THE SAYINGS BANK IN THE SCHOOL.

Evening Star, Issue 3974, 19 November 1875, Page 2

THE SAYINGS BANK IN THE SCHOOL.

To the Editor. SIE, —Yesterday I forwarded a letter to the ‘ Daily Times ’ for publication, commenting on the remarkable coincidence of its having two editorials this week on the subject of the savings bank in the school, with the fact of the distribution last week in Dunedin of a few copies of a pamphlet, marked private, on that same subject. Mv letter is not in its columns this morning. A verbatim copy, differing in the necessary wording, appears in the * Guardian.’ i accompanied each letter with a copy of the pamphlet now marked “ for review.” I have the pleasure of enclosing you one, and shall be glad, <>n behalf of the many who are nterested in the matter, to see your remarks when convenient You will observe that the pamphlet now sent you has been published in Dunedin. It is however, a second edition, a former edition of 2,000 copies having been published in London in April last. Fifty copies of this edition reached New Zealand by the June mail. These were distributed by post over the length and breadth of the Colony. A network of communication communication was thus established between statesmen, clergymen of various denominations (including several of our bishops), schoolmasters, and other influential and interested persons, and the promoters of the movement. As one of these, I am glad to be able to state that, with few exceptions, offers of cordis! support and co operation have been received. Let me also say that more than one member of our own Schoolmasters’ Association are amongst these, as veil as members of School Boards in Otago and other Provinces. I may also add that in Auckland the pamphlet, is now being translated nto Maori or the us-s |of the Native teachers. Owing to man.y j delays, the London edition reached ns only eight days ago. A Dunedin edition had just j previously been undertaken, the bulk of which j I received on Wednesday evening, the f«w | copies for the distribution alluded to having been hastily prepared (per favor) by the printers, Messrs Kergueson and Mitchell, who were not in a position to execute the order as quickly as was desired. The promoters of the movement are tb,e Rev. W. Johnstone, M A., Member of the Senate of the N. Z. I• Diversity; Mrs Johnstone ; Mr W. Dalrymple, sen ; Miss Dalrymple, and Mr F. G, Downes; all of Port Chalmers. Some months ago these formed themselves into au organising committee, for the purpose of promoting the establishment of a society, to be calle<l the Society for Enoourag ing Habits of Thrift among the Young People of this Colony. Of this committee the present writer is hon. secretary, and Mr Downes the hon. treasurer. Ills Excellency the Governor and Lady Normanby have been asked to be presidents of the Society, and many of the best, friends of education throughout New Zealand are prepared to act as vice* presidents for the purpose of forming subcommittees to work with the parent society. 1 have to apologise for encroaching so much on your space, but want ol time prevented me entering so fully as could have been wished into detail in writing to your two contempo raries yesterday.—l am, &c., Wm Dalrtmple, Sen., Secretary to the Organising Committee. Port Chalmers, November 19