WANTED

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 147, 19 December 1930, Page 3

WANTED

AxY ASSEMBLY HA& t TECHNICAL COLLEGE NEED-

In opening, the- proceedings' at yesterday afternoon's breaking-up ceremony; of the Wellington Technical :. College, Mr. W. 11. Bennett,.,chairman of ,-.>h.9 board, remarked that 'the'Tcelfnicai:C6> lcge had now reached, a. momentous* point in its-career. - Its roll had never-' been bigger, and its work was being consolidated in one set of , buildings. No longer was the education .which it gave looked down upon as useless; eniployers recognised the value of tit* training given, and, by their attendance at the "open" evenings gave.* practical demonstration of their interest and appreciation.. .' Mr. Bennett also stressed the need for .an" Assembly Hall, where the Director could address and perhaps at times instruct, all those under his charge. Without such a common meeting ground thewoi-k of the college was incomplete. • He also stressed the value of sport in right proportions; it.should-not be the chief aim, but should be subordinate to the scholastic side. ..-'•■ . After the. Director, Mr. J..H, Ho well, had read his report, Mr. P. Fraser, M.P., remarked that it'seemed to him that the things taught at the Technical College were the things that life w*a3 composed of. The students were taught things that mattered, things, in fact, upon which civilisation depended. He, too, believed in the • need for an Assembly Hall, and he was sure all the Wellington members of. Parliament would assist Mr. Howell to 'obtain it. ' The Town Hall Concert Chamber was filled to overflowing for the cere-,, moliy. Mrs. -W..H. Bennett, who was presented with a bouquet at the commencement of proceedings, distribute"! the prizes,,the. list of .which is ' pub- ' lished elsewhere. - .'