JUNIOR COLLEGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 116, 19 May 1939, Page 8

JUNIOR COLLEGES.

TO RELIEVE CONGESTION.

T,.\ ROTR FEDERATION VIEW.

Establishment of fully-equipped junior technical colleges in varioiirt mibuvhan districts is advocated by the Auckland district council of the Federation of T.atboui' as a men n« of relieviiß eonptMthm at the Heddon Memorial reehnlejil CoUeoo. ask oil m"'' 1 of the rollege asked tlm council to advise regarding inresentat l v ft : ,t " * thc " vraz lh ;. WoT" "■ ■'»""••'"x»»«» r."

The report said It was cnn-ldercd that IV , ""JV. » ir °l ,o " nlß those Of the Minister of Education n „,l the principal of the rolle»e- wpro nml niiiir iHffi.,title*.

••r.r-'flercd by the council that if ll.rrn or fniN' B „eh college,, ro „lrt ».e " p ' "" hi Auckland congestion in the 11 ii i lf] iorr would be greatly n-'i.-vi-d, especially ns far as first and se(">iid veil r pupils were concerned.

Another factor of Importance was that workers' children came from all parts of Auckland, anrt if the colleges were < '(nblinhrd. considerable saving in trav ellinjj expenses would reffiTt.