Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1893. The Education Report.

Manawatu Herald, 18 July 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1893. The Education Report.

The last Education Keporfc js now before the public and it again throws a strong light upon the difference in management between the Wanganui Board and the other Boards in the colony. Particular mention is made that " the average ages at the time of passing the several stiindardsare lower in the Wellington Education District than in any other part of the country, and higher in Wangauui than anywhere else." As these two districts bound on one another, there must be something very dissimilar in the subjects set for examination, as the class of children cannot be so very dis~ similar. The examinations must be much top. easy in Wellington or much, too difficult in Wanganui. This we have frequently drawn attention to, but this is the first year such direct reference has been' ; made to it in the Beport. It behoves the parents of the scholars in both districts to discover where the fault really lays, as it is unjust to keep children back in school to pass what is termed Standard 111 when in reality it is equal in value to Standard. IV in any other Educational district, or it is wrong that the scholars in the Wellington district should be credited with having passed an examination in that district which they could not pass in this district. The Eeport makes it very clear" that' there is something very wrong somewhere. We, of course, do not pretend to say where the fault lies, only we are desirous of knowing where, and we are quite sure, from evidence locally, that scholars from the Wellington district credited with passing a certain standard are unable to pass what is styled the same standard in this district. It would almost appear as if both Inspectors were wrong, the Wellington one for being too easy, the Wanganui one for being too hard, seeing that one succeeds in getting the lowest average age in passing and the latter in securing the highest average. All the more reason for- attention being paid to the character of the examinations arranged by these gentlemen.

When matters become warm between the Chairman, of the Wellington and Wanganui Education Boards, the Chairman of the latter board said in his wrath,' that the former board snatched up all the dismissed and incapable teachers formerly in the service of the Wanganui Board. The Eeport is either a very glaring contradiction of such a statement, or, the value of the examinations must be even less than what it appears to be, In Wanganui the average of passing the various Standards is as follows :-— I, 9 yrs 5 months ; 11, 10 yrs 9 months ; 111, 11 ■ yrs, 9 months; IV, 12 yrs 9 months ; V, 13 yi's 7 months ; VI, 14 yrs 1 month. In Wellington they are, 8 yrs 5 months; 9 yrs 8 months ; 10 yrs 7 months ; 11 yrs 11 months ; 12 yrs 7 months ; and 18 yrs 8 months. Making a mean of ages for Wanganui of 12 years and for Wellington 11. years 2 months, br a 'difference of ten months, a long-time "in the school life of a child.

. The number of children on the, sehqql : i'6lis at the end of 189,2 was 122,620, and, as usual the. boys exceed the girls in the proportion of 61>7 to 48-8. Out of 100 pupils leaving school 81£ have passed Standard VI, 17£ Standard V, 22 Standard VI, 20 Standard 111, and 9 Standard 11. The Wanganui Board employ 129 teachers >of vfoom only 100 are- certificated. ' ; ■-.<•'

Waiter (Somnua.-Barmaid), bred, by jtfr James Robinson, -won ah important rape, the Handicap Steeplechase of '3oo soys, two miles, at the Victoria Amateur Turf Club'B gathering on 24th June, carrying lOst 31b. -Messrs Abraham 2k AVilliams advertise their Levin sale for the 26th_ July. The Returning officer of > the 'Manawatu County Council notifies the date of nomi- ' nation of Councillor for the Awahou Riding. ; ... Mr Greenwood will pay his usual monthly visit to Foxton on Wednesday nigljt., - r .• „ .-,. ,- .., > . . , 'iPhejLiquidatbr of the ' Bqtob&iqg Com-; pany-siavite-tenaei^ifo^ tiie" purohWe' of 4hW business. On Thursday, after the witnesses for the prosecution in the case, laid against Kelly and Leahy had been heard, a well-known townsman stepped forward and said he desired, unasked, to give testimony in favour of 'the accuseds* good' character.- --" Ha' had the very greatest pleasure in doing so as he had known them 15 years. He could not speak too highly of them." It was ecough to cause the cheeks of the praised ones to blush; but the finale was not quite in keeping. The accused asked for time to pay the fine, which was granted, providing'Jhey'secur'ed 1 some one toguaran- i tee. their .doing* so.' -Th(? constable was willing to accept the guarantee of the witness who had volunteered his testimony, but, alas, when his opinion was tested in money!s wprkh, he thought it was as well : to 1 letthiem Isettle theste matters by themselves. It was a most sudden alteration, and all within one hour/ We are very glad to hear that the new embankments on the river by the Motoaj estate the.^ressure of the • flood," a matter ol doubt' as lliey "had had I hardly sufficient time to consolidate. The great car-works in Indianaopolis have failed. Thus 900 men are thrown out of work.

