TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 7

TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

■ , Tao Wellington Technical Education Board mot last ovening, Mr.'W. Allan, i prei.idiw».>. • Also present wero- Messrs. S. ;ti: AV. w. H. Field, M.P.. -J. ,'B;; Fitzgerald/ T.'. Cafmiohael, and • W;' La' Trobo (director). Messrs.','D. ■Rotcrtsori," J. I'. Luke, M.P., and D. M'lia'reh, M.P., wero granted leave of, ■ obsimce. 7

- A letter was received from an instruc.;tor,;iii ladies', tailoring and cutting,'of-. , fehng ,iO/ establish; a class if sufficient inducement offered/ It was remarked / that'ladies' .tailoring liiid'now r becorao ;an important branch, of business. Tho ' director >as\instructod to. mi\ko ■ in-

... quirios as to.tho demand;; for*juch n class and, report at.tho next meeting of tjic board. ' j'. . *'" :: . .'lll' ooijncctioti with, .tlio representation,; of school. lit tho - forthcoming Industrial Exhibition,,tho .director was ' cmjioivered to roako arrangements after ■ conjujtation with',.tho/ heads ofdepart--1 nieiits and tho chairman.-i ' %,• ; j '.Tho.' director .reported. tho;.Tosignation' . <>f ;{Xr. li. Sheppordyiiistructor of building [construction. Tho board accepted iho'resignation, with regrot, and recorded its thank# to Mr. Shepp'ard for ■ his past services. • Similar actibn - was taken, in tho' ease of, Mr. A. 11. Cattanach,, who resigned tho; position-of instructor in, sign-writ-UIE-. • . ' •' ' . .