A NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 7

A NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOL

j; W|DjiCq?Ti : ;£3*,3e8.-V, '^,;, W^^S IS '' ,I T: : TOO;: i MUCH/TO;>A;sli i ;l-^ 'i: 'At 'the' /list' , meeting'.of tho 'Wellington :: Teelinical ■ Educatibu'.'Boardi'i'the' directpr (Mni': W.' ■S: 'La Trobo) ■■ was' requested; to preparQ.ii ;:'report^stating. : necessary IftbjSunp^vprop'^ vts teoiimcal.'subjeets -in.'Wellington;; arid'-this ';repbrJ,'' 'together. iw!ui':'plans :, '. oV • : buijdirigSjVs.was l stibmifcted /the'/bbard';: at: ;!: tHeirif might. *i : & : f; < '' .-- '&. ; '■''.-■ ; : :: .-.liiO l»is ;: ; report,ivMr.j.:;-.La;. Trpbo : .ex-lhaustiyelyi^yith.ih^scope/bf-tcchnipal.wbrk. i: in .'.Wellington;'-subjects to .bo -'proVided'- for; :■. room's^aesiraWe| ,: etd?j ; '':aud ogives' a;'detailed; -qfj:tte-prmcipal,''r'qoihs/and';-tlloir ■;; !;.;■ '-As; Regards iho/sitb.rchbsen.; by i the .-board .'.and;:approved Council; ;th'6:direc-. j tp'r;'3s of : 'bpimon : that so' far as : position,';bi- ' "tont," a'ntl- acc'essibiUtygoifis: the test ayail- :' 'u^i%fii;t{&r- :; :&> : p:*kJ' i fih:' : -!'< - ; ;p., : Reporting. oh-'thb.;gener'al arrangement of : .'-. the. proposed;buildiu'gs'j'Mr. ;La, Trobo states: ' ; that. thov-wboleroffit-he; larger; front-: fmgCi Wallace^; -Nawi-pjohhj ; :and-?: Crawford v;StrMts,.-is.praotJoa_lly-rcove'rocl''-t>y-:thi; "school •-'ibuildings;■•V-TKb main;entrance;is;-at;^tbef oot :. of.ithevlow'sGjUiirb.S'tpwer Vat;thoVcorner pf rNovr,-. and- 'John ;;Sl?ftets;-iaiid''.-lbadsV'.into,'..the : .'main vco.rridpiS of o/fihe^i'rtwb-story': bviildinp; Streets.. : ;..Whilß'-.thV'-in^^^ //eomb'vrpqinS/'-'su'ea ,as ihbidrawing.'ioffice.and ■ 'the workshop,:on'tjfe/whole thohigh-powered best promise :-'of }.'■ all-round- ;'.UsTf.«lnes's, i and-V would: .T>o .V.th'e' ; cheapest"'to:install.'';;Np".prpyiEio:n had.ibeen' :.. ,iriade\f or-fireplages'in.ithe ■.; considered^ -fi^'^pi■■. p!jioe'>iii'. suotf.^n-.institu- 1 \ tion:v>,; An;""4?cfri"9 ■ ■' bell- :■ ringing isyitem^^vould:ibe^most ;:\the'c!ass^s;;cpntinue^br :^iffererit: peridds;;in' ;. different' ,-thb. economical" admini- % etratioriiyo,f i;th.e? s'chtiol : .-.it' 'wilfr.be "necessary,. . to] ins tall" telephonic.;'.oommunication' ; betvreeii j :.tb;e(,pffice7^an3,: : thei^r.ipiis; :' : the->'chppl.:;. ! ilabpratories,; -.the^^lecture-robriis.f'^'Eleetricity,:'direct : .ahd ; alternating,:: feust:.bp;laid'-privW.".the-:Wprk-. \~<s.'&l~.. r[: - ! -.VThw.fep;ort::wen(i/bnltb>sa:y.,thajX : ■•.' worfci i.pir-iB - finish*sliitable; for san^important ' public , ! biiildr' ( ing,: brf^'le'avirig VquV'all , featuresiwhich wpuld-" ,not ; :ifir : 6ejt!y'cptitribut&:to\effioie^ .:thoro.ilgHy.: : .rjqtiakb'JJisksji.conprete'V-roofs.! aiid , 'floors,"'and: _;thorp:agb?bindin£ipf '/walla; Vbeing /yproyided 'designiV jvhilb'; solid, '■; and' npt :, tion..;l:,By^usjn ; g: v oheaper.:fofnis '.