DIRECTOR THANKED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 15, 15 December 1937, Page 10

DIRECTOR THANKED

THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL. 'Appreciation of the work of the retiring director of the Palmerston North Technical High School, Mr G. G. Haneox, who has accepted a similar post at Wairarapa College, Masterton, was expressed in a motion passed at a meeting of the Technical School Committee last evening. In proposing the motion, the chairman (Mr M. H. Oram) said he had on a previous occasion expressed his sorrow at Mr Himcox’s departure. The speaker wished him the best of luck and success, and long life and happiness in his future post. < The motion was as follows: —“That the board place on record its appreciation of the enthusiastic work and loyal assistance rendered the board by Mr Haneox during his term of office as director of the Technical School, and records the splendid work he has done in the advancement of technical education in Palmerston North. The high standard of the work of the pupils and the splendid tone of the school are attributable to his untiring efforts and enthusiasm and he carries with him the best wishes of the board for his future prosperity and advancement.”

Supplementing the chairman’s, remarks, Mr A. J. Graham said ho felt fully satisfied that the influence of Mr Hancox’s character and determination had been of the utmost value to the board. His work must leave an ineffaceable mark on the city. However capable and brilliant his successor might be, that successor could only add to the structure built by Mr Hancox on the solid foundations laid by tlie late Mr Opie. Recalling his lengthy period as chairman of the board, Mr J. A. Nash said he had then come in very close contact with Mr Hancox’s work. The board would never liavo in the school a man who would hold the love, esteem and admiration of the pupils as Mr Haneox had done. He had been looked up to and had drawn the children to lum. Mr Haneox had always insisted on discipline, but the children had always rallied around him. The school was losing a very fine man. The speaker wished Mr and Mrs Haneox every success. Tlie motion was carried with acclamation. In the course of his reply, Mr Hancox said that the hoard had been as big a help to him as he had been to the school, and possibly to the board. In his 14 years as director he had been well served by tlie board members and the chairmen bad been most helpful at all times. There had been differences of opinion, but they had been honest differences, without any acrimony whatever, but where education was concerned there must be those differing points of view. At all times, concluded Mr Haneox, he bad received the assistance of the principals of the two high schools, and that had been most valuable.