THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12647, 10 November 1906, Page 6

THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

IL TO THE EDITOR OF *' THK FB_-S." C Sir. —Your a bio and onconrasing p loader in Mcn-1-.v's i-i-mo on the r-' 1 -- T jocfc of Technical Kdr.c.itiou, conta_r.6 r tho statement that "the tee.hn.cal J Bcht*:d in its work r.£ a day school, C oifortlin <__; what is really in .omo rep -jx-cta seventh standard instruction, is "1 in its'.vf a competitor with tht? Distrio C High P-hcol.'' As this seems to imnlv J .wno misapp relic n.. ion as to tic cliar■s actor of t-k*. work which it. is pr pose ! r to dn in tho t. I-nical day school, 1 J should bo glad if yr.-u would allow mc t to describe* it briefly. H In the first placo. a much larger proH portion of timo will bo given to prac L tioal work thnn is iwinl in ordinary Zj secondary -'*''ooLs. Ti;:*re i.*" an in--n crea-sing recognition oi' tlio truth that I™ tho mental development which rrsnlt-*"-J from a thorough training cf the hand L and of tho eye is impoitaiit for the wi pupil whatever liis work in life m\v ■I I>e. For (jYobo who to tak ■P up manu.il and for f''-ci-*e J tho school is clwflv intend"-'l. if is C all tho moro noc-ces-.ry. Practicd f* work, either in to laborri*ory cr in "lj tho work-hop, will cetnny irom oneC third to enf-'omth oMho --cool li-rurs. •J whic-. under snch a svrtom. can b" 51 incroasod without overworking the j" pii"il. J After the Jir-t year a gradm. \Z it-ation will take plare, a word ing; to I* t.ho occupations that t'-e pupils in c*vi "J to take, un. and a course will be aril" ranged fnr e:*roor_ in cither jj commerce, buildinc; trades, ong'tifcrt in**, or agriculture nnd horticulture. jr Al-t-'-onili it is true tint -iihjects will T bo taken up that, are h'm. 1 .night by L othor scoo!K**nrv coli-v h. a curriculum J -on —' di. ti*-.?tivo lines could hnrdlv •J bo dosrrib"! as overlapping J? Such fch-nc*!- as tho ah: ye aro n*-. 4 J new. 'I'hev aro often an integral far* C of technical inß*itn*iov*- at Homo. an*" 1 p in f'i.s colony th -ro n-n two very suc~t cc«-'fu 1 examples in "\V lliiv.-t'n and ir C Aueklind. As Sir John flnrst n-'id nl in his S'leeeh at t''.-> foundn' ; on con-ni-nv. tho great ob-t:ic!o met with in r tlio O'd Country h-i*-- been 'the w-mt J of pro!***ira'ion on tlio part of the--. |Z wh-r* camo i-» take to instruct i-Mi pro p vidod." The. o'k-U.tl *is familiar t r "1 thof-w* in technical education in this colony: and it is miinly in order to overcome it dsnschools aro Tho training 10----ceived in them i\* :! 'l erove a .<*»■■->> •'* foundation mo*- only for that whic l ' the omrc, the or t'*e f.rn l will suVorini-nt.lv provide, hut also for that instruction in principles wire* is tho special work <:if t.ho evo-nij_-/ classes.—Yours, etc., johx n. HowTT.n. TtirorAer