Feiding State School.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 59, 20 May 1884, Page 2

Feiding State School.

» The ordiQarjr mouthjy. :m ? eg^ tf aft jr .''' School Committee jraa held in t»*. . scljqoiihous^ fajwfarw%aißifi: sl g^BuffiKl ". '^'d biioa-i:» ;000I&*Mft£iMri .' y ; Mjr Dowlyng, tue-. ra^«Jtf&trf?«£JiissJi JX the to' ., brought against him with frefe^eucSw* his reporting in : th'e^|o^^pqi;- f aj^&fejlfem frequent absence, of Mrahledinntttiioib** her-duties as a teatfher. Mr^Do^HM' 1 * asked fdr definition of the*c^^^|^i and by request of the ch a i^maD^pijp^^j( Sli . the log-book in winch certain- Vasjanofeil ! absence on .the partof Mr* Relin^St?*"' ! were entered. ••'•' •'• • '■'»">»'■ i' s,«ibsi«» r; A' letter was read from )he>^Bos^^ ''* :. Mrs. jßpdman calling, her afteatip^jjofiili -\- matter, aud also one from /M«iß#lnkwh* : to the Chairman to tIW effe<& "th l H a SH§'k , • had ori one or two occasions absen^iie6f' ; ■ -ie . .'■. :■■ . ;:-■ .-jfiTq TS 9V»> self in connection ,wi(h <7 ht^ <H>JtQ^I»A ; having previously— givew -the *etiut*& >• > notice, and obtained- perh/iSsi^a^MHg 6 * • master. ." '-;••. „ « Air Dowling made 'on >xP la^s»«»*vt' I which ho justified the entmp. *erthpdv» t made. He had given Airs r Btfimait^ every consideration with'reft i reh<je e t? J lier p ' x ; religious holidays, and .Had ftev^ja"^" 7 any intention.- of making.T any>j I »ntirf*: < X t en tried of absence with reference >te Jfi£fc*V..* ; 1 The instances of absence 1 Redman from the commencement. ofvjSw 8 * duties in Feilding, as entered{in.sefjkjg^4 * book, were referred to. There had been *- Xten days absence, on the aceotittt-'&^ii^ 7 ness, aud one day otherwise than Bypermission according tp the regulation. Mr Dowling still askedf \ W|h»tAfke "complaint" as stated in the letter -from Z the Secretary calling- hi^;tisfpngtti& ' ! V.^ y'ommittee was, as he had;ii6thin#tc»*iH with what the Board had to say withxi.Reference to the. -entries Ah the log*B©W. * %>, A discussion eomtneuebd^l^k^ tW? 1 * Chairman «aill l this had 'b^ter^nafc tako - r • plac« till Mr DcwliniV lyfd" 'lpft^f 'R»JdB” After he had; retired fchi.^iia^n^^ '' ilaid he: thought 'thY whole f^tfauSjtt?^' l^ .simply a storm in a Wa pdt,*nd alFaroaa*v- '■'' out of Mrs Redman having, according to' tho iog bqok,ab«en ed herself uneasy wi9K- '. put leave, excepting; whim ft^YficvJauafdtf ■' . on returning from, , her diulidatyloit Xtfe****'liugion. Heihought the matter ofcgftlp*,. : absence* should h*ve <bWn>**p^rW^ < iio .•, the Committee before being reported it??.** to th ; e.Bb^d,.lfttf^ phbuTd'h'a^V called tlie Gom\n\\tyfjjS&itei^X ' : ' Redman in the manne^Jl^Tn ' The minutes of tun-previous ordinary . .7niectjjijt^ere#3w:read^dgMlfea^pi|V j The Chairman moved? aßd Mr Nicholas seconded^ That> t he^og-fedk^'j^upon the table at ®^y»Cp"'UUCt^jm^^j|u : i f utUre, and that a^opj. if this resolution *■■-■ be forwarded to th^ H^ T^aGfi3ry¥" fclarriedr — niiod A3 I ..Px6p6sed,gby ; *f|o Ohaihnan&^eoonleAtfcy ,Mi^BUf&h^v<JQler existing ircunistanc^fl^fctt &**£<»}• this Comlittce from the sch'JcMjg.book, viz, the reat^vant of good feltfffig ro.gwDfjrent at reJent'KtwVi Mr»F&S^ and Mr towhng, the Cor^puttg^jM^of opinion tliat fhe H^'ndfTje^cib^r^hgJlfyw removed to some other sph/jol^afndyin^er teacher .. appointed m his stead-; also, that a -.-..vv recoipraefi|d|itioaotOei.thi»oeffe*B?-^{^^ , warded to the Ed umtioißißo'aßilo vj'dnqp X Mr Bray spoko in* support ? oiPttrtWb*^ tion, and thought thennrould always bo • ( difficitl'tiesL.in ; the^ mana'gem^at^lftj. school as h>ng as Mr Dowling was SrsH* fer. •■"■' ,: -'- ' : 'A *- ''-^7 'Hj.il i Mr Rutherford spoke^in justification of the actionr bf-Mr"!Dbwling in making^, the entries in the log-book. re|er^iß> feyr Mw Redmap's absence^ :.Hej.iiw#aquilG. as much reason for removing Mrs Redman as Mr Dowling: —7pf. f f™ : The Chairman iKoxii^'-ijiiir^na^t}^ have heard both sides^ of the question, and that Mrs Redman: ought to hare an opportunity of explaining -" th©3 ettric^ made in tht log-book against ner. Per- . .•• ijonally he had not thVsligJUest obiectipn to Mr Dowling. He, noweVer, thought that one teacher should be removed, or *' both : he did not care which it- wml '*7-: The motion was pnt to the miwtin^imi 5 . carried;::; /: 7a Hf '^ , ' :iu * • I It was then resolved, on the motion o#M r Bray, seconded by Mr N ich6l»^,jStSat Mrs Redman's letter of May- 7th, 1884, - be forwardedtb the 'Board; an^l that this '.. Committee would respectfully di&inthe attention' of the Board to tha factftbfl^ the present ease: is 6he in VhTe'n ihe local, ,• Committee^ might^fairty' lHi& 9 ffie\s&rs£'ff- i expected, to bo Consulted? b^fo^e 1 ttSWI6« ..." niandinguMrs Reduuimu .- A -&yqfisiil -iit y ' ' t Tlie 3 Maßtey's moAtldy repori of 4Uem H '"'' dance was read. .dWi;fr od: "Jo a-a , ' I A letter from the Board re the appoint- -'<*?. -.inent of Miss Prendergast.in the -plaoe />f Miss : Goodi*bh' whb ; lrad B fetited, *§s read. " <t The Coniinitieo'th'h adjourned." .'■■