MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.
TEACHER'S APPEAL SUCCESSFUL. Wanganui, Feb. 4. The Military Service 'Board to-day adjourned sine die its decision in connection with the appeal by the Education Board against the calling up of George Cooke, teacher at Beaconsfield. Mr. Fred Pirani, chairman, of the Education Board, said the board appealed owing to the shortage of teachers. He mentioned that 72 teachers had gone into camp from the Wanganui district out of a total of 191 male teachers. Of the remainder 33 were over military age, 20 had been rejected, eight were under military age, and three had been accepted and were going into camp. There were no First 'Division men left amongst the teachers in this district except those medically unfit, and only 55 married men left out of nearly 200 teachers. There was not the slightest chance of gettin other teachers without robbing other districts. The board had the greatest difficulty in getting teachers for country schools. It had closed a number, but could not close more. Ho contended that the 'board could not spare any more teachers.
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Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1918, Page 2
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179MILITARY SERVICE BOARD. Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1918, Page 2
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