Feilding State School.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 123, 20 November 1894, Page 2

Feilding State School.

A special meeting of the Feilding State School Committee was held in the schoolhouse last evening. Present — Messrs W. Carthew (chairman), W. G. Haybittle, J. Gould, W. G. Shearer, A. Eade, R. J. Thompson, H. Worsfold, J. + Taylor. Mr J. C. Hill, the headmaster, was also present. In explaining the reasons for calling the meeting the Chairman said that at tho last meeting of the Committee it was resolved that he interview the Head* master with a view to arranging a concert. On Friday last he (the Chairman) waited on the Headmaster on the matter, but that gentleman declined to assist until a difficulty between him and the Committee had been settled. Tho Headmaster considered he had been treated unfairly with reference to the last examination. He claimed that the last two examinations were better than those of any other two, and if that wero so it would be to the benefit of the school. The Headmaster was present that evening, by request, and would state the matter to the Committee. Mr Haybittle asked permission to read two resolutions, passed at a meeting on June 4th last, to the effect " That the examinatious this year proved to bo more favorable than previous ones." In reply to a question, Mr Hill replied that he was not aware of such a resolution being in the minute book, and complained that it had not been published. He had tabulated examination results for tho past seven years, and he challenged them to refute his statements that the results of the past three years would compare favorably with any other year. In 1890 the school had 86*6 per cent., in 1891 86*8 per cent., iv 1892 84-6 per cent. If he had been made acquainted with the resolution he would have been satisfied, but disagreableness had been caused and it was in the interests of the school that he had brought the matter up. When asked to assist in getting up a concert he had replied in the negative as he thought it would be bad form to get up a concert to raise funds when such damaging remarks had been made. The Chairman said he would not have called the meeting had he known of the resolution already on tho minute book. Mr Worsfold asked if Mr Hill would render what assistance he could towards getting up a concert. Mr Eade asked if it would be sufficient if an expression of regret were recorded tbat the resolution embodying the satisfaction of the Commit t.e, had not been sent to Mr Hill. Mr Haybittle pointed out that it was no fault of his that Mr Hill had not been informed of the fact, and that it was evidently an oversight, Proposed by Mr Worsfold, seconded by Mr' Eade, That the Committee regret that the resolution passed at the June meeting was not sent to Mr Hill, headmasteer, aqd that the Secretary be instructed to send it forthwith.— Carried. In reply to a question, Mr Hill said ho would assist at the concert. He was sorry he was unaware of tho resolution. The being all the business the meeting adjourned. |In the report of the meeting held on Monday, June 4th, published in tho Star, the resolution read as follows, "That the Committee were satisfied with the examination results as oorn* pared with previous reports."]