ONE-THREE POINT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 24

ONE-THREE POINT.

Skiirmbeh 22.— The local schools wore examined lately, when ihe Kenning ton one showed the usual good results. Draughts.— The Wocdlandi Club gained another victory lately, this time in a match with Mataura. The local u»en are undoubtedly cracks at the game, and are very earnest in dishing opponents. AmusesiEjNTS. -Quite a number of socials are on the tapis, and worshippers of Ciscilia are becoming numerous, energetic, and enthusiastic in musical pirrJpfl Resignation of Ma Gazzard.— lt is with regret that I have to stats that Mr George Gazzard has resigned the position of head teacher of the Kennington School, a position which he has held from the time it was opened, about 11 years ago. Mr Gazzard leaves in a fow days for Victoria, and his departure will cause a gap in the roll of prominent and respected residents. His qualities as a teacher are well worthy of review. His tapient and sagacious judgments in rudiraental and scholastic matters marked the high degree of his efncieooy, while hi* synthetical abilities and his knowledge of hydrostatics placed him on an elevated sphere in the management of a school. Mr Gaazard both officially and civilly kept his own place, never interfering with the business of others, and never criticising the acts or words of his neighbours, and this, together with his never interfering with the constitution, deliberations, or decisions of his school committees, rightly earned for himself the respect of all who knew him, Alwayssubmisslvetotherulingsoftherulera and complaisant in his deportment towards those with whom he came in contact, he iu»y justly he said to be a model of gentlemanly behaviour. He never stooped so low as to find fault with anybody, and always hated tolecism, criticism, and party squal.bling, while he discharged whatever duties were his sons peur et sans reprocfte. Mr Gazzard has followed the teaching profession for a larae number of ytars, both at Kennington, One Tree Point, and elsewhere, but had lately become a valetudinarian, which was the immediate cause of his resignation and his leaving for Ballarat. I trust his sickness will be only tomporary, and I wish him health, happiness, and prosperity in his native country, to which ho takes the co<.d withes and reniembr&nces of the kind folks of Kenuington. Dairy Factor y.— The directors of tha Woodlands factory have not yet announced the annual meeting of shareholders although the time is past and shareholders and milk suppliers are getting uneasy over the matter. Several reasons are spoken of as to the delay in holding the rnewtiDg, and H is believed by many that luisniangemeni may be the cause of the unusual silence Limelight.— A few limelight exhibitions were given at Rirau lately, but the attendances were not good. Such shows do not seem to take in that quarter. Accident.— A few days ago some school children at Woodlands on their homeward journey tried to get on the moving trollies belonging to Massey and Co., but one little girl named Lander got her leg crushed, and had to be removed to the hospital.