A BREEZE AT THE EDUCATION BOARD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1524, 1 November 1883, Page 3

A BREEZE AT THE EDUCATION BOARD.

One or two amusing passages . Mms,_ in which Mr Bunny took prominent.pavt, occurred at Mo nice mg of the Education Board yesterdf , morning, Tho question being discuss; % Avaa the advisnblencss of appointii Mr Ward, a now arrival from Horn to the position of assistant-mastor i tho Te Aro School. Mr Bunny said ho went dead againi fltlybody landing on. tho shores of Nc Zealand and being at once put into • position. What was tho' good of thei Normal School if a man arrived hei with ft bookfull of testimonials, as monkey waa full of fleas, and was give tho vacant appointment 1 Tho Rev. J. Paterson said from wha ho know of Mr Ward, ho had filled hi position well wherever he had bee placed, Mid ho (the speaker) did no . think it became any member of th Board to throw contempt upon M Ward and his testimonials because h ...... ""'adjust arrived here. If they go good_ teachers from outside, they shouli appoint them without siieerinsr a . them, i ' ° Mr Bunny denied that ho wa. sneering, and Said' "that Mr Patersoi always got a little out of temper whei . anybody from him. Hi (suggested that Mr Ward should bi M examined by Mr Lee, His friend (Mi Paterson) was rather warm in tempei .if he contradicted him, and he (Mi Bunny) felt inclined to contradict him The Chairman said they had none 01 .. the trained students from the Normal unemployed, Some discussion then took placo as the certificate received by Mr Ward, .. FMr Bunny asked by whom it was y signed, •r. Mr Hutchison presumed that it Would bo signed by Mv Dick. Mr Cunny: Mr Dick knows as much about it as this piece of pnper. (A laugh.) The appointment of Mr Ward was put and agreed to,' .Referring to some remarks make by Mr Bunny as to a brother of tho applicant, tho llev. J. Paterson subsequently remarked that the brother had apparently given offence in some wav or other. Mr-Bunny: There you are running off tho rails again. Tho Rev. J. Pnterson replied that the objections now raised by Mr Bunny • j* rcfo'cnco to Mr Ward, hud never been raised in connection with any other person before. t Tho Board then proceeded to consider applications for other appoint- . meits, and, taking up an English parchment certificate sent in by one applicant, Mr Bunny remarked, "Ah here we have something to go upon. This is signed by somebody or other, .'H.M,lnspector.'" What does that mean? Her Majesty's Inspector, I suppose? • Mr Paterson and the Secretary were .. .both understood to reply in the affirmative. Mi Bunny (to tho Rev. J. Pater- ■ son): Well, 'you know everything of course, but I have to entire as I go nlong. Mr Paterson ironically retorted that seeing there was such a large piece of parchment, they of course had ocular demonstration to go upon in regard to this particular applicant, Mr Bunny, who had left his seat and was pacing up and down the room subsequently said, addressing Mr Pater-son-We're being overrun with dictation here. Talk about Popes I You're a first-rate man so long as everybody ..agrees with you. i • The Rev J. Paterson smilingly asked Mr Bunny ilo calm himself, and Dr Newman suggested whether this sort of discussion was not derogatory to the dignity of tho Board. • Tho conversation then dropped, and the proceedings resumed their usual humdrum placidity,—Post,