TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 16195, 17 August 1916, Page 9

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Mr T. Scott presided over the monthly meeting of the Technical College Board of Managers, held yesterday afternoon. Messrs Thomson, Burt, Wilkinson, Clark, Dnthie, White, Brugh, M'Kinlav, Hayward, Wallace, Haslett, Hellyer/and Dr Colquhoun also attended. Mr Wallace submitted the report of a conference held on Monday last between members of the Master Printers' Association, the Typograpliical Union, and the Appointments' Committee of the college, whereat it was agreed: (1) That if a class were established an average attendance of 10 students could easily be maintained.. (2) That provision should therefore be made for a Typographical Class, to begin operations next year, on the understanding that the Master Printers' Association would arrange for the testing of the work done by furnishing draws or pulls, thus obviating the necessity for the purchase of a' printing machine until the permanency of the class is assured. (3) That an expenditure of approximately £IOO will be required to provide the necessary material, appliances, and apparatus for the first year's,work, and that the purchase of a machine and accessories at the beginning of the second year will involve the expenditure of at least another £lO9. (4) That all students of the proposed Typographical Class be recommended to attend a class for instruction in English. (5) That in order that the necessary preparation be well advanced and a syllabus of the work prepared, a teacher should be forthwith appointed, the suggestion being that the position be advertised and the appointment left to the members of the conference.—On tho motion of Mr Wallace the Teport was adopted. The director reported as .follows :—During the past month the attendance at tho Technical High School had been affected by sickness. Several members of the teaching staff were also absent for a few days. The Education Department had intimated their intention of hereafter making monthly, instead of quarterly, capitation payments on account of the Technical High School pupils. Accounts had been rendered for the tuition of free pupils who had failed to complete the attendances required in compliance with the free-place regulations. A number of the claims had already been paid, but in several cases it would probably be nocessary to take further action. The New Zealand Federation of Master Plumbers submitted certain proposals regarding the examination conducted by the Plumbers' Board of New Zealand for the approval of the board.—lt was resolved, on the motion of Mr Thomson, to agree to the proposals. The Christchurch Technical College Board of Governors wrote criticising in detail the statements made by the Minister of Education (Hon. J. A. Hanan) in regard to the educational system in general and technical education in particular.— Received.

A further communication was received from the Cbristchurch Board asking the support of the Dunedin Board in an endeavor to have provision made whereby pupils of _ primary schools intending to proceed with a secondary education course at either high or technical schools should do so at an earlier, age than they do at present.—After a short discussion the matter was referred to a sub-committee, consisting of Dr Colquhoun, Messrs Wilkinson, Brugh, Scott, and Thomson, to consider and report to the board.