Teachers' Winter School.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 160, 11 July 1904, Page 2

Teachers' Winter School.

The teachers' winter school closed on Saturday. During tho morning the Mayoress (Mrs H. Cock) and the chairman of the Education Board attended in connection with the presentation of prizes donated to students in the various classes. The prizes in the cookery claßseg were awarded to Mrs Martin (Courtenaystreet School), and Miss Richardson (Egmont Road) ; prizes presented by Mr T, Avery and Mr E. G. Allsworth (chairman of tho board), Mrs Cock made a few appropriate remarks on the importance and value of tho classes and the gratifying progress of the students. A visit was then paid to the gymnasium, where tho woodwork class was in full swing, and here tho Mayoress handed to Mr Evans (headmaster at Ngairo) ono of the pieces of a fine kit of carpentry tools presented by Messrs H. Drown and Co., ami awarded on *;ho recommendation of Mr Sandford, instructor In tho class. Mrs Cock remarked that it had given her great pleasure to visit the school during the progress of the work, and after congratulating the students on the good results so far obtained, hoped that Mr Evans would be enabled by means of this present to further pursue this useful study. Tho recipients suitably responded, and the presentations were marked by hearty enthusiasm and accord among the otlier teachers. Mr Allsworth thanked Mrs Cock, on ! be-half or the instructors, students ami the Education Board, for her 'ixcoeding kindness to all concerned, and for attending that morning to present the prizes, and also conveyed to the teachers the hearty appreciation expressed by members of tho hoard of tho regular attendance and tho general behaviour of the teachers. An adjournment was mode to the east wing, where Mr Sandford, with Mr W. E. Spencer as clerk, conducted a "Dutch auction" for the disposal o( tho surplus materials from the cookery classes. In many cases "nibbles" were obtained, but other articles brought tancy prices, one packet of mixed spico (retail price ono penny) bringing two shillings. The sale caused endless amusement.

Tho -general opinion of the Instruo. tors, as expressed to a News representative, was that they had never hod better classes, or any in which teachers displayed the same interest ; n the auibjjects or genuine Inclination (or work. J,t certainly speaks well for the teachers of 1/aitonaki |'jh«t)tho was sustained, and the lange attendance maintained, right up to tho closing day. In tho woodwork and cookery classes the progress ie ■jvident to tho most casual visitor, some of tho teachers liaving worked wonders. In the botany and kindergarten classes tho value of tho instruction must bo estimated by future results,.