The next English mail, for specially addressed correspondence per " s.s. Coptic," will close on Monday next at 8 p.m.

Messrs Abraham «S Williams' Colyton sale will be held next Tuesday.

Messrs Bamsey & Co.'s new advertisement draws attention to the wonderful success of his boot sale. They do not say " there is nothing like leather " though they mean it, but they credit the sale to the excellence of the artiolea they sell.

The Colonial Secretary has informed the Legislative Council that £10,800 11s 9d was received for the totalisator tax for the past year.

The Bepresentation Act Amendment Bill has passed its iinal stages in the Legislative Council without debate.

The men Kelly and Leahy did not pay the fines inflicted upon them on Thursday and have therefore to serve fourteen days. Kelly, or as he is known as Thomas Leahy, was arrested on a warrant, after the sitting of the Court, for G months imprisonment for disobeying an order made at the Palraerston Court.

Bourke is nearly surrounded by water, owing to the Darling River overflowing its banks. The water, however, is falling, up the stream, and seYious damage is not apprehended.

The Manawatu Times strongly objects to the Councillors behaving as they do, at Palmers ton. What a contrast, fortunately the two last meetings of the Foxton and Palmerston Councils make. Here, it was all peace and happiness, there, just otherwise. The Times says : — We cannot congratulate our " city fathers " on any improvement in the manner of doing business. Cr Cohen's protest last evening was well* timed, and should have: been acted upon. Scenes of disorder do not reflect credit on any representative body, and it is to be regretted that public business is being delayed by the exhibitions which have occurred recently. Unless some improvement is speedily effected it will certainly be worth considering whether the Mayor and Councillors should not be asked to resign as a body. Under present conditions the interests of the ratepayers are suffering.

The style of gentlemanly writing as adopted by " Scrutator " in the N.Z. Thus supplement is not one to copy, as the following extracts from a paragraph in last Saturday's issue will illustrate. The writer does not approve of gome action of the Hon. Mr Bolleston, the leader of the Opposition in Parliament and so describes him as " the querulous old croaker," and then proceeds to say "What poor old ' Bolly ' thinks or says " is a matter of no importance " for ' Roily ' is now an exploded political volcano, a quantitc nerjliijeable in New Zealand politics." It further describes him as being " semi-senile." It is a pity that the Ministerial organ cannot set a better example than this.

All wives will appreciate the severity of the judge. A young woman was about to be sentenced at the Clerkenwell Sessions, and having been asked what she had to say in her own b6half, replied " I'm very sorry, my lord, but my young man is in Court, and ready to marry me. The banns are up." " Ready to marry you !" replied the Judge " then I'll bind you over to come up'for judgment, and if y6u don't bring me, the marriage, certificate you will go to prison." Poor girl, there was no escaping the punishment for a felonious act, it was a mere Question of degree ?

A gentleman— not an Irish gentleman but a colonial one—visited this town a short time ago to ereot some chimnies, When he had finished he viewed his handwork and was exceedingly well pleased as he had made twenty shillings a clay. Verily, verily, it is better, taking only into aocount the wages received, to be a bricklayer in the oolony of New Zealand than a major in the army of the Queen.

Clark Russell is reported to have said of his new book " The Emigrant Ship " that it is the best thing he has ever written.

