BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The result of the recent contest for seats on the Board of Education, which was announced yesterday, is another indication of the superior voting power of the country school committees. Mr Joyce was rejected, not because he had failed in the performance of his duty, but because he happens to-reside in a part of the district which is described as “ town.” "We have no doubt that his successor, who has the good fortune to live in the country, will render very valuable services to the cause of education; but it must be clear to everyone who is familiar with the composition of the Board that the disproportionate voting power has given more than a fair share of representation to the rural committees. We do not say that the town schools have suffered in consequence, hut there is a growing tendency among the friends of these institutions to resist the ascendency of the country committees; and if the present members of the Board wish to avert a more serious conflict between the two sections of their constituents they should he particularly careful to avoid the appearance of doing anything detrimental to the interests of the larger schools.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10600, 8 March 1895, Page 4
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