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Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 116, 10 February 1941, Page 6

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Ministerial. The Hon. I'. Jones, Minister of Defence, accompanied by rhe mayor of Wanganui. Mr. W. .1. Rogers, and Mr. Cotterill, M.P. for Wanganui, inspected territorial units in camp in Wanganui on Saturday. Later Mr. Jones and the mayor attended a Labour Party picnic at Aramoho Park. Mr. J. Roberts, Wellington, aud Mr. Frost, M.P. for New Plymouth, were also present at the picnic. Mr. Jones returned to Wellington late on Saturday afternoon. Dr. R. Welton-Hogg has returned to Wellington after a visit to tlie South Island. Mr. C. A. Worthington, who has been tutor to drama groups in Otago ami Canterbury for the last six years, has no wreceived a permanent appointment in that capacity from the University of Otago and Canterbury University College. Captain D. I‘. Lindsay, of the Ist Hawke’s Bay Regiment, who has been on duty at Trcnlhaiit Military Camp, lias been appointed to Army Headquarters at Christchurch. Captain Lindsay ’eft Dannevirke on Saturday for Christchurch.

Tlie Rev. H. .1. Ryliurn will be inducted to tlie mastership of Knox College, Dunedin, on March 6, when the Rev. T. M. C. Hay will preach (lie occasional sermon and tlie Rev. A. C. Watson will address master and students. Mr. Ryburn attended the Southland Boys’ High School from 1910 to 1915. The appointniriif of Dr. C. B. Gilberd, Hamilton. Io Hit' post of assistant medical supi'rintendent at the Auckland Hospital, was made by the Auckland Hospital Board at a s|ieeial meeting. Dr. Gilberd. who is 39 years of age, has had wide experience on both practical and administrative sides of medicine since ills graduation in 1925. At present lie is medical officer of health for South Auckland, with headquarters in Hamilton. Ho was born "in Wanganui, and graduated M. 8., Ch.B. at Otago University. Mr. Charlton Edgar, who lias been on Hie staff of Hit' King Edward Tech-bit:,-il College, Dunedin, for tlie last It) years as an instructor in drawing and painting, lias been appointed head of the Dunedin Art School. Mr. Edgar look his M.A. degree al Edinburgh University ami his diploma of art til ll' c Edinburgh Ari School in 1928, ami joined Hie staff of the Technical College in 1931. In 1938 he wont abroad to carry out research work in child art in tlie United States. Canada and Great Britain. He gained bis degree of bachelor of education at Edinburgh University in 1939. and returned to Dunedin at the beginning of last year. Mr. Edgar will succeed Mr. Gordon Tovey, who has been appointed lecturer in art at the Dunedin Training College.