THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20334, 5 September 1931, Page 16

THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

MEETING OF BOARD OF | GOVERNORS. ' The first meeting of the newly- ; eleeted Christchurch Technical College, , Board of Governors was hsld last even- ! in £» Mr McGregor Wright presiding. | Others present were Mra M. I. Ball, . Messrs S. B. Eyison, G. E. Franklin, W. R - Gahagan, J". J. Hurley, G. A. Pascoe, ■ J. W. Boberts, A. H. Scales, B. Seth- ; Smith, G. Shipley, and T. W. West. The Agricultural Committee reported that in future most of the work done by the „ agricultural boya would be earned. out Laagdon'a road instead pt Elisors road, as - better Jacilities were lettered there by the area of land available for-practical work, {and: of an. orchard of considerable^ize. fpr working and T observation. f - --*■ •Th 6 committee's recommendation that and implements should be purchased for use at the I/aiigdOn's road . property, subject to the approval of the ? finance Committee, the estimated expenditure being approximately £SO. was adopted. - ' The financial statement showed a total credit .balance 0f£3647 0s 3d. ! The Director of Education wrote that regulations had.not yet been issued regarding the award: of: maintenance bursanea. The Department regretted that it could not say at present whether free book* would be granted-next year to pupils m secondary and technical Meh schools who were in necessitous circumstances.. Appreciation was expressed at the action of the Board in endeavouring to meet the position by issuine books on loan. f _ * On tho recommendation of the finance Committee it was .decided that consideration of tar-sealing the balance : , k P yS ? (m J ld 8110,114 be h eld over until the end of the year. Committees Elected. >«« . Agricultural committee—Messrs Gahagan, Seth-Sinith, Shipley, and West: finance and parliamentary committee: Messrs Franklin, Graham. Thomni E °^ sc » .' Scales, vSeth,-Smith, Th ? rs £ n > ®viaon,'McGregor Wright, and Hurley; appointments committee: Messrs Franklin,. Gahaean Boberts, Shipley, West, pd Mrs Ballwomen 's .. advisory committee: MrS Croasdaile Bowen, Mrs Brook, Mrs Ball. Mrs Chrystall. Miss Gilmour, 'Mrs Hay V and ]^ 8 °P ie J building p e \ 4 SrS oraha ®, Hurley, Pascoe, Boberts, Bowse, Scales, Thompson, Thurston, Evison, McGregor Wright* Gahl^Tl" 60 ' Bsrs Gahagan, Graham, Pascfte, Boberts Evfson Setll ' Smith > Thompson,'Thurston' T . h ® (Dr. D. E. Hanson) reported that the third term would commence on September 14th. ' Approved. The. following, remits to go • to the ' of the Technical Education Association were approved"That in general the proposals to am f t i e + P °f^ P^ mary sch oolß are detrimental to the interests of technical education as a whole." "That the executive of tho Technical • Education Association should be urged ST 6 n* a v earl ? date for discussion of remits and other matters of wgency, and to bring them before the Minister for Education during the pres ent session of Parliament.'' P . the Minister for Education should be urged to renew next year tho zzs°iri £ books to pup^wVos: stances." ** necesaitous circum- " That the Minister for Education should be asked to pubbsh immediately the conditions governing the- award of maintenance bursaries and other information m regard to them, since junior and senior national scholarships are no longer to be awarded." "That regret should be expressed that in each tq,\vn where amalgamation of secondary schools has been effected, the ' principie of co-education has been sacriticed." - the Minister for Education should be. asked, to arrange for the Boards of all post-primary schools to be 1 the elected representatives of local bodies, Education Boards, parents of - pupils, committees of primary schools, and other definite sections of the community wherein tho schools are situ- 1 ated. and for no representatives to be nominated by the, Government," *