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Cardiganshire Education 1t- COlllrni ttee" V A RIO V S I Ti:K IS'J-I N G MA TTE US. Tli quarterly meeting ot the Cardigan- shire Education Committee was lwd at Lam-peter Oil Thursday, January 28th, Mr D C Roberts. Aberystwyth, presid- ing. Llipre "vw-r.j also present Ati-s T Z Jones, Miss Kimpster, Pnncip.d Roberts, Messrs C Williams, J H Davies, Aber- ystwyth j the Rev Dan IvVans, Trodvr- aur: the itev H Gwniryn Jones, Strata Florida Messrs John Recs, Pontr'nyd- fplldig;1id; H L Beavan, Ltanarth: Jpu- kin Lloyd, D J Williams, Tregaron Thomas Morgan, Ysbvtty; J M Howhi, Aberavron; M L Yaughan Davies, M.P., Taiivbwlch Win. Evans, Ponterwyd; Wa ter T Davies, Cril.yn Prmcipal Bebb, the Rev Evan Evans, Lampeter; R S Rowland, Garth: Je'ikm James, director of education: G Dickens Lewis, architect: D E Jones and J Banerolt. H M. in.sne etors. -Not for Publication. The Board oi: Education. in forward- ing their report on St. David's^ College School. J.amneter, impressed fc'ie lact that it was not for publication; but the Chairman replying to -All- Davids said the report was of a satis- factory character and lie did not Tin dei- f, stand why it eould not he published. Having regard to the Hoard's injunc- tions, any member interested could rrad the repoit tor aim-e f. Copies had been sent to the Governing Body and Head- master. Custody of Documents. In accordance with the District Auditor's report on the county accounts, it was agreed nt the r quest oi Mr Evan Evans, clerk to the County Council, that conveyances, leases, and agreements re- lating to public eeinentary schools should he transferred to the custody of the County Treasurer. District Committee Criticised. Miss M. A. Nicklin. headmistress of the girls d; partiih lit. of A.texaudra-road Schools, wrote that at the December meet- ing of tll(' Aberystwyth Distiict Com- mittc, annlic;tiow; for increased salaries were made by assistant teachers. The group of managers had recommended in- i. ereaa.s to all the applicants hut notwith- standing that fact the applications were not entertained with the exception of that .of one certificated teacher who aSter thirty years' service was granted an increase of jB2 16s, her previous salary being t62 4s, £ 20 "ess tlian that paid to another ci Tti- ricated female assistant teacher in t'te town. At a later meeting of the District Committee increases of £ 5 each were granted to uncertificated women teachers at Aberystwyth National School, who previously L50 per annum, though a refusal' had been to iii iineert' fi- ,,r cated teacher of considerable ability and experience employed in the girls depart- ment and paid the same salary of £50, while in another department of the school uncertificated women assistants received JB58 and £ 60. One of the reasons alleged for the refusal oc increments was that the it Surely, their work was not less valuable on fiat ac- count. iii(i it was that persons heavily rated, as the inhabitants of Aberystwyth were, should be exp/cted to contribute toward the maintenance of their own daughters who wen,' engaged as teachers in the schools. That the service of the teachers was necessary in the de- partment was evident from the report of the Director of Education re staffing of schools. The department was the largest girls .school in the county, the average attendance for the past fortnight being 254, so that the classes were large and the work arduous. During about three years there had been four vacancies and appli- cations were few. f or the last vacancy one teacher only with the necessary quali- fications applied and on a previous occa- sion there was a vacancy for seven months, t]w salary offered for a certificated teacher beinil too small to attract applicants. In September an uncertificated teacher was appointed to rephce one with high -r qualification^, thus effecting a saving of JE15 which was now lost to the department. On the proposition of Mr Jenkin Lloyd, seconded ly Mr Jo) m Rees; the letter w as referred to the District Committee, the Chairman saving that the matter wouUI come in the ordinary course' before t.ie Finance Committee. As the applications were not recommended by the District Committ- e, they had not been considered by the County Authority. A Clerk's Salary. Mr Hugh Llovd, clerk of Tregaron Dis- trict Committee, wrote app^ing that jus salary of B40 should be increased. Ot that small remuneration he had to pro- vide office, furniture, fuel, and pay Ins travelling expenses. "(, county for four veal's and was coin nice, that .he had been considerably paid. He was given to understand That lie would be given higher remuneration aftei the on Ii11 was passed, but three Fdu- cation Bills had since been