TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17941, 8 December 1923, Page 19

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

80ARD OF GOVERNORS. Tho Board of Governors of the Cirriat-■•nu-cij Technical College nstt last evening. Present: Mmsi* C. il Opio (chairman), H. 'l'. Armßi.rn:: ? , It. I'., J. Graham, G. B. Fiaiikhn, McGregor Wri~ht, T. HaberSeld, A. Pt-vrrill, V. K. Ccvkr-, J. H. Price, W. Jones, •'. K. Gahat'.iri, K. ,S. Murchison, E. If. Andrews, an! i Mrs H. F. Herbert. 'I f;<> chairman extended a welcome to Mr AliiK-.i.son, a new member o: thn board. T!ic Mayor :Mr .1. A. Fleaber), :,s president c: t h<3 Can!«rh-j.-y Pilgrims' jissocia- !:"."., v. :■"!•; inviting the members cf It"! Hoard to the service to be held en Sunday, December lOh, in connexion vriih. tho Annivc/sary Day celebrations. The invitation was accepted. Mr T. M. Has'.etf, director of the Boys' Gordon Hail, wrote tLaniirip; th. Beard far a vol-.- or £lO lov.Lircia sp.ciai educational work among .sixth standard boys just leaving school. Tho Ic'.ivr vt.i3 rec.rived. Tao Canterbury Carpenters' and Drivers' Union wrote stating that the Union had made a errant of -C5 5e t-> ba earmarked »s a scholarship grant tor tho carp.ntry and joinery classes. The offer was accepted with thanke. The Buildinrr Committee crecornmeiided several repairs to the College and further that mjit.Tia! lor a w!cclpss set be pr.rcha-wd at a cost not to eic«cd i.'ls. The report was adopted. 'ihf Committee rrportr<l that the rliftrionliort of prize? to pupils of the Tcchr-Va' F(i;-'i School had l>ren arranT'-d to lakf nlac-2 i ; ; th? Chora! Had on Monday evening, December 17ih, ut 7.30, when the Mayor votilrl sprak. er.d the chairman ot the Board and M;rs Blesher would distribute tho prizes. Trie Agriculture! Committee reported thet it had received 34 applications for the position of -.'nrden-er-frrouiKlsman, and had appointed Mr J. Russell. The. Director (Dr. D. K.. Hansen) reported lui.t a donation had been received from tha Kuiapoi Woollen Co. through the works marm/er at Kaiapoi, of set 3 of samples of wool showing the process of manufacture from greasy wool to cloth and blankets respectively. These were being pls-oed in tho dicolay case in the wool-classic." room, and added to the interest of the work done there. A number of the scirw bovs aud girls of the school nsristed ftt annual A. and P. Show by acting as marshals in tho different sections. This work was interesting .and had distinct .educfiiir-uaA value for" the pupils. In the timber section two earden g«.te3 and one farm gat" were entered by l>ors oE th? College _ after being made up i« the earpeiitry and joinery workshop. One was made of New Zealand oak on the. ground*, and tho others of New Zealand beech All three gained fairlv substnntial awards. One of the garden fiates had been accepted 'ay the New Zealand Education Department for the British Empiro. Exhibition. In all, four cases oi exhibits had recently been sent forward to Wellington, representing millinery, dressmaking, drawing and art subj-cts, rmnting, pattern-making, mechanical engineering and fitting and turning. Th<?v were particularly indebted to some of the students who allowed -valuable work to be forwarded as part of the exhibit. Recent advice regarding the results of the plumbers' examinations showed that the recent _ tests would allow twelve more plumbers in Chtristchurch is successful candidates to have full registration. In addition to these, three others qualified for the practical examination. These results were the best that had been recorded for some time past. A vote of thanks was passed to the honorary examinees of the College, Me-sara H. N. Ives, J. Petterd, William Y. Manchlin, J. W. Parncll, H. Daniel, D. A. Donn, S. Swanson, A. E. Ballinger, H. Hargreaves, E. E. Husband, J. A. Mander, G- T. Hillsdon.