The Feilding Star. Feilding State School

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 72, 29 May 1884, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Feilding State School

"•- The question of the action of the Feilding School Committee at its last meeting in resolving that the present Head Teacher should be removed, is likely to be a burning one during the next few weeks. As in all cases where the action of a public body towards a subordinate is deemed harsh or tyrannical, a considerable amount of public sympathy is excited in favor of the sufferer, no matter how much he may be to blame. It is not our intention to discuss the merits of the case as we consider it to be suljudice, inasmuch as an enquiry has been petitioned for. That such will be granted or not remains for the Education Board to decide, but for our part we think it only just that a fair and impartial hearing should be given, and the case decided on its merits by n:-on who are perfectly impartial and uninfluenced by any personal or local feeiings. Be it thoroughly understood that we think the Committee acted according to their lights, and were actuated by no other motives than a desire to have the school conducted with that harmony and good feeling which ought to exist among persons whose duty it is to form the youthful mind by teaching and example. Since the above was in type, we have received the report of the last meeting of the Education Board, in the Chronicle, which shows that that body has very little hesitation in snubbing the Feilding Committee. The report says : — Several letters from Com- | mittee, teachers, and others were read, bearing upon the disagreement that has taken place between the head master and the assistant mistress, on account of entries in the log-book referring to the latter's absence from duty. The letter from the Committee recommended that the head master be transferred to some other school. — After considerable discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Bridge, seconded byMrTaplin, That the Board see no reason why Mr Dowling should be removed from the Feilding school, as he had done nothing but his duty in entering absences In the log book ; and that the Inspector endeavor to arrange for the removal of Mrs Redman to Halcombe, and Miss Schofield to Feilding. — A further letter was read from thejCommittee, asking the Board to defray the expenses of renting some building in which to hold school while the schoolroom is being raised and enlarged. — After some discussion it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Bridge, That the Foresters' Hall and the immigration barracks be temporarily engaged for the use of the school. — An application from the contractor for the enlargement of the Feilding school for an extension of time was left with the executive committee to deal with."