CASE OF AN AUCKLAND TEACHER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1820, 30 April 1918, Page 3

CASE OF AN AUCKLAND TEACHER.

QUESTION OF LOYALTY. Auckland, April 27. The Right. Hon. W. F. Massey telegx’uphed to the chainnan of the Auckland Board of Education (Mr Garland) : “Have just seen the report of the meeting x’egarding Mayo. Please wii’e me whether you voted in favour of the motion to retain his services.” .Mr Garland replied: “Was absent from meeting addressing primary school re Anzac Day. Much distressed at what happened. Am giving notice of motion to rescind the minute, for Ihe purpose of moving a resolution to dismiss Mayo.” [The Auckland Education Board last week considered the resignation from the leaching staff of the Technical College of Mr Henry IV, Mayo, who was recently fined £25 for publishing a statement indicating disloyally. The resignation was'tendered in consequence of the conviction. Mr G. W. Murray said tlie committee of! the Technical College, of which ho was a member, had decided to refer the matter to the board, as only half the committee members wore present when tfie resignation came before them. The question was whether the hoard should accept the resignation or not. At first he had thought that to accept it was the only course, jb’uE Ei had been informed that Mr .Mayo had previously acted in a patriotic way, \having assisted in the patri-. otic vNrrk of the college. He had also been instrumental in getting the ’Boy Scouts to salute returned soldiers. Mr George George, director of the college, said that Mayo was an excellent teacher, his subjects being mathematics and French. His actions in the past had not indicated that he held disloyal sentiments. Ho had subscribed generously according to his means to patriotic funds. Mr F. W. 11. Brinsden said the Court had punished Ihe man, and moved that Mr Mayo ho retained on the teaching staff. Mr Murray seconded Ihe motion pro forma, so that it might lie discussed. Nona of the members, one or (wo of whom had left the meeting, had anything to say on Ihe matter, and the chairman I hereupon put the motion. There were one or two “ayes” and no “noes,” and the chairman declared Hie motion carried.]