A SPLENDID RECORD

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 69, 23 April 1929, Page 3

A SPLENDID RECORD

37 YEARS OF SERYICE TO CHILDHOOD. MR JAMES HISLOP HONOURED. On Alay B next, 5Ir James Hislop eelebratcs the 25th anniversiiry of the day on wliich lie first took enarge of tlie Napier Central School. Certainly no otlier headunister in the employ of tlie Hawke's Bay Education Board can lay claim to sueli a tine reeord cf service" to tlie children of one town as can .Mr Hislop and at tlie annua] meeting of householders, held in the Napier Ccmtral Scliool la-t night. tlie opportunity was taken by tliose present to coiigrat ulate Mr Hislop verv lieartily upon lns ac-hievement, the hope being pxjiressed tliat lie would be cnablcd to carrv on his splendid work at tlie scliool for several years to eome. Tlie ohainnan of tlie meeting, the Rev. J. A. A sher, was the first speaker and eongratulatel Mr Hislop on his lionourahlc reeord. exprcssing tlie liope that lie would C'arry on to render in the interests of the eomnion weal siteh splendid serviee as had markc-d liis offorts in the past.^ He could conceive of no position in the Dominion productive of moro good than that neciqiicd by Mr ?!4Mop and lie had great ]ilea«ure in moving a vote of lieartv eongratulution to that gentlenian. 5Ir F. Crny, in seeonding tlie motion, stated that one of the lnost remarkahle features ahoiit Mr Hislop was his universal popularity with liis pnpils. lie had never heard anvthing hut eiidearing phrases used by both present and past pnpils in referring to their ehief, whieh was a remarkahle reeord for any man in Mr Ilislop's position. Mr Ti. Rickering paid a tribute to the tine work wliich M i' Hislop was doing in tlie interests of education. Year by year tliey found out liv the improvement in ihe tono of the inspector's reports, how the higli standard of the scliool was still improving. Mcssrs R. R. Amner and T. II. R. Gifl'ord, both old pnpils of the scliool. now eoinmittee memhers, also added their meod of eongratuhition "As one of tliose you wallopcd in the good old days. sir, T wish to tonder you very lieartv congrntulations and I hope tliat yrtu wil] coutinue to roign in vour present oflfiee for nianv years to eome," remarked Mr Gitford, amidst laughter. Tlie cliairman's mntioii was then carried with aeclamation. Afr Hislop hrieflv expressed his appreciation of tlie tributes paid liim by tliose present. Tt was now over 37 years sinee he first oame to Napier, so that practicallv all liis life had Iiecn spent in the serviee of Napier children. During that time a verv large number of children had passed throngh liis linnds and oue of the things that pleaso'j him most was the number of old pnpils, with whom he had had to be liard in their schooldays. wlio came up to see him wlienever tliey visited the town. As he got oldor he seemed to appreeiate and love his work more and more and he felt. tliat- so long as a man was grauted good health, exnerienee should eount. He hoped to have many more years of serviee in liis lirosent position and during tliat time to retain the -respect of his pnpils and of their parents. (Applause).