PONSONBY SCHOOLS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16309, 16 August 1916, Page 12

PONSONBY SCHOOLS.

The Ponsonbv Schools Committee met on Monday evening, there being present:— Messrs. R. H- Swales (chairman), T. Vivian. G. C- Codlin, W. J. Campbell, G. S. Bullen, V. Langsford, W. A- Thompson, G. H. Lethahy, and W. Lambourne. The question of corporal punishment in the schools came up for discussion owing to a complaint made by a parent with it-card to the punishment of his daughter. The opinion was generally expressed bv the committee that it would be in the best interests of the schools if headmasters did not delegate their authority to assistants to inflict corporal punishment on girls or on hoys in the lower standards. The question of the City Council's deletion to grant tree water "to the schools j was discussed. ft was pointed out that I the council's decision was arrived at last | February, but the resolution was. not (gazetted till July 1. As the council did not send m the usual account for the first J quarter of the year it was concluded bv the committee that the council's resolution came into operation as soon as made ' rim committee framed its estimates accordingly, but a water account for sir months' supply received from the council upset the committee's calculations. It was explained by .Mr. Swales that other ■ committees were in the same position. It was resolved that, the chairman and secretary should wait upon the chairmen of the other committees with a view to seeking the assistance of the Education Board in bringing about an amicable settlement 1 with the City Council.