CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE FEATHERSTON EDUCATION QUESTION. ♦- TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—l notice some one has made a very lame attempt to answer "Observer's" letter, but I think they find the letter so straight and full of truth that they oan't get at it very -well. The writer in question goes on to say that " Observer's" schoolmaster was long way abroad when he went to sohool, and about running amuck against schoolmasters. Now, I don't think Mr" Ecoe Homo " ever went to Bchool at all or he would not make use of such ridiculous expressions. If this is the best they can do among seven of them as a reply they must be a very harmless lot, My friend says the hoot pinches bocause I was requested to send my child to school, He must take me to be asjgnorant as himself. The Act does not force a y parent if he makes an application and .•, / gives a satisfactory reason. Another '♦ thing, I never was requested to send my child to school, although I heard I was to be summoned I wish Mr " Ecco Homo" to know that I am not against education, far from that. I Bhould be ashamed to write against education, and as for my own children they were as pod soholars as any in the province for their age when I came to Featherston, and they were taught at home, and all lean . say they have not learned., nearly so fast since they went to a public sohool, There is no teacher that can bribe's child pn f(ist under the present system,' As I said befqre the Standard practice is a piece of rot. Now, my friend says something about danoing and pontrttotors. It woulil puzzle a lawyer jo know what ho means j but anyhow I am no advocate for danoing —quite the reverse—and as for contracting, that is not in my line at present, and it is a good thing it is not, as our resident board would see I did not get any of the town work as they have their favorites for that. Now, I think my letter was a little too plain for some of them; I think it has given my friend dancing on the brain, I should think by bis ridiculous letter that he is about (it for the Asylum. I wish the public to see what a lot of men we have in Featherston to play the leading part, I heard that one of our Committee said, " Why, we are the most respectable Committee in Wairarapa." I heard another Bay, "Why, they oan't keep me out of office, my own relations can put me in." I say very creditable —a man must be popular when he has to fall back on relations to put him. in ofuoe, And as for the respeotabloneas of our Ooramittoe, you would have ,to stay up till a'very early hour in the morning to see some of them come out in their Hue colors. Now, T know it must hurt our local' board and school feelings to be interfered with as some "of then}' have had their way'so long/ s.s for. the schoolmasters,' I shall'leaye'thguj atone this time, further than I 'fhipk if would lo'ok'much better jftliey gave tqejr full' time and'study to what they are paid for' instead of beifig J/.P. 's. To conclude, | would strongly ad vise, no one fd'"jion.jjj tp reside m Featherston qhleis they are related to some" qf tho faction, otherwise, they will f}nd it a warm little placg. I aiPi &°ii Stijjj An O^EjtVEn,