EDUCATIONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 68, 7 April 1902, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL.

TEACHER'S SUOOKSSFUL, AFPEAL AGAINST DISMISSAL. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wanganui, April 6. The Toicher's Ooii't, of Appeal has been engaged f.>r tho pn-ttliree days in hearing 'he appral of R. P. Ularkson, late head teiehrir of Norminl'v i-choo', against his dismissal by tb-i W.>nganui Education Boatd. The Ho rd's coqteniuiijjwas that the luspectoi's reports on the fchocjl examinat.ious were not favourable. Clavkson held tint he had not been guilty of rosiest, and that thft faults which miyht hayn beeo found in his work hud bien due to circumat4BC«s over which he had no control. In extenuation of this, Clurksoa stated that the chi'drftn Attending the school were rendered unfit for active m j n'al work by the f set that they had to milk a number of cows before coming to school, and that the dairying industry was inimicil to goud results being obtained by any te >chor. The Court upheld the Jappeal and ordered the reinstatement ol' Ghuksoo. Giisbornb, April G. Tha local branch < f th« Teachers' Institute ha» resolved tlvit if the details bear out t.h *> case as telegraphed, to mak< a hvy to H-s ! st thn m;st-r at MikutaU fined i'nr cl< i>tisiu<_' a by.