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Letters to the Editor.
Letters to the Editor. The Editor, while welcoming letters -on all public topics, does Dot uotd tuccwelf respon- sible for the opinions contained therein. Con- tributors must write on one side of the paper omij, aad letters brief aad to the point have preference for inwrtiez. All eommuioatio88 must be accompanied by the oorsect name sad address of the writer, not necessarily for ptib- Beatioa, but as a guarantee of good faith.
tyusical Examinations.
tyusical Examinations. To tba Editor. bear i-Sr,—Wiile agreeing wifli the sentiment of your correspondent's ("Brperto ore(Ws-) let- ter, whtch appeared in your valuable paper for last week respeajting bogns music oollegee, I should like to point out that, in my opinion, such an epistle is misleading, and calculated to defeat the very purpose for which it is writtea. The putoSc very well know that all degrees not bogus, but are they able to pick out for themselves those that are genuine. I am not, and P am afraid they are not either. Would "Experto Credo' obfige by saying which are really genuine colleges aad degrees, and which are not, so that justice may be done to those instigations, of whiak every true Etaglish musi- cian should be prowl.-Youn, etc., ONE OF THE IGNORANT.
—♦ The Bridge Question in…
— ♦ The Bridge Question in Pontypridd. lb the Editor. Sir,—About three years ago I was one of a deputation from Oilfynydd to the Urban Dis- trict Council asking for a Sootbndge to be erected over the river at Glydach. We pointed out the great inconvenience suffered by Cilfyn- ydd people who wiaiad to go to Oametown or Ynysybwl, and stated that we would be quite satisfied with a fooVferidge. There was some conversation on bhe subject, and before the depitibaffon left the chairman made a statement which practically amounted to a promise that we would get the bridge. Three years have since elapsed, but although a bridge has been ereefced at Hopkinstown at a cost of nearly £ 400, which at that time had not even been contemplated, and while the Council now are about to spend between £3,000 and £ 4,000 for a<very unnecessary bridge at the Berw, the rate- payers in Cilfynydd cannot get a trumpery foot- bridge. During the last six years Cilfynydd has paid in rates about £ 24,000, and while money has been etad is being lavishly spent in other wards, with the exocption of the sewage works, which were providei for the whole district, and one or two urinals, I am not aware that a single penny of pubBc money has been spent here, and I feel compelled to protest aginst the injustice with which Cilfynydd is being treated. I f do not dispute that a footbridge at Berw 1 Boad wilF be of a great oonvenienoe, and that one should be erected, but" where is the neces- sity for this expenditure of public money for a carriage way? What great business establish- ments or manufactories are on eifcher side of the river that require a carriage way for their tra- ffic? I certainly do not know of any. Tàewc has boon very little said lately about the County Offices, but if they come to Ponty- pridd will it not be absolutely necessary to build a bridge over the river neaner the centre of the town? In that case there would be three bridges i,, the ahort distance of one mile. London, with its leereing millions cannot afford that, and Bel- Cast with a pepulation of 300,000 contents itself with thr/te bridges over a river some miles in length. Yet in Pontypridd it is found necessary to spand nearly £ 4,000 on a bridge opening on to a road that has got merely a row of cottages on one side! 1 have not seen the arguments that have been put forward in favour of it, and until I do I shall look upon such an expenditure as a monstrous waste ef public money. I am aware that t1 Mointain Ash Board have declined to jOCI our Council in buflding a bridge for vehicular traffic at Clydach, bat is that any reason why the promise made to us should net be carried out and the footbridge erected? I understand that two members for TraHwn Word who are very enthusiastic for the bridge in their own division hawe voted against one for Cilfynydd. I cannot look upon this as right or just, and if in the outlay of public money our representatives are only imbued with the idea-of spending as much as possible at their own doors, this will not be for the intimate bene- fit ef the town. Pt may tie, however, that if a member of the Council acquires some land on tie other side of the river that he wishes to exploit, Cilfynydd Day hope to get its much needed and long waited for bridge.—I am, etc., Dundela, Cilfynydd. SHAW LYTTLE. 25th October, 1988.
