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New Ilminster School Opened

The new Ilminster Intermediate School in De Lautour Road, Kaiti, was officially opened by the Minister for Education, Mr P. O. S. Skoglund, last week,

The Minister presented the headmaster of the new school, Mr W. Henderson, with a cup to mark the occasion, to be awarded each year to the pupil showing most academic and sporting progress. In making the presentation, he mentioned that both Mr Henderson and the acting headmaster of Gisborne Intermediate, Mr Maxwell, were ex-pupils of his.

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A general view of the opening ceremony with Mr J. T. Hill speaking.

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Some of the parents and teachers who attended

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Mr Henderson receiving the cup from Mr Skoglund. At left, Mr Keeling. At right, Mr Hill and the chairman of the school committee, Mr Thorburn.

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Some of the Ilminster School's first-term pupils photographed at t he opening ceremony