WAIMATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2789, 2 March 1882, Page 2

WAIMATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

At a meeting of the Waimate School Committee on Tuesday evening the following resolutions were passed on the suggestion of the Chairman, Mr Steward: Moved by Mr Hughes, and seconded by Mr Martin—“ That the attention of the Head Master be called to those passages in the Inspector’s report in which he remarks that he finds ‘ several grave defects in the instruction,’ with a request that he will be good enough to ascertain the cause of the defects, and endeavor to remedy the same ; or if he shall find that in order thereto any change in the personnel or disposition of the staff is necessary, that he will report accordingly to the Committee. Also to the remark of the Inspector that he finds ‘ a marked absence of general neatness and good tone,’ in order that steps may betaken to bring about an improvement in these respects." Moved by Mr Goldsmith, and seconded by Mr Sinclair, “That the Headmaster be requested to call the attention of the Infant Mistress to the statement of the Inspector that ‘ corporal punishment is resorted to very much more than should be necessary where there is efficient control,’ and to intimate the desire of the Committee that occasion may not be given for its reiteration in future reports.” Moved by Mr Gaitt, and seconded by Mr Martin, “ That as the schools in Canterbury have suffered much in the past from the frequent change of teachers, this Committee would respectably bring before the Hoard the desirability of engaging all teachers for one year when making appointments in the future, such engagements to be terminable by the Board or Committee in cases of inefficiency or misconduct.”

The Waimate Horticultural Society having offered to give five prizes, they have been allotted as follows :

Open to all the School—One prize for best essay, to be written in the School, on a subject to be declared at the time of competition. One prize for best specimen of handwriting, being a copy of a document to be chosen for the purpose by the Hoad_ Msster, general stylo,

neatness, accuracy, and punctuation tojbe considered. One prize for spelling. Open to Girls only—One prize for best-made child’s frock ; plain sewing. One prize for the neatest patching of woollen cloth.