NEW PRINCIPAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1937, Page 14

NEW PRINCIPAL

WELCOME AT COLLEGE

G.'FT OF LECTERN

Yesterday was a red-letter day 'or the girls of Wellington East College, for at morning assembly they were introduced to their new principal, Miss N. G. Isaac, who has succeeded Mis:; A. M. Batham.

Accompanied by Mr. L. McKenzie, chairman of the Board of Governors, and other representatives of the board, Miss Isaac met the girls in the assembly room, Mi-. McKenzie r^aking the ( official introduction, during which he referred to the excellent work done by her predecessor, Miss Batham.

In addressing the girls Miss Isaac expressed a wish that they would bs friends. It was an outstanding clay of her life, she said. Only once in a life-time did one take over one's,, first headmistress-ship and only once in a lifetime did one's parents celebrate their golden wedding—and yesterday

her parents were celebrating that happy occasion. Miss Isaac then introduced her father, who had presented to the school a new lectern which will stand in the new assembly room when the room is built. The flags covering the lectern were removed by the head prefect and it was fortnally presented to the members of the Board of Governors, the stafT, and the school, Mr Isaac making reference to the importance of the assembly in the life of the school. In accepting the lectern, which had been carved by Mr: Isaac, Mr. McKenzie spoke on the value of Bible reading, commending the Sermon on the Mount for earnest consideration. He asked Mr. F. Holdsworth as senior governor and as president of the Parents Association to address the girls, and Mr. Fitchett as junior member of the Board of Governors and also as a college contemporary of Miss Isaac. . : Speaking from the lectern for the first time, Miss Isaac referred to the spirit of happiness apparent everywhere at the Wellington East Girls' College. She had heard of it most frequently, Miss Batham, the staff, the girls, the Parents' Association, and the Board of Governors all being responsible for this pleasing state of affairs. In .conclusion, Miss Isaac read the first part of the Sermon on the Mount.