THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 40, 11 September 1888, Page 3

THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

TO THE KDITOK OF THE STAR. Sik,— l am much surprised, at the decision bf the Feilding School Committee,^re^iiesting the Wanganui Education*'aoaM' to appoint a Head Teacher in place of Mr Dowling ; but I hope, anid trust the Education Board is composed of wiser men. I consider much of the success of public elementary teaching depends on parents enforcing "dihgence iii -the study of home lessons, many parents- being very negligent of that important pari of their duty ; and, aome being ignorant themselves, attribute the failure oi their children- under examination at eolely the fault of the Head Teacher The saying, there is no Royal road tc learning, holds good; here. Manj children attending school are of weal intellect; so there should aotbemuct progress, expected. ., In 4.u(a», "time, ] presume, they will become useful ai hewers of wood and drawers of water a rery useful class 'indeed, notwith standing their dullness of brain.- ] consider it preposterous to call on i qualified/and much Respected' teacfiei of known experience^,. to. resign. his pos in consequence p^Eeiijiure of ddl headed and neglected children ; an( sincerely hope the many friends of Mi Dowliugwill forward a petition to th< Wanganui Education Board, prayinj them to retain him in his poet, and * hope he will live ldng to serve them —I am. &O'i '" - ; SiBTO. •