TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20413, 7 December 1931, Page 11

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

AN TpNTY-HVE YEARS Of! growth* J-JkNWJHj M.A., M.So., ■ " Director.] tI 1912, a meeting was jge Hall to consider a Ptfst and Senior tion. This comprises t old girls of the'Colold students' clubs atAssociation's banclubs it has had fat with others of a lean arly days Mr Dobbs, d Miss Carter did i debates, plays, ete.; now of Oamaru, was ry, whilp in this mderson infects lome of his own • Boys' Cricket by and in » are.records of bhe Old Girls' , the erection of tr's road sports' ble addition to t made by the ;ement of school ie 'value; of the by the addition ie Old Studentsihould be made Festivals, which 1914 and 1915/ sly, were abannbershipof the adly depleted as , Tnese festivals itingj elocution^ .ntiPvery success-; I- Students' Asa jlace, Y.M.C.A. coming second, shield, rom St. Paul's, id.' These cornimpetus to deto be regretted :e been revived. 'at Auckland, bre lEHSiestival^, >ri several years, t energetic and the Association ef°and n Carter vAmbler, Rule Rutherford iu >will be remem- , not only id Debating So- - Women" was history of the d the entry of ct cricket, the. ird grade comshe grade with cords tell that sar of the Old d like another eater .age it is at ions, and in hundreds playitude of other er Country. old students' Athletic Club, had wonderful sld events, owencouragemeixt » by the New immer-thrower, j old student®' ition and coninitiative and . "J. Goldstone, e-, who retired Comment must esight of those, . the Board ol g field at Bn- & among the out the year it :s on Wednesdays, .and. on one finds that used for three nservative estilittle room for Thevalueto a playing field rovides for the ly persons .not ege, "as well as in attendance y cupboards in >s-that the athsuccessful as

they are varied. Field athletics, Rugby football, Association football, hockey, cricket,- tennis, netball, basketball, rifle shooting, swimming, and life-saving are all activities in . which our clubs have at least held their own in competitions. The girls', teams have some notable achieyements to their credit, notably in; winning at interv?ss the; girls' secondary hockey and netball shields, and the Monica for life-saving. 1 his year Joyce Shaw, at the age of 15 years, has" won tne highest award ot the Royal. Life Saving Society at the low'est age yet recorded by any successful candidate for the coveted An mastic Curriculum. It is hardly necessary -to.-rewind our old students that external examinations have been regarded as an inc '"< dent rather than as the principal objective in the framing of courses or study in cur College. A truly great education can be best achieved where, there are. no harassing restrictions to: meet the demands of external examinations in a limited number or subjects, and in this respect the technical hign schools of the Dominion have been particularly fortunate. We have had great freedom in the study of t |J e greatest of all subjects, viz., Englisn, and the ability to devote much time to the study of drawing, design, antl elementary colo;urwoik as part or a liberal education is much appreciatea. We are aware of in our courses as at present arranged, but we realise' the possibility of such a school as ours becoming the ideal place for giving a truly cultural education. At the same time mention must pe made of the many who have passed the necessary external examinations that have taken» them t the University Colleges and other seats of higher learning, and in soroc , ca ®. have enabled them to proceed abroad carry their studies to a still high St A g dutv that the College has fulfilled gladly and proudly has been the reeducation of manv returned s °J dl ® r |' uork that was taken up well before the end of the war in 1918 and if "being carried on to the present day. K ®" cords show that since 1918 1270 enrolments have been made: of . men, with a maximum of 22p m. The College activities .for this purpose included the running of a- raptor repair tihon for two years; » boot repairing workshop for limbless men for two years, electrical wiring classes, • an

numerous other trade commercial, and general classes. All m the men entered their classes with the right spirit for. suecfss and many have been very successful in rehabilitating themselves and obtaining good positions in civil life. Our work is not yet done for returned soldiers/ but we regard it as one of the most honourable and one of the most fruitful duties that the College has performed. The record so far is evidence of a wonderful growth during a third of a lifetime. Increase in school buildings and workshops, in agricultural . plots; and playing fieldß, aud a phenomenal growth of .roll number of the Technical High School from 56 to over 1000— these all go to >how, that the tions of technical education in Christchurch, were well and truly laid. It is for the present and future generations to see that, having put their hands to the plough, they turn not back, but continue as straight a furrow as they can to the end. . Remembering the school motto, "Honestum quod utile," it remains for them to ensure that in; the workshop, the office, the home, arid in public life none but honest work is worthy of a pupil of the College. May" we all put into practice th&. teachings of the Sage of Chelsea in his exhortation commencing: "Tn'o men 1 honour,and no third." Chairmen of the Board of Governors Since 1907. 1907-1909-Dr. -J. Hight. 1910-1911—Mr C. Allison. 3912-1919—Mr G. Scott. 1919-1925—Mr C. H. Opie. Since March, 1925 —Mr McGregor Wright;