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Fondosure!
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Hon, Colonial Segretary
REC
32768
RES | JUL 16)
I have long felt that the present
Headmaster of Queen's College was hardly the man for that
difficult post; but he, Hr, Dealy, is so hardworking and
conscientious, that it is not an easy or agreeable thing
to suggest that he should be superseded,
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At the same time it must be admitted
that he fails in several important particulare. He does not
seem able to command the respect of his Assistant Masters,
nor does he seem able to keep in very close touch with then,
The latest insident in connection with Mr, James is a proof
of this. Whatever the actual truth of that story, it im
olear to me that the Headmaster was ignorant of what was happening under his eyeap whatever the truth was, it is certain
that his senior boys were in a state of grave discontent, and
he did not know it,
Regarded as an organiser, Mr. Dealy
must be regarded as a failure, All the recent improvements
at Queen's College have been introduced from without. Not
one was of his suggestion; the athletic movement; the pavilion;
the pari passu system; the Commercial Classes. Even in quite
minor mattere conserning the school routine, I have very
reluctantly been compelled to interfere and suggest a system,
where none existed,
The utter and really disgraceful
break down, at the last junior examination held by the
University, of two whole Divisions of Class 2, illustrate
Mr, Dealy's inability to govern his school. This break down
poourred solely because the boys concerned had been promoted
in years past with undue lenienoy. This is a fault to which
I have drawn attention again and again; and with regard to
Class 2 in particular, I informed Mr. Dealy that fitress to
take this particular examination was to be the test of admission
to the class,