Compulsory School Attendance
The Public Instruction Amendment Act—better known as the Truancy Act—received the Royal assent on October 4, 1916, but the…
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School of Arts
The usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Wednesday evening. There were present: Messrs A. Biggers (president), J. Attwater, J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brevities School Railway Concessions
During the currency of the coal trouble, the State railway authorities notified the Kducatlon Department that it would not be possible to grant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Convent High School. Presentation of Certificates
The Mayor of Singleton (Alderman M'Dougall) presented certificates on Thursday afternoon to pupils of the Convent High School, won in…
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A concert will be given by the pupils of the Superior Public School in the Mechanics' Institute' on Wednesday evening next. It is almost four years…
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The annual entertainments given by the pupils of the Convent High School have, for years past, by, reason of their excellence, maintained a great…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →School Concert. Greta Public School
The Greta school children, the quality of whose singing is so well-known t[?] the district gave a concern of Friday, [?] 8th instant, at the Central Hall, in aid of the…
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The pupils of the Marist Brothers' School in West Maitland achieved high dist [?] in the recent Diocesan examinations, securing the first four highest places, upon which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →St. John's School. a Popular Teacher
The Rev. V. F. Peters, Adm., presided at a gathering of parents and pupils in St. John's School, this morning. when Mrs. A. H. Nicholls, on behalf of the parents, presented…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local and General News. School Teacher's Promotion
We learn that Mr. J. J. Griffin, headmaster for some years of the Morpeth Public School, has been appointed headmaster of the North Ryde Public School. He will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Cotterill's Private School
The pupils attending Mr. Cotterill's private school broke up to-day for the Christmas vacation. The pupils took occasion of the opportunity to show their esteem and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maitland High Schools. "Speech Day" Function. Town Hall Gathering
A commendable spirit of comradeship and interest in one another pervaded the town Hall yesterday afternoon, when the pupils of the Boys' and Girls' High Schools joined…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland School of Arts Committee Meeting
The usual fortnightly meeting of the committee was held in the committee-room of the institution last evening. Mr. H. W. Fry (president) occupied the chair and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valedictory at Wallalong. Popular Teacher Farewelled
Mr. A. G. Greentree, the popular and energetic teacher of the Wallalong public School for the past five years having received notice of his removal to the Nelson's Bay public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Veteran Teacher Retires. Mr. Nelligan's 48 Years' Service
The New South Wales Education Department will to-morrow lose the services of its record service teacher, Mr. P. J. Noltigin, who is retiring after teaching for 48 years…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marist Brothers School. Presentation of Prizes
The hall of the School of Arts was crowded to its fullest capacity last evening, when the annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Marist Brothers' School was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland High School Old Girls' Union
The annual garden fete of the above was this year a record, having cleared more than in any other year since the inauguration of the union, 15 years ago. The "old girls"…
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The following latest books have been added to the library:—"Common Clay," by Cloves Kinlead; "Mile," by E. F. Benson; "Greenmantle," by John Buchan;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →School Syllabus. Professors Consulted
Speaking at the annual presentation of prizes at the Sydney Boys' High School, Utimo, the Director of Education, Mr. P. Board, had something to say regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The School of Arts. (To the Editor of the Chronicle)
Sir,—Having seen no account of the customary annual report of the School of Arts published this year, there is an idea in the minds of noma persons that the committee…
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