. Our Home correspondent writes:—There were seventy candidates for the vacant post of Rector of the Ounedin High School, and the choice fell upon Mr William Norric, M.A. Mr Norrie was educated at the Greenock Academy and the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, at the latter of which he took his degree. At Glas gow, in particular, he appears to have greatly distinguished himself as a classical scholar. Mr Noriie commenced his career as a teacher early his first sphere of labour being his old school, the Greenock Academy. He subsequently taught successively in the Kdinburgli Institution, Mer clnston Castle School, and Ediubiugh Collegiate School (Charlotte Square). In the last he had been teaching for some years, up to the time of his receiving his present appointment. This school, which is conducted by Dr A. H. Bryce lias tiie reputation of being the best of the high class schools in Scotland. Mr Nome's duties there have consisted chiefly in teaching the classics, hut he lias also taught English and mathematics. He has had experience in taking boarders. . He has the most flattering testimonials from a number of gentleman, of high standing in the educational world, in cluding Dv Bryce and Mr Rogerson, Head Msst-erof the Merchiston Castle School. These testimonials I have read,-and I have nlso been told lgr a competent and disinterested authority that no better man than MrNorrie could have been got for the post of Rector of your High School. I should have mentioned that another of Mr Nome's testimonials is from the late Rev. Dr Camllish, in whose church he was a deacon and wlw says of him—" I hold him in very high esteem, and Iwve the fullest confidence in his character and qualifications." You will thus see that Mr. Norrie comes to you' highly recom mended, and I am sure the people of Dunedin will do all in their power to second his efforts towards making your High School what it ought to be. Mr Nome is in the prime of life, being about 33 years of age, is married, and has three children. He proceeds via Suez to Dunedin, where he hopes to arrive about the I Oth of ApriL

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