■-Liantrisant School Board.
Liantrisant School Board. To the Editor. Sir, The articles to which we have been treated in recent issues of the «Free Press" have given me and others unbounded pleasure. It is high tn42 a little straight talking was done. It is very satisfactory to know that such a powerful agent as the "Free Press" has declared itself the champion of justice in the case of the men, who dome members of the Board are con- tinually baiting and degrading. I have taken great interest in matters educational for some years, and with your indulgence, will give what appears to me to be the true cause of the pre- sent evil. The bane of the Board is, and has been, the "Attendance Question," amd until this matter ha,; been set on a satisfactory basis, no true and good work can be done. It is well- known that the attendance in this parish is ex- tremely bad. Authority can be given for that. Why should this be so? It must result from one or more of the following reasons: Either that the magistrates are unduly lenient with delinquents when brought before them, or that the attendance officer does not do his work, or £ [iat the board does not perform its duty. Now in my opinion the onus lies with the Board en- tirelv. The parish of Liantrisant is a very extensively one; 14 miles long by seven or eight bread. There are seven schools in this area, widely distant from mch other. The children attending these schools are drawn from ab- solutely every corner of this lartre district. The distribution is most even, and the outlying farms and h-mlets have to be visited equally with the more compact centres of populaton, and the former it is which occupies most of the time obviously. Now, Sir, would you believe it: One officer has to work this district, and is expected to get good results. I say the work is an im- possibility, notwithstanding the opinion? of the Board to the contrary. The number of clvld- Tell T rsIgT-l cr.rcr"• large, bat the extent of the parish renders the work impossible. WeU, seeing that the attend- ance is so very low, how in the name of common sense can the masters be expected to get the highest results ?If children do not attend school iJ is evident they cannot be taught. Would the worthy chairman for instance undertake to turn out a first rate sack of flour from his mill from wheat of very poor quality? No, he is fP wiser man than to undertake what is impos- sible. RaalljJjI wondeK that the results of the various schools are so creditable as they are. Why does not the Board appoint another atten- dance officer, and divide their district in two? It would more than peW- them to db A. Allow nvp to Lw roughly what the parish loses year- V through bad attendance. Each child in aver- age attendanse is worth 32s 3d per year, includ- ing the Got end Fee Grants. Dividing this amottot by the minimum number of times the schools have to open, vix., 400, the result is over three-far&ings. So every time a child is absent from. school this amount is lost.There are 1,300 chidren attending the schools of the Board. They can, therefore, put in 520,000 attendances. But 75 per cent. of this amounts -to 390,000, therefore 130,000 attendances are lost per year. This at thrtee farthings each amounts to £ 406 5s, which is scandalous, to say the least of it. If an extra officer could get in 10 per cent. of these absentees it would mean an in crease in grants of JB162. Why does not the Board interest itself in this question instead of slanging each other ana making themselves county laughing-stocks? I am sure we, ratepay- ers, are heartily tired of all this repetition of vulgarities and bickerings. Hoping this letter will be the means of awaking the Board to a sence of their loss,—I am, etc., Liantrisant. RATEPAYER.
