PRESENTATION TO MR SPENCER

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 24 January 1907, Page 2

PRESENTATION TO MR SPENCER

At Hi,, conclusion ()f l |„. j.;,i lK . ;lli(lll '•"■■ M "r..,!!,,. on \V«mli.o«Uiv, 11,, " < '"'' ,L ' rs 1 "" 1 ot the jj uim | , :uu ' " I'losoiiiatiou lo .M r \y |.; M'oncer, who ha- resigned „„. j,,,, J Wc 0r.:,,,, ,« take ,„, the editor *n'|> ol Hi,: -.school Journal '' -Mr James Wade, the chairman, on "-''»' ', «f il"« J|o.ml «,„l .stall', said H had Jail™ lo lus pleasing lot to iimka presentation to .Mr Saucer, , lml to e-vpivss (he warm feelings ami ..„„,( tt»lto of all towards the reejpfent. Hk'.v rccogmsed his zw ,i il]1(1 t ! || ,, | ,, v and felt cerium tic gifts would recall p casant days S |mu, j,, Tanuiaki, for Mr Spencer »„„l have fl , t Col| j id( . r _ •"lo gqatihcnl.ou- iuut pleasure: /,,,,„ tllu , ""|k. As chairman of the Jioard »«J f ti member for nearly a ", lllllr .' u-r ot ii century, l, c had SW n that Mr spencer s work l, lu ) nOCII (|f j,,,,,,,,,, benchl lo education, and more nuti •hilly 1,-clniiciil education in Tan,imki. Alter again thanking .Mr .Spencer lor las assistanee and courtesy at ;" timcs.AlrVVsudeconcludod l,y w j s |,. "'!s the recipient every s „ m ,ss in his spuoiv prophesying good results lie took lo the ",s,m„ ; l Journal'' Taraied'F "" l ' Z ''' U ' '' C lliul !i,UW " m Sir i'uull briefly endorsed Hie chair"inns euhrgium, remarking teat .Mr work i„ teelmieal education would In) r-jiiemliered for years til eolne.

was losing its tower of strength in Mr •Nieneer, who had dene invaluable work lor the district, and been „( inesti niable value ... primary and (eehnieai education, and to all interested in edu-

Mr liscn, speakiir, as one of the now members of the .Hoard, said he had lor years past rifcoguiscd Mr Sp>n. vers energy, 'especially in regard to leehuieal education.

-Mi- Adlam said that no inspector Iwd worked harder i„ the interests of education, and in raising its standard in Tarauaki until )u ,\v v.a: stood'..eeond

Mr Whilcoinbe, Llic secretary* said that when lie took- ,i|, j,i s duti'eVur Spencer had H'vi-n him great assist anec, mid ho wished to' thank him now, and to join in the congratulations on Mr Spnocer's promotion. .Mr .Morton, as one of Hi;. M-nior members, sudors,,! |1„. n . llmrks „ r previous speakers, lU „| M !;l iik,.d Mr Spcuccr particularly for his roadimvs to give assistance, and infomation ]o tiii! speaker as a member of the j.'i n uncc Committee.

Mr Kennedy also paid a tribute to Mr S])encer's work. Whatever faults Hie inspector might liaie. ho was not lazy, and Uio>c teachers who were willing to follojw that example had only good words for .Mr Spencer. The appointment of their lspector to the editorship of the "School Journal" might lie taken as a colonial recognition of ih- Spencer's ability. -Mr Ballanlyne, assistant" inspector, who had been associated will. Air Spencer for the past four years, paid a tribute to that gentleman's euergy aud organisation, ""ifo hoped that ?a 'jus ii> w s,ph,,n; iy Spencer's bands would not 1... tied, lie was afraid In would not get the latitude Unit' one of his ability and enonrv deserved, anil which would enable him to do much to elevate 'lhe teaching profession in New Zealand.

The Chairman Ihen asked Mr Spoil cer to accept a handsome oak and silver salad bowl and a silver hot-waler kol.Ho and spirit lamp, on which was inscribed, "Presented 'to AV. 10. Spencer, Ksij., M.A., Ti.Se., \,y ii„> members and ollieors nf the Ta'ratiaki Education .Hoard, January 23rd, 1U07; in memento of comradeship in education al work, ISO-1—1007." Mr Spencer thanked the members

very heartily for the gift, and for the Aery kind words. He had spent, his maturing and ripening years in 'Taranaki, and regretted severing his conleotion. He knew he had worked hard -he was built that wav—but his sue ess had been principally due to the, ynipnthclic reception of his .schemes iy the Hoard, their intelligent crili'ism, the assistance of (he teachers ml of tiio Press, lie paid a tribute to he chairman, who had always 'treated I he ojlicc and teaching staffs with i ;imlly consideration...