TE ORANGA DISMISSAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 432, 15 February 1909, Page 4

TE ORANGA DISMISSAL.

;i:^:.^\:THEMfiI.NISTER.;iN:-;REPtY^,U;V -! l;v:(Bt : iSSOOIATIOK.) '■ V''-C\" : : -'s::•':■■>■ ' Chrlstohuroh,, February. 13. r , tion, : ■ was seen : ; to-day: by a;■representative was;'asked , 'if ,'hewwould ■mal» 'a. statement : : regarding . the ,-. alleged summary, ■■.dismissal '.of 'Miss '-Adttv Harrison frqm'.her; position , 'as teacher! at .To Oranga ;U6m<jlV\,''■■■■s}'■:■ >;,v-..: ,; 'S^:;;. v -,, -J-^-i w-i- , ' ."I 'have ; :n6tnirig ; to; say, , '. ■Mγ.'- Fqwlds'replied;;"except that T.havp, given.. thep (matter vefy^full; ? and.very cafefiil'"consideration,, and taken , the: only ? course-that seemed open'., to^.me \m ; .the best: interests..of the , ini stitution.■-■■l'do'not: want ,to : ma'ke ; complaint against' ■~Miss,\ "Harrison's. ..ability'.'' or.. work ia'sXa.■■t.βfiehß^^^but■iiO'rarigaV is. ■ something ;.mo're 'than., a teacher. ; The; institution; is; ut all: times and in .any .circumstances: 1 .most/,diißcult;. ; one-to: man,age; successfully, tand'-the iutm'ost.rcorifldence. andf harmony,; jimongst; all, the members ,of •the staff*:is 'an; -absolute.'.necessity'"'if satis-faptory-results-are to be attained.r.lt has been- madeyclear : ;tb Miss'-Harrisoa;' tliatM was ■'~ nPthing'., in: ■ with,. her .wos. is ■'; a 'teacher.-that . necessitated : the . action 5 ' iakeh;".;-,.'-,•'■;.-• J/iT;-. , ;. , ':--':-: ■:ii:i : ?:-\'/-;. .-'■-;-^::. , ';-: : ' 0:- , -Th.OT\-as,.to-J-'the;alieg'atip , iivthat',-Miss-.Ha'r-' rison .'.was 'summarily',.disniissed ?, •— ,■ the'. re-., porter"nskedX*' : ;^\-.-f; ! 'r;v. : :-t> : , '.V";:7''.,';[ >■;"Miss'.Harrison: got three .months'.'salary.. that.is.the.only.way that you can.'deat-witn anybody; in;..an dnstitution of'.that 'kind. ■'If would; be; '-to have ■ anyone under.-[notice-.inl contact, 'with;the' inmates 'for, three,month's;*: -There was ino. other-:way■ of..; making'Jthefrchange! , '''■■, ■ i.^yhat/is'the..explanation.of.'tjhe statement that ; -tho i "educatipn,.'of ; ;the girls is-restricted to .the,■■fourth; standard? -was' the reporter's , ■ndxt'qiiestion.::;'; '■•:■"* ; ■■:/;:;-,^^.:;;vM/,v::, : : ; 'y ;'■-' ".I don't ;.lcnow/,-what , : is meant- , by thati?' ■.said^ : tHβ.■^■Minist.e^^■':"?^\ , ''Thβ; ,: managei• (Mrs.' BraritingV tells-.me that she,has riever ; . interfered;, .and ..books, were 1 'andfiro there. in the. school ;nowj I for. the -fifth ■'and sixth , -' standards,'; both-'.■readers,,.and;;arith-metiqs.;' These, books,.were.; supplied on : Miss : Harrison's : requisition^;;*:: : lt;"inust.''.be , '-' borne: in mind. 1 that the;:great hulk' of the.'girls; have;passe'd the fourth'. : standard, before they :entefedthe;home; and that quite; a number :of- them- have, passed':.the.;fifth .and'- sixth standards,' arid:that. some,yl : dare,' say, -have passed'..through,secondary', schools!'■• Therefore it ..is not';for. school-teaching .purposes 'that ,the : school,exists.: '. It.'exists ;•:■ as a 'part of tho :Teformatbry. process."-,,,:;-.' i'l]'"'- •■.'■.-.':'.;,': .■■.:'. Asked .if..tho Department had ■'interfered: i in : ; the;.-.matter,.:tho;;Ministor .said that' if the pepartmerit : did;!interfere it : .was r Miss Harrison's duty to., obey,the instructions; issued', by: the:. Department. • \ ■■'•■■/•' ,;.Tljp..reporter:: asked , :- for! ■ an. explanation of-'the allegations made > that. Miss'- Harrison had:: been refused -access ■ to"".,.her private papers,' which:-were at .the, home,: .and ;had ■been instructed'fp call at an address, in.town for'r.the:'salary), due. to , her.;- ■'::'; '■!'■';."■■■■.■■■',■:.: '■ "As {ar as 'I ..understand, the!matter," ;Mr;;;iJ'owlds;replied, ; ;Mthose: statements .are based; on a message sent' to' Miss Harrison to'tbe effect _;that if. sbe called on .one "of the-, official;' visitors> she /would receive -her sfilary/ This.was considered-as being more convenient: -to. Miss Harrison than ■■to,, ask her. to call• ;.■ at'; the , home.,: Of-course relations wore strained,:and on Miss Harrison making inquiry 'regarding the matters, : the manager informed; Miss : Harrison that.' she had '.;,'.bctterV- conduct:, all .correspondence through, the' Department.": ~' ; ■:' Do you think that Miss: Harrison' has been dealt.:with justly?-.asked the reporter.V... / ;.;"I'consider;(that she has;been, dealt' with justly,'!;.'replied,the.Minister. . ■..;,-..:. .. ~' Has .sufficient', reason"been" given by.'■'■.'the Department ;for- dispensing Vwith ' her servicesy. ;■■■•-■' ' ; :.'"'.\.i''; ■■-.'y- '■■~'.:. ■■■

."Ses,::l'.think':sp,",..Mr.-.rowlds;replied;