PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 690, 15 December 1909, Page 5

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By' Tcleeraph-Special Oorrobonrtent.i ■ y'- , ; Palmerston, December 14; v : Tlio annual brcaking-up ceremony in connection with the Palmerston High School took placo this afternoon, when Mr. \V. Rutherfurd, chairman of thp Board of Governors, presented. tli3 prizes won at the annual sports gathering. The afternoon was then devoted to musical items, contributed by boy and girl scholars, the.latter also providing afternoon tea. Miss, Louie Chapman, on behalf of tho boys ond girls, presented Hiss Mills; the senior unstress, • who is leaving the school, i a t Yf 1, " , " 10 travelling-companion,■■ as a mark ot their appreciation. Burton Mossman also presented Mr. 0. Itcischer, assistant master, ifl,o is shortly leaving for England, witu a ;caso of pipes, and, in doing so, referral to the great interest which the/recipient had taken m the school sports. At the closb C 'ta!r ngS - **? *** fbr ' the A meeting of the High School Board of Governorsyras held last evening.. Present: Messrs. W. .Rutherfurd (chairman), W--Park, W.H. Colhngwood, W. T. Wood, G. Hirsch, Wβ. C 0. Harper, and I. Jolly, J. E. A'crnon (rector), TVWi" H rl Tho Wanganu Ife? ?? rd ,vroto, bating that Mr.-T. ■E. Hodder had been reappointed one of its repro- ™ <° n ->. th %y™ d; Tho chairman reported that Mr. W.. Fraser, of Duncdin, had been appointed; junior- master. Ten tions were received for the. position of senior m stress, and twelve for that of third mistress. Miss Lynch,,Jl.A:, formerly.second mistress in the school, was appointed to the former posi•Y j D< l the , chalnntl n 'aid rector wore appointed .to make a .final,, selection, to £11 the ■K sltlo , n ,?, f third mistress. The rector's Teport showed. .the. roll number to bo 157, and the average attendance 149. The secretary was instructed to send a,letter of sympathy to-Mr. J. L. Barniooat (a member, of the board) in iu n ) n $ th ?■'bereavement sustained.by the death of his brother,', Mr. W. H. Barnicoat. if'Wxr-?? Jbe director-.of the Technical School Mr. JVD. Opie) was read and adopted. !,„ ?' a j i lde -, d i s . a PPr«ciatiori of tho S ? by Ux - Ople b >- increasing his salary by-i£OT.per annum.-The usual voto.'of .£5 was ™. war . <is , tho expenses-of issuing- tho High.School Magazine." •-.-■ '.' - ~ _ The milo raco.in connoction with tho High bcuool sports was run yesterday, and was won very_ easily by Hopo Johnston, a Bon of Mr. J. M. Johnston. This young athleto.is said to bo the makings of .a .very fine -runner;: showing both pace and stamina-in his racing. _At_a meeting of tho Palmorston Licensing Bench conditional licenses wore granted for the Manawatu. and Ashhurst;.race meetings- , ■The Hospital Day Committee havo made all arrangements, for tho usual Christmas collections. Iho elder scholars at tho.-.public schools and members of the Fire Brigade are to be asked to assist, and the ministers of the various churches have also been requested l to tako up special, collections in aid-of the hospital funds. Mr. C.-.N. Clausen has volunteered to superintend the collections at Foilding and Ashlmrst, the Mayor of Foxton is to bo asked to arrange -for collections in that town. xha price of exemption badges has-been reduced from ss. to 2s. fid. ','■ ' •' . ' rh e "breaking B P" of the Palmerston Coni't D ii■-?'5 h . Sc , h , oo l-took place in the Zealandia Hall last night, when there was a large crowd of parents-and others present. His Worship the.Mayor ..(Mr. J.. A. Nash) presented: the ■prizes, and a.very fine concert programme was also rendered, to which Messrs.' , Kirk' Watchprn, Hurley, Woodfield, Bagnall; Corboy, Rainbow, Hodgins, Stockyrell, Thomson, Tucker, Ward, and Stansell contributed items Misses Ivy Graham and -A. Eichards ployed the accompaniments. .;. . •■ . . ~-.•'