beiore Parlia- ment with the result that the had waitec. in vain for an increase. is work, Mr Lloyd said that steps were taken to erect three new schools in tli,, district which greatly increased his work, as he had to convene and attend rat: payers meetings besides committees. The district was the worse ar a in the comity for tran>ling. being hilly and inconvenient. To attend managers" meetings at Bwleh- llau. Penuwch, and \sbyttv was by no means a pleasant duty, especially m winter evenings. Appealing for justice and fair treatment he said it was no encouragement to do his duty Aviarm one was tiiitiei icl. Mr John ~Rees referred to the excel- -nt wav M.v IJoy.l did W» that the application should hi ki ued to the Finance Committee to, the Cm airman replying to Evans that the sala^ oi othu tlciks would also bo eon-met en course. Requisitions Curtaile-d. Mr J Da vies, headteacher of Hhydy- pennau Council School, wrote complaining that several items from his list of requisi- tions had been struck out. The requisi- tions weiv essential for carrying out his scheme of work for the year as approved by Mr Bancroft. It vexed liiiii to filld that his list, which was carefudy drawn out and was well within the limit ot 3> per head on the average attendance, had been curtai eed. rlo be Handicapped in tin- work when giving of one's best for the school was most disheartening. He felt confident that if, tlw District Committee I knew the circumstances they would not have cancelled the items. Mr l)avies enum- erated the items Avhieh included "readers" and a Welsh history for the use of junior pupils which to to the Welsh scheme of t'he Authority. As his scheme of work for the year cou.d not he carried out without those items, he asked for the Committee's advice. He assured them that ^everything ordered was for the benefit or the school and welcomed the closest investigation into the list. The Chairman, in suggesting that the letter should be leferred to the District Committee, said they endeavoured their utmost to check the requisitions, and a. the same time were anxious to be reason- able. Miss Ivimpster asked whether it would be in order fol- Authority to give district committees definite instructions to deal with educational matters .iberally and intelligibly ? She thought that should b • done if in order. The Chairman We have absolute power and can undertake to consider the re- quisition lists ourselves if we chose. The Rev Dan Evans—We June fixed a limit. Mr J M How.A-—Mr Bavies says that he was under the limit. The Chairman —It is not. a question o< limit, but the Committee have to eonside tile actual items. Mr John Rers— The general complain, of teachers is that the lists were arbitrarii; dealt with by the Chairman (Mr Morgan James) himself and not by the Committc -)v the 'CII 11 n I t t The Chairman—It is only fair to the Chairman to say that the Committee dis- tinctly authorised him to examine thie re- quisition lists. It is not necessary for me to defend him, but what he did he was authorised to do, and he did nothing which he was not authorised. "Whether lie has taken too strict aand struck out items which should be left in is another matter. In this case the list did not exceixl the limit. The Rev Dan Evans proposed that the District Committee should be asked to favourably consider the matter; but. Mr C M Wiihams the proposition would not he put in that form. He took it that district committees ahvays considered matters favourably. The proposition assumed that th > Committee did not do so. The Chairman was authorised to go through the lists and in his opinion certain items were not essential, but had since re- ceived information from teachers. He did not act in any spirit of refusal, but acted as far as his opinion went. If it was thought that the district committees did not consider matters favourably they would cease to take interest, and if they did not consider matters favourably they had no right to be prejudiced. .Mr Howell thought the object of tli 1 proposition was that the District Commit- tee should con.