Education Board

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 98, 28 January 1886, Page 3

Education Board

. ♦ At tho monthly meeting of the above Board, held on Tuesday last, the report of the board's committee {Messrs Baker, Fry, and the Key. Mr Ross) re the Foxton school was laid on. the table. Two letters from Mr TlLymie, written subsequently to the visit of the board's coiiiinifctee, aiiii enclosing resolutions passed by the school committee, were also read. Mr Bate moved and Mr Stevens seconded the adoption of the report, the latter gentleman expressing his surprise at the reiuiseneas of tho school committee, and pointing out that under the Act of last session provision was made for compelling lax committees to attend to their duties. He was glad to find that the ins2)eotor ■had not overstated the case with regard to the Foxton School; in fact, Mr Bindon's report must be considered a mild one when compared with the Actual state of things discovered by tho board's committee. For himself he could say that he never had reason to doubt the inspector's statements, oral or written. — Mr Watt considered Mr Thynne had exhibited all through a great deal of objectionable contumacy. Heing a J.P. he should have expected that he would have shown more respect for Government property than to lave let the school buildings get into such a disreputable condition; His Correspondence was insolent and dictatorial, and the amount of attention lie gave to his duties as chairman of -the committee was evident by the fact -that the school, which at one time had Tyeen one of the most creditable in the -district, was now one of the most disgracefully conducted. — Mr Ross said there was an evident lack of discipline in the school, and the state of its surroundings showed an utter absence of interest on the part of the master. — Mr Baker said the school was a disgrace to everybody connected with it. Had he not visited Foxton he could not have believed that such a school -would have been tolerated in any part of the educational district. The committee was extraordinarily negligent. They did not take the trouble to look a,t the examination papers, 30 or 40 of which (mostly of the third standard) were forwarded for their perusal. Twc of the committee had never received notice of a meeting during a period of 11 months, and the committee generally put every obstruction possible ii] the way of the work of the board* committee. Some of the residents oi I*oxton to whom he had spoken expressed themselves strongly about the master and the committee. — The motion was then put and carried unanimously.— : lt was then, resolved, on the motion of Mr Bridge, seconded by Mr Bate, That the teacher, Mj Forsyth, be given three months' notict of dismissal, and that the usual steps be taken to fill the vacancy. Carried unanimously. Ashurst. — The committee notified that Miss Bolfe had resigned, an<j they asked for five months' salary dm to her. Eesolved, That as the Boarc had not engaged her, the claim should not be entertained. Halcombe. — Attention was drawi to the state of the blackboards anc teaching staff. The committee recom mended the appointment of Miss A Quarrie as pupil teacher. — Applicatioi agreed to. New Members.-— Saturday, the 20th was fixed as the date up till whicl nominations should be received fo: the vacancies en the Board caused ty Messrs Ross, Carson, and Fry having to retire owing to efEuxion of time.