CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2622, 2 May 1889, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The Election of a New Head Master. The newly-elected committee of the abovo school met promptly at 7.30 p.m. on Monday evening, at the Criterion Hotel, (Jambridge. The whole of the member.'! were present, viz., Messrs R. W. Sargent (chairman), T. Weils, Jv Hewitt, James Hally, J. S. Bond, (J. Dickenson, and C. Boyce. Tho uiiuutes of the last meeting of tlio previous committee were road and confirmed, after which the chairman read a telegram ho had received from the Auckland Board, deputing Mrliirnest Hill to take charge of tlie school until a headmaster wa6 appointed.

Tin-: ni-;.\i>-MAS'raismr. — A communication was ioad from Mr Vincent Rice, tho secretary of the Auckland Education Board, stating that the Hoard had chosen six names from tiio list of applicant's for the vacancy at Cambridge, which they considered tho most suitable, anil had placed them in what they considered their order of merit, viz., Messrs R. C. Dyer, H. R. Hyatt, F. P. Burton, J. M. French, 1). ()'Donahue and H. Hocken. The committee were _asked to recommend thn appointment of one of them. Testimonials were received from Messrs 7)yer, C'Donaliue and liurton, which wero read, and occupied a considerable time, as they were very voluminous, and extended over a considerable number of years. In addition to theabovc, applicationsand testimonials ware also received from Messrs I). I). Tanner, of J.'akuranga ; George Large, of fVuckland ; and I''. C. Crookes, of Patsrangi. A letter was also read from Sir Robert Stout, recommending the appointment ot a Mr Malcomb, of Canterbury. Mr Hally said lie understood there had been o0 applicants, and ho thought the Board ought to have given them a larger choice.—Mr Wells thought the Hoard would have special knowledge of the teachers, that tho committee would bo unable to obtain from any number of testi-monials,—-Mr Hally had heard so much of favouritism being exhibited by Mr Rice, that he thought they should bo careful in their selection. Years ago there wero lots of rumouis that Mr Rice did protty well as he liked,—Mr Wells thought a committee of tho Board went carefully through the application!! and testimonials, and that Mr Rice therefore could not have much to do with it,—Tho Chairman asked if they were to confine themselves to the si* names that had been forwarded, —Mr Hally thought they should ask the Hoard to give them a bigger choice, He had heard of several good men whs had applied, whose names were not in the six submitted to them, Tlmn again, ho believed the committee were desirous of having a married man, and in the list forwarded there was one, (Mr Dyer), which really left them no choice,— Mr Wells pointed out that another of the applicants (Mr Burton), stated that he was about to bo married, and if appointed he would doubtless soon make himself qualifled. —Mr Boyco said he had several children attending the school, he should much prefer having a married man as master. Mr Hally then moved, " That the Board be asked as a favour, to give a larger choice; as the committee were anxious to appoint a married man, and there was only one in the names forwarded.' —Seconded by Mr Boyce.—Mr Wells thought it was only delaying the matter. The Board should sorely k'nojy iporp rjf tftp teachers' capability : th»n tj)e coinmjttoe.—fl'.e Chairman thought tho iiamGa before tho!|) wprp very good ones ; he did not see his way io support the resolution.—The motion was then put, and was lost, the voting being : For, Messrs Hally, Boyce and Bond ; against, Tho Chairman, Messrs Wells, Dickenson, and Hewitt. —It was then decided to bijlW, ipcmber having a pieco of paper whereon he wrotp the name of tho candidate lie voted for, Tho fpsult was ; J)ypr, o ; (.('Donahue, 1 ; the former \yas therefore declared ejected.'—The Chairman ajid i\£r Wo'lls wefe appointed a visiting committee for tl)6 , ensuing three months; and the Chairman ai;d Mr Ijoj/ce wpre authorised to ujgn cheques on behalf of the coi|it;i)ttpe.