"TOO TONEY."

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 62, 13 March 1915, Page 8

"TOO TONEY."

HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. MR. GARLAND EXPLAIHE (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) * HAMILTON, , The charge of being "too toney," levelled at the Hamilton High School by "tl» chairman of the Auckland Education Board, was referred to at a meeting of the Hamilton High School Bo*jdof > Governors yesterday. The Board Sad V previously written to Mr. Garland expressing surprise at his startling state. ment that the Hamilton, school Was not » "■■ success and regretting that he should hire seen fit to pass such a sweeping eondem. nation on an institution which ' waa doing extremely valuable work. ; , In his reply to the Board; yesterday, Mr. Garland regretted that the brief, port appearing in the papers (which did not convey wnat he actually exprweed) should have given the impression that tfe work being done at the school wu Inking in thoroughness, as he felt mat titt much of the work was of a high order aod altogether creditable to principal tad staff. His remarks, he added, had refer- . ence to the conditions of management, th curriculum, and to the work of the technical training, rather than to thegt*a4. ard of attainments reached in the etmne of study already in operationjin,^tk? school. In view of the position occupied by Hamilton, the centre of a large agricultural and pastoral district, it aetarf obvious'that the.High School aboold pro. vide a, special training in agriculture— in other words, that agricultural should form a strong feature in the enrriculiun of studies., It wag not at aB clear that this particular form of tnij*. ing was a strong and special feature i« the work of the school. , Then, agum, recent years had tended to. emphaaiae thi importance of technical education, aa4 the progress made in this connectiaa, fat which the High School aathoritiet ■■! be held responsible, so far as he wa* tMa to judge, had at least been In conclusion, the writer said titat Jar the reasons already stated he" «aa-4 opinion that it would be well to caiebflj; consider whether or not certain mbdilev tions in connection with the manageaat of school matters had become neeeaerj, and if so,* what course was moatjdesinth with a view to future needs and prop** Mr. Barton: Much of the work is of a high order. It is very kind of ma. The chairman (Mr. G. Edgecmnbe): I think the reply to that is that theßou* can sincerely believe that Mr. Guiasd, not having seen any of the school, is not qualified : to exptm ai opinion. . ...'.. ■-•-■ ," Mr. J. W. Ellis said the letter vac mat insulting. ... . '~. ':'; _ '.'.''■--'-'■'-i-j Another member: He knows notttaj about it. '■ ■--_■■-■ Mr. Edgecumbe called attention to tkt fact that at a recent meeting of'the Secondary School Committee in Cunbridp the chairman remarked that they wet getting.tod much farming and'aofaMMfik% classics—exactly, what the i- ""HaiuHdifti Board had felt. In the country they kai enough agriculture, and were looking far the professions. In the city; bonra, there take up ofVagricultOmo-i' j One member commented that Mr. tiuland had quite failed to justify Muaeef-B;'.' tion. that the school was lMt«..Mn*v''. and ; had wpjy |i the Board's protest at his statement tkst the school was "too tohey.".' ■ .-•' i TECHMNICAL CLASSES; 4} 1 J Some time ago the secretary < of-tat Hamilton High, School Board wiptr to the Director of Technical Education uir ing him to arrange for. instructor* t» continue the technical classes at HanriltM 4 on the same basis as those conducted laat I yean . • ■-..■; No reply- was received- to , the-letter, feat ■ ! the secretary announced at.yestodijigy meeting of the Board; that, witbont cor suiting the. .Board on the matter'at t&> Mr. George had directed not to take tiie classes. He theiefce, wired the chairman of the Edw»JJll¥H Board that the instructors were Ok, while the classes in the lapsing for want of teachersT t ' ' ~ Mr. George had since replied reqoestaf the Board. to be good enough to'3x.iiff> to discuss the matter with him. la tit meantime the classes would be taken. The chairman; he considered the action of Mr."Gew|»%fc instructing the teachers, not to tak* tar classes was. a most arbitrary .thingto (k> Mr. Tidd: Monstrous. • . .:,"" l Mr. Edgecumbe: In any cut, be mipt haxe , extended the' ordinary eaaitaj d a reply. . Mr. Tidd: It seems to mc he Iμ tmf.' tional power. Mr. J. A. Young: He think* he baa, Mr. .Barton: He has usurped it " The secretary remarked that the dimtor's latest communication was the''.MJft' ■ humble the Board had ever received fee him. ■ . --.-*- The chairman: You had better'lead t again; it is.somewhat unique, v:/: A committee was appointed to meet Ik George, as suggested. ',':■'- " - '* u> ~