TECHNICAL COLLEGE MANAGERS

Evening Star, Issue 17954, 27 April 1922, Page 4

TECHNICAL COLLEGE MANAGERS

MANAGERS’ MONTHLY MEETING. Mr T. Scott, who presided over yesterday's meeting of the Board of Managers of King Edward Technical College, welcomed Mr J, T. Paul, who has succeeded the late Mr Breen on tho board. Mr J. Wallace moved—" That, tho to-' quest of the New Zealand Alliance for permission to circulate a pamphlet dealing with alcohol and its effects be declined.’’ !n reply to a question he stated that both the Otago and tho Canterbury Education Boards had granted permission to the alliance.—Mr W. H. (Steele moved an amendment —"That permission bo granted subject to the deletion of a certain paragraph.”—The amendment was defeated and tho motion carried. The Director reported that the evening classes wore now in full operation, with, in most subjects, an increase upon just year's attendance. The number of students enrolled for commercial law, for wool-class-ing, and for music, and singing being below the minimum required, tho classes for these subjects were not continued. In classes for several other .subjects the attendance was barely sufficient to justify the continuance of separate classes—that was. if the restrictions imposed by the department were rigorously enforced. Mr Ellis, tho master for the ants and crafts department of the School of Art. had entered upon his duties, desses had been opened this week Ly him in subject? most in demand by inquiring intending students, and it was already evident that Ins energy and ability would lead to a. wider demand for instruction in the various craft subjects which bn was undertaking. In order that the term holidays might agree. as far as possible, with those of the high schools and primary schools, the college would close on May 19 and reopen on June 6. These dates wore not quite suitable for tho special University classes, which would require tn ho continued for a week after the other classes were closed. Miss Constance Grant, who is visiting (Dunedin for the purpose of organising relief for the starving students of Central Europe, addressed the board with a, view to the inclusion of the college in the scheme under which pupils and students are being asked to contribute a small sum weekly to the relief fund. Miss Grant, described the conditions in Europe, explaining how the students were continuing their studies, though starving, scantily clothed, and sometimes homeless. Sho .stated that tho world-wide movement for their relief had a backing of the Imperial War Belief Committees, the American workers, and Dr Nansen, and it, had received the approval of the New Zealand Senate.—The matter was considered in committee. It was, decided to inform Miss Grant that the college was concentrating on the .save the children fund, but that (be board had no objection to her addressing the pupils, the understanding being that the pupils should not he asked to contribute weekly to the students’ relief fund. Mr J. If. Wilkinson moved the adoption of the School of Art Committee’s report, which stated that members liad decided that a certain amount of renovation and possibly alteration would be required ; but it was tacitly agreed that nothing further •should be done until tho arrival of tho recently-appointed head of the school. The committee would then be in a position to make a tlejloife statement regarding the building, and also the additional equipment required. Mr Wilkinson said he thought tho appointment of Mr F. Y. Kalis as crafts master was a very w ise and satisfactory one, and lie had not tho slightest doubt that the school had a successful future before it. In reply to the mayor, he said the new head should arrive ;n six weeks or two months.— Report was adopted.—(Mr Ellis, who was introduced to the. board, remarked, in answer to a question, that the standard of work at the school was lit present very low, and it would mean a good deal of work to pull it together again. There were several things required in the way of equipment and material.