S. Higgs, J.P., Chairman of
the Board of Advice, wrote, asking for a cheque
fcr £84 to compensate owners of tenements
which had to be removed before the proposed
school could be erected on the site chosen by tho
Council. The Directors of the Mining Company
had agreed to the Governor dedicating the land
to the Council as a school site, but the ground
was not yet actually vested in the Council. Tho
President said it would ba contrary to the regula
tions to pay any money in respect of property
the dto for whioh was not vested in them. It
was agreed to issue a cheque for the amount as
soon as the land was vested in the Council.
Alma.— Robert Harkness, on behalf of the
trustees, offered to transfer the school and
residence to the Council on payment of a debt of
£50. The President had visited the district.
He said the question which had arisen was
whether it would be advisable to purchase a
school so near Alma. He, however, recom
mended the acceptance of Mr. Harkness's offer,
and expressed his opinion that the Council
would not find it advantageous to erect a
building in the township of Alma, which was
itself in a wrong position. If another school
was erected a better site could be ohosen beyond
the township. Accepted.
Dairy Flat.— Jane Lee offered to sell the school
property for £150. The Surveyor reported that
the offer was a reasonable one. Accepted.
The English Language In German Schools. —
F. W. Kruger, of Tanunda, wrote that a state
ment made at the last meeting of the Council to
the effect that the children in the neighbourhood
could speak English almost as well as German
was not the fact, He stated that the children
neither spoke nor understood English when he
entered the school. Whatever knowledge of
English was possessed in the higher classes was
acquired in the schools. Mr. Kruger said his
statements would be borne out by the Inspectors.
Received.
Palmerston.— The Minister of Education for-'
warded a letter from the Government Resident
in the Northern Territory, stating that a suitable
schoolroom would be provided for the teacher
recently appointed. Received.
THE FARE LAUDS BILL.
S. Higgs, J.P., Chairman of the Board of
Advice, wrote expressing regret of the Wal
laroo Board of Advice that the BUI recently
introduced in the House of Assembly by the
Minister of Education— the Park Lands Bill —
had been rejected. He stated that the residents
at Kadina were themselves taking step3 to htvo
the land approved by the Council (on their Park
Lands) set aside for a school Bite. The Presi
dent explained that the letter was in answer to
one he wrote Mr. Higgs, asking what he pro
posed to do now that the Bill was withdrawn.
Mr. Higgs in his letter hoped that the Council
would rapport the ratepayers of Kadina when
they asked, as they intended to do, the
Governor to alienate from their Park Lands
the portion which had been agreed upon as
the site for the proposed school. The President
said that no suitable block of hud could be
purchased in Kadina. In answer to Mr. Murray,
he stated that it would be necessary to have one
school at Wallaroo Mines, and another at the
township of Kadina, as the number of children
there would be too large for one central school.
He believed there would be not leas than 1,000
children to be provided for in the school in tho
township of Kadina alone. After a desultory
discussion it was resolved that the President
make enquiries to see if anything can be dona
towards getting the land in question for a school
site without waiting for a Park Lands Bill to be
again brought before Parliament.
TENDERS.
Burra. — Schoolhouse— Five tenders. G. and
W. Sara k Dunstan, £6,983 12s. 6d. ; accepted.
Kapunda.— Schoolhouse and residence — One
tender from Peter MoLaren was received. Its
consideration was deferred until certain
enquiries had been made.
Port Pirie.— 8choolhouse and readence— No-
tender received.
Humbug Scrub.— Wooden residence— Taylor
and Forgie offered to erect a wooden residence,
according to plans and specifications, for £298,
or a stone one, there being stone in the neigh
bourhood, for £8 less, namely, £292. The.
Council decided to have a stone building, and
they accepted the latter offer.
Mount Torrens. — Tank and repairs — One
tender. L. Knight, £24; accepted.
Gumeracha.— Desk and repairs— One tender.
R. Pearoe, £45; referred to Architect.
Lewiston.— Desks— Two tenders. C. Virgo,
£2 4s. each; accepted.
PAYMENTS.
North Adelaide School, — Brown & Thompson,
£700, on account.
Woodchester School. — J. Kennedy, £153 12a.
Border Town. — W. A. Hewett, £51 16s., to
complete payment, £35 having beca previously
paid.
Tanks. — For one tank at Finniss Point and
two at Freeling, F. S. Sacb, £31 lOi
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