Busy Man
p. 78 · Read in the full issue
The author of this article, Mr. M.
D. Howse, Education Officer on Pitcairn Island, cannot complain of lack of variety in his job. As well as being responsible for the education of all children between the ages of five and 15, he acts as Government Adviser and Auditor.
Mr. Howse was trained as a school teacher in Wellington, NZ, taught in various schools and was head teacher of Tatuanui School, South Auckland, before taking up his job on Pitcairn.
His only assistant in the education department is an untrained island girl. Because he also has to check the workings of the Post Office and Island Secretary’s accounts, and advise the island’s government on policy matters, he enjoys a full and busy life.