EPSOM SCHOOL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 83, 8 April 1943, Page 6

EPSOM SCHOOL

CHANGE OF STATUS TRIBUTE TO COMMITTEE From Monday next the Epsom School will be a Normal School, and in accordance with the Education Act will be controlled directly by the Auckland Education Board. The change has meant the termination of office of the Epsom School committee, of which Mrs. A McNair has been chairman for "the past six years. Tribute to its work has been paid by the board, and a letter has been sent to the commitfee expressing appreciation of valuable services of the chairman and members. The change in status of the school does not affect the pupils, who number about 300. The present headmaster, Mr. T. N. Hewlett, B.A who has held that post since September, 1938, has been transferred temporarily to the staff of the Auckland Training College, and Mr. J W. Fawcett, present headmaster of the Normal School, will continue in charge of a combined roll of about 600. The classes will be controlled by specially-selected teachers, and when more accommodation is provided, all the work will be centred in the Epsom district. At present there are Normal School classes at the Epsom, Newmarket and Mount Eden schools. To-morrow afternoon a ceremony will be held at the Epsom School and Mr. Hewlett will be farewelled! The Epsom School was opened in ISB6. The building was destroyed by fire in 1923, and in 1924 the present large concrete building was erected.