EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3460, 15 March 1890, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent) A short time ago our School Cora, mittee .wrote to tbe Board, requesting tbe removal of the head teacher. The" Board at oncej'<jalled,for applicants for ; the position, and requested tbe head teacher- to send in bis resignation. All this was done, and twenty-six applications were sent to the Board. One gentleman was chosen by the Board, and notice to that effe'etjwaj sent [the' Committee. Here tho'troiible cohinieiicei Some of the members thought they had better keep the teacher they had, so a petition (was hastily got up and sent tho Board to that offect./ At the same time a counter petition was also'', hastily jsigncd .aiidlent.7The (former petition Very meivwb'o woro loitdest inHlieir complaints, Tho Board at this seemed to bo in a fog as to what the members really, wantedr or if they knew themselves''-what thejLwanted. However, "a meeting was called by the Committee to consider the question. Notice was read that Mr Bennett was appointed by the Board, and would be ready to take charge oiv 'theU'etii'einoutiiof MriPoiihey'.; The Chairman said, " Well, gentlemen, what is to be done, we have here the j testimonials .of the gentleman appointed by tho Board, and they are highly favourable, but if wo dont want him we-must make' some [ reasonable; exouso , r to;tho Board.'; I 1 have here a letter from a gentleman living at Kuvercargill; who tells me that his wife is sick and the doctor i recommonds a milder climato for

lier,;; 'Bupposo ;p Jell Hie Board tliat weAvill havothe man with the sick •wife, "and no other.' I will write to tlio Board to that effect. Now, here.we are, through the ,aotioi)s of our Ivery inconsistentwith a school' attendance of one

hundred, without a master, and tin whole of the work has to be done ; b]

tho assistant teacher. It seems to mo that wo have too many members ou the Committee. To get over, the difficulty, I beg' to suggest to'.the houßcholclcrs that at' 'Hie next" election one man only bo nominated and elected or, what, is better,'do without the Committee altogether.", There is a decided change, in, the' weather, ltoih has been falling for the last twenty-four hours, quite enough to put a stop to tho road work. This is rather a drawback to the contractor, as completion of the work is liinited.. • 'A meeting of the imports 1 Comlintlee was held in ; Parsons' Hall last night (Thursday), to arrange the final! programme for (he .coming, sports, on tho 17th inst. Those holding subscription lists were- requested- to forwiii'il lliom, with amounts collected,, to the Treasurer at tho next meeting to bo held on Saturday, at .Parsons' Hall."' Arrangements arc being made. to: provide a Band for the occasion, and if tho clerk of the weather will duly oblige us with a fine day, no doubt thcro will be a largo gathering.' lam glad to hem 1 that no intoxicating, drinks will be sold on the.ground.