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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 12

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.•;'/.'A':dable' message, received; early '. in "the ,w«ei:,reported;;that Miss -NorajLoiu* ;(pro- ' fessio'nally; known, aa Mdlle,'.! tl'Argiel) had , .scored.-a success:.in granii.opera.: at Nipe,• when.;&ppeaMg.;in'..ite'.':leadinK': soprano'. ; :rojes /mi-TPanJili"'; ?, Les v-Hugehots,'';.and "Seigfried." v Miss Long is a of the.: lateV.Mr. ".Charles'; Long, .of. Welling-, ; .was .educated,'at > St..Mar3r , s, : Convent;'Hill.Street l ; -Wellingibni;.wher« , ;6he;, : ;studied .Ringing,' under. 'Sister . : Mary; ;Agnes' ■-. who' 1 ' made;: a J speciality 'of •': voice production. ■'. The'.'.news-ibf- Miss..Long's success;.' has:: been '.'.received'; with'":- great gratification~by' hei;' friends. in , ' Welling- ' ton. :<::■'. ■■:'-■:'- :• ■ : --r^-'-v^^;:-.^ '■■■'■■-:-. ':v.;'

Our .Women Teachers;-\' v ■.;;;■•/ ;^- ;^'■'/;. Every woman.who reads'the report : <t ■' -.'■'' the debato'.which.-.took place yesterday. ■•-.:■■ ,inornihg.;'at^the/ : ; Educational; Institute?"... will, feel" inclined:' to .congratulate, tile;; ■'■'■:. women teachers .on carrying .-;the'point :■: .' .they had 'raised,, and so'.*sunning.'a-very .'■■'/' substantial, victory/,." : '■>',■: •...+■■■■:■;}".'■.'.!. '•:' \ The :women. delegates came to the Instj- '■■■•'■' .'.; tute with a very ■ strong, desire to secure':/ ■ ' an amendment'in. the -Act; which;-would .',■ ■' considerably affect:.tho,status; of: women. ;'».'■ As .the"'Act stands ,pne-out V of ; the" first-.', '■'-. three. assistants at a ;primary; school ai> ■:.•'."■-.;.,' tended by. girls must ,be a■ woman., 1 It/is- ? ■-;■'. at the; discretion of the. Education. 'Board "'<C::\---. for any district' to ■■'say- whether -she; shall':;-' ';:; be first assistant,;.'or- Becond;/ or; , ; third,-'/o■-' and--in two ; districts,■':'.'" Auckland: "i and ■'.-'■':■'■"•' Jtagb, it..has .-.bcen/ the).custom-j to,-'give'i:v. V.. the;first ...i two.; places,., to ;-. men.and :-. the : .;'' ; : third: to- a- woman. H" ; j'-i ; .. '~.. : Tho other boards. ;•!" fait iu their.itreatmoiit, but the' women, :" teachors: throughout' the -feel: .- •: that • tlie'.matter _-should not be left. ia'V : '"ii the hands of; individual boards,'aid that ■■'■■"■.. .'the 7 ' position c "of "wdmeh'" Should be' exi; •'.'■.■."■;. .plicitly '-stated. •■i ; ;They,'..therefore, asked: '■'■" v'j 'that the iAcf; should-beValfered-.to read ■ .: '• that' of ,the !flrst'..two.-assistant .teacheW, '■'■ '■'•■ , one. should'-be'a : wdman:v- V.:.:--:\.vS" '■','■■■■'■''', ■'•• '■■'. The position; , ' unfaiiy':■.;:'•' perhaps,;': : iii': .coiitryii Bchools,'•;whiere --■'. ai. "' -: ■' ;Woman' has 'beea/'in sole charge until thei'.J ; ; school; grewfbig^;mough'-|p.:'requireXa'•:■■': 'second:: teicher.'vwhei' a man' , has' been '. - ; ,; i put , over: her.nead'j/ when''it tiasigrown "'"':'.■:■.'•', still '.larger, perhaps,; a ;second! assistant:' ■■'. lias'.been appointed; and N the:woman has ,: ', .. ; ihad-jtotake.-.thu'd;: place. , a. f-..: >'';:■,;;;"'■: i.'-'lti is hoped - thatv the .resolution ;'cap- -~",',,:: ried/yesteroay/wiUvbe effective;'and.that'' .-. '"(j ! women; teachers" ; will 'be- -accorded;::the.'. ; :v! place 'dne:.to,'theni.'..The importance and".. : . : ,' : ■valne,: of- our..,;women teadheia■,.'■; ■''■;. of .the primary' , schools do for the"conv. ;-: -> ;mnniiy.:v:Lmetit : ".:;diievrecogidtioa".-.et.'