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+ Te Toqyrefail Schoolmaster. To the Editor. Dear Sir,—After reading Mr T. A. Arthur's letter in your last issue, I am reminded of that ofa proverb, spoken of a person between the horns of a dilemma, "Between the hammer and the anvil." Mr Arthur finds himself in a most embarrassing position. Having brought a charge of inefficiency against all his certificated assist- ants, he, in his short letter, evades the entire question. Slnee the headmaster has brought such a charge before the Board, and as it has appeared in print, it is his duoy, either to sub- stantiate, or, ia all honour, to withdraw it. The headmaster is zcfc anxious to discuss the question witfc a member of his staff, and yet be says that my letter contains misrepresentations and false statements. I defy Mr Arthur to point out any misrepresentation of facts. He cannot give a siagle instance of a false state- ment, or he would assuredly have done so. He refers, also, to a proper tribunal to settle the matter, but it is hardly expedient for former assistants, above whom hangs the headmaster's charge, to appear before that tribunal now that they have left Tonyreafil. I nregard to the recent visit of the Inspector, I may say that the Inspector made no remark whatever to me of vital importance. The remark he made was simply a matter of opinion. But it is difficult e say to what extent the Inspector may have been prejudiced by the headmaster. If the Inspector uttered any word of reproof, how can such a reproof be consistent with the following in Article 18 in the New Code: -"It is no part of an Inspector's duty to find fault with or re- prove a teste her." Mr Arthur, in his letter, says that I arm ob- viously acting under the influence of some of the most malicious agitators in this district. This statement is a mere fabrication, and it is vain for him to impute motives. According to a law maxim: Justice knows neither father nor mother; it looks at trutti alone." The head- master cannot hope to gain anything in this controversy by making use or futile assertions.— I am, etc., Tonyrefail. GOMER REES.
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The Poqtypridd Liberal Glub. To the Editor. Sir,—The leading article in your last week's issue re the above subject, has caused surprise and regret to many of your readers. The whole tone of the article seems so foreign to what usually appears in your leading columns. How- ever much you may differ from others in your views on matters and men, your criticism, al- though fearless and sometimes sharp, is at aH times regarded as fair and courteous, ever tend- ing to the elevation of the people. Your last week's leader so differs from all this that it is almost impossible to believe that it has emana- ted from your own pen. Whoever the writer is, it is greatly to be deplored that the article has been favoured with the authority of your leactng columns. The unexpected, however, has happened, but it is sincerely hoped that this does not signify a permanent change in the character of your leading columns. The exprej, sions and general tone of the article referred to, are very much to be regretted. The leaders of the late Liberal Club, among whom there were several working men, who were gentlemen highly respected in the town, and had, I believe, made no little sacrifices in their efforts to sustain and perpetuate the dub, deserved far more generous ilreatment than is accorded them by the writer of the said article. Thus he writes: "The Club,instead of operating as an incentive, has been a sort of refaigerator, and the leaders have been so many icicles, chilly and paralysing," etc., etc. Such expression may Tie worthy of the writer, but surely not of the gentlemen who were at the head of the Club. Doubtless the club did not receive the support it should from the Liberals of the town and district, and this is not to their credit, but it has not yet been shown that the fault was with the leaders of the defunct institution. The writer again rejoices in a fling at the temperance party. "For a time," he says, "those who proclaim their temperance principles from the housetops, but who have hithreto been consistent only in their neglect of the party,' etc., etc. This unworthy anfl contempi bilc ex- pression, together with others, shews the men- sure of sympathy he has with the temperance movement. This will not cause the temperance friends to feel disheartneed, or to lower then colours. They are quite accustomed to "jibes, flouts, and sncprs" from certain quarters, and they will still continue in their efforts to save thr-ir fellow mm from the destructive clinches of th, demon drink. The only strange thing about the said attack is, that it has appeared in the leading columns of the "Glamorgan Free Press." Has "the gold become dim? Has the most pure gold changed?" The writer complains of "exclusiveness," even "unbearable exclusiveness," which was character- istic of the old club. I continued a member of Uv dub to the very end. I was well aware of I fact that. gambling, profane language, and ■L'xmler, were prohibited, and I venture to j that the writer would not regret such ex- -c. T f-fi-1 'hit he 7 to two tVir^ which