GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1230, 15 November 1882, Page 2

GREYTOWN SCHOOL.

A mietino of the Committee of the Greytown Sohool was held last evening, present—Rev, H. Vere White (Chairman) ; Mesars Black, Wood, Cuff and Cotter, The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, , -

The treasurer reported a credit bulanoe of 12%.. The head, master's roport, was ....,,■.. then read as follows:—1 hare the honor to submit jth'e' following repoH of fthe.' / school.for.the.past month, and slab ihq ' result of the annual examination by the" ' Inspector; The.; School was open on 44 half days during the month,' but owing to had weather and sickness the average attendance was only 179 with 220 names' : on.the.roll. The examination took place ~, flvo weeks earlier'this year; and occupied '/' ih'e'greatier partof two days.', I ' regret jtof' ;• > hare to stats that the result is not alto* gethor.satisfactory. (We gave the result ih a previous issue.) There, were 147,, children presented for examination, 101; \f\ of. whom passed. The almost total failure of one olass (No. 3) remains to, be' ■; accounted for, hut irregularity of attend- ]5 ance is the ohief cause of this unsatisfactory result. , Out: of:tho 4G failures 20 had made lees than 300 attendances, the . average being 266, or a little over six months. : When it' in remembered I that there is a good year's work between tho. : Standards it,would be unreasonable'to'' expect ohildreii; who attend at irregular intervals for only- half that time to come up to the Standard requirements or make •■ any: show at the. examination. The!., attendance.of some children has been'eo 1 ' irregular and unpunctual that they would have been better out of the Bohool alto- ..- gteher.. They manage to make their ;250„,,., or 3061 half but at such irregular [intervals that;they' derive but little benefit from such disjointed 1 periods of instruction, they are % great drag on others.' Unless be adopted to? Wt secure both .regularity and punctuality I eannolbe held responsible for .the sue* /' oess of the school, I trust both the Com-* ( riittee and parents will be prepared to*> :jt strengthen my hands; in this matter,i, hj i Bithertn | corporal punishment has the eiception in this school, but if the following rule be Adopted, viz, "-That);.) eyervohild coming, ten minutes late or refurning'to school after absence 'Without afwritten bxouse'-from tho>-:parent,will, :J mßet, with punishment," good results" wiuld ! 6peodily'ensue, arid'after a) short. ... time'the rule would rarely be required to be enforced. \ Thejfault does' not always fest with the'parents, for, some children pe observed loitering on the way long after, the school b'ell'hss 1 rungpand" It' isli-. for such that the.rule should be adopted;-'-" When ohildren are detained orkept'ffbm echpol by their parent! they will brio? a wri'tteh'exouße signed 'by -the parent; ;(npt|) j. brother or Bister), which will free thorn from punishment. ''' ' f ' ~ Another yery serious hindrance to progreas has'been' the extreme' reluctance of •>, many parents to provide their children ■ with books; exercise books,,a ; &o. In other schools," children are not : ! permitted to 'attend: unless"they/iare.! . properly supplied .with,'things necessary, ..<■■ The same.rule .must be enforced here' if""' i any real progress is to be.made,! 'V' l!;,! " •" As already stated, there .is a good''; year's work between the standards, but 1; : there would be no difficulty in any child .";" of average mental ability accomplishing,'.',; the work,'provided the attendance, was! \ fairly regular and punctual, and that they,.,' ho provided with the necessary books,, : . <Ssc, to carry out their studies, Although;: • certain-portions of the school have' noti. coma up to my exi eotatiotis in the recent <••*' examinations, that is no proof that much good-work has not heen accomplished. The school maintains a very creditable ~„., position,,and will, oompare favorably wiih,>\ other schools of like size. Out of ■ 225 y '■' children, 202, or 92 per cent., aro classed in Standards, After a considerable amount of discussion, the Committee decided to approve of the headmaster adopting the rules re'"" corporal punishment and sending home] nil children not provided with necessary books, &c. ' '•'.'.:•. Accounts pre passed for payment amounting to J-8 ljjsdd.' It was resolyecl tliat'a No, 3 pump be,, put in the hoys' playground,' ' ' '' ".•,-.. Only gne tender was repeiye.l for plea'n;, : ; ing the school premises, viz. T, Brajgins, £7, which was accepted. . • i The Rev H, VeVe White was appointed; visiting member for the ensuing month., (