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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1082, 31 May 1879, Page 3

Educational Mistakes.— The following • from the report of Mr Hodgson, the Nelson Inspector of schools is well worthy of consideration:— "l am, nevertheless, sanguine enough to hope that a re-action will ere long set m, and that the literary element, which just now overshadows' everything else, will hereafter receive no more than its fair share of consideration, due weight being given to what is almost "'. left out of sight, the morale of a school. %3 matters stand now, the master who swSceeds m. training the winner of a single college scholarship gains a wider and more " lasting reputation than the teacher who turns out a score of lads, who take with them habits of manliness, order and obedience, that may stand them m good stead throughouttheir lives. Itreally matters little to a lad at the time, and it will not matter at all to him a few years hence, whether he passes ' Standard Vl.' during his twelfth or his thirteenth year ; but it greatly concerns both himself and sooiety at large that he should not leave school a sneak, a bully, or a clown. I have m my mind two of our schools, models of discipline within the four walls of the schoolroom, where I have observed that the boys are habitually quarrelsome and brutal m the playground." Ladies and Gentlemen wishing to furnish their Homes would be well repaid by a visit to the City Hall Aroade, the finest Show room m New Zealand, and containing the largest stook nf Carpets and greatest variety of Furniture to be seen anywhere m the colony. The .large business transacted m this Establishment is due to the very moderate prices oharged and zealons attention paid>to .the wants and wishes of its patrons. The Proprietors have successfully initiated the London system of combining the various departments of - Drapery, Ladies and Gentlemen's Clothing, with Honse fnrnishing m all its branohes. Country Settlers' requirements are especially studied, and, as regards Furniture, they will find made, ready for delivery, Sittingroom Suites m great variety — Bedroom Furniture, comprising hundreds of Bedsteads m Iron, Brass, and Wood — ■ Bedding of all sizes, Wardrobes', Chests of Drawers, Wash Stands, Toilet Glasses and Tables, Toilet Ware, Fenders and Fireironß, &c, kc, kc Purchasers iind it to their advantage to deal with the undersigned, as tbey keep goods especially suited for their establishments. Give your order to Holloway, Garlick, and Ckakwbll, City Hall Arcade, Queen-street. Auckland.