constituted the "imbeamble excluswen of the club. (1) Tha coldness of the leaders; (2). the absenoe of intoxicants. As regards the first, I think I am right when I say that the club committee generally consisted of trades- men, working men, and a few other varieties. abstainers and non-abstainers, although I was never a member thereof, and all these were worthy men. In what their coldness consisted I do not know, and the writer in your leading columns does not say. However, I do not wish to put myself forward as their defender, they are gentlemen who are well able to defend them, selves. All I can say is that I did not happen to be conscious of the eoldness complained of. I know this, that they had occasional lectures and smoking concerts held in one of the dub. rooms, and that generally these waa no lack of jollification upstairs. But I am more concerned about the other exclusive element—the intoxicants; and if I am not mistaken, it is the more importaat of the two in your writer's opinion. It ia trim, ho does not mention LntoxicarAs by naBate, only "the refreshments thay want," and "the bever- age thatt is stronger than milk and water," but there can be no doubt ad to what is meant by such expressions. The wiiter evidently regards^ intoxicating liquors as essential lo the success of the Liberal Club. I admit that a supply of liquor would make the olub a financial success. That success, however, would not depend so much upon the number of the members as upon the quantity of the drink consumed; but would it also improve Liberalism in the town and dis- tmct? I very much question it. But granting, for argument's sake, that Liberalism would be to some degree be benefited, may I ask at what cost? Would the game be worth the candle? Would not a club founded on the drinking sys- tem prove a disastrous source of temptation to many a young man. yea, to many a father and a son ? Would the drink add to the moral and intellectual welfare of the members? Would it not, on the contrary, endanger theft- highest interests? I know clubs, political and other- wise, established on the drink system, which have always been, financially, successful, but I know also that out of their members the drink got its victims. Promising young men, some of whom at one time were total abstainers, were induced to join these clubs, and to-day, sad as it is, they are steadily drifting towards the straatoa which inevitably leads to the awful rapids of moral ruin. If LiberaKsm cannot be maintained in the district without the aid of the drink; if Liberalism cannot be maintained with- out endangering the moral welfare of our fellow- men. is it worth to be maintained at aH? I am deeply convinced that clubs, which ewdasger the moral^ welfare of their members should re- ceive no support whatever, especially from Christian people. The writer of your article in condemning what he considered to be the "exclusive character of the l&a club, complains that no real effort was put forward "to make the clab a home for the Liberal party as a whole," while later on he counsels the gentlemen who are now endeavour- ing to re-establish the club to take exclusive action, for he says, "Let those who have taken the matter up not be dismayed by the aloof- ness of some upon whom they may have counted for help," etc. He intimates that Liberals were exoluded from the former oinb, because they could not get "the refreshments they wanted.' Now he advocates the introduction of intoxi- cants, which evitably would exclude all abstain- ers.Total abstainers could not from principle be- come members of an institution supported by the means of alcoholic drinks, as every member of such institution would be a partner in the liquor selling business. Every member would be a liquor vendor, and as such would be partly responsible for all the evil results of the drink- ing carried oil thereat. Your writer, after all, goes in for exclusiveness. The club which he advocates cannot be a "home for the Liberal party as a whole." Will the drink really help the club to be a home? It is well known that it has destroyed many a home, and it carries with it the same destructive qualities into clubs. Are not the facilities for the sale of liquor al- ready in excess of any legitimate demand m the town of Pontypridd ? To find in your leadikig columns a call for an additional facility is some- what surprising and sad. It is sincerely hoped that this will not be the case. Clubs are under n) legal restrictions. They can be kept open at at times, night and day, Sunday as well as other days, if the members so desire it. Pub- lie-houses cannot be opened on Sundays, nor after 11 p.m. on other days, and to that extent are less dangerous to callers. I respectfully and earnestly appeal to all Christian people, to fathers and sons, and to young men who may be far from their homes, to avoid all clubs sup- plied with intoxicants. Such institutions are really death-traps of the most insidious and treacherous character. I shall g-eatly rejoice in the re-establishment of the Liberal Club on the non-alcoholic principle. True Liberalism needs not the help of the drink. It is better without it.—Yours, etc., W. I. MORRIS.
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