-ider the matter as well as the Chairman. The Chairman pointed out that it was impossible for district committees to de- vote the necessary time to examine tlii lists which had to be referred to sub- committees. It was then agreed to refer the letter to the District Committee for considera- tion. N.U.T. The Chairman explained that the Comity Association of Teachers, in eon- junction with the Town Council., were in- viting the N.l-.T. to hold their annual conference at Aberystwyth in 1910. A joint meeting was held that week and h • was asked to request the Authority to support the invitation. Mr Yaughan Bavies proposed a ■"eso'iu- tion accordingly and said it would be an excellent thing if the -N.U.T. eonierenee was held at Aberystwyth, th:' home of educational life in Wales, and he hoped the invitation Avon Id be successful. ilie tion wlucb was agreed to. Yisit of Inspectors. The Chan man having welcomed 11r Bancroft on his first appearance at the Commit t<v' meetings, Mr A) E Jones, was invited to speak and said he Avas directed bv the Hoard of Education to d.raw atten- ti'on as lie did last vear in regard to even- ing school fees. Small f'ees of sixpence were charged in some schools and Is or 2s in otiiers. The fees were returnable on conditions which included home work and satisfactory proge ss and regular attend- ance of eight}' or eighty-live per cent. There were other schools. howev T, III which no fees were charged and he advised that ,the Committee slum H consider the question ol bringing thos. > schools int > line when making arrangements for the next session. He thought the reasons wli. the Board anxious that lees should be charged were sufficiently knoAvn, but he eou-d state them if necessary. The arrang'inents already made were fairl. satisfactorv, but he wished to draw the Committee's attention to the condition- forreturmngfecs. Hetookitt)t:tt'du' cation authorities in placing evening schools nude" t] e Board's inspection di i fo for reasons other than earning the sma grant. They no doubt wished to see that public money was properly expended. 1>1 that respect the Board's staff could help them and could do so better, perhaps, than the county staff: but there were ot he- respects in whitli he was doubtful Avhethe1- th Board's -officials could do as as a comity official. As the conditions caiii,, into force after the clofie of a session, it was impossible for the inspectors to decide whether they had been complied witt except by making a special isit. He suggested that the Director of EUncati.ui sliou id ifnd out in a g nera l Avay whether the teachers had exercised their responsi- bilities properly. The Chairman replied that the Commit- tee wOllld certainly givp the Inspector s suggestions careful consideration when making arrangements for the next session. Their desi 'e was to work in accord with the Hoard and were glatl to hear AM at Mr Jones had said in reference to past work Kveiiing schoo's Soi med an important part of their work and, he was g.ad to .(earn that progress was made in the county, which he hop' d would be continued in the future. Mr Jones added that the Committee would be inteiested to that had been a greater increase in the evening schools of the county than any other part of Wales, during th > past tAVo years, ill- cluding .special classes for cookery, dairy- ing, and poultry keeping. This w inter he inspected more of the school than lit' would probably be able to do in future, and he was greatly struck in the case of small rural schools Avhere the teachers did real'vV excellent work. He was even more surprised by the solf-tlenial shoAvn by pupils who Avere engaged every day ill working. He was also surprised by the grit which they showed, arm if the mem- bers saw the note hooks of pupils in rural parts of Cartligan.shire. they Avould not only be aston isi.ied, hut abo assured that the money devoted tow ard evening schools was Avell spent. (Hear, hear.) Mr J H Bavies suggested that an appli- cation should In* matie for a block grant which Avouid he more advantageous to the county than individual grants and, as it was necessary to make tlie app-fica'tion in August, the matter was referred to the Finance Committee in consultation with the Inspector. Mr Bancroft, in thanking the Committee for welcoming him. said he would always he happy to co-operate with tlwlll and the officials m continuing the good feeling which existi d between them and the Board of Kducation. Cert iiieated Teachers. A resolution h'om the County Associa- tion of Teachers asking the Committee to complete tueir scale ot salaries by the in- clusion of ail certificated teachers was re- ferred to the Finance Committee. Agi'ieuiturae Instruction. i'rofe: sar Riyner Jones reported that six students from the county attended the short course at Aberystwyth College. Four received full certificates and fiv" wive entitled to the free scholarships offered by the Committee. The tAvo best candidates were Peter Da vies, Bircu Hill, Llangeitho. who received 321 out- of 500 marks, and Saniuer Richards, Panty- ffynon, Lampeter, 315 marks. It was de- cided to award them exhibitions of JE16 5s each to enable them to pursue the con- tinuation course, including grant oft2 15s for maintenance subject to their conduct and progress being satisfactory. Richards having decided not to accept the exhibi- tion, it was awarded on tile proposition of Mr WaIter Davies, seconded bv ^^Ir