CORRESPONDENCE.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 49, 15 May 1930, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

rand wick: school

meeting' of householders

Shy—ln his report of the Kandwick School Committee Election, Mr Paris (late secretary) utade several statements whic-li were very misleading, and which were no doubt intended to convey a wrong impression to the public generally. * He stated that the new committee of nine were elected much to''the-''-indignation arid resentment of tho residents. He also stated that the ejection of those'members was- a 'fore-

goue conclusion. Oi. of the new committee, I woyld ask Mr. Paris how could our, eliction be resented by; the residents if our success at the ballot was a foregone'> conclusion: If our election was, as Mr Paris stated, a foregone con-. cldPibn,' then those nine members must toe a very popular committee. : .

I might here mention that Mr Paris was -second to last,in a ballot of thirteen candidate, so it appears conchvsi\ely that it was he who was resented, and not the now committee.

In his report Mr Paris also mentioned tha,t the: residents . contend thiaitt politics should' not enter _ into sohiool cr.iami-ttces, or any pawt of educational w-ork. I expect; even Mr Paris has sutficic-iit intelligence to have his own political thought, but I would not for one ivjomeirt accuse him of introducing^ politics into schools. y

Tj conclusion, Mr. "Editor, I migi.t iirforxn you that the nine sii'ccessftil ean.didutes wero nominated by citizens residing ii the Ranftwipk School Diatfict, and wer- elected by a clear majority at h hou«oholders' meeting probably the latest meeting of its Mud held, not 'oillv in the Wellington District, but rij£>-vth Jrovghcut the whole of NewZealard—l am etc.,

;" G. C. BOSS, . five-ciwry Kiaiidwick School Committee,

AN APPEAL. s

gjj __Mity I make an appeal through yotT columns to the (householders of the Ki'iid'wiclc School District?

The irii.« ting,^pld in Moera Hall for tho pleotion of a fiew; eonmiittee for +lii- '"R i • clw'ci; Parents Assbeiation was m !;l),.;- attciided and as .a result

oiro nomination being fortli<,O'aing it was decided to adjourn till H p.iii un Tu^aay^^Ota May for tJie purv- *<;■ :of\ '{lie'cting-. a committee.

ci: ow.-

■Ai this ir.eeting \vc will. endeavour to "ha^.*.- s)Vi-alcexs from Wcllingifcon wlip will bo f'l'l V to give a' clear definifeion "t? t-lvj! v,-crli of, and the necessity for, such au associa-tioß. Affiliated to the Fcv'icnitioii k 6f Edtidational Aasocia-tions thoto eommittces are doing good w;ork in th' 1 interests of the children and edvicatiqn, being truly representative a£ the people and unhampered in their effcrts by reason of the fact that tiaey ■dfi.not come niider the hand of officialdom in any respect. Our children's future welfare depends largely upon the amount of effort we, as paTants and guardians, can put forth, and sucH effort is needed now. You1 will be - actively helping the movement by your attendance on Tuesday nest. —I am etc,

j.v'i#. nmtrovLy CiaiTman (pro tern) Bandwick Pafentta ' Associflutiont