PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1357, 7 February 1912, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

9 . IBy Tclcrrßpli.-SDectnl Oorresnondcnl.l Palmcrston North, I'Vlininry 11. At n iiHM>tiii(! »f t' l " cuiiunitlco of Ihe MonV Soeinl CIIIII cvciiiiiK, » cliciMic for (w» niiiiUMis wns rcccivcil from his J'lNtrllrm'.v ilio (lovitikh , luiviirds Ihc club's funds. The monthly nirvlinK nf Hip ramplwll Street Scliuiil" Cumniillci< wns livid Inst iiijjlil. Mr. T. l(. llmldor |iri'«icliii|:. The liPiiilmiistcr. Mr. !•'. I). \V;iUnn. rppnrlcd that Ihc school hml rcupcucd with n lull nttcuihiiico, mill 11 i> 11111 Imt I'rnni outsidn the school iiicii had (u lip. rcl'iiM'd adiui.sion. 1110 niiiiilipr of new sclmlni's innrn than imlniiciiiß Ilin.-c win) hml left. T\w sliiff wjis Iwo pupil tciidicrs short at the. pri'seiil time. 'l'lu> roll number was now 70!). The coinniiltcc pulsed n re?olii(iim complimciiliiif; .Mr. Watson ami Ihc oilier teachers on Iho success of the minimi school concert. Tho following resolution \\ii< »\<a passed:—'"J'lint (Ins coinmillec ompliaticnlly protests agiiiiifl tho highhanded procedure of Hie \Van;;;inui Kducation Hoard in appointing Mr. Kibblcwliile lo his position in tho Campbell Street School in defiance of Clause s"> of Hie Education Act. and deem it causo for deep rejret that they have ignored tho school committee to call for applications for the position. We would further point out lliat we raise no objections to (Ik; rimililiaitions of .Mr. Kibblewhito, but protest, ugaiiwt the Iward'.s action in ignoriuK the rijjlihs and privileges of (lie committee, as defined in the Education Act-." .Mr. C. Pickering's team has won the rink competition of Hie I'ulmcrston Dowlin;,' Club. At a meetius of the local Swimming Cliil> lii«t nifdit-, Mr. W. Devine in the chair. Mr. M'l.ean tendered his resignation as captain, owing to his departure for AVelliiißlon, and Mr. ].'. Duncan was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily Jlossrs. W. 11. Hankiiis aiul B. liourke were appointed liandicappers. Cricket teams from tho Palniorston and "Wellington Urnids' lodges try conclusions on (lood Friday. The committee of St. John Ambulance district nurse division met last cvcniiiu, the .Mayor presiding. The report of Sister 1-onergan wits' read and adopted. The town was mapped oil' for a systematic canvass, and an endeavour will he made (0 seciiro moro honorary members. Mrs. L. A. Abraham offered the use of her grounds tor an evening garden part} - in aid of (he funds, and the chairman and Messrs. JJurward and M/Leavey were appointed u committee to make the necessary arrangements.