PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10719, 13 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr E. J. Jtiddii-oni and Aiiss Iliddiford leave for England via Vancouver on Sfiutembor -7in. Miss Stone, who was recently appointed to tho position oi luisfross at the Masterton District High School, will take up her duties at tho beginning of October. i The many friondi of Miss Hogg, of -Uasterton, who is at- present in Australia on u recuperating trip, wiIJL be pleased to known that her health, is much improved. I Mr C. E. Jlobieson, general manager of tho Government insurance* | Department, is at present on a visit to Master ton on business in connection with his office. Mr Georgo iSarr, of Masterton, light-weight boxer of A'ew Zealand,, leaves this evening for bydney witlx. the Now Zealand team, which is to. oompete at the Australasian championships. Visitors at tho Club Hotel, Masterton, include Mr and Sirs Beamish. (Hawke's Bay), Mr Graham (Christchurch), Buller hockey team, MessrsScihilsky, Fuller, Grant, Mason, Kain,. Smith, Bailey, Huteheson, Botisted,. Rush ford, Dobson and lteid, S.M. (Wellington!).. i Our readers may perhaps be inter— !M ested in the careers of the three ex-' perts, who aro at present lecturing at. tho Spring School in Masterton. In. charge of tho school is M.r Clyde A. Cumming, who arrived from Sydney nearly three years ago, and who has. been connected with the movement..,, of agriculture in our schools sine© hie. arrival. On tho northern rivers in New South Wales Ivlr Cumming spent, the, early part of'his life, and there ho obtained niufcii practical knowledge, of mixed farming, and in buying., stock. Later, Mr Cumming decided, on teaching as a profession, and passing with distinction through tho Syd-.-ney 'training College, he entered for a farther period of training at. the. famous Hawkesbury College of -Agriculture, entering the College firstotx the list of teacher students, and., heading the list of those students-at-the end of the year. Mr Cumming. has .now charge of the agricultural., work carried on by the schools in theWellington educational district. Messrs D. Grant and E. Howe both.. 'received their training in the London.. County Council schools, and whilst, there Mr Grant obtained tho medal, given by the * City Guilds of 'Tkifidon „ Institute, by ' bein'g placed at . thohead of, the list.^.all, the .students - of ' Great Britain aud" Ireland, who vvei'O' Examined : in"'the' < Jidnftur& , ? s 'iixamiri'a-- - ' tion in carpentry and.Joinery for that;, year. Previous to coming to Wellington, both Mr Grant and Mr How©.were pioneers in the Auckland province of "Woodwork in our schools," andvnow we are given to understand.', that a later scheme is being developed, and carried out- at tho Wellington.; v Training College, and'at one Spring.," School. - ' '