Featherston School Committee.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1892, 4 October 1886, Page 2

Featherston School Committee.

A .meeting of the above committee was bald on Saturday evening. Present—Messrs Cox (chairman), Donald, Benton, Keys, Barton, and Robertson. The minutes of the previous and a special meeting were read and confirmed.

The Treasurer’s statement showed a balance of L 7 Is 7d at the Bank.

Account* to tbe amount of L2 16s 6d wen passed for payment A report from Mr Lee was read, stating that the discipline of the school was most satisfactory. The annual examination ia to take place on October IX Correspondence outward—Letter to the Education Board, recommending Miss Bunting’s appointment temporarily to Miss Medley's class. Correspondence Inwards—FVom Education Board, appointing M’ss Kate Cundy, until the end of the year, in Miss Medley s place. The head master’s report was read, stating the average attendance as 149 ; number on the hooka, 184. A letter was received from the head master, objection to the appointment of Miss Cundy, as he considered her in no sense qualified for the very important office she sought to fill, stating also, that discipline and the art of teaching are not picked up in a day and requesting the committee to endeavor to obtain him a more efficient teacher. It was resolved, “ That this committee sincerely regret that the Education Board should have engaged a sixth standard pupil to take charga of over 60 children, instead of a teacher of some grade, and consider it must hare been done under some misapprehension, and the committee feel it their duty to refer the matter back to the Board for their reconsideration; the ommittee also regret thatltheir re-recommendation fort the temporary purpose was entirely ignored, and thaf the attention of the Board be called to section 45 o the Education Act.”

It was resolved “That the annual picnic take place in December instead of January.” Messrs Keys and Benton were appointed visitors for the month.