HEAD RETIRING

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 38, 15 February 1933, Page 4

HEAD RETIRING

NELSON COLLEGE

MR.C'H. BROAD

[(From Our Own Co.respondent.y . ..'... NELSON- February 14. 'After long association -with Nelson College as pupil, assistant'master, and headmaster,, Mr. C. H. Broad, 8.A., has decided to relinquish: bis-position, and last evening" the" College Council of Governors accepted the. headmaster's resignation with great regret. After the chairman, Mr. C. R. Fell, had paid a tribute to Mr. Broad's work during his-lOngj-term at the college tho council placed" on record its appreciation. The resignation will, operate tho end of .the ■second term, August 31. "Mr. Broad has been an able headmaster,"';', said Mr. Fell. ' "He- came to us. in 1893 as assistant master, and remained here until 1897j when he went on to the Otago High School, but he returned to Nelson College-&_' assistant master in 1902. Mr....Broad rose to first- assistant under-the late Mr. Fowler, and in 1922, on Mr. Fowler's resignation, he-was .appointed:- headmaster." •■" .-. •'■•''■..'■'. The year before Mr. .Broad became headmaster the college roll number was 262, and in 1922 when he took over the number was 317. • In 1924 the roll was 353,- and last year 47G. In 1921 the boarders numbered 104, and by 1930 had increased to 200; After 1930 the number of bbaydcrs decreased slightly, the generally, depressed conditions being* the. '-cause:-.'-. ; ■ "The council has been satisfied with the work Mr; Broad has done,"( added 'Mr.. Foil. "Apart from numbers, all branches of the school's work have progressed. In sports it has held its own,, tho academical achievements have been bettor than ever before, and tho tone of the school lias been excellent." : A motion that the'council place on record its appreciation of Mr. Broad's work, as assistant master and principal, and that his resignation bo accepted with great regret, was seconded by Mr. F. Hamilton and carried unanimously after several other members had paid tributes to tho work of Mr. Broad.