Correspondence.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1863, 22 December 1874, Page 2

Correspondence.

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(To the Editor, of the Evening Star.) : Sib,—-There are certain remarks in the Advertiser's leading article of ;S^turday last to which I must take exception. In reference to the recent examinations' at the various schools they say "a change is imperatively required in rsgard to the examinations. At present these* are generally conducted t»y members oif the local committees, who although every case anxious to further education, \ are not qualified to examine a school, which is a work requiring fitness and training. The present examinations are very much hap-bazard . . .*--'. and must cause dissatisfaction" to the teachers, who would nip doubt prefer to have their work judged of by competent persons." - j I decline Sir to allow it to go forth tp the public uncontradicted that the members of the Committee on fytyW

I am now writing are not both individually and coilectirely quite competent to examine their- schools •in thoie brancbes of instruction sanctioned by the 23rd Section of the Education Act. Knowing the inhabitants of Parawai I further beg to state that I could name fifteen or twenty persons and probably mere outside the Committee, who are fully competent to perform similar duties. As a matter of delicacy I refrain from this Kind outstdeniy own district. I set no reasron, ,tp^doub^.lu)w*^Pr, that/what is true ofone ois'tric't may be saia of all. It is'tKe' fatfl t~bf "tla e"electdri" if^Key^SSf'not securo thebsst men Mot their TocllfTfommittecs. ;;/-*- /r-T?i ■ • fV If, Tras : the ,f xpre?*joj>f-r.epently of general -ylif^»^yMh\^-^^^^^p\^i. have objected," that very*nearly' brought. about the amalgamation of tlie'disfiicts^ step which I am. now satisfied, tbf Board of Education' would tiive'fourid verjr^tiiastrous. ''"■ '""■'■-"'l* A.s regards tho local, eiaminatipn here our Tesid^nts have eVety?real9oH to be satisfied with it. Moreover," wlfatcrer outsiders^may think upon tthe subject, I ,Tenture r t£> 7 h.ele,iye thafc 4 we, ah.a.ll ha.ye a Similar examinatidn next year, andL fthat our local commUlee will, not only bo -amply provided with fuadpfb** thbtv%arpose by the residents,; but that I(ftnfluenfced by' persoDß' i representiiig h other ■districts w*noseihterests^ndi views may be different; they will continue -to instU j tufee examinations into tlie progness ;made by their scholars at such times "aiici in such mann{;r r as'.tliej:may.th-ink fit. v TMs fisi l' quite^ a, diflferehrmatter from an examination by the Inspector pf Schools under the 32th section of the '&, and your remarks as to the impossibility of our Inspector doing all the work an probably deserving of attention in the. proper quarter. ' ' < A Member of a School Committee. Parawai,^lst December, 1874 .