EDUCATIONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 23, 28 January 1888, Page 6

EDUCATIONAL.

P.. W. Pennefather, formerly Secretary to Governor Jervoisj enters on his duties as \&w testujer ftt #w Adelaide "University in March. ■ ■'..!. A. H, L. Dawson, M-A.,.headmaster of Tima.ru High School, has been appointed President of the High Sohools Conference at Nelson,: The convocation of the University has held its fifth annual sessions at Christchurch. It w,a>d§ejded t'b reppKimend the Senate that no. alfcejation of. t,he, University statutes should come in£o force until pne, year after miok alteration had been made ; and to urge Ijlje tq tftka iniwe^iate Straps ;to e^tafelish.. .^e Q-U- • P^eq (Master-, qf Surgery). following q,re the results of the examination I recently conducted by the Phajmapy Bciard ;.d|i Key/ , Zealand: Passed in all subjects: E. Tregaskis, Charles Robinson (Auckland), F. A. Garratt (Wellington j,'"*J/ "Baxtec (Christchurch). Passed in phai-macy only: — l\ Pobwts, Ai-'Ti Maxwell, and.

Kenderdine (Auckland), Staple (Wellington), Kitchen Wangani). Psassed in botany only: Miss Heath (Wellington Hospital). Baxter was the only one yrho passed subjects i« anything like a brilliant manner, The other three ;jusb got through An interesting gatheringof thestuden^sof our late Training College took piace at WeJlesley-streeton Jan. 10, for thepurposeof making a presentation to Mr Arthur Giffpr4, who is leaving for N.a,pie,r, to take the po.-itjo.u of first assistant a,t the High School. There \\as a large number of students present and Messrs S- Luke and Tlieo. Cooper, of the Board of Education, were also psesont. The Rev. E. H, Guiliver(Principalof the Training College pre sided. The presentation consisted of a handsomely framed shield, containing the photos of Dr. McArthur, Rev. E. H. Gulliver, Mr Worthington, and Mr Giiford in the centre, and, grouped round them, the portraits of the past ahdpresentstudentsof the Training C.pllege, ... .