BLUE SPUR SCHOOL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 207, 18 January 1872, Page 5

BLUE SPUR SCHOOL.

(From our own Correspondent).

The annual educational meeting was held at the Blue Spur on the Bth inst., for the purpose of hearing the report of the late Committee, and also to elect a new one in its stead. lam sorry to say there is very little interest taken here in educational matters. Almost anything else would command greater attention. The annual gathering was a small one, and some time elapsed before the few could be got together. The meeting was called for sown- p.m.f-wrrd those persons who were careful to attend at that hour had the jmyilege of exercising the virtue of patience in waiting for the bright presence of the chairman and secretary of the late Committee to dawn upon them, which they condescended to allow at the rather late hour of eight o'clock, when the chairman took the chair, as ex-officio chairman of the public meeting (which seemed rather strange). He announced that the Committee had no report prepared to lav before it, and in the absence of the report, informed those present representing the public that the Committee had been careful to spend nothing, and had very judiciously allowed the children to attend the school and to pay the fees to the teacher, and thus through its consummate wisdom tho supply of money for the year was equal to rhe demand. There \va3 a sum of money equal to £19 some shillings still due to the teacher, which a previous committee had left, that might have been removed had the teacher assisted in getting up entertainments under the direction of the Committee, which be ought to have done, seeiug that the monoy was for himself. At all events, the Committee had not reduced it, which was a , matter of very little consequence — possibly it might be paid at some future lime. Ho (the chairman) had almost forgotten to mention that the Committee had an iuterview with Mr. Hislop, and on account of certain representations made to that gentleman, he had sent £12 to assist in repairing and painting the school buildings. >Such was the substance of the report made to the public of the doings of the Committee for the last year, which must have entailed great suffering.

On the motion of Mr. Cormack, seconded by Mr. Clarke, the report was received.

The Cft airman then referred to the energy and industry manifested by the secretary in the performance of his duties.

Mr. Armstrong, in proposing a vote of thanks to the secretary, said that he deserved the thanks of the meeting for performing the duties without pay, if there was no other reason. — Seconded by Mr. J. Cormack, and carried nem. con.

The next business was the election of a Committee for the ensuing year. The following gentlemen were elected without opposition : — Messrs. •J. Cormack, Clarke, Armstrong, Luke, Cooper, Grieve, Morris, A. Cormack, and Evans. A vote of thanks was then proposed to the schoolmaster and retiring Committee by Mr. Cormack, seconded by Mr. Clarke, and carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business.

A meeting of the new Committee was held after the public meeting, when Mr. John Cormack was appointed chairman, and Mr. Morris secretary; after which there was a long conversation about the money still due to the teacher, and also the necessity of paying it as soon as possible. The farther consideration of the matter was postponed until the next meeting of Committep. It was resolved that a motion passed by the late Committee, charging rent to all religious bodies who may require the use of the schoolroom be rescinded. A sub-committee was appointed to superintend the repairs and painting that are necessary to be done to the school buildings. From the energetic manner in which the new Committee have entered upon their duties, their conduct is likely to favourably compare with the past, and it will afford no small degree of satisfaction to the public that a change has taken place.