PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 936, 8 July 1903, Page 2

PERSONAL.

By the Zealandia to-night an old and respected resident of the Bay, Mr McClure, leaves to take charge of a new school district in Hawke’s Bay. For the past sixteen years Mr aud Mrs McClure have had joint charge of the Waerenga ahika school, which they have conducted to the entire satisfaction of the Education Board, having gamed very flattering reports from the Inspector, and secured a list of scholarships that would do credit to a more strongly staffed school. Mr and Mrs McClure have always proved themselves teachers of the most progressive type, and have not only adopted, but in mauy instances, anticipated the most approved of modernized methods of instruction. In addition to the ordinary curriculum of school subjects physical drill, cooking, dressmaking, cutting-out, and instrumental music have been taught to a degree of efficiency seldom attained under such conditions as are afforded by the work-a-day duties of school life where so many subjects have to be taken in a given .time. Tne infant department, conducted on Kindergarten principles, and the manual training throughout the school have on several occasions been specially noted to the Board by the Inspector as of exceptional merit. It will he remembered that at the Gisborne Horticultural Society’s Show one of the most pleasing teatures was the table of Kindergarten and and technical exhibits from the Waerenga-a-hika school, which also carried away a prize for cooking. Mr and Mrs McClure have had wide experience uuder the North Canterbury aud Southland Education Boards, and the place vacated by thorn will bo hard to till. During their stay here they have made very many friends whose best wishes will follow them to their new home. Great sympathy goes out to them in connection with the recent death of their little daughter Sheila—-a great favorite with all wuo knew her—occurring as it did on tho eve of their departure from the home and surroundings and friends of the past sixteen years. Mr McClure begins his duties as headmaster of the Kiritaki school in about a week, and Mrs McClure and family join him a little later on.