PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81916, 10 January 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr C. 11. Izard, member for Wellington North, will be a fellow-passen-ger of Sir Joseph Ward to England by the Mongolia. Mr J. B, Roots, of Fwlding, leaves in a few days to take up land in the Argentine- Some few months ago, Mr Roots went over oa a holiday, and was so impressed with the prospects of that country that he has decided to make a permanent home there.

Air Stanley Shaw, is on his holidays and will be away from New Plymouth for the next, fortnight. The Stratford Hospital Board have appointed iliss Elsie Eothergill. Auckland, as matron, out of lo applicants, Miss Eleanor Ciespm, Wellington, nurse, and. Miss Rita Graham, Wailii, nurse probationer. Sol L. Ziman is to he submit ted as the Auckland candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship. lie is 20 years of age, and studied at the Auckland Grammar School and University.

Mr Allan Hamilton, representing Meyuell, Cunu- and Vermis "Little Stranger' Company, producing the funniest farcical comedy that has toured New Zealand for a considerable time, is in town at present arranging for the company's appearance in the Theatre Royal 'on Wednesday next, Hilli inst.

Mr W. E. Spencer, ofmouth, who has been appointed editor of the. "School Journal," to be issued by the Education Department, came to tiie colonics when only a boy, and passed the sixth standard at the "Old Stone School," at Duncdin. J)eeiding to enter the teaching profession, lie entered the Otago training college as a pupil teacher, and studying hard and consistentlv the while, he soon attained his ALA. and li.Se. degrees. I'nfler the new regulations he is entitled to rank now as .M.Sc. After teaching for some time in Otago, he secured the appointment of assistant inspector under the Wanganui Kducation .Board in.lSDl, with Mr Hinilon as chief. An 1S!)4 he was the successful applicant for the post of inspector of schools in the Taranaki Education District, a po itiou which he has recently resigned in order to take up the second inspectorship in ilawko's liay. His new appointment will necessitate his relinquishing- the Ilawko's Hay position also. Since his arrival in Taranaki Mr. Spencer has set a high standard ot education that has been somewhat ot a stumbling block to many teachers, and has thrown his whole full-hearted zeal into teeluucal education. As an organiser of classes he has done excel lent service, and the heavy work attached to the administration of this department must have involved the expenditure of a vast amount of time and energy. With a decided leaning towards science as a study, naturestudy and agricultural classes have received great encouragement.. Mr Spencer was practically the founder and the first president of the ""Stud outs' Association in Dunedin, and vicepresident of the Students' Debating Society. .He was also connected with technical instruction in Otago. The encouragement given to technical clas ses, and the erection of the Stratford and New Plymouth technical schools will long remain as reminders of Mr S]iencer's term of office as Chief inspector of Schools and Director of Manual and Technical Education in Taranaki.