-ith^i'-v'." : -; hands' of the' . Government i^: , C ; i.u ■■:•.;■:.•■'■ ■'■■.'■: ,:.■■- ;»-'■■ k-kP :t.'-vj-"-"-'f-. : ". Lord Kitchener and; the : Ladies. ,0>; '?;'; '■.:■■■■;■ ~:}■' : ; > Many .'.stories; have'been told.: of "lEnnl - ; v> : ' Kitchener's■ fro'stiness.of mannartowaida'; •:! ;me'mb'ers' > .:bf'-yha't/,lie; : Jwane%ileetoolboT.':'.*.'."'' > termed ."the crdsseryisexfi' "JLAiP;":b3lJa'-. : - -V ■a.gdo'd one of'the: great soloUer'ailast.vidt'.. ; ■■.'■ to -.Cairo. ! He'-'was/intrdduced. t»; : an-,En®-;: '■ "■ .lish.'.countess, whoso..yiTficity.: and "charins: ■>' ■in:. general',might; have: been;' expected^;to ■i; -.IV captivate; oven/him.'/,β^ich,''however,'i'did-". :• •, .hot prove'to \bb.thOvCa£e.";.■E^;of, E/,it;ia:,"'!;/' said; eat' awkwardly, on;_the, edge of nisi ": chair,\*itugging"," at ,■ his;;moustachi: ■ 'fDo ,-.-".v'--Vyou ■ liko ■ Cairdf" she' ventured ;at; v last".-"-, '. ; the :lady': in,, her , endeavour to .V '■■ : interest'. the great*-man, 'rattled ■■ ons;'fot'.' • v : the space";"of v l:en minutes ;about;.her :do-;.-:.,.>v ings.'' When had.;c6me;to the end , of :■ '■ ; ■ her.'recital., there another jo.dreaiy;;.-,;:; paiise,'.■':.' and-i'.'then-.Kl"; of iKi^Awithu;.a'-' : .'-.: mighbr "i effort,-, pulled," •'himself;;,ftogetherj'. ; .-.; - , ; - ■ and" remarked', solemnly,"'Tm -'.''.gmd ,v*w'" •■'■. '■-' ::;si- ■.;;, :> : 'i:^:('y ;■' Sir iWilSam , 'and Xady; Steward; .yiio m;■ :.'■•■: ■(Staying'-' at: Paekakariki,■■' leave Ion': Throe- ,;■•-■ ! : v-. ,day-for^Ashbniton-andJHainnet; , ',; '.' ; .,,:; : ;>';,. < ! : i' ; -ilrs. 'C'. W,:Steward;wlibU has beenepaodi ': '■■ ■ '-:-y ing : /;:the:Vboliday's :witli^-:,Mra.i:Ameline,'-••;..:; Smith; 'at"..lsland ; Bay,'hasvietnriedrto;; ; :-,-; •.VTow'ar&V.i^N':end--if-'?tlie'::'6esßi«A'f^.^'-: : -'j . 'health of- Mr: -Eaume, , caused a-good; ■ '■;'' - deal ?of .anxiety" i»: his;friends,: and'he:';:':'. ■had to leayevAVellington:some;fame;:be-■'•;: fore; the session v ended.V,;-:He has'/ decided ... ;■■ .to"go England;;.and l :on ;l to-Germany,';';,..;! 6ike : ,of.fhlejj ■}':"■'■ health.: -They'leaye Anckknd in,-Febni«,.:,' 4 ,-. :ary:' 11 v^i' , -' , ■'-■Mrs; Mira Southan-is etnjring .wiQi^lie.: i '■".■■,-. Albert Samuel;-at I^werHuH.N"..^';;;:..;■'•:-..'' : a)od'her.children-ai», V :'; ; sjiending ..a'.'. holiday;V t dt! MrivPidd'e J farm;,;' -'V •at ;• Wiiikaniae;,';; >' '^ffl'WH' i: .:;''::': V.'-x:'': v >Mrs. > ] ald''leave-'on. Mdnday_far-a..tDnr,'. , o{;tli*- vv! '■■ ■'.': j "■Mrs."Jtf-'Bt;'Gibbons'.iretnrned-yestodsrv ; ,'■ 'j 'f|^M^)^a^!l^oiw,lteS%' , ;fllßaiii}d;:- v -' i . heri<sister::M^s.>Lyhcn.'V;i'' - 'v ■)?)-,':,:'<£• 'j : .' ',-V ■; -,'' Mr! '■ an'd:'Mrs?Osbprne-Lilly,,'of ;PaMa-:(■■ tTia;' ! who-'are^ : keen.;.anglers, haye bean ■ i/\, 6j?onding-.- the A weeks'afvOringi,'' camping '.->! 'oh' the: banks'.of Eivet;.,;,' : .:! ; - ifrai-Eath'and.heE'itwb 'dKiglifeai,''W.,'. ; - companies by from.'lff*;' J' : i telton', : : are! spendinfi>-;holidax'.in.- Anob-'; ; .'; vMisa Marion;' Biggin^ : ; ; > -Uite!y,:rf..Csfti : . ; fborne,- ■-.: ,< ence-mistress , ' at' the.:.papier'Technicai : ;:.'■: l3chool.^resSj^AOTdatiqiu:i;:; ; \ ; ''.q:K ; ;;%; r.-:;;. , ;",' :■" A.ol "tils. "A'"'■ -. ] '■^plhiv;Mai^^',.ofC;-. ,^rtoborojigh;;-., - : '»loee'.-'--.5; \ :mtirriage- ; waa,' postponed.' owing ..to;;her:.'-,;: sudden iiihess, was married pn'Monday to;'. ;■■ Mr.'Eeid, : of-the Government.'-Veterinary ■>.'■■. . I ;Itepartment.^p»;marria^ y Tas;a,,;'.ywj; ; ,j 'quiet.onW-; ,^' ;v;: / i/ ; ;;:'?;;.:'^ ! ,■■■■;'.■'■■■'.' ;.'■'?■•" l --:'.- i; ';