TEACHER AND PUPIL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1924, Page 4

TEACHER AND PUPIL

'l'llhi A'.'CK I.AN'I) ( ASI-

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fu :iin :i query w li.v tin 1 enquiry l.y llic (! 111111111:11 School Hoard jllli, 1],,. (■;) S( 1 id .Mis .Martin liml been first (o.MiliK tcil in t-:iiiwrii :iml then |:inil Kdiient ion Hoard (Mr A. Horns) tn-ihiy stilled thill Miss Terry had resigned. statin.; she had answered the (| lies inns already put li.v tlie Hoard, and her health would not allow her facing a further ordeal. Several children were 10 have given evidence hefore the Hoard, hut v. hen the time approached they showed a reluctance to enine forward, and as Miss 'lerry had resinned, the Hoard did not consider it necessary to continue the cntpiiry. .Mi' I'atierson consid.ned this to he a verv weak explanation on I chilli of I lie tlianinmr School Hoard. "I contond, said Mr I’atierson. ‘'that the Hoard should have held this enquiry, and satislieil tin l public. 'I lic.v had lollers from parents, and their children could have ojvcn evidence." The cliairinan said lie did not think it was all direct evidence. Mr l’allerson : They must have had sillli. ient evidence. otherwise they would no have instituted an empiiry. I do not think the public arc al all sal islied.

Ah' Hums: 1 have oivc-n you wlmt look placo. Afr Kino said In' did not like the idea of the Hoard criticising the action of another Hoard. II it considered the (Irammar School Hoard had not taken quite the proper course in the interests of the public, it should instruct. its representatives on the Hoard to express this Hoard's opinions'll the meeting of the other body. Air firodie: We have a riirht to ask fora report from the other Hoard, lull having received that report. I think it is as far as we mu ;jo, The other Hoard, I think, is well qualified to deal with its own business. Whether we up re 0 with it or not. we have no right to express any hostile opinion.

The chairman: I iliiuk the Hoard is light to ask its rep resell tat ire on the Hoard for an account of its enquiry, hut many thi nos cropped up at the enquiry i\ hicli cannot he explained at a tiuhlie meeting like this. If you had boon at the nieetinps yon might have taken exactly the same view as did the members of the Grammar .School Hoard.