Institute ‘milestone’

Press, 5 November 1977, Page 6

Institute ‘milestone’

The opening of the Sullivan Avenue branch of| the Christchurch Technical Institute was a milestone for the institute, said its council’s chairman (Mr D. F. Caygill) at the opening ceremony yesterday. The new buildings plus the institute’s student hostel and sports field alongside, formed an integral part of the total technical institute in Christchurch he said. The new S23M complex will specialise in courses at trade, technician, and professional diploma levels in

subjects related to building,; architecture, and construe-1 tion industries. It consists of two machine shops, seven workshops, three construction halls, four laboratories. six drawing rooms, three classrooms, and a lecture theatre. Mr J. D. A. Hercus, director of the institute, said [it was the first building opened by the institute in | the 12 years of its existence, i The essential role of a i technical institute was twofold, to aim to meet the • needs of the industrial, com-

; mercial and social commonity, and to meet the needs of 'the individual in continuing •education, he said. The fu- | sion of these two ideals had [ led to a building of this type. ! Mrs D. I. Farrar, widow of iMr A. S. Farrar, who was I chairman of the institute [council at the time of his death in August, opened the I building and unveiled a [plaque in his memory. [ The new complex will be open to the public today be'tween 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.