DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1753, 19 May 1906, Page 2

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL.

MR MANN'S RESIGNATION. At the meeting of the Gisborne School Committee last night the following letter \vas received : Dear Sir, —As* a consequence of my admittance to the legal profession I wish ■ to place iffy resignation in vour hands, ! with tlie request that you will forward a ■ notice of it not only to the liawkirs Ray i Education Board, but also to the Gisborne High School Governors. Ido not 11 xan . absolutely definite term to my notice, > because lam anxious not in any way to 1 spoil the year's work in my department, i Three months is the usual notice, and 1 three months from the end of May would 1 lie the end of August. Now, that is the worst mpntl) in the year to make a 1 change, while next tq December the best 1 is the end of September, I should, therefore, be willing to keep in charge of the secondary department till then, if the Committee and Board would prefer it. I may say that it is with very mixed feel mgs that I make Ihe announcement of my retirement from the teaching profession. I have spent a large slice of my life in it, and on the whole I have had a satisfactory time. 1 should like through your committee to record my appreciation of the almost, invariable courtesy with which I have been treated by all the members of the various boards and committees with whom I have been concerned during tile last eighteen years. In conclusion, I should like to express my good wishos for the eoutinued success and prosperity of flip Gisborne ,School. I am not leaving the town, and if in lime to come I find myself in a position to do a litilo in furtherance of such success. [ shall he delighted to avail myself of it.—l am, yours faithful 1 v. “ E. 11. MANN. B A.. LX B. Tbe Headmaster wrote : " I urn enclosing Mr Mann’s resignation as master in charge of the secondary department. I wish to express my regret at the loss of so' valuable a member of the staff, in whose hands tbe secondary department has done uniformly good woik eiuue iiß foundation, eighteen years Bgo.” Mr Wildish, tho Chairman, and ether members spoke in very high terms of praife of Mr Mann, end while tegrettiog that he was giving up his work in which he hid done such'goed servic’, expressed pleasure that be va< bettering his position. On tbo motion of Air Da'ton, seconded by Air B irlow, it vijt resolved to place on record tho committee’s waim appreciation of the servics given by Mr Mann, It was decided to forward the reßigna- i lion os requested, and to epnsuit with the Headmaster as to tho beet time for giving j 1 effect to tbo reeiguaiigu, 1