Tuakau School.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 175, 19 May 1916, Page 1

Tuakau School.

;TO THE EDITOR.]

Sir, —X read with much interest and some amusement Mr E. T. Frost's contribution in your columns to the Tuakau School controversy. His assurance that the resignation of a very able teacher was not due to overcrowding I will accept, although I had assurances to the contiary. Anyhow, the most uncomplaining teacher would prefer more civilised conditions for teaching. Mr Frost is a toiler in the interests of his school, and so is every member of the Committee—no one denies it—but his tale of woe concerning hu fight for increased accommodation,would make angels weep. The only extra accommodation Mr Frost wants is a patch to the present old building. *° l iis or nothing. Every resource to has been tried, even to the extent of a £IOO bribe to the Education Beard. My critic pays no attention to the Inspector's recent report that a site be secured " some-' where between the school and railway station " What does he knowabout it, anyway ? I would like to ask Mr Frost if it is good business to patch up an old building, uncentrally situated, when as an alternative proposition we might secure a more central site and a new, roomy school. In turning the matter over in his mind I hope he will take into consideration the probable future requirements of the district and probable growth of the township itself, also the amount of money that will be virtually wasted if in, say, five years time Tuakau itself requi r es a school a little niore central. Let him think this over and not get angry with Northitos for looking a little ahead and recommending wise expenditure on behalf of the Board. Mr Frost's idea of the ''olive branch " is for Nortbites to assist him and his Commiitee to bolster up a policy of patch for present requirements. Not a budge in his antiquated policy; no question of give and take or meeting tho Nortbites half-way. Ibis is tho " olive branch " according to the reasoning of Mr E. T. Frost. Why, he must forget that although they temped through last election owing partly to

informal votes and because of certain Northite voters that played truant, the remainder being disfranchised owing to the railway line dividiog the two school districts, school children reside both sides of this artificial boundary, and a new and comaodius sdiool a little more central naturally appeals to their imagination.

11l flomlusion, 1 would remind Mr Frost that while lie is hanging on to the old building and old aite in defiance of the Inspector's recommendation, the " kiddies " will roast in summer and freeze in winter. I ask bini again in the interests of the children to try and got a less onesided view into his head regarding the " olive brunch " proposition.—l am, etc., PARENT.