MARYBOROUGH SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 232, 25 June 1920, Page 7

MARYBOROUGH SCHOOL

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Tho strike in connection with tills school iB now generally known. There has been justification for sucli drastic action on the part of tho parents. It Is nearly twelve months sincc this school was destroyed by Are. Since that time the children have been accommodated in four different buildings. One only, of these buildings has anything in the shape of heatinn appliances. It required repeated applications from the committee to induce the board to provide heaterß. A month ago word was received that these heaters were on the way. They tiro'still on the way (just been discovered in a store in TTellington). The children, however, havo had to' BuHer. and anyone with an iota of fooling will recognise thiß a<s mo of the severest forms of cruelty. Especially is this tho case where the children iro Uttle tots of 7 and 8 years. But rot only are the parents incensed at this callous treatment, but they are likewise un in arms at the useless wasto of time taking place with regard to the new school. Months hko the people of this district provided the funds to purchase Bix acres «f land for the new school. Twelve months has nearly elapsed since the. fire, and despite repented representations on the ureency of tho matter, nothing is p»r.ar-' ontly done. Timo and again tho board furnishes somo paltry reason for delay. Surely, Sir, there must be somo gross mismanagement somewhere. Not, ono of the parents of Maryborough Nchool district, I am suro, is dcßirous of dictating to or interfering with tho policy or actions of tho board. But we, as parents, are fleriouplv concerned in the education of our children. Next to the health and central well-being of thoße children, we lave a right to' expect the same educ.vti jhnl facilities for them as other children receive. This it appears, to be impossible to obtain under the present. circumstances. Tho teachers are doing their best, and a noblo best it is. under trving circumstances. and a deal of credit iB due to them, for puttin? up with the « , uto cf things which exists. If the present unbusinesslike and procrastinatine actions of tho board arc to continue, then it is time some drastic action was taken to remedy things. Trusting I have not unduly encroaohed on your' space,—l pm, etc., GEO, W. COBB. llcirtinborough, Juno 22, 1920.