KIHIKIHI. school members.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2009, 23 May 1885, Page 3

KIHIKIHI. scho ol mem be rs .

[ \M glad to hay mil 1 school l).i- iiii]iii)Vi'(l woiuli-i fully uii'lfi Mi Isemmgis able in m.igenient Wlien ho took chaiui 1 , tin' aveiayo attendant" \\.i>c msidi-i ibly under NO, now it is 30-', \\ it!i .i mil of LSI. At th.it tnno m.my of tin- thildien wi'io si nt to othei school-,, soni" to To Vw iniutu, while othci-> never w.-nt to any -chool I'lns vv.is owing to tho uiic il.imtv of hiving any tcuchei appointed p'iniuii'iitly. The result of all this vv.us tli.it the childien went b.ick, .md lost all inteiest in their lesson*. Tlhmc li.is li'en .i maiked improvement in cwi\ lospect dining the last few month--. Mi lseinoiigei has the faculty of making tlu instruction liitcr-e-,tmg to the childien. He lllustiates with little .inecdotes, which not only make the subject of tlie lesson interesting, but sei ye to indelibly iuipre-s it upon the children's memories. The discipline is ntiictev tli in formerly, and v> ith good lesults ; for discipline is us neeoesftry in schools »« ill tho army, and childien will do moie, and learn more under a master who commands their respect than under ono who is indifferent in this particular. Captain Fayenz was greatly struck w ith tho implicit obedience of the childn'ii, and tli? vciy maiked icspect they paid to their te.ichuis, and complituented Mr lscnionger on his success in bunging his school into such a state of discipline. Thi'ie .ue at present thtce toacluu-, but as the .itti'iid nice is> ovei 100, the conimittfi' h.i\e applied to tile Imaid f«>i anothei, and tin: applicitiou has beiii com pliod with, so th.tt we may mmhi expect to iiive another teaehei hoie. I would undh'ss upi»n i>riients tho uece--sity of si ndmg then childien to school le^ul.uly if they \\'\A\ to have tho ud vantage of another as si-itnnt. Now tli.it a peiinancut start has been appointed, they should take advantage of the oppoitunity of making up for lost time. Not the least inteiesting featiue m the school is the attondance of n.itne children, of whom thero are about twelve. They are regular in their attendance, ami show a m irked aptitude for learning. They aiu especially quick at tiguio's and are learning Knglinh fast. There aie many native childicn in tho vicinity who should be sent to school, for it is a ])ity to let them giow up in ignoiaiice when the advantages of education are within then reach. Mr (iiace has on many occasions urged upon the Maoris the necessity of sending their children to school, and held up as an example those who do attend. There is no excuse for their non-attendance, as it costs noth'ng to send them, and they only idle their time away. They are not required to work on farms as some European children are, for their paients are not farmers, and only grow a few aciesof potatoes for their own use, so there is not the excuse of requiting then sei vices at home.— (Own Correspondent )