-. -instead :of;: uvsjalling:; ; thjS •.'hot : water/- : orrplehum.sys : : :tem t'jrtf canirtfdiice'-.thb'-tbtal-'cbst''by about : £700QKth'at'isv;'&>'v£27jOOO;jV'an;d/it is; quite: may'.,be Cβ ■:fbund:i r to;?be;;h)gh(3r; ; :thah:V;the''lbTO rffheri^ndef^'are''called.: , "-S: ; : , ;^: ;'"' , :> Tn^a^m:an;:(Jlr;;jsP;:Luke;:M;P..)?nien-: '. board: ':hadv.-felt.-/that l "they ; were sußeriteg^froin^many: disabilitios , Avhicli' ..ehpuld be ,-rembyed:'.as': spon/as, possible^'They' /wanted to.'go the Miriis'ter^and:state their "requirements' , early %m} : tho?.'year/.': because :they^«-erb,asking\,fpri ; I thejry represe.n.tatipns' .wpuld; have - vtb;:]w.;~Jaid '., befpre;.P,aHiament:'-; ; Iii V; fchis' mat-,-tc'r'consideration Ehpuld;nbt'be : 'influen6ed:by ;aiiy: r p:ontioa ; l/;eonditipn^:?vbiStv::W? : thbught ; /the. Itoard: be; justified yh': going :-tb /the :'.Min ; foriho ■;■ sum ; .necessary .:-fpr;rthesevinjproyemerits. 7 :Thp'' '.'.Gbyb'riiineh^'yai^^ :that .sum;,ti).W^γ: , already: large Estimates : fpr ;siiefther^asJ''^evS'o&iiiioii ; : ' prepared:/tb .'deyote'. tjiis ;. effic jently-equip'ped 'A sehpp l/^£rebto ; d ':/: at; "the'' liAadvisablfe/ to. :eyen tjje.smaller-i.sum; (£27,W.0J;:/reijuir'ed; , af-' ter,;- elijniriatirig;-.cert^iriiiAyprks^f;'He ; :;'jvb'uld' :reTOmmend|Lrth:A|sjtheSbbardf;apprpacli/»the!; ; Ministry ;tion : /otiland^TeQu]r^^fo^;:tl)e^;E ibh'pbl,'':b;ut- -.' hold 'joyfer -tho , !, schomo:-until./tho'"end?. pf f the i;year^.by;;^hiclr : tiihe^hirigsj.ihigHt ; .-haye v /prpvedi: -.wPrk;!-'then';itl!o';ische!no;.i' should.'* be fpushed vforward;/but./if /fhb/fibvernaient/ahd/bther. / buildings,: werp;:-;t0.%b0 cgprie-'bn':;with,';- ; -r would --relieve;;: the. strain;. feltYat /present /•/ in oertairt'tradesy-1"''?/:-:/. , ■■■;'?.■■ :;/':; i f : | J33 ; yWoAitken/:said *h'af \if /the. ister wyerp-. appr'o'aohed,-:; he .;,w :siiy. thati'.tliey. iwerei , opening/theirmouths. too.: ■■-.wide'.ii sNotwrths tanding.;tho. financial vdepres.'■■sibh^jJt:!.was'^'jjreirithat;: :,knbw';at":bn6evwhat their.: requirements 'were..-; ' ; ;";D;::Rpbertsqn remarked: that : ;accor'ding : l i«:the;.:Prime,Minister','/tho,Ebminibii/was in ;a'/ : most- flourishing ;cbnditibn,Vand,;:;therefofe; ..there:.Bhould te'no-.'diffieulty; in' carrying , out. : the; •putattbn.;ihteryie.y;-.bothv' ; //for. Educatioh-* and ■;thc/^^^•Priine ; 'MinisferH: i. : . Vv:-:,'.., '\{ {'Privthe;:motibri::'pf AllanJ : Htivwas /February;-19 ; : a^ :; .work: dpne.'by/Mr;;La';'Crpbo in-pre;paring;the '■■i<ipmtf}' : i^;^ : y>iy'Xif : :y{> :^! ' f T'''y::vi /■:;///: -.) '■■.•. A/ ; ybte/of |£10/was:miado :tp;;Mri; ; Raymqnd; -Sheppardil'assistant"instriicfbriin> building /construction/ fq"r'-his J servipes'.-jn'ij^connectibn , ■ ;, with"tlie cbinpiling-of 'j the/plansia.nd':tb.e/'re>