ELECTRICAL DEVICES AS SERVANTS

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30998, 2 March 1966, Page 2

ELECTRICAL DEVICES AS SERVANTS

“In this push-button age it is essential that the machines and laboursaving derices we use are our servants, not our masters.” said the president of the Canterbury branch of the Electrical Association for Women (Mrs G. M. Samson) in her report to a recent annual meeting. With care, understanding ■nd discriminate use of modern equipment, a woman s life today could be relaxed and interesting. The same machines, used carelessly and without knowledge, or bought indiscriminately, could cause waste of time, energy and money and might constitute a danger, she said. More and more women were realising that an intelligent knowledge of electrical matters was essential to safe and efficient management in nearly every sphere of home life. Aim To Inform “It is our aim to ensure that this knowledge and understanding is available and we look forward confidently!

to another rewarding and successful year.” Mrs Samson said.

The branch now has the highest membership for any year since it was formed five veare ago. During the year Mr W. J. Williamson was tutor again and two sessions of classes, each of six lessons were held. New equipment including assorted plugs, adaptors and flexes were bought for use in classes, and this had made possible a more uniform approach to teaching methods, the president said. Brigadier J. T. Burrows, regional commissioner of civil defence in the South Island, gave a talk to the meeting on civil defence. The following officers were elected:—President, Mrs G. M. Samson; vice-presidents, Mesdames A. Schumacher and M. E. Miles; secretary, Miss A. Brundell: treasurer, Mrs M. Clemens; committee, Mesdames I. J. Innes, G. Pistor, O. Roddick. M. A. Smith. E. K. Wilkins and Miss M. W. Carstem.