HAMILTON NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 840, 7 December 1929, Page 12

HAMILTON NEWS

An innovation so far as Waikato primary schools are concerned is being tried out by Mr. W r . A. Curteis, headmaster of the Hamilton East school. In order to encourage children to take up public affairs later in life and to cultivate the habit of “thinking on their feet,” special classes have been introduced throughout the school in which pupils have a free and open discussion on varied matters. The procedure is for the teacher to ask a question; the scholars then air their views. * * * High words were exchanged between Mr. T. H. Henderson, president, and several members at a meeting of the Waikato sub-provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday morning. Messrs. W. Boyd and R. H. Feisst claimed that an amendment proposed at the last meeting which was lost on the casting vote of the chairman was not entered in the minutes. They held that the minutes were not a true record of the proceedings and moved that the amendment be duly included before the motion confirming the minutes was put. Mr. Henderson strongly objected to the attitude of the other members and said a record of the resolution was not intentionally omitted. He did not think it necessary to record the amendment in any case. “The remarks of some members imply that I deliberately ignored recording the amendment,” protested the secretary, Mr. J. Gilbert. Both Messrs. Feisst and Boyd insisted that the minutes were incorrect, and Mr. Henderson described their action as displaying a “want of faith” in the secretary and himself. Subsequently Mr. Henderson consented to the amendment being entered in the minutes and peace was restored. _