ANOTHER MOTHER IN REPLY

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 149, 16 May 1894, Page 2

ANOTHER MOTHER IN REPLY

TO THS KDITUK.

Silt, — In reply to a letter in your issue of the 14 th inst. over the signature “J. W. Greriile," who, I presume, must he a he, as 1 cannot think a lady w mid make use of such an unfeminine expression as that at the conclusion of the! etter, referring to the wearing of breeches. I none* that the writer curefully avoids answering the points in my previous letter, and, having no

case, becomes spiteful, infers that I am a coward, and questions the value oi my statements and opinion (jut because I will not take him into our confidence and tell him my name), but makes no attempt to refute them. He refers me to the report of the ladies' meeting, consequently 1 have looked it up, but I find no reason to alter my opinion about the cut and dried nature of the whole affair. For 1 find the chairwoman says “ She bad no doubt they all knew for what purpose they had met. . . . There was no personal feeling in the matter (Ob. no). It was in the interest of her childteu," which m the opinion of those present meant everyone's children (not even excepting mine I, and a lot of twaddle is talked about calami: t, endearment, etc. Then comes the first resolution. Of course there is

no animosity about that. In fact if I w3re the person referred to 1 should consider it quite sultry. Resolution number two—the first part—ears “ This meeting views with astonish- / mem and regret the result of the so called enquiry by the Education Hoard, in so far as it effects the infant mistress." Now I quite agree with you iu slating the Board of Education, but not for the same reason. My reason is that They have known all along the wretched state of affairs that pertained in the school between the headmaster and the infant mis-

tress from dj less an authority than the infant mistress herself, who kept them posted up in reference thereto, and therefore they ought to have dealt with the matter in Wellington, thereby saving the expense of the members coming to Pahiatua. The money, 1 am sure, could have been better spent in putting a coat of paint on oar school bailding. The second part goes too far. It says : The parents and guardians have unbounded confidence, etc ! Inferring that all the parents and guardians in Pahiatda were there

present, when you know verv wed that I was not. Then about the fitness, etc. Now tell the truth, vou ladies that know all about the five years, did you never hear your children speak of little raiiiake's made m the spelling of words written on the black board? As the other resola tions (with the exoeption of the las; appointing a committee to work up a house-to-house canvassi arv simply a repitition of the first two they need no comment further than that particular stress is laid upon the word staff 1 At I have never heard of any disagreement with any of the other teachers 1

presume the infant mistress is the staff referred to. As this is a matter concerning the efficient working of our splendid education -yst-ra all sentiment should be put to on* side, and in justice to our children we should endeavor to give them the beat teaching possible. \\ ith the infant mistress, as my friend Aliek would say, it is a matter of Fid. but with us it is a question of having our children well grounded in the very earliest stages of their education, both

learning mid discipline. A* lin of a very retiring disposition and have a holy horror of anything in the ship* of n scene. 1 will continue to eall mr self • Another mother ’ (1 don't unders.and Lv.inl. as the disclosure of my name would subject me to the embraces of lots of gratefui mothers that 1 know, and of all things 1 haw to be j kissed by a woman.—l am, etc., Asothu Motmk*.