WAIHEMO SCHOOL AFFAIRS. TO THE EDITOR.

Otago Witness, Issue 1681, 9 February 1884, Page 12

WAIHEMO SCHOOL AFFAIRS. TO THE EDITOR.

£ir, — Will yni 1 h dly allow mo to Ihrow a little veiitiUtion 011 the complaint made by tho settlers of Waihemo concerning tchool milters, aud which anjeandin ypur columns recently. The C!.ui,> aitmnts are thrt c pemoiiß from among thircx , and 1 am aotvy. to reiiavk that su h pursoua aro to be found in mo&G c^mmuuitiLS, otheywioo this eaita would be more pieaaiiut for mam i«d The public of course know that tho fl-sr. and tecund eXHmiiia'i.<ns waie very haiisfacum, whilo from tbe third evi.mination th bo thiee vent emen l;ei>t ttuir child-ron at liouie, so that the Inlpcctor could 11 tof course Know « iiat progress r.hej had mude t.ii.ee ho last examined them. 1 thiuk ihat the liispcciots aio b' st quahfl^l to report to She Bo aid us to tho ro l'potuK'j <J teachers and I hope the Biatd will leceiv-s other infcim a inn with a grain of B.tis Ihoe i.eii'lomen Icm say con cientiously have jiot ta-toil tlie P.erian tprmg, r*iid are surely iil qu.tlifUd to judire mtihema. J am almo-t a neutral inUivi>'Ual mj^of, and theief^re oughito lie ab e to S[ie>k\vilh iiup.vtiality.' Sociality is very much obstructed by tho o tlirre centlemcu iv ourcuiui legion, aud for the fuime I hope thpy will keep in their ibgcuro haun'.s. Ido not wish to have to" respond to them, as 1 know thoy aro \ery pt>r<o»a>, ana from p^rsuuiities motives of delicacy bid me refrain, in tiie meantime I waiKl feay to iho t e g nUoratn— If I find >ou, sirs, ayain t:at:sereß3irig, I'll nivo j our nameti full ventilation, And on those culprit? throw a spark Who draw thuir weapons iv tho d^rk. \t our antuial election of School Committee membois on Monday, January ?8, tho btuino-s was conUucioj veri niucu to thti dii»suti~fac 1 a 0! tho settlers mid tucinnei'b who were nominated, by tbo Chairman allowing three membors to \ote out of two ho.seU<iids. As theio will likely be mor^ heard ab.ut tbat proceeding in tho uha c of, a» protest by iho'e members and ne'C!'.'if, it is not needful for me to sa/ much •About it n ,w. 1 may me.ely say I would lit,e to tee fai jj'ay und no fa /our. Ili>|jii'g joa will excuse me for being tedious,— l am, &c, JAM3S M'BRIDE. Green Valley, February 1.