GREY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 May 1906, Page 2

GREY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A special meting of the.above committee was held at the Education ■board s office last evening. Preseof • Messrs Bignell (chair), Morris Git tos, Thomas, Jackson/ Kit gour, Rmg and Dr Morice. . The chairman stated that the meetJ ,'f S , lia r been . called for the purpose , ln dea ! 1J f 1 S Wlt}l the applications*^ an assistant in the secondary demrt ment of the school. HeX7ieaT the StXf te ?’ Which cet cants fIAV Le "'! s ’ one of the applitams tor the position; for the 1 of aW 7 a PP lica «™ thank you for tlmW 0 j 1 }lave to plication, tho appointment :- leco,n «ed for “I beg to offer my services Board as assistant in the l our stP’SiVTrs 5 ? 8 of members, I may state that*?** 1011 Junior Scholarship 11 of^wfyears^at nation a two years’ exhibitfon, and succeeding this I obtained another ev Hbßion, again of two years’ free *7 tion. I was dux of the Girls’ High School, taking first place in almost every subject. While attending this school I took a two years’ course of cookery under a professional instructoi, and on the only occasion on winch I competed in a public competihon I secured first prize in each adult class entered for. I matriculated while at the Timaru school and passed the Junior University Scholarship examination with credit. After this I entered Canterbury College as a student, and while in Christchurch for this puropse I had two years’ raining at the Normal Training Colioge, my certificate for which I enclose. 1 sat for the final examination for degree of Bachelor of Arts last November, and have received notice from the Registrar of the University Ijiat I have been admitted as a B.A. tor the past two months I have been filling a temporary position in the secondary -department of the Southland District High School. I am 23 years of age, and enjoy good health. I enclose.references from each of the Professors and lecturers whose lectures I attended at Canterbury College. and one from Miss Watt, Lady I rmeipal of the Timaru High School. . Hie testimonials from the Coliega 1 were, of course, obtained before the i results of the B.A. examination had , been received.”

From the Education Board, forwarding petition from the residents of Blakotown, for a side school. Resolved that the letter be sent to Inspector Smith and Mr Adams, asking if it would affect the school, and to ascertain how many children are at nresent attending the school from Blakotown.