Telegram-herald., 1890-06-15

saecs shss a ~eh bsil-. wei ~ school
La "a boEa ueachers ami scholars alzEa.
Tie atrsnca1cs ls z1s4ys oSster. AKA
rhare r. a srlszness al sE34rtlass abca.
me grscsoail.s.s selch is very sLco1xsy-
w s-tsF f..e lsllzszless @sst 1eprezz-l
valesb - 81 1freu - - sL0eFy 80 10 al
il ventilated. over, roVced sca1cl r0gul.
~ d-go5s E&zGEaliy large 1Znoans
u tr0u5-e - ths sslscslon u OslF tsse hsrs
4nd sqaTt frlDl Fhs Act3a. tsa.ehiE.x qllal-
i1ealols they may Doss-ss always f9al
4 - be = point 4 grear inlpors@1cs O.
seclrs ul4aters aEa misrressszs 8ho Ill
taks a. intersus u their paglls outzids
school nJ1rs--la their g-.ales ant their
slsI4miug Glasses and their country hcl-
d2ys. &c Oftsn a. the yearly dis.ri bu-
non Il pnzes. a function az which very
willingly preside, the teachers set up
Q,nBe iittls entertainment.
AL the preparatory work done IN com
uli-tee has 90 receive the ascent - ths
board AZ is -sekiy public meeting be-
fore icing finally adopted Bat the rec
flu.s zdEci0na u coInmittee. unless
tA-y raise some contentious p0int. ara
mot frequently passed 81 bloc" with
5u1 de0ats Tbs mOaE interesting dis
eussions Usually artss over notices ~
motions. WHICH tnE.y be put down by any
member, and are then taken an turn.
70 was in tlis manner that a motion "a
favor q free education was carried last
winter ey large majority. thEs greatly
strengthening tho hands og the aiyo-
,Gtss II this naoeC neceesary reform. II
was also By a notice Il moeoR rhs other
cav TRAIT Ms Besant aud Mr. Stewart
Hea4lzm tried 70 re-rsiss the whole
question: of religious instruction by NOV
ing th4s Bibl. reading should - iiscon.
-iaued IN all oar schools, a motion which
being considered az the present moment
inCpportgns. dii aos ind single sup
polrer on the board
Parties are very fairly divided on
the prssent scho0l ooard. which adds "a
great zest % tue dlus.oZs. There are
about twenty CericsS or Diggivites, IS
th.y are frequently termed, and On
equal number OF EsroxTasnves or Radi-
cais. bat between the two there stand
sbo-t doLea 60 ceNed Molerates, who.
on th. whole. more fre,ruentlv vote with
tee former than wish the latter party.
Mr Diggle combines n his person func-
tiols analogous - those OF speaker Of
th- houss of conmoaa, leader OF the
government. lie acts both ~ chairman
- 80 board srd - leader of rhe Cleri-
Gals. combination wnich inevitably
from time q time produces unfortunate
results. Is q chairrcsn "pur .. simple. -
Mr. Uygls Is admirable. with an i'm
mense knowledge Of business and q CON
siierA able sense Of equity, but when par
y considerations happen 20 intervene
hls judicial inpartiahty is apt 20 fail
hiD. On our side-for I fancy l need
hardly inform my American friends that
my place 10 among the Progressists-the
Hon. Lyulph Stanley, clever member
q an exceptionally clever family, is one
Of the ableSt educationGlists and . very
leading snirit. although he finds himself
pretty frequently in antsgonism TO those
mem 0crs possessed OF Socialistic lean
inZs
/ We four lady members % the school
=
quartet In spite Of ths various differ
sucas ot opinion that naturally exist be-
tween Is our senior member. Miss
Davenport Hill. has for many years ez-
tended her special protection over tho
disrinctvsly feminine branches Of edu-
cation. such "a sewing, cooking and
laundry work Her influence has Ger
taialv been most beneficial IN these de-
rartments. our methods Of teaching sew
iax 20 large classes being 50 successful
tart we have been frequently applied 20
f1r advice on the subject from both
f America and Australia. Mrs. Maitland.
who has hal much local experience Of
schools IN her ovn division % Marylc-
bone. devotes hcr energies meinly 70
.rhool IuanaZame,st ard the selection of
teachers. whlo Mrs. Annie Besa1t dill
geu,Iv pushes forward an the labor qUes-
hons and does ser best 70 infuse the
u-oceedi1ys Of she board with a Socialist
spirit. Il is mainly owing n her ezer-
Hons thas the board now declines to give
contracts for schools 10 any employer
who does not pay the trades union rate
u wages. change which was not effect
eI without q feroe struggle. She Is also
an ardent supporter of free schools and
free meals.
A for myself. have so far abstained
Intentionally. from taking up any SPECIAL
line OF acton "a woman. Il seems q
mo fir more important That women
SHOULD learn 20 take their full and equal
STARE of Intellectual work side by side
with men than thas they should erect
themselves into body with separate
ard possibly sutago onissic claims and IN
tarcsts. This i1 no way afFects nay ve-y
f-n belief in the ir1rrenss advantages 20
ho gained bv mo presence q women on
the board ID the ordinary routine @.
business there arise numerous little
points respecting either the instruction
7f she Girls or the comfort and vel be-
in- r niqtressas and pupu teaches
which it il ohviousiy y w1mRns proviBcf
- decide. To me-. personally. thH whole
v1-x a fuil e rrevCr failing interest
e. ia thoroughly practical IN the best
sousp. srd I'm wov'ying for the welfare a
the rising gereraticn va have = satsfsc
ta~v conviction that We are az least Be
ginning as the right end.