CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18502, 25 February 1930, Page 9

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ■ IN AND ABOUT THE CITY. CHRISTCHURCH, February 24. Burglars at College. The Teachers’ Training College was entered on Saturday night by thieves, who ransacked a number of rooms and departed with a variety of articles, including a five-chambered revolver, the property of one of the tutors. No money was taken, and from the goods taken the burglary is believed to have been the work of larrikins. Student Teachers Resume. The Training College students resumed their course to-day, and are taking physical instruction at the Show Grounds. Middleton Yard Re-opened. Shunting operations were resumed at the railway marshalling yard at Middleton at 8 o’clock this and reports received at the District Traffic Office were to the effect that everything was working very satisfactory. The yard was closed some months ago in order that extensive alterations to the lay-out could be made, in accordance with the recommendations of a Special Coxnmittee of experts set up by the Railway Department. ' Inspector Retiring. Retiring from the Education service soon, Mr M. McLeod, senior inspector in Canterbury, 1 looks back for 43 years on many changes. At Waimate he taught classes of 97 children. It then was quite common for a teacher to have a class of 100. As headmaster of the Timaru South School, his salary was about £240 a year. In salaries also - there has been a notable improvement, and the superannuation scheme has been a big thing for teachers. Mr McLeod has seen a great increase in the number of pupils taking a secondary course. This is due largely to the free place system initiated by Mr Q. Hogben, a notable educationist of former days, who was a headmaster of the Timaru High School. More importance is attached now to agricultural instruction than in Mr McLeod’s younger days. Hand-iyork is given a much more important place in the syllabus, especially drawing, modelling and woodwork. Born at Pleasant Point, he was educated there, and at Timaru High School and Temuka District High School. He was a pupil teacher in the Temuka District High School. His first position after that was relieving on his own responsibility as sole teacher at Cave. From there he went as first assistant at Temuka. He was placed assistant *at Waimate District High School, then came the position of first headmaster of the Timaru South School. From the position of headmaster of the Temuka District High School, Mr McLeod stepped into the ranks of inspector. He was an inspector in Auckland for nine years, in Hawke’s Bay for one year, and then came to Canterbury as senior inspector. Prominent Methodist Dies. Mr J. C. Prudhoe. who died In Christchurch on Saturday, was a prominent member of the Methodist Church. He was actively interested in the no-license and Bible-in-schools movements. Mr Prudhoe was born in Sunderland, England 72 years ago. He arrived in Christchurch with his parents when he was one year old. After completing his education he joined the Education Department of the Canterbury Provincial Council. He entered the State Life Insurance Department soon after it was established in 1882, and he was appointed district manager of the Canterbury and Westland branch. He remained in that position until he retired thirteen years ago, after serving about forty years in the department. In 1893 he married a daughter of Mr H. Manchester, of Waimate. He leaves a widow and one daughter. His only son died last year. Golf Visit Postponed. Mr J. E. Donald, secretary of the Christchurch Golf Club, received a wire from Kirkwood to-day regretting that he was obliged to cancel their New Zealand tour, and that he would arrange a later date if possible. Hagen and Kirkwood were to play a round at the Shirley links on Thursday next.