NEWTOWN SCHOOL
HEADMASTER TO RETIRE
J After a long career as a teacher, (both in England and in New Zealand, Mr. Walter Hickson, who has been headmaster of the Newtown School since 1932, is to retire at the end of the current school year. He is a prominent member and a past president of the Wellington Headmasters' Association and is an ac'^ve worker for ths Otaki Health Camp. After 25 years' service in large schools in Manchester, England, Mr. Hickson came to New Zealand in 1920, and was appointed first assistant at the Point Chevalier School under the control of the Auckland Education Board. In February, 1926, he Game to the Wellington district as head teacher [at Tokomaru. Later, he became^ head- ! master of the Martinbc-rough District i High' School "and in May, 1928, was appointed headmaster at Masterton West. On July 1, 1932, he was appointed to the Newtown - School as headmaster, a position he has> held ever since. ' Mr. and Mrs. Hickson. are to be entertained by the Newtown School Committee at a farewell social: evening on December 12, and, on December 14, members of the Wellington Education Board will say good-bye to Mr. Hickson at morning tea. ' After his retirement Mr. Hickson will live in Auckland.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 136, 6 December 1938, Page 4
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209NEWTOWN SCHOOL Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 136, 6 December 1938, Page 4
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