TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1319, 26 March 1885, Page 3

TEMUKA SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The letter signed “ Geo, Bolton, ’’ which appeared in your issue of Tuesday, is nothing more nor less than 1 expected, Of course I knew that when I dared to strike at such men of dignity X shoqld certainly bring down a storm Upon my unfortunate bead, That my letter " begins and ends with falser hood ” is merely a statement, and must go for what it is worth. I shall be very gl»d to take Mr Bolton’s knowledge of Latin into consideration, and I think he should feel thankful to me for giving him such a splendid chance of airing it. 1 mast also thank him for translating bis quotations so that I should be able to read them. I can see that, whatever Mr Bolton’s faults m a 7 be, be is very ready to consider the ignorance of his follow men.

l?pw Mr Editor, this gentleman «ays, jn the discussion, that they hare nothing to fio ryjth tfje fehgjops pspectg of the question, and yet be asks, a little further on, if a certain member would send his children to a Catholic School, and de dares that the children of “ real Church •of England people ” do not attend the Presbyterian School, Then Mr Bolton offers to “ Latinise ? ? his statements, h'lit I do hope he will have some mercy oh the other members of the Committee, »pd refrain from doing so, and I would further remind hiqn that what he aclrnowr ledges to be unfit to say }n English, is pnfit to fie said at all. No doubt the Committee feel devoutly thankful that they are shielded by “ one ” who does not understand Latin, and for the consolation of that unfortunate individual, 1 would just say, be thankful that your

misfortune is a blessing to your fellowmen.

1 shall not take any further notice of this matter, and as I crawl away into oblivion, and fore ver hide my diminished head, covered, of course, with humilation and shame, I shall do so hugging the conviction that my first letter will have the desired effect, and that black will still be black, and white will still be white, and that a man’s respectability will still be judged by his public conduct and expressions. I still subscribe myself Principiis Obsta.