HAMILTON WEST SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2093, 5 December 1885, Page 2

HAMILTON WEST SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Turumi-il monthly meeting of tho H.untl ton West .School Committee was held List night. TiLNcnt :- -Messrs iF. Hnine, (ch.ur in.vi), SL'.ir.mckc, Campbell, Tucker, lvno\ o-nd Kdgecumbc. A lettei ftom the Hoird of Eiiiic.ition, enclosing tho coirespondence from the he. id teacher in leferenee to the late c.tse Voice v Miur.iy, ,md asking the committcn toicpmt theieoii, w.u LtnJ befoii' thi« meeting. After .1 long discussion, it was proposed by Mi Kdgecumbi* and •seconded by Mi Campbell, "Th.tt .is the m.ittei ha-, been biought befoio the Ciul (Joint tins committee do not fee! called upon to make ruiy lenoit, but the committee deem it. (loanable til, it the Hoard should dehne th head teacheTrt position in :i case such as the one refened to."— Mi Hu.it. mcku moved as .in .amendment, seconded by Mi Tucker, "'That the head teachcr'.s conduct in Uncase of the boy Voice \ui most unjustifiable, lepieiieiisibluand unnteivifnlly sevi'ie, aii(l hKo th.it tho head te.ichei, Mi Mnii.iv> palpably lost his tempei in punishing the, | boy, and this he icpoited to the lioaid, for them to take action in the l'l.ittei." On being put to the meeting the amendment was lost, Messrs Searancke and Tucker Miting in favour of, and Messrs Ivno\, Campbell, Hume and Kdg< cumbe against it. Tho ouguul motion was thon j>ut and c.uiied. A small account for fencing the school grounds was passed for payment. This concluded the business-.