Tinui School 1880

1880

29th January

TENUI SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The election of a school committee at Tenui did not take place on Monday night, owing to various causes, viz., the capitation grant being stopped, the teacher leaving on Friday, and there being no intimation from the Board as to resignation and appointment of another.

13th February 

After an interval of 9 school days the State School Tenui was reopened under the care of Mr Francis Bennetts, Supernumerary Teacher to Wellington Education Board. The attendance was very fair for a start, 6 boys and 5 girls being present. The attendance would have been greater if it had been known that the schools were to have been reopened. 

Robert Lee (Wellington Education Board Secretary) wrote in the school log that Mrs Hansen resigned in January 1880 for a more important position as Charlestown (Actually went in September 1880 to the Toi Toi Valley Girls School in Nelson) offered to her by the Nelson Education Board.)

19 February

Robert Lee, Inspector, writes:-- I examined the Tenui School today. 22 being present and 27 on the books. The instruction which has been imparted during the past year, though far from being altogether unsatisfactory, is not so sound or so thorough as that of the previous year. 

23 February

The Inspector of Schools is about to visit the district in a few days [this news item has been published a few days after the inspector's visit], with the object of examining the children attending the Tenui School. A great deal of dissatisfaction re school matters, particularly with respect to the examination about to be held after the children have been absent from their studies two months. It seems unfair to the late mistress and the children, especially if the results are to be compared with those of similar institutions in which examinations are made just prior to the vacations. 

28th February 

EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON. 

Further applications are invited for the Mastership of the Tenui School. This school was built as a boarding-school for the East Coast District, and contains accommodation for a dozen boarders bedsteads, mattresses, &c. 

A suitable married master is required salary (if certificated), £140 per annum, with house and the use of two well-fenced paddocks, containing 2 and 8 acres respectively. Applications must be sent in on or before the 29th day of March. 

ROBERT LEE, Secretary. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

2nd March 

Robert Maunsell Esq. visited the school 

5th March 

Received a visit from Miss Cocks of Featherston on Thursday. Attendance a little behind owing to a cricket match being played here. Average 17 

18th March 

The school closes today in consequence of the Teacher having to attend an examination at Wellington 

1st April 1880 

Mr Seaton, Master. (Papers Past)

11th May 

Arthur J S Seaton. I opened the Tinui School with an attendance of 7 boys and 6 girls. Some of the children still do not know of the reopening 

12th May 

Following is the list of furniture found on the place 

2 Schoolroom
Tables 5
Forms
1 Clock
1 Map of NZ
2 County Maps of NZ
1 Map of World in hemispheres  
5 Pictorial wall cards
1 Set of Phillips wall tablets
12 Chairs (2 badly broken)
12 Bedsteads
2 looking glasses
1 dining table
1 kitchen table
1 Filter
12 Mattresses
12 Pillows 

17th May 

3 fresh pupils, weather very boisterous 

24th May 

Did not close the school as there has been so much holiday time 

25th May 

H Stilborn absent at Mr Cripp’s during the morning 

26th May 

Weather very wet. Much water lying about the playground; H Stilborne and Jas Knight kept in during the dinner hours gave them 20 minutes for their dinner. 

27th May 

Weather very wet and roads in an frightful state, only 8 in attendance. 

1st June 

John Stilborne, Harry Stilborne, Albert Groves and John Connor very late in coming into school after the dinner hours 

8th June 

John and Harry Stilborn arrived at 10.55, having been to carry some things to their father on the Castle Point road. Fabians left. 

10th June 

John Stilborn arrived at 11.30 having gone to take something for his father.

21st June 

Mrs Stilborn called to say that John was required at home by his father for a time and that Harry would not be able to come to school every day, on account of the very bad state of the roads 

5th July 

Very wet indeed only one in attendance all day 

8th July 

Didn’t open school till 10.30 being delayed waiting for the mail 

19th July

Roads in a shocking state 

14th July 

School commences at 9.30 to 12.30 and from 1.30 to 3.30. 

2nd August 

Wet during previous night, being cold and damp previous day. Only 3 boys at school 

20th August 

Weather very stormy during the past week. Mrs Groves’ illness has interfered with the attendance of Albert Groves and Nicholls 

25th August 

The closets [long-drop toilets] which were blown over on Friday last were re-erected today by order of the chairman. The carpenters found it necessary to cut them up and make one out of the two. 

20th September 

H Stilborn asked me to allow him to go down to the Blacksmith’s during the dinner hour but I refused him leave as his work had been disgraceful and too much remained still undone. 

21st September 

Greta Stelin returned to school. E and A Brading away at Whakataki 

28th September 

John O’Connor went home at 2.00 to take an horse which his father wanted, and which had been running for a week or ten days in the school paddock. Maurice Knight cut his knee when coming to school in the morning. I bandaged it up after washing it and took him home myself after school. 

5th October 

Maurice Knight returned to school his leg being almost well again. One new pupil Clara Bellis came yesterday 

7th and 8th October 

School closed as I had to meet Willie Sargeant (Presumably at Masterton Railway Station.) 

11th October 

4 new pupils: William Sargeant, Jas Owen, Norman Owen and Ronald Sinclair Owen 

19th October 

Attendances still very low, the roads being very slippery and bad for walking 

25th October 

One more new pupil Robert Owen 

26th October 

Very wet Only one present till after 10 O’clock 

1st November 

Albert Groves has been away for some time shearing. 

10th November 

Maurice and Thomas Knight returned to school after an absence of 3 weeks. With no reasonable excuse.

15th November 

Mrs Knight called to ask me not to give Thomas Knight any runs whatever to do on account of weakness, 

22nd November 

Gave a half holiday as I had a very bad attack of toothache. 

7th and 8th December 

Attendance very much interfered with by a party given by Mr Peach. 

9th December 

Late in opening school in morning, being delayed at Post Office changing some cheques. 

15th December 

Attendance this week affected by hay making and fleece picking. I leased the school paddock from December 13th to J Devonshire at 5/- per week. 

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