CLAIRVILLE SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1004, 20 February 1882, Page 2

CLAIRVILLE SCHOOL.

THE HATCHET IS NOT BURIED. If any loving couples had been wandering along the Cemetery Road on the Taratahi on Friday evening just aB duak was falling and the nightingalea beginning their sweet son?, they would have seen Mr Daniel Barry, the pedagogue of the Clairville School, careering on his noble Arab steed towards Carterton. At 7 p.m. Masters Francis (chairman), Vile, and Guodin were in the playground, but hud to wait some twenty minutes before their mates, Masters A, Booth and C. J. Smith, put in nn appeorance. Colin was then sent off for the key of the school, but returned with his fingers in his eyes saying, "The missiß wouldn't tell him where it was." Bosb Francis then travelled down full of his newly fledged plumes to hop away with it, but returned with ruffled plumage saying, " There's no luck my hoys; nought but this can I say, the school master's Mrs has not got the key." There anent the sweet quintette, found seats on the door steps and the minutes of the last meetitm were read, but ere they could be confirmed, Isaac the son of—well we are not acquainted with friend Bairstow's fan.ily tree—put iifftn appearance, when the following colloquies transpired : Master Bairstow: If the minutes of the last meeting have not been confirmed, I shall object to the nresent one being held. It cannot without three days' notice being given to each member of the committee Perhaps Mr Francis will read clauses 70 andßl of "The Education Act, 1877." Master Francis: No notice is required; the meetings nf the committee having been tixod hy resolution. Master Bairstow: Read clauses 70 and 71. It is not much trouble to let ua know when a meeting is to'he held. Master Francis: Oh, certainly not! (The clauses were then read with due attention to punctuation that does credit to the school,) Master Bairstow : You see it requires three days' notice to be given to as. Master Francis: Well, Bairstow; but you came here, Master Bairstow: Yes; but I only came to protest against the meeting being held. Maßtor Francis: Well, I'll ask them if all are agreed we shall hold a meeting, Master Bairstow: Act says we must have notice. I assented at the last meeting to r regular monthly date for future ones, but never thought I should not have got notice. The now boy Alfred said if they kept to the strict letter of the law, he thought Isaac was correct, Master' Francis: I have made inquiries and find where committees have a regular meeting night they do not give notice of meeting, Master. Bairstow: You have gone by : what others have told you, You have not studied your lesson in the new Standard —the Education Aot.. I got no notice, I protest against anything that may be done. Master Francis: I will take a show of hands as to whether we hold a meeting or not, Master A. Booth: If Isaac protests it is no good taking a vote. Master Bairstow : Let's go home and have the meeting called properly. Master Francis: i will take the feeling of those present whether it is to be .held or not. Did you, Smith, expect to W ceive a notice 1 Master C. J. Smith : No; I did not. I thought we were to meet every month on the night we appointed,

Master Booth: Isaac stands on therea tape question. Master Francis: I was told that when the Board met monthly it was not cubtomary to give notice. Master Vile: (The peacemaker). "Bair T stow has a point in his favor; let us give into him. .'..,.,...,, Master Francis: lean assure you boys it was not from any ill-feeling I did not give notice to you all. Master Booth: Oh, it was only a little laxity in not following out the letter of the Act, "•:-; The naughty little children then all said good night and went home to bed, fully determined for the future they would not up to the maxim, ''Do to others,. M Jt you would that they should dp. and not forgetting before they retired to roost to offer up the gentle prayer';learnt at their mothers'knee,' 1 Forgive us our delinquencies as we forgive the misdeeds of those we don't exactly cotton to." The testimonial to be presented to Mr Barry on his quitting the Olarevilleßchool for another field of useful labor can be seen at Mr Feist's Taratahi store.