CO129-433 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [5-6] — Page 353

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Fondosure!

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Hon, Colonial Segretary

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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to suggest that he should be superseded,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,