FORTY YEARS A TEACHER

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21707, 14 February 1936, Page 8

FORTY YEARS A TEACHER

MR < •RETIRB\*Si^M

PRINCIPAL of TECHNICAL 'SQBps£||i

.Jfc Jh J., 3Sfnawon. principal of t£e Aahburtoh High School and ateeretacr of IWMBI Board of Managers- for retire on superannuation alter more than .40; ing profession -to • ’CairtartßjßgHH Auckland.; ‘ Mr Thompson began ms MBB| the age of 14 Tears with rcftiM piipils at the Lincoln remained for five Tears teacher before entering 4^S^BSBBB ; Training College for opetifflgHHß then had one year’s experience with the New3pjwßßßßß 'way Department andStrutbers and Company. before doing saxyears’ with the Canterbury IBdu<rtwaH||| He was appointed at |he Bangipra. School, a position four years, and daring jSreJWBaB!!& that period he commerclalclasses • of- the. - Technical jScbool. appointment was to Jme chief .commercial Auckland Technical remained for tight years haonMMfflK over his present positionJgqßHg burton Technical High School, Mr and Mrs Thompson toWqKsK live at Auckland. . : Writing to the' School Mn Managers at the meeting laa Mr Thompson said he wouinojggJM place on record his tion of the many of earlier boards .who naoHffMBKjHI much to build hp the reputoaMaSi' school. He: was grateful parents’ representatives jMSgggm other members of tbe bbaiuw»Mßß; him such loyal last few years. After building up the schoti.;ii,yWf:gS%. deep regret that he tions with it. He earnestly school would continue to prospm^w Mr Thompson said that he considering retiring for if he did not retire now postim# agjjgp, tions’to the superannuation might prevent him: from ■ retuings6&4 another five to lO,years. He SMnrat - , to thank especially Mrs H.' ffiSKrffi Messrs H. Watts' and ’ R;. their practical help. . j*L&. The chairman moved that ‘WfiaSa: nation be accepted with regret that the board place on record iwsk, predation of the faithful serWoea Mr Thompson, and also toe he would enjoy his, .retimmep^-■?4JJjy members spoke to the interest Mr in the school. The motioh wasgßW*ii