NEW PLYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1901, Page 2

NEW PLYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A srECiAL meeting of tho Town School Committee wsik beH at tha Council Chambers on Monday last. Pr.se it: Mesarr, W. A. Coilis (Ouairavui), F. BeUcioger, J T. While, H. £.. Oatiloy, and R, Todd, A Jotter w«s receivod from the Board enclosing application* from six caadi- j dates for tho position of third DSBisiaiit teacher at this Central School. After a lengthy diacu.s.sion it was resolved : •' That u letter be coat to ]

the Board in effect that us applications for the portion of third assist ant! teacher at the Chntral School were j called for in tSie middle of the holidays j and resulted in only six applications being seat in, the Board be recoup, mended to again call for applications bo as, if passible, to get a larger cuiibar of applieaats to select from, and that iu the memtitue th-j present applications be retaiaed unless withdrawn by applican's." It was further resolved, ''That the Board be informed that it has come to the knowledge of tho Committee that other teachers than those now applying weuld, if opportunity were aflerded them, apply for the position; this being an addicioaal reason for the Committee making the abjve recommendation for further advertising." Bjfore closing the meeting the following resolution was unanimously carriad :- " Tuat the New Plymouth Sehoal Committee desire to place oa rtcord, on behalf of themselves, the teachers and th« children under their • supervision, their gre't regies abd s.r----1 ro* at the national ha. ba- hee i I sustained thiough the lamented death i of Her Most Gracious MUj<'sty, Queen ■ Victoria. The many excellent traits of character that our late Sovereign manifested have endeared her to b 1 classes t uf her subjects and should tend to niuke fhe recolleetion of her many kindly acte \ and woids of sympathy an incentive 10 '. the children of this aud other distric's ) to strive to copy aud emula'e tlia works f of one whose life and example have j made her worthy in every wiy' obe j cjpieij, and render the knowledge of t being a humble subject bar rule - a matter of thaniilulnees, bj*jdis furJ ther tending to strengthen our feelings of loyalty and prida in being a portion of the Empire that has derived so much j good from her beneficent reiga." i The meeting closed.