WAIHOANGA SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1076, 15 March 1911, Page 4

WAIHOANGA SCHOOL.

Sir, —At ■ last, after weary waiting, we have our school, a monument to inactivity and red tape. At the.opening ceremony it was amusing to hear tho feeble apologies offered by Mr. Field, M.P., on behalf of the Education Board, for the delay in the' erection of the building, for according to that gentleman, "no one had blundered." Parents who had the interests of their children at heart would not remain where there were no educational facilities, so left the district, and now, instead of having 30 children on the roll, some twelve arc attending, and I doubt if even all these are of school age. Whoso fault is this? Not only is the Education Board to blame, but likewise parents of children in tho place, who, all through, have displayed an amount of apathy unparalleled, and had it not been for the unremitting agitation ofono "Wanderer" it is doubtful if the school would be in existence yet. Again, look at the result of the election which lately took: place for a school committee. Householders, a number of whom are embryo bachelors of the "tin houso order". displayed a satirical senso of humour in placing two of their number amongst the successful candidates; and doubtless these fledglings feel nattered at being hoisted into such a responsible position. But it would have redounded more to their credit and tho interests of tho school had they gracefully retired, and made loom for parents who were willing to act,, and who were more suited to look after tho health and comfort-of.tho.children.-It would seem that it is thought that when tho Taungata'mill starts that tho families who will reside there will send their children to the Waihoanga School, and thus augment tho attendance. I hardly think that parents will send their children three miles along a dangerous and bad road, moro especially in winter there, so that ere long another school will have to bo erected in the upper gorge to meet tho requirements of that place. When that time arrives it is to be hoped that thero will be less bungling and moro alertness shown by the "powers that be."—l am, CtC " , WAIHOANGA. March 14, 1911.