ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 500, 5 December 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

i/ THE SCHOOL COMMTTTEiS.^^H TO Til'-; EDITOR OF Till' EVENI.N(! Sir, —With regret I observed in issue of Monday night that the Committee had come to the conclusion withdraw from their position in the of examination, because the teachers properly resented any interference their', classes by unauthorised persons. is ivot my intention to debate the tion of one teacher being capable {ho work of another from his parcicnla." point of view, but it undesirable that opportunities sh^^^^^H to indemn another, as jealousies exist —particularly if one Government and annoyance fr< whom all branches see that the are know tlftt a should err in his

ing to teach the children befor.i ter's face (.as some of then.) and .should be correct 'd by the inaNtcfJfhe latter individual will bo mercilessly snubbed in the presence of his pupils for daring to presume to know more than the committee man. There ran be no doubt that some of those men (and 1 reg.'et to write it, some of iliem have belonged to the Order of Dominies), in their ellbrls to display their own vast founts of knowledge, will not. consider (perhaps they are ignorant of (lie fact) how they are reducing t : i>> amount of respect held by the pupils for their masters (about the .mostA dangerous tiling to do in a school), of—as iiiey should b<»• to 1 iiat. respect. It is really time that her. of School Committees were to mind their own busmen. pir.evd i:i their positions to fu!Hl duties ; and supposing them io be of testing schoolmaster's nobody expects them to be, people are d;..s (pointed tliotvf«'. faitli should be shaken in a teacher, they must remember that tin; Inspector would soon detect incompetency, should if exist., and that, they are not makers of the laws, nor are they School Inspectors. Half the disputes and differences that a v i:-" bet 'a(" ii committees and teachers em be traced to the infringements of the rights of -the latter, who the committees seem to imagine are to be treated with impunity. I hope for the s ike ol the children under their care, that, i lie teachers will take up a. position and maintain it, so that, that body (which should always be entitled to the greatest respect, a\ rate in the presence or to t lie of their pupils) may not, be brought contempt, and that, committees will do the work allotted to them, and interfere beyond that. - -1 am, Ac., (JMISYANCH. Sn;, - Knowing that, the Ev has always been the working man's I trust will tiiid space for the I 1 have been. working under 'he; on the railroad, they a Holiday to working ihe'in they generally pay them. .stance, on the 2!fh of !Way, last " knocked ofi''all hands in t his district, ;..nd paid th"iu.. I may meniioii that, my ,ir, 11n i,i.>?,< i-> in what is termed t.lie •• i'iy i• i j i,i., I. < hang.'' Oil the IK.ll of . i\ember we got a holiday, but. our •' b";o Lad i o|, i.he kindness or civility lo ittjorni our gang until they went, to I voi'U ''"e same 111 > I,'lt ing. However, We .i-jeve.t oni., of the Prince paid, as f ''lcy ere and we l mpor.r.'y liands. jN.nv, Sir. the only diU'eienee betwe< u the two gangs. as far as I can make oi.\ i.-i that one ';;.ng >s employed in b>adii\> ballast and lie other m ■»-loading i> t I trust- the oilieials wit.h whom the po,vT(r of payment ••< sts, n.li s r that, the 'la' is not saerili'.d. as I knew I hey jj;ot pai'. t!le 1111 •1 \ 1 !:i IH. iVe., i i\i; . it;: Fi.vi v: i! \i.i, wr (\ N<•. A m t<» Tiih i.niTor 'ii'Tui; hvkxim' 1 );;,\i; Si!:. I,it I> 'i" I hat there are br■ no prizes fo,- ii ' this I '"ahing up Will i\ie;,:.i'.s. I !~uii c; and iledley be as angry wit.h ie h i Ite S.'hool ( oiiimit tee J is, and will !'ey wi: ldiold i 'iei:• medal I\>T m I Jit* in sl girl anion e,l us, as !.!«• < !oiiui)(t?*V (;e withhold tie lo])g-e\pi :'l,'d pri/..18 IA Oh, please Mr. I'>i:sin<; .M Ml., ash theiiiS lo i,e go id. and oblige. voiirs, A S' 'i II mi,i n hi,. H f \\"t« believe Messrs. Fleming a.ndH 11; iii. ; \' do not intend withdrawing tli<;H medal presented by them lor t.lie hes^^fl to tii r. i oi imi: oi''i ii i; i;vi:ni \o maii.. Sn;. — I cannot but e\pres4 my that the . i.. I'-iumu who signs " Wilfred,and whose inl< to be of tlr: iii'diei' order, did not, me with an ini"i'vie\v, when the of ideas mi..;iit liave been mutually ; '-eons, iiaviic.j fleiiied to me the " which ! would have derived from t.^^H of his ae<|uaiiita.')ee, 1 liuve er answer to u'ive than to way that Kit of every man to form nion on t.he subject. Di; V,\ ii a. H :ember 5, JS77.