Yaughan Davies. to AA in. AN-illiatiis, Tyn- coed, Cellan, third oil the list who re- ceived 289 marks. Cookery Teaching. A lett from the Board of Education in reference to the recognition of the Towll Hal:, AberystAvyth, for the purposes of cookery instruction, asked whether it was possible to make arrangements by which the public elementary school girls might be taught cookery at the County School pending the erection of a cookery centre at Alexandra-road. T'i matter was referred to the local managers to take the necessary steps to carrv out the arrangement. Lampeter Bequest. A A'tter from the Board of E'dueatitm in reference to Dr Rowland A\ illiams s bequest of 1.:50 for the Headmaster of Lam- pott T Cranimar School pointed out that the Trustees had given their consent to the application of tlie endowment for the lvndit of St. David's College School, the interest to be paid to the Headmaster for inclusion in too accounts of the school, but as the Trustees had informed the Board that the Grammar School buildings were utilised during the Aveek d-ivs as a girls school, and on Sundays for the' Welsh Sunday School, they agreed^ to atliourn the question of a scheme as the building was fulfilling a useful purpose at no cost to anyone. Tue Board desii'. d to know whether under the Education Cortimittee was still of opinion that, a sec- ondary school for girls at Lampeter was H^va^det'ithd to reply stating the Com- mit lee adhered to the opunon cxpresst'd in a letter to the Board dated 10th Chtobei. 1906, to the effect that the existnig P ,)A1. skill at Tivgaroi. Co.u.tv fcd.ool < 0 quite adequate to tli- ot tl" tricts of Lampeter and 1 regal on. AVear and Tear. The Chairman of Blaenporth iion- ,ovitled school managers r to £ 8 15s. for painting and co.ounnt, .mil;, -y. ■■ was instructed to rep !y tluu the a,„l colounng w re inchia- = ç tll' ('oml11ittü" (11d not commence llntJl ""t' Disusi'il Mat-riaU. was bv the Co„i„iitt,'0 to ttie fact that in tl«? case a vci ai who,lis wliere »h€r«tions carrietl out, disused niaenals A\e-ie lying about the school premises, causing incon- venience to all concerned, and preseri a a.,neral aspect of untiduiess.-lW Dii-ector was instructed to school managers that they | ,in(l risetl to dispose of disused mattric furniture at schools in the >'s | sible, and that the proceeds should handed over to the county fund. Salaries.. Consideration was dr ferre<l ot the cation for increase of salary <ht ^1| n teacher of Pennarkc National Sciiool. salary of Mr E B Hicks, the hnancecfcrk, was increased from £ 110 to P, 130 pel annum (inclusive as from January 1st, 1909). The Headteacher of the boys de- partment, Cardigan Council School, hav- ing app'ied for an increase, the Director was instructed to inform him that his present salary Avas iu excess of t ie amount to The application of the Attendance Officer for Abery-twy i h increase ot salary w as laitl on th. • table. The Rev Arthur Taomas Inning given notice to move that the sal a ry of tlie Headteacher oi" Llaiirlyssui Council School bo fixed in acocrdance witli th.e salari.es of other head teachers in t ie same grade of schoo and of the same icngth of serviti it was decided that his .-alary be incna-e'd from £ 1.26 to £ lob as from April 1st, 1^07, tu rise to a maximum of .140 in two year- of that date. rh" salaries of thirty-one assistant teachers were increased, the total amount beinir ^156 6s. Recommendations to increas" tfie .-a aries of eight other teachers weie nota(iopie(i. R piying to Air AYalter Davxs. tue Chairman ex- plained that the oi a teacher at Dihewid was not increased because it had been decided not to entertain the applica- tions of supplementary teachers appointed after January 1st, 1604, receiving salaries of £ 25 and over, until they had qualified as uncertificated teachers. He thought it was a wise policy Avliieh should be strictly adhered to salary of the Head- teacher of Lianwnen was regulated by scale as from April 1st, 1908. It was de- cided not to draAv up a scale of salaries for 1) c ii I e i I ta ry and uncertificated teachers. A recommendation that a fixu d sa-ary should be paid to the Headteacher of L amiygwydd Church School instead of a .,i i, dependent on grant was not adopte'tl. Senior Certificates. It was agiiid that the holders of the Central AA'eish Board senior certificate who had not been teacher candidates, should be paid £ 60 (mahs.) and £ 25 (females) during their first year of service. A re- so'ution sulnnitted by Pembrokeshire Eriu- cation Committee was adopted urging the acceptance of tic C.AA'.B. senior certifi- cate as equivalent to their matriculation certificate when obtained in sufficient sub- jects if taken in the Cambridge or Oxford be:1,¡ examinations (senior) to qualify for entrance into training colleges. School Medical Inspection. It was decided to defer for the present the general question of appointing a school nndical officer for the purpose of organ- ising and eontro-L'ing the machinery of the school medical service, and to approach the County Council with a vieAV of, one medical man to prepare for the Com- iiiltt,, "til annual report on school medical inspection required by the Board of Edu- cation for the period ended December 31st, 1908, and also the annual report on public health required by the Local Government Board from the County Council. Instruc- tions were given to have th ■ report com- pleted before 31st March, 1909. The Director was instructed to obtain 120 eye- tests at £ 2 10s. Pianos. Contributions of L5 each were made in aid of the provisitm of a piano at Ciliau Pare and Cellan schools. Supp-'ementary Teachers. Arrangements made for the appointment of tl'a:I'I' to take a large of the central class -s for supph nientary teachers opened this month were confirmed, and it was agreed that the classe- should be held .each Saturday for four hours. AYithout four hours instruction it was considered im- possible to cover the Avork required for the pr el i in iua ry exam in at ion. School Attendance. Resolutions submitted, by the X'orth Cardiganshire Association of Teachers to selioo) attendance were adopted in the following form :—That authority be giv 'ii to attendance officers to obtain certificates of birth for those children whose age was disputed: with reference to th' ot certificates, that an appeal be made to medical men for their co-operation and support; that the Aberystwyth District Committee be re- quested not to delegate the question of school attendance to local managers: that various re/igious denominations .be requested to hold their festivals, treats, etc., as far possible on Fridays or during holidays, as te. > granting.of occasional hoiiday:, in t;¡e middle of a weck, or in the course of a term, interfered with the work of schools, and tended to lower the average attendance. Consideration of the Director s proposals for the rearrangement of ichoo'is among attendance officers was deferred. The Finance Committee recommended that particulars should be submitted at each, quarterly meeting of the cause and duration of the absence from duty of attendance officers. Air J M How 11 asked Avhether there was any definite time during which the officers to ij(, oil l.nlcss tlie time wir: <1 dined, it. would be difficult to state the duration of absence. Mr Jenkin James saying the hours should he fixed, Air Yaughan Davies said the distance' which the officers travelled had also to be considered. The Chairman explained that the officers were supposed to devote their Avho.'ie time to the work and their hours could not be well defined. They Avere not necassarily eii°'a°'ed durmo; soiool liO'Uis pnl^ -Ihe Committee's object was to ascertain w hether they were absent irom duty for half a day or more. Air Jenkin James said t-h-re Avas a list 01 Mr'Lowell asked whether attendance at funera's or weddings would be included Il aNh.)SyKfi Davies -Tliev can get hold of J,lc at ,V,-ate,,id a,, *STI- C'm NVdHams thmigSit the Chairman had made the recommendation perk-ctJy CllMr Howell—It >>nds to a slovenly method ol dome tlie woik. Tlu> can go thoir own business ami slip m tllo wol-K ,I%Si>rai,«^ otfc<,rs lidtin> dovotP then- "-liolc- timo to the worl; then t\ -rA wnnld bo lV'llortod. M"Vau>dian Davfes did not know that the officers"had other occupation's. The recommendation Avas then agre, d to. Agricultural and Dairying. It was agreed tjat the number of .scholar- ships annually awarded at Abe-rystw-yth Coi.egr to enable students to pursue 'di- ploma courses in agriculture and dairying be not more than two in each case, and that memb TS residing in Aberystwylh be authorisi-d to award tlie seiiolar.ehip. j'lvening Schools. Attention having been called to the advisability of urging upon parents of chhtlren obtaining labour certificates the importance of continuing th-ir children's education through evening schools, the Ihrector was requested to draAv the atten- honof school managers to tli." matter and d.'ai't a <reular = lor tlistribution by head teachers to pupils oil leaving school". Tt aeher Candidates. The Director having stated that in r»eply to a claim for the refunding of monies expended in the tuition of two teacher candidates at Cardigan and Aberystwyth, (I that they ivere not in a position to refund, instructions w; re given to apply to a guarantee society for indemnification. Resolutions Received. ri.ae iolloiving_ resolutions submitted by I-tit ( aruiganshirc Association of teachers were r.oeived .