A COUNTRY SCHOOL.
(To the Editor.)
Sir, —There exists in our locality a shed, built up of very old white pine shingles, which are held together* with a very few 'nails. In summer time the mosquitos promenadej through the numerous air holes of this breezy shed;, in winter, innumerable draughts chill the within of this %vood sieve, and distribute a murky smoke from the damp hearth and the brickless chimney within. You will naturally wonder what the name of this habitation is. Well, the Education Board call it the Mata-' hum No. 2 school. In this hatchery of consumption, 'cough, and winter colds, the Matahuru children ha\e their brains expanded at the expense of their health. In the summer time the place is a mosquito hive. Legally speaking1, it could not be ranked as a place fit for human habitation. Les v s high towers to your town schools, and a few more nails and shingles for your country schools, is desirable. —I am, etc.,
SCRUTATOR
Matahurn, Waikato, Nov. 5, 1901
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 259, 9 November 1901, Page 6
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171A COUNTRY SCHOOL. Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 259, 9 November 1901, Page 6
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