TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 19386, 21 October 1926, Page 10

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MEETING OF MANAGERS Tho first meeting of the Dunedin Technical College Board of Managerial' the year was held yesterday, those present being Mr T. Scott (re-elected chairman), Mrs Gumming, Miss Runcimnn, Messrs J. Hayraes, J. Wallace, E. Rosevear, J. 11. Wilkinson, D. ILarnacli, J. T. Paul, J. S. Douglas, G. Clark, E. Duthie, and Jas. Horn, M.P. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT. The Principal’s report stated: I visited Mosgiel and Port Chalmers early this month to consult head masters in regard to the free travel of train pupils next year. 1 find that six pupils in our Technical High School corre from Milton’s district, and ten from Palmerston’s. 1 have delayed writing to the Education Department in regard to such pupils until I know whether tho board intends to carry on the boys’ hostel next year for the sake of boys living in the more distant country districts. Mr Rantin’s evening school class in mathematics on Tuesday and Thursday increased so much by the influx of juniors from tho Telegraph Office that I find it necessary to divide tho class into two parts. Mr Crimp, of our present evening staff, is now teaching the junior division. The evening school session will have concluded by next hoard meeting. Examinations are already arranged for, and will take place early next month. and wiremen’s registration examinations, conducted by division boards, will bo held in tho college on October 29 and 30. I should like the board to consider whether it would not bo wise to hold some public exhihitio ot the work done in our art department. The greatest increases' have been those in day school hoys and in evening school free place students. Tho report was adopted. GENERAL. Tho Town Clerk advised that a cheque for the council’s annual contribution of £IOO would he forwarded in the course of a few days.—Letter received. The Superintendent of Technical Education advised thatthe department had reconsidered its decision regarding the payment of capitation to certain parttime teachers during the epidemic period of 1925, and a payment of £54 12s, teacher hour capitation, and £l4 3s lid, incidental allowances thereon, would be made shortly.—Letter received. The payment of £197 2s 2d in ordinary accounts and of £783 13s 4d in salaries was approved. The principal’s suggestion fhat a public or semi-public exhibition of the year’s art work was adopted, the chairman, the director, and Mr Wilkinson being appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements,