THE PETONE SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 10

THE PETONE SCHOOL COMMITTEE'S AFFAIRS.

[ just read .abatement' made td .'by '■ the Rev. Mr. Thomson, of il'etone, and cannot but think that'all.the worry, and agitation'that must' fall on every member i of .the Petoiio.Sehobl.: Committee have Bomewhat affected'tho. reverond gentleman's memory when he says: "For two of the best. teachers we have we, had to fight the board." l '\ r of course, I'cannot say who' are the teachers that he refers to, but the board certainly had' to fight the committeo . for two of the best teachers connected with . tho' : Potone 1 School—viz.; Messrs. LynDkey ; and Bedingfield—as the committee strongly ~ opposed-.the' original appointment' of these . gentlemen.' Mr. Thomson, must surely, have ' forgotten these," although "the'latter'case ' was only three or four years .ago,' and very \ bitter was :the' opposition made by the school ' committee.'.. ".'•

He also' gives an authoritativo "opinion that: " one name cannot be said to form.'a' list : as provided by' 'tM-.!Act.'.''.V;How, then; can' Clause '(c) in Section ' 2 .bo explained?; •Th©"frords.:of tlio .Act are: " In any case' in which tho ' number.:of- names: in the abovementioned list is more' than' one." .Now. does not that clearly allow for or, one?' Nay, does it. not Suggest the idea of. the list of one being the usual method' to bo employed.by';.tho t board?: Does it not .suggest .also' the: idea; that; a list of one is tho proper!,method?'That .seems to riio to bo the;intention of the framers of the"Act—l am, etc., . , , OBSERVER. ■ I : August 10, 1909. .. ; :