TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 931, 23 March 1882, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

The usual monthly meeting of the Temuka School Committee was held last Tuesday nigat in Mi Hay hurst s house. PRESENT. Messrs Alackay (Chairman), Hayhurst, Bolton, Russell, Davis, and Mendelson. MINUTES. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read, Mr Bolton pointed out that it was made to appear in them that that he was the only <ne preseuc who held that the report in the Timaru Herald —which was disapproved of by a resolution —was a correct one. He wished to have inserted the names of those who voted for and again i the motion. The Chairman said there was no necessity for doing so. Mr Bolton said the amendment to the motion, which had been lost, was also omitted. He would move—That tne amendment be inserted in the minutes, together with the n .mes of those who voted for and against.” Mr Davis seconded the motion. The Chairman put it to the meeting as to whether the minutes were to be con firmed in the form they were, and the majority deciding in favor of i f , the minutes were confirmed The minutes of a special meeting were read, and Mr Bolton raised a simil ir objection to them, but the majority voted in favor of the minutes, and they were also confirmed, PRIVILEGE. Mr Hayhurst said he had a question of privilege to raise. It was a matter which had not appeared in print, but was very near it. Mr Twomey had asked himself whether it was a fact that he (Mr Hayhuist) had made u>e of language dis. paraging to the Temuka Leader at (h« last meeting of the Committee. Mr Iwomey had been told, and he rather thought he knew who told him, that he (Mr Hayhurst) had made personal reference to hunself and his paper. He felt sure that the members present would bear him out thnt he had never done any such thing. He felt sure the story had b en told by a member of the Committee, and if they were to go about like that creating ill-feeling, he felt they were occupying a very dangerous position. The Chairman s»id that Mr Hayhurst had never made any personal remarks of any kind at that meeting Mr Bolton said they were wasting time. As there was very little hope of their agreeing he thought the best thing they could do was to ask the Eduction Board whether they would give power to elect a new Committee iu their stead if they resigned, and if the Beard would do eo they ought to resign and give the householders an opportunity of re-electing whoever they liked. He moved a motion to that effect which Mr Davis seconded. Mr Hayhurst quite agreed with Air Bolton. As an instance of the way in which certain members of the Committee were getting on he might «ay that one of them went the other morning and told the head master that the Chairman and another member of the Committee would visit the school that dayMr Bolton ; Was that me,Mr Hayhurst, Mr Hayhurst : I did not say who it was. Mr Maekay : Does the cap fit you, Air Bolton. Mr Bolton : No it does not, I did not do any such thing. Air Alackay : Very well then why need you take notice of it. Mr Hayhurst : I said I quite agreed with Air Bolton that the best thing we can do is to resign. I am not going to stay in the Committee under the circumstances. Air Bolton said .he would not resign if the Board of Education did not promise to elect a new School Committee. Air Alackay said that like Air Hayhurst he would not remain in the Committee to be dictated to at every hand’s turn. The best thing they* could do now was to post, pone the discussion until later on, and proceed with the business. Tuis course was adopted. teacher’s report. The teachers report was to the effect that for the month ended March 21, the number on the rolls was 1*77 bo) 7 s, and 171 girls, total 348, working average attendance 127 boys, 105.6 girls, total 232.6. Strict average attendance 116 boys, 99.7 girls, total 21e.7. Highest attendance 133 boys, 115 girls, total 245. OORRESPONDEN CE, A letter from Air Harrop was read tendering his resignation, and a second letter of a subsequent date withdrawing the , resignation.

Air Bolton moved that Mr-Hamsp*s rf s’gnatiou be not accepted. Air Davis seconded the motion. ■ Air Alendelson pointed mt that th fact of Mr Harrop having put his resign tion in writing in the hands of the Chair man was sufficient. The only thing tha could he done now was to re-elect Irm He would suggest that they defer Ur matter until the question as to whethei they should all resign would be discussed If the) 7 were to resign except three thesi could form a new Committee, as then would be a quorum. Ho would not, lik< to leave the householders like that. Air Bolton moved, and Mr Davis secotided — 11 That Mr Harrop’s resignatior be accepted.” C mod unanimously. Air Bolton moved, and Mr Davis seconded— “ That Air Harrop be re-elected member of tne Committee.” On i ho motion being put, only Alessn Bolton and Davis voted for it, the Chairman 'md Messrs Russell, Hayhurst and Alendelson voting against it; it was therefore lost. The Chairman stated that with regard to Air Spooner’s letter, which was referred to the head teacher, no notice of it had been taken by the head teacher, and on the motion of Air Alendelson, seconded by Air Hayhurst, it was decided to draw the teaclur’s attention to the omission. A letter was read from Air Rump, stating that one of his children had been severely beaten, and all his children turned out of the school, in explanation of which Mr Alacmtosh wrote stating that Air Rump went to to the school and created such a disturbance that he had to order himself and his children out of the school. After a lengthy discussion, it was resolved- That the Committee recommend the head master to admit Air Rump’s children on condition that Air Rump will promise not to interfere with the teachers for the future.” With regard to Air Brewer’s letter complaining that Ins son was kept in a class lower than his attainments, the head teacher explained that the boy was absent from the standard examinations, and consequently had to remain in Standard IV, but that probably he would be allowed to take the Fifth Standard at the next Christmas examina+ion. ENTERTAINMENT. The Chairman submitted a programme for an entertainment to be held, and stated that the head teacher had declined very curtly 7 to give any assistance to the Committee with regard to the entertainment. The other teachers had promised to assist. On the motion of Air Alendelson, seconded by Air Russell, it was resolved “That the Committee are very much surprised chat Mr Alacintosh declines to take any part in getting up the entertainment in aid of the school.” resignations. The following was then handed round for signatures : “To the Chairman of the Education Board. “ Sir, —We desire to tender our resignation as members of the Committee of the Temuka District School to your Board. —We have the honor to be, Sir, your most obedient servants, D. Al. Alackay, (Chairman) John Hayhurst Julius Alendelson A. Russell. Alessrs Bolton and Davis refused tc sign. The meeting then terminated.