THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20570, 11 June 1932, Page 18

THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

BOARD OP GOVERKOBS MEETS.

The Cliristcburch Teefcrieal Oaltga Board of Governors met baft oigH Vt McGregor Wright presidjaj. Otnam present were:—Mrs it £ Villi S. B. Evison, G. E. Kraakua, W. S. Gahagan, J. J. Hurley, 2. W. Bebert% D. Bowse, A. H. Scales, 3K Sctk-Sniftj U. Shipley, and T. W. West. The treasurer's statement aaowe&Jltt for the period from April 21st tejfgjjr 26th the receipts amounted to 4jPP 10s Bd. and the Expenditure to 'J|BJ|l 16a 10d. The total credit bakae|pi £64Q 4s 44. , •" * "tf It was decided to withdraw *M? * from the ordinary funds ta wffa»« amount lost by burglary during 9k month. j The Buildings Committee **gqMg that the- following work had tea* •■W| pleted:—Erection of two installation of desks and interior and exterior painting, wafcym'', painting of tho workshop roof •!*££■, exterior of the workshops. Tho I<£t\ ping of the new junior workshop was almost eotsplwed. *-™' The Principal (Dr. D. R Haumem) f£ ported that the return of atttwiaiWf in the first term showed an ibiiwmi ij 21 in the number of regular stadejfcl. attending the classes. That did art Include the unemployed boy* atteoiejg the special continuation tlwwi **] ranged for them, tbe number *tW>' students being about 70. Tko roB an*r ber of the Teehnieal High Befcaat W 94 greater than last year, and is Hi evening classes 78 less. ._ j At a recent Board meeting was given for the starting of afcafttlMl and typewriting classes for fM|trained as shorthand-typists, in keep them in praetiee wail* •••# ployed. No class had aetaaSy %•■*- started yet for them, but it I Wf € |f derstood that there was every ttjMr hood of enough girls coming forward w warrant the starting of a elaas n**** immediate future. Any girla JsaJßJbjl of joining could do so either t*«j# Miss LoveE-Smith, of the WamtteW employment Committee, or by direst aj?> plication at the Teehnieal Collage. The Finance Committee repaitsdtt*| the Education Department bad JWtßh* that increments in teachers' aataAs would be paid this year and irwdi I* retrospective to February Ist. II y proved the recommendations of W Buildings Committee in regard to tfcl oreetion of a destructor, with afigfct at* terations to two chimneys and the fW* chase of a library cupboard. Accounts for payment amounted »» £348 0s sd.