PARWELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 198, 19 August 1904, Page 2

PARWELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A special meeting of the Parnell School Commi'tpp was held last evening to hear en pspoaltlon of tb" new syllabus by the head Uiachcr, Mr Scott. The following members were present:—Canon MnoM.u-»-uy, M-ffsrs I'etfonl (chainrmn) Mills. Lu.sk. Speight, and Edgeciunhe. The points touclipd upon r n l:iti"l to -lie promotion of pupils. the. periodical examineUotis by hi'iid teachers, ani thi* inspectors' anrnal examination as set foi'tli' in the regulations. The sr'opp o[ the subjects required to be taught w;is considered, especially under tin; beadlnir of science, geography, and history. Ttn> scheme of lnBtrui'tion was regarded by those present 03 very ambitious, and as restricting the time available for the thorough treatment of the ipnre important requirements of primary education. There wns a general feeling thut the present staffing of our large sehonis was altogether inadequate to carry out efficiently the proposed methods fo teaching In science, geography, and nature study. The opinion, 100, was expressed that a great deal of the success of teaching depended lather on a limited amount being treated carefully than on the teacher's energies distributed over 100 wide a field. it was proposed by Canon Hoc-Murray, seconded by Mr K. B. Lusk, "That ill Is lOmniitliv desires to expr-p.is its sympathy with school teachers In the ditlieulty nf dealing with the new syllabus, and approves oi the proposal to coiulne teaching to ;ho appoluu'd school hours." Tlie ri-.ohitUin was carried unanimously The following resolution was also uiloiiteci: "'ruat this committee appi'bves of the' BclieniL' I'oi- giving Biiile I'lS'iiuction in Bchool.-= by i-iiiii|ii-lent instructors for half an hour before scliool hours as proposed by the KlMe instruction in Schools League."

The Taranaki "Herald," of Thursday, says:—"Passengers by the Rarawa had an unpleasant experience this morn'ng. The steamer arrived off the port shortly after three o'clock, and in response to her whistles Captain Hood signalled for her to remain outside on account of the very heavy sea rolling ia. Captain Norbury, however, came in, and was approaching the wharf when the scow Bravo broke adrift. Captain Hood then ran down the wharf and shouted to the Rarawa to keep away. Captain Norbury dropped Irs anchors, and lowered a boat to land passengers and Juggage. About 20 passengers got into the boat, but in the heavy gale she ovas scarcely navigable, and Captain Hood got a line on to her from the wharf and hauled her in. Captain Norbury then brought the bow of his vessel up to the end of the wharf and the passengers were landed, but only with great difficulty and some of them were tumbled about considerably. The matter will be reported to the Board to-morrow, and this morning three members of the Board were at the wharf inquiring into it. At mid-day there was a tremendous sea running, and the water breaking over the wall presented a fine sight. The Chamber of Commerce this afternoon received a letter from the Auckland Postmaster explaining that the necessity for closing the outward mails 15 minutes earlier than formerly was due to the action of the shipowners. The Postmaster also explained that the Auckland pobt office mails were made up faster on the average than either those of Christchureh or Dunedin. The Council passed a resolution expressing their opinion that the explanation was entirely satisfactory. The youth Nixon Scott (a<*ed 18), l^ Washed and drovraSffiS'WV , > U « son of fet £™V« ■-• V° l A ™t apu . He was