The Foxton School Business.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1627, 5 February 1886, Page 2

The Foxton School Business.

The Foxton School naturally finds a defender m the Foxton paper, the Manawatu Herald. The editor of that journal upholds the master and Mr Thytine, is mildly apologetic m his references to the school committee who, however, lie thinks cannot be acquitted of blame ; but considers that the responsibility for the disgraceful state of affairs that has recently been made public lies at the. door of the Inspector and the 80.>:'.1. Now the best reply we can give to »>ar contemporary's articles, is to quote the substance of a conversation thnt we understand . took place between tl c editor of the paper m question and the Inspector when the 'latter gentleman was last m Foxton. The editor was perfectly free and outspoken m the condemnation of , the -state of the school, pointed out the delapitated fences and generally forlorn appearance of the building and grounds, said it was a disgrace to the place, and saddled the whole of the blame on the shoulders of Mr Thynne. He said- that that gentleman was very fond of attending the school and making a great show during th* examination days, when the Inspector was present, but he never troubled m \h?. least about the school' during the remainder of the year. Such is the substance of the conversation, as we have heard it described. It doesn't quite fit with the articles. — Chronicle.