THE FIRST SCHOLARS

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1935, Page 17 (Supplement)

THE FIRST SCHOLARS

AT SCHOOL IN 1875

A complete record of those who at-; } tended the .first schools in the. Inglewooddistrict is not now in t existence, out'as complete a, list as possible of those/at- ~ tending the boys’, and girls’ schools, at Inglewood in' 1875 * and" 1876. been compiled by original pupils who are still living! in the* district. ' Among those who attended the; storehouse, school taught by Mr. Tobin; one j of the most picturesque and admirable characters of the ,town’s .early:history f are: Messrs. F. Bolt, C. Clark (Rotorua), f R. Dobson (Inglewood); T. Hopirinwsn - - (Auckland), C. Hunt (Mount-Eden),' G. ; and G. Hollis (New. Plymouth), per’.(Midhirst), G. King (Hawera), J. W.’ A Langle/ (Vogeltown)’, ■H. T. --I«e* (Urenui), W. Lawrence (Inglewood),: H./-/ Luders (Midhirst), F. Fetch (New WsSW mouth), H. Fetch (Tuna), A- Smith : (Urenui), C. ’ Smith (Auckland),.; - Surry (Inglewood), A. E. Surrey T. Lee (Urenui), P. Surrey (Huirangi), / W. Stanners (Eltham), A. Taylor .. (Ingle- ,:j; woocP, J. Taylor, J. Tilly (Inglewood),;;

■ - . - ->■<. .. W. West (Fitzroy), H. Williamson. (New/ Plymouth), W, Codd. (Inglewbdd),\ ,T. Hellier (Whangarei), D. F. Hellier (Inglewood), A.. Intz, H. n A. and E,.BisheU. (Tarata), •A. Fenwicke, H., Carsons (Auckland) ( and W. Codd. \ 7 . : / Pupils of : the first school who; have, since died were Messrs. F. Case,/• W'.,; Davies, F. Langley, A. Pld, G. Taylor, F. Urry, W. Urry. W. Tilly, H. West and W. Wilson, ' ' '; . ■ ' J/. ". \ . Among pupils' to attend' the , first, girls’; school under Mrs, Surrey./were A, Luders (Mrs./Schmidt, Midhirst), Rose Clarke -, (Mrs. 7H., Codd), ‘.'Sarah Anne. Clark (Mrs. S. Beatty), Mary Jane Hollis, Alice Langley (Mrs. Hill, Christchurch), Stella Langley’ (Mrs. Mason,’.Cambridge), Maria Parkins (Mrs. J. Marton, Inglewood), H. Tilly (Mrs. W. :H. ; B. Williamson (Mrs. Di Egarr) arid Mirta : Langley (Mrs; Kennedy). .' .■ ■ ■;. / 5 7 ' Among original old? girls,of the school who have died in recent years are Mrs. Robinson (Fanny Hopkins) and' Mrs.; J. B. Simpson (Kate Lawrence). '■•‘.iijri-.'/jvP'.’kM-.t'