-—That the effici- cnfy ol the i\-otild be greatly enhanced if the duties of J oca a managers were transferred to and carried out hy tlistrict committee-, thus avoiding the IkIt. fo." I fcmmittee of iocli III, e.gers and t-,ie inconvenience and deiay caused by the multiplicity of commit tees': and that it wa< the unanimous opinion of tli> teachers that the exclusion from school of children under five years of age was much to be deplored from all educational point oi view.—The Chairman explained tnat tiie e volutions were mere lv rece.ved. N Seiioo: ai Bionant. Ihe finance Committee had under con- sideration tue advisability of modifying m the ca-^e oi tlie proposed new school at nronant the practice, to o'jarge the school d,st) ict with three-fourths of the loan re- pa> ments. Ha ving 1 egard to the* smaii i.itable^ A'ahie ol B aenpeimal and Lower L edroa school district being the aiea for wfuehtjtesc-hoojwil provide) Hlldo the e-.i-t fig hurd'-n oi the tlistrict on ao.oant ot loans t: aii.-ii rred from the late Scuoo. Loan!, t ie ( oinmitt c ceommeetletl that an ex' ion be made in this c.w. and that the ii,)cil to bear one-half i¡¡,t,>ad (Ir 111lv-Jf;I;rtl" of the CD,t of t11e proposed new school. There was tilso con- sole] ation question of di-eharging toe fe?0 0I' tile Pr-1«it building, dated June ior the payment of a rent of t'b per aunum for a term of 999 years. Ihe loi'-mving were nominat d to negotiate with_ the tiu ttvs of Bnmaut Chape! with the view to the discharge of the Commjitee s liability in rispect ot the lease,Messrs JH Davir s, D J Williams, Jenkin Lloyd, and D L Jones. The Chairman replied to Mr How eil that the rea son for the rxeeptiou wa.s the poverty of district. The ratepayers lwcl aireadv contributed toward a new school and their burden ii-oiild he as heavy, if not heavier, titan on any other pare of the county. Ihe report was adopted. Throe-fourths of the cost of improvements recently car- ried out at the folhiwing school., wer ordered to la1 charged on the- districts :— Llandyssul. Lampeter, L anddewi Brefi, Bot'th, Cioginan, Peterweh, and Cribyn. School IiiS'iirjince. It w as agreed that the bui Wing, furni- ture, and liftings of Lianwnen School be Financial. Salaries for the quarter were paid as follows:— Aberavron district, £ 1,045 10s: Aberystwyth, £1-796 16s 8d: Cardigan. £ 592 9s 6d: Lampeter. L530 17s 4d; New- castle L'mlyn Tev ^aron. t707 Os 9d: officers, £ 404 15s 6d; higher education, £ 532 5s totai, £6,144 6s 7d."The following accounts were also paid:—Aber- avron, £ 192 Is 5d: AberystAvyth. £3.51 Is 61: Cardigan, tll4 0" 7d Lampeter, £67 2s 2d Newcastle, £ 174 5s 8d; Tregarou, £ 96_^ Gs 2d: administration and general. £ 3.332 19s 2d: A^arious. £ 426 lis; out of loans. £ 427 5s lid total, 1:4.181 -is 7d. Capeil Cynon. The Chaiiman, Phncipai Bebb, Alessrs C A' AYil.'iams, and J H Da\ !e>, who were appointed to inquire into certain allega- tions made against the Head tea eh -r of Capcl C\non Council School, reported having conducted a public inquiry at t-hv place and evidence relating to the Head- teacher's method of administering corporal punishment was giveil by aggrieved pupils, their parents, and by two assistant teachers, while the c.eaner gave evidence Avitli reference to the difficulties experi- eiic -d by her in connection with the Avork of cleaning the school. The Sub-commit- tee found that the Headteacher had been habitually using irregular methods of pun- ishment, such as striking the children's heads with her-hand, or Avith a book: and that oAviug to a combination of circum- stances, for Avhich the Headteachcr's indis- cretions must Ire held part1 y responsib'fe, the best interests of education in the dis- trict Ave.re imperilled. Having r gard to those facts, the Sub-committee recom- mended that strict injunctions bf given I to the Headteacher to discontinue the practice of administering corporal punish- ment in an irr gular and capricious man- ner; and that arrangements be made for the transfer of the Headteach r to another school at all early opportunity. The Sub- committee placed on record their regret that the HcadLaclwr did not see fit tp attend tire previous inquiry authorised by the Troedyraur School Managers which was lit- <1 ill Jilly, 1908. Subsequent to their inquiry the Sub-committee arranged an in- terview ivitli the Headteacher at Aberyst- wyth. and after having -expressed to her their view of the situation, obtained from her an assurance that she was prepared to abide loyally bv any decision at which tlhe E(bcatÚm Committee might arrive. The report, which was discussed in pri- vate, was adopted on the proposition of Mr Howedl who thanked the Sub- committee for their services. Secondary Education. The annual reports of the headmasters