Grafton Road School.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 122, 1 June 1885, Page 4

Grafton Road School.

(To the Editor,) , Sir,—Would you kindly allow me throiigj your columns to correct certain statemenu made by the "New Zealand Herald1» ». issue of Saturday last Said Btatementa, though avowedly criticising .the action « tho Wton School Committeei,-?"** reality gravo reflections oni, the ,-MM \g master, who is Prerent^, (T , y; m w regulations from replying.; .« .W,. se_m," to quote tbe Buble.der,; ,.t».-,v. the discipline of tbe -Grafton W*. School is very bad." Thb«Ut«rMW true. Inspector Goodwin's report, wMcn» tho report referred to, neither sayi»» implies that tbe disciplineis ; ''veryS Again, the "Herald," asaumme ; «^ of its first unptoven statement,{WCeMWV; its misrepresentation by , »/9figSg - first necessity of effectual hMg therefore absent, and;- any WW;: who comes into the school to tg"J anything must find his efforts M&fs| Certainly, Captain Mahon never came » the school to teach anything, MftfSi cannot know anything of tie .*» tho school, oxcept what ho sees id JMMb ground. If bad diciplino J^M,-;.. ence of noneffective teaching.asttie £* statement implies, «b«,: of COT^ . .;, " Herald " wilUdmit that fciertW will show the existence <*;*s£_s_&,; cipline, if not tbe discitf ftft&igg a inilita.y martinet. That tto|» the GMfton School is effbeMJ| gffig the fact that the school at the WJ«Ej : examination, «hich occurred W?J before its regular time, pass?an 90 per cent. That the teaching 1« ffi| tive is also shown by «ie fflj^a since the appointment of ne wn^ headmaster the school rell ''" reD (_ doubled. This should show tbat g of children are wtlified^i&ggu. wtU taught. What, then,■***?",# statement that the 'disciPtoe^ j| bad?" As regards theEsdalew*^,, Committ. c are in possession or » that the drill-master did.«* ,*^J" b - misbehave " at all, nor did !l.°Cfo ' quiries, but he did give him iJgWg.lj , with a cane," the elects of imMffi ■ on his legs and tbe lower part ol 5«5^,j . several days after, and SjgJjSMK had employed 1-gal XT^' result would probably havebeen^^y It further states-that the ". *£s#_, to evidence." This is v fact. The above are sufficient to^ . "Herald's" ui.lairness, to use m -_. t ; {o term. Tho editor seems to L_M learn to hear both sides beforj. ra . judgment ex cathedra i n°\,'° fl , or y to the yet to make statement. .^^fc&'ilJ. characer of any teacher,is s.*.<»» * to slbl dor.—Yours, &c.,