THE HIGH SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3546, 9 February 1886, Page 3

THE HIGH SCHOOL.

; TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMAKU HEItALD. Sin, — " Meliores Priores "is surprised that I cannot Beo any inconsistency m Captain 1 Sutter's supposed proposal that Mr Ziesler i should be nominated a membor of tho High School Board, and his action m supporting i the other members of the Board m their , attempt to get the High School Bill so altered i that the Government appointment would not be for life. I confess lam still m tho dark . as to whore the inconsistency lies, even i after a careful perusal of the luminous exposition of "Meliores Priores" published this morning. Your correspondent tells us that i m addition to studying Latin rhymes and American epics he has devoted some time to i the study of logic, and ho evidontly considers i he has many qualifications which go to make him an accomplished newspaper corres--1 pondent, for he is kind enough to give a great i deal of, no doubt, very valuable advice to me i as to the way m which I ought to conduct my correspondence. Perhaps "Meliores Priores," with all his superior advantages of , culture and intelligence, will take pity on i my weak mental capacity and, laying ■ asido for once the high-flown style which a i man of his education and ability naturally • adopts, will condescend to point out m simple i language where the inconsistency lies. I say > I do not know if Captain Sutter made a ■ recommendation to tho Government or not, I and "Meliores Priorea" (who always con- ■ ducts his correspondence m a gentlemanly ■ manner, according to his own account) m.- . sinuates that I tell a falsehood. That insinuation does not alter the fact that I know > nothing of Captain Sutter'a action m that matter beyond what has appeared m the • newapapers; but taking for granted your i correspondent's assertion that he has reconi- , mended Mr Ziesler, I want to know from i "Meliores Priores" where the inconsistency i lies m his at the same time asking the Govern- [ ment to hold over tho appointment until tho - High School Act can bo so altered that the appointment will not be a life one. As to the advice I have been favoured with, I I am deeply grateful for it, although I am . not aware that much of it waa called for. I , did not writo m auger at all. lam afraid " Meliores i'riores" cannot say the same. He \ wrote that letter boiling with impotent rago.

I Let me m turn give him a word of advice, i " Physician heal thyself." When you write I with such virulence against Captain Sutter . and anyone who may happen to approve ol ' his publio acts ; when you accuse him of mii consistency where no man of common sense 1 can see anything inconsistent ; you lay yourself open to have it said of you " This man is influenced by personal enmity, his letters even eavour of the malignant hatred of an enemy , who has been a friend and who has forsworn his friendship." Immersed m the study of " sublime epics," " Latin rhymes," " logic," and "the art of writing gentlemanly communications to newspaper," you may not come m contact with your fellow-citizen so frequently as I do. I can assure you that tho violence and heat you exhibit m your letters have induced many of your townsmen to come to the above conclusion. I am, &c, A Citizen. Timaru, Bth Feb., 1886.