IN STATU QUO.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 4

IN STATU QUO.

;SHUTT;ivALLEtVBIGH;; SCHOOL.¥; ; C:-jj • Matters !in ' correction .with the>pro«/,;;:/ posal 'to "establish/a-..high-;' school; proper V££ 'to "serve, -the "needs' of-/higher 'education./ - v; jr. in/the Hutt: Valley; are'still in- statu In order ;tb; give"thefvarious/local "auf';";.:; thorities/ concerned-rschobl; committees ,•; ;';■; •and borough "councils—an opportunityof/ /-/ establishing'-a modus vive'noi.,::bn ■•> the••.•"•; ./- question, tneWellington.Education/Board,; \:. ; offered a suggestion - that, the:; local-, an-/;. ■■; ;;. thorities '■ should- select ■■ representatives;-to'-;;.'. ; meet in' cohierence, each Dorough: to -send ;';, two ■ delegates, - each . school■;;committee/ y : :;; representing over:>2oo. children: two*dele- v.i. ■ gates--committees/.representing-;less; to-:;s;;^ ; sendone delegate ;; Hutt Town Board,,was to send.one.dele-;.-.-■;-...-' gate. 7 ■''-; "'•.. ; '// : . "//:•';.•"'7,//I;'"- v • / lteferring-to' the suggestion, the Lower ~.-;, Hutt '.'; School '; Committee ; "thoroughly ■,;/:■:: agreed with the ' board's - proposal,'., and .;..;,'> stated:-that, the-Petone'.Cominittee:,had.:/;;' been invited to- confer!:with/-:the 'Lower/-// -.-■ Hutt on-the" subjects ' : .X" : - : - /;,7/ ./'-//'7The Petone District High /School-; Corn- ,; / ; mittee,: however, differed,,.contending that'-,//" the suggested basis of. representation was :' not a fair one; and that the' Petone and./ :. Hutt District High Schools and; Borough ';.:-; Councils:being.the'boilies'most'.intimately /,; concerned, were best-fitted to mentations :oni; the' subject; Again,/the ;./>.. committee argued :that..as/the "Peteho..;; 'schools' had-' such an' overwhelming /pre: ;/'/.; pondernnce of.! pupils, the. .Petone Dis-;., ;■ trict l High- School was entitled to;, larger./;', -'. representation: than/Lower/Hutt./■/ //•. ; - Petone's; attitude. created . a, ; deadlock." .;, .: The difficulty' was discussed by the Wellington 'Education'.Board;at. its;.meeting-':;. yesterday, / and ,: it" . was • .resolved/that.'-;" Petone bo ' asked .to /reconsider-its cision' in the: matter... It was pointed;' : but that/any ..decision "arrived; at- bji ..-;:.: r the conference;Vould v : only: be of a eug-.;/;.'■■_•': gestive character.- ,", ./;..,;;: /;;"/-■./.:■•:':