A CONSCIENTOUS TEACHER.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10954, 2 May 1901, Page 3

A CONSCIENTOUS TEACHER.

OBJECTS TO TK.ALTT MILITARY DRILL. At yesterday's mf-t-tiru; of the Education Board the following h-Uer from Mr W. J. Smith, teacher at Invell, was rea-d :— "I have raid the Hoard's letter you "handed to mc lasf night. I note the"re* quest made that I plunM continue the uli, drill which. 1 had discontinued some time before the last annual examination. As I have written previously, I have no sympathy iriih military drill" in any form, and! the part of the n,ld drill I feel free to teach consists of the band extension move-; ments ;tnd a few gymnastic uxercises. At leant- one of my old pupils, to- whom I had! taught the old drill, has beim drafted to South Africa, and, come what may, I am unwilling to help in any way in giving my pupils the ground work of a military education. I hasten to ad:l that I appreciate very much the consideration shown in my case by the Board, and, if what I have indicated above, is sufficient, I am prepa-rpil t« do my best in these things." The Chairman pointed out -hat this -waa the third time that the matter had been) before the Board, im\ wliikt expressing regret that 'IMr Smith, from conscientio .» motives, >was prevented from imiKirtinij instruction according to the syllabus," he would move that he be asked to resign. Mr Peryman seconded tlie motion, wiiichj was agreed to.