TECHNICALSCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 174, 16 April 1908, Page 4

TECHNICALSCHOOL.

WANT OF ACCOMMODATION The cramped 'accommodation' at the Technical; School was, again: brought up before the "Wellington Provincial Asso- • ciation : on ;■ Tuesday- 1 - evening; when • a ■ com\mittcc consisting of "Messrs;. G. Norton',''A.-' t W. Nowton, and W. C. ,'Grcig submitted:the following,report on a visit to" the,institution: ; " Mr/ La Irobo was •• found busy, ■ when 'your Committee called, on a;drawing, show- •. ing- an ; ,oxcellent front elevation. of a.sTecfc nical School-building, one . such as ho lodes forward to- seeing erected in .this City at no tiM distant date.. When asked where the building -was ,-likely-to:-be erected; • Mr. La /Trobo, oxhibited; a far-away look in his eye?, ;4hd:-gayOi expression-, to Jlis'ifeeling :.with a,,J deep-urawn ; sigh. • Tliei'e,- are between ;1150' ■ ■ and 1200 student's .•attending tho; school.at. .the present * time,: which"represents . 200'. ? in" : ..excess of the attendance' last'...' easily beats, .any. previous 'Students ( ; for; softieof'-.the subject's ' taught, , have.'now . to be 'refused admission. .There'is' absolutely no,accommodation; for ,t-hem.- There; ar<£,'ho rooms to' put- them, in, neither', are the convcniences", suitable,'for,; iv larger,' attendance:. The latest, subjects ".'to - be' taught: at the ■ School,, ' r viz;, , jewellery,- making'- and:' metal ' work' 'and' enamelling, occupied most of tho - 'attention, of your Committee., .Since 1 the "last' visit- was paid, what are known as. Mufflo furnaces for; 'enamelling'. have- been fitted ■ up;." i ',- Some i vtery.. good specimen's of .' enamel. work .wmo;steiwni.to',us,V soine ; pieces' -,' kaving every colour of. the 'rainbow! Stained glass 'work- is hlso being-doiie, and excellent •' hammered copper ornaments wero exhibited., : Some pots, too,' were .shown''.us, which, had been beaten up froni one, piece of' copper, . .'and: ; no'''«oldoriiigVdbhe; i,^^efd i 'anj';t?fr:'4?y pupils and ''nine' 'evening - pttpila ■ attending ■ ■ this 'department for instruction. :'" The.' mak-" : ing of jewellery is. also but '' tho . best time to see: tliis'' goiug_on. is during tho ~. day time: After our'inspection-of these most ' interesting' departments, : : there'- being,a' little - . time before 'the ' closing of the'building,; the carpentiy and wood-turning room was visited. Signs of great activity were displayed Ijcre. . The students prove themselves very useful to the School. They make cupboards,' shelves, ,etc.7 : and complete a lot- of' fittings - 'fjor the building. - Seme pupils have recently • made six, doors,'and thoy would not .'disgrace > any room; Wooden''-bricks arc made, for the ' architectural classes*:.'•.-Members•': of; : your ■' ; Committe6, iat each 'visit, see 'how necessary, v 'and' more, necessary -it is '- that a '-suitable building' should bo erected in order that work v may bo - carried : 'on;-.''inoro ■ satisfactorily. : •Neither the instructors-1101" the students are, able to dq their'best;under tho cramped conditions tinder- which they : ,labour., The. won- ' der is; thai-' such -good -worjc,as iwe have, scon . is performed." :- ;• The President (Mr. :F. C: Crease) said • that it was not necessary .to discuss this ; matter-' agafn. ■'•>•The Minister' .for Education bad- stated that lie-had 110 cither accomnioda- ;- tion for-thoiii. : Mr. T. Ballinger-said that the. City Council had met, in committee, and .though;not-.' much could be said now, they had a schemc in mind which iho hoped would help them. ,'