Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-12-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STOCKTOS SCHOOL BOARD.—The montl.ly meeting was held on Monday, Mr Jas. Wright presiding.—'lle Clerk had (at the request of the Finance Committee) written to the Borough Accountant calling his attention to the fact that only £1,030 had been paid to the treasurer instead of £2,500, the amount of the precept. A reply bad been received from Mr Reay that at the time the precept became due £l,OOO was all the money the Corporation had in hand on School Board account.—Misa Eliza Gregson, of Liverpool, was appointed trained certificated assistant in the Mill-lane girls' school at £7O per annom. Miss Alice Heath, of Darlington, was appointed assistant in the Bowesfield-lane girls' school at £7O a year. Mr R. Tivnan, of Bede College, Durham, was appointed assistant master in Oxbridge-lane boys' school at £6O per annum.—Mr W. F. Foster, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, attended the Board, and was appointed assistant master at Tilery-road boys' school at MO a year. Mr C. I'. Tomlinson, of Birmingham, was appointed assistant master in the Bailey street boys' school at £6O per annum—The application of Mr A. Goodall for increase of salary was declined.—The resignation of Miss Atkinson as assistant in Tilery - road girls' school was accepted, and a successor was ordered to be advertised for at £5O por annum.—The resignation of Miss Willetts as pupil teacher in the Bailey. street infants' school was accepted on the understanding that she remained till after the examine,tion.—The Mill-lane Visiting Committee recommended the Board to erect a caretaker's house in accordance with the plans submitted.—Mr C. Bone pointed out that it would be a great advantage in respect to the safety of the building and the school attendance if they had a oaretskert these schools. Them was just a question, howeter, whether the Education Department would permit the house to be built on a portion of the playground.—The Rev. H. Martin moved that the plans be approved and forwarded to the Education Department for its approval.—This was agreed to.—The consideration of the subject of technical and manual instruction was deferred; and the Clerk was instructed to write to the Clerk of the Durham County Council asking what was Stockton's proportion of the amount at the disposal of the County Council in aid of technical and manual instraction.—Tlie Wardens reported that there was acieocomodation in school for 8,953 scholars, that them were 6,814 names on the rolls, 8,345 in actual and 6,770-8 in average attendance, the percentage being 77.5. , £2l ets &I had been remitted in Leos for 399 chil-1 dron dnrins November._  A house and garden at Baglesoliffe, occupied by Mr Vir. Jefferson, has been sold to Mr T. Smith for £4OO. lbe tea and meeting in support of the S amens Institute for the Tees, held at Middles brough, realised £97 5a Bd. On Sun3j last the Rev. G. S. Ordish preaohed a sermon in the Congregational Charoh, Btockton, upon "Darkest England, and the way oat of It.  —Pi-fie-amount subscribed towards the relief of Mrs Weedy, wife of Police-sergeant Weedy, who was murdered at Lemming Lane, and her large family up.to date is £.1,747 3s 9d.  -JUVENILE PROWLERS AT SOUTH SToerrode. —On Monday at South Stookton Petty Sessions Simnel Green (10) and William Aston (9) were charged with stealing two lamps value 60, the property of Thomas Hunt, night soil contractor.— The Bench took into consideration the youth of the delinquents, and granted their discharge on their panmte undertaking to punish them. ES-IAuLTING