PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 762, 10 March 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON NEWS.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) Palmerston,. March 8. The Palmerston High School Board of Governors held their monthly meeting last night. Present: Messrs. W. H. Collingwood (chairman); Hodder, Harper, Stubbs, Barnicoat, Park, Hirsch, and Archdeacon Harper. The rector, Mr.. Ji-'E. Vernon,: reported that the roll •miinber was. 188-117 boys 'and 71 girls, xhe- improvements authorised at a previous -meeting had been carried out,, and new desks had been received. The-'ln-spector-General's suggestion that the girls' should take (for science) physiology, health, and first aid, had been adopted. Hie -Director of the Technical School, Mi\.'F. D. Opie, reported thafthe "erirohneri'ts- at the school now totalled 630, this being a substantial increase over the roll number of the last term of the previous year. The Finance and Ground Committee's report stated, that .the grounds were in general good order, except that the boys' playground required some little attention. N Mr. T. P. Blake, who recently sold his farm at Stoney Creek, proposes leaving on_ a trip to England in April. , So far the only candidate for the Palmerston Mayoralty is the sitting Mayor, .Mr. J.- A.. Nash. ;Mr. Nash has made his position so strong that no one seems tn care to undertake the uphill business' of. a contest with him. ■ . Mr. T. R. Roydhouse,' editor of /the Sydney "Sunday Times," was. a visitor, to'Palmerston yesterday, and ; was loud in his praise of the progress the town had made .since- he was last here. < He was particularly struck with the manner.in which the Square had been beautified...,:. Mr. and Mrs. Roydhouse' and their journeyed, on to Auckland by- the-express, arid after . spending a few,days at-Rbtorua.will return to Syd- ■*&■'• '■' '■ ...

;■'.■.■•■• ■ ;'• ' ,' March 9. '. i'-An -. an ti-cigarette . society -has-been formed in Palmerston; : 'V : ■ ,; The. .annnal' meeting 'of the TechnicalSchool ' Spprts ,Club was ■' held last • eveningi'the'directpr, Mr. F. D. Opie, beittg -in ;the';. chair. ' The report ; stated, that the- , club' hatT' experienced ' a -successful 'TfiSf,' and there was-a small balance to credit-on the hockey and football accounts. ■ The trophy presented by Mr. J. L. Barnicoat was'awarded, to. J. Butler, :.as a ma.rk of appreciation of his services- to- the. club. The following officers .' were '. . elected:—Patron,. Mr. - W. Rntherfurd;. president, Mr.-F. D. Opie; ■vice-presidents," Messrs.: \V., : H.. Collingwpod, .H. N: jCooke, , A. Millar,' and Hey. ,C.: C. Harper. ■'■ : '■' '■" ■. ■-. :- . . ■. Mrs.SH. C. -Mellsbp,- of Palmerstori, has ;gbho--tp: Napier ..to. judge- the decorative. classesi>:a.t the flower show there: ' . .-■ ■