" Drink," asserts Lady Jeune, " is not the only oause of poverty in the East-end ; early marriages play an important part.

Referring to the absurdity of Arbor Day, Truth makes some peculiarly appropriate remarks. " But why a day should be declared a public holiday for such a purpose, and why sohool children should be especially invited to do something which, through lack of strength and experience, they are mostly utterly unable to do, is a puzzle for wiser heads than ours. ...

. Ninety-nine per cent of tile trees " planted " by children, Ac , on the first Arbor Day in Wellington died promptly, and the same number would laave died last year had not skilled labor been immediately employed to plant the trees which the young people had previously stuck in the rooky ground. . . By all manner of means let trees be planted. But there is no necessity for us to play the fool over the matter."

Messrs Hesketh and Aitken, in a letter they have .published, warn the Auckland millers that unless they take greater care their occupation will be a thing of the past. In proof of their assertions the firm named attach two extracts from recent advioes whioh are highly favourable to Wellington hemp. Their Melbourne agent says: — ;" Auckland flax has gone back so much in 'quality, ahd.Wellingtdn has advanced so nuich, that we are reluctantly obliged to .withdraw all our orders from Auckland." The. firm's agent at Sydney also remarks : — !-;**.lt seems to. us that the flaxmillers in the Auckland district have ceased to care for their old reputation^ W6 are getting nearly all our flax from Wellington, it being so much better, and less in price." Mr Earnshaw, M.H.R. in his Alcoholic Liquors- Bill aims direct at the importation of impure liquor by directing that after the first day pf January, 1896 the State shall be the aole purchasers of all alcoholic liquors manufactured in the colony, and immediately on the* passing of the Bill shall be the sole importers of it. Here's a chance for an official that exists at Home, the Queen's Cellannan, which would however in this colony be just into the Premieres hand. Constable O'Rourke telegraphed to Inspector' Pender on Saturday, that at 9 o'clock on Friday night, Mr Costello, local manager of the Otaki branch of the Bank of Australasia, discovered a burglar at-' tempting to break open the safe. ' On seeing'he was discovered the burglar exploded some substance, and decamped before the manager had recovered from the shook. Nothing was removed from the bank. No further developments in the affair have yet been reported. The D.O.P. Sale at Loveday Bros is a great success. Why? Because they can undersell all others. Compare their prices. Note the piles of bargains that are exhibited outside. All other sales fail under the great D.O.P. >ale. Never before wer'e v such bargains to be had. Rush to the sale and be among the first to have the pick of the Bargains. , ISUH they come in large numbers and greater crowds to the wonderful sale of : Winter Drapery and Clothing at the Te Aro House' Brandh in Main-street. The flag directs the crowds and onwards they^straara. There is no mistaking the place! ' ' Crowds invariably rush where bargains are to be had and they are to be found in abundance here.

Do you want bargains ? Of course that goes without saying. You can make sure then of getting an abundant choice of every description of Drapery and Clothing at the sale at Te Aro House Branch, Main-street.

James Smith wants all his country customers to partake in the advantages he now offers. He has exceptional opportunities of buying large lots of goods at very low prices, and he will give unusual bargains to all who visit the sale at Te Aro House Branch, Main-street.

All are invited to come, to come at once, to come every day and get their wants supplied at lower rates and with better goods than have ever yet been known in Foxton.

Look rut for the flag, visit the sale, and secure the bargains that are now to be had at this exciting sale of Drapery and Clothing at the Te Aro House Branch, Main-street.

As showing ths wonderful development and steady progress of Colonial Manufactures during the past year or two, it is worthy of note that Messrs Boss & Sandford, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, are now retailing to the public Men's All-wool Colonial Tweed Suits at the wonderful low price of One Pound, quite as good as what could be bought a short time back for double this money. This firm are now holding a gigantic Clearing Sale of the whole of their extensive and valuable stock and it will be to the interest of buyers of Clothing and General Drapery to pay them an early visit. — Advt.