Page 6 - 1970 News Clippings

Principal Sets Rules

For Hair

29 May 1970 reasonable standard. senior staff’s.
Te Awamutu.—Standards “The general rules agreed The requirements seemed
of hairdressing deemed on by the college council, to be reasonable concessions to
acceptable at Te Awamutu which represents pupil opinion, current fashion and were in line
College have been clearly set is that hair at all times neat, with requirements in all but a
out by the principal, Mr J. M. clean and tidy. few schools.
Mitchell, in a newsletter “In front the hair must not “By attending college a
circulated to parents. fall over eye-brows, and ‘side- pupil becomes a member of a
“A deal of unnecessary burns’ will be straight and will community with rules which
time is pent by staff in not come below the bottom of are not necessarily that of the
checking on hair styles among the ear. adult world, and this fact must
boys,” Mr Mitchell states. “At the back the hair will be accepted.”
“While there is no wish to not touch the collar when the “No pupil is forced to stay
curb responsible individuality boy is standing upright, and after the age of 15, and if he
and creativeness, it would be will be shaped down to the chooses to do so it is on the
preferred if this were shown in neck, nor will it fall over the understanding that he observes
the field of study rather than of ears. these rules.
personal vanity.” “Bunched, bushy or “The responsibility for
Mr Mitchell said it was shelved hair at the back will not ensuring that pupils measure up
unfortunate that such a matter be allowed.” to requirements in dress and
of hair length had to be decided Mr Mitchell said the right hair is primarily that of parents
by edict, but there was no other to decide whether or not a hair and your co-operation is asked
easy way of assuring a style was satisfactory was the for,” Mr Mitchell concluded.

Huntly teacher remarries

June 1970 commercial subjects, but now the effort for a primary
Huntly. - A well-known takes English as well. school’s festival. Last year,
Huntly teacher has Though her marriage also, she was Waikato regional
remarried. Mrs P. means she has now further to treasurer for the Post Primary
Collingwood, who has commute to school each day, Teachers’ Association.
worked at Huntly College for Mrs Tong says she finds the Mrs Tong’s mother, Mrs
five years, became Mrs H. E. travelling “most enjoyable” and V. Stephens, is also on the
Tong at Queen’s Birthday the new journey “just as easy”. Huntly College staff, and in
week-end, and moved her Apart from her classroom fact, has worked there longer
home from Huntly to work, Mrs Tong is noted for than her daughter by one year.
Cambridge. having produced the play “Miss Mrs Stephens was
Mrs Tong worked in the Tarzan” for two successive formerly a teacher at Hamilton
business world before joining years. In 19768, she prepared it Technical College (now Fraser
the Huntly College Staff. for Huntly College pupils to High School).
Originally, she taught only perform, and last year repeated