FIVE HEADS RETIRE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 539, 17 December 1928, Page 10

FIVE HEADS RETIRE

FROM CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOLS SCHOOLMASTERS’ RECORBS Five Headmasters of Auckland schools will retire at the end of this year. They are Mr. A. Douglas, of Mount Eden; Mr. George Wilson, of Richmond West; Mr. D. R. F. Campbell, of Morrinsville D.H.S.; Mr. B. Bagley, of Hamilton East; and Mr G. Woollen of Newton West. The retirement ol the last-named has already been recorded in The Sun. The son of a teacher. Mr. T. Vt. Wilson, who had charge of the Paparoa School for many years, Mr. George Wilson entered the service in 1888. After being a probationer in the city, he had sole charge of the Maitakolie School for 12 years. For five years he was at Totara North, and then he took charge of Gienfield for six years. His next appointment was to the headmastership of Stanley Bay. where he remained for 10 years before his eight years’ term at Richmond West. Cricket and hockey Wave been Mr Wilson’s favourite sports, and he is a past-president of the Auckland Hockey Association. In 1920 he was president of the Headmasters’ Association. FORTY-TWO YEARS' SERVICE Forty-two years’ service lias been given to the department by Mr. Benjamin Bagley. Educated in Dunedin, he was a pupil teacher at Clinton before he entered Otago University .and Training College. After serving in Dunedin schools, he took temporary charge of Waihopal School, Invercargill. For 3 2 years he was firstassistant at Woodville, receiving that appointment in 1893. Headmasterships at Kumeroa, Hawke’s Bay, Norsewood, Dannevirke North and Woodville Schools followed. In 1922 he became headmaster of Hamilton East, which is one of the largest schools in the Waikato, the roll number being over 600. An all-round athlete, Mr. Bagley played football, cricket and tennis, and he was a swimmer, oarsman and

runner. He has been president of two branches of the Teachers’ Institute, and he is at present a vicepresident of the Waikato branch. AT MORRINSVILLE Mr. D. R. F. Campbell has been teaching for 40 years. He was educated at North River, Waipu, and became a pupil teacher at Onehunpa. After four years? at Otakeo, Coromondel, lie became second-assistant at Beresford Street. For the past 2d years he has taught at Morrinsville. watching the primary roll number grow from 50 to 470, a secondary department become established, and the building of 10 country schools around the town. As secretary for 20 years of the "Waikato branch of the Educational Institute and president for the last two years, he has shown his in-

terest in the welfare of other teachers.