TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Evening Star, Issue 19409, 18 November 1926, Page 12

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

COLLEGE MANAGERS' MEETING Yesterday’s monthly meeting of the King Edward Technical College managers was attended by Messrs T. Scott (chairman), J. Wallace, E. Rosevear, J. H, Wilkinson, D. Larnach, J. Horn, M.P., J. T. Paul. J. S. Douglas, E. Duthie, G. Clark, J. Haymes, J. Heaney, W. Steele, Mrs Gumming, and Miss Runounan. GENERAL. The Finance Committee’s recommendation that £6O be paid to Mr E. A. Alexander, in adjustment of salary, was approved, aud accounts amounting to £1,728 12s 8d were passed for payment. A balance of £lO9 4s 8d was shown by the scholarship account statement to hand from the Public Trustee.—Resolved that the principal and the chairman of the board go into the matter of further scholarships. The Works Committee presented a report from the principal, submitting suggestions for rearranging the work done in the college so as to place similar work together as far as possible in such a way that the future growth of each department might take place conveniently, and that the fullest use might be made of the available accommodation.—The chairman of the board, the chairman of the Works Committee, and the principal were empowered to have estimates prepared of the cost of the works Immediately necessary, and to authorise their construction. The Secretary of tho New Zealand Institute for the Blind wrote requesting that scholars be appealed to for contributions towards the organ fund, and. suggesting that each child be asked to subscribe one penny, or that a concert be held.—Mr J. Wallace said he did not agree with making levies on school children, and the letter was received. Messrs John Chambers and Sous notified that a Denison Union tester had been despatched from England. It was decided that the principal and the chairman supervise arrangements for the closing ceremony on December 16. PRINCIPAL’S REPORTThe principal’s report read: “During November leave has been required to attend University examinations by Miss Holmes and Mr Stephens. Their places have been taken by members of the full-time staff. Evening class examinations will be practically over when the board meets. I am able to report that attendance at classes has remained remarkably good until the end, that the papers set have teen quite satisfactory in standard, and that the school has had, as in former years, the services of a large number of teachers and others as co-examiners. The Superintendent of Technical Education was forced to visit Dunedin ten days earlier than ho had planned, owing to the extensive floods in the north and west part of the South Island preventing his journeying thither. He discussed with myself and the chairmen of the various committees, at a meeting hastily called on Monday last, all those important matters which had been raised during the past month in my letters to the department.’’ The report was adopted.