TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 20313, 23 October 1929, Page 3

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

BOARD OF MANAGERS MEET The monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the King Edward Technical College was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present Messrs T. Scott (chairman), W. G. Baird, G. Clark. C. Conn E. F. Duthie, J. Horn, G. W. C. Macdonald, J. J. Marlow, J T. Paul, L. Sanderson, J. E. Wheeler, and Mesdainea Camming and Herbert. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT. Tho principal’s report for October stated : Technical High School. —Pupils are leaving the school in a steady stream to take up employment, and no fewer than thirty of them have already transferred to evening classes since the commencement of the present term. Mr E. Johnson left the service of the board on September 30, and his classes have been rearranged amongst tho rest of the staff.

Athletic (Sports.—Tho first annua! athletic sports of the school are to be held on Carisbrook Ground on Thursday, October 31. 1 am pleased to say that pupils and teachers have displayed great interest in the venture. This year’s meeting will provide valuable experience for future fixtures of the same type. The Otago Rugby Football Union have eery kindly allowed ns the use of Carisbrook Ground free of charge, and tho only equipment lacking—namely, 3ft hurdles, is being manufactured at tho Technical School by' arrangement between ourselves and tho staff of the Boys’ High School. Evening Classes.—Evening class examinations commence about October 29, and continue for a fortnight. They will, bo immediately followed by tho annua] exhibition of students’ work on November 13, 1-1, and 15. I cannot at tho moment say whether it will be necessary to close the day school on those days, but every' attempt will bo made to avoid doing so. Length of Day School Year.—The Education Department advised tho board to close tho Technical High School on Tuesday, December 17, by which date the school will have been open a total of 359 half-days. Allowing three half-clays as the maximum number on which the school might need to close for tho exhibition, and deducting December 15 and 16, the total still remains 332 if we close on the same day as both the local high schools. The board last year wished, to consider the advisability of closing on a clay different from that adoptee! in other schools, and if they are still of the same Opinion it should be possible to arrange for the closing ceremony on Thursday afternoon, December 12. It should be remembered that the Technical High School opens on the first Monday of every term in the year, and. gives no half-holiday on tho last half-day of the first and second terms. If tho hoard desires the dosing ceremony to be of less formal nature than usual, I should bo glad to receive instructions to that effect as early as possible. Tennyson Street Sections.—Four men have been engaged on the Tennyson street property for nearly six weeks, and the time has now' arrived to use drays. The report was received. APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE.

The report of the Appointments Committee stated;

Resignation.—Miss E. Owen’s resignation, dating from February 1 next, was received with regret. The principal was authorised to advertise for a man or woman teacher to fill the vacancy, if possible with both teaching and commercial experience. Art Department. The committee noted with satisfaction the general growth of tile work in the art department, particularly the manner in which tho work of the head of the department and In's staff was influencing practically the whole of tho Technical High School. Tho committee noted tht it would probably be necessary still further to increase the number of halfdays’ teaching in 1930, and trusted that the time was not far distant when more suitable quarters might bo found for the work of the department. Engineering Department.—Mr Johnson had presented a detailed report for the guidance of ins successor. A number of minor recommendations the committee considered it unwise to hold over until Mr Hynes takes up duties. The committee were particularly pleased to note (hat in evening classes an independent tilth year course had been constituted, and the work of teaching painting apprentices placed on a firm footing, general improvements _ in the course for builders’ apprentices, a strengthening of tho typography course, and very successful work - in plumbing wore other pleasing features of the rcport. Advisory Committees.—The principal’s report on the establishment of advisory committees was considered. The general feeling of the Appointments Committee was that apprenticeship committees formed the host means of associating school and trade interests in the conduct of the classes, hut at the present juncture it would be unwise formally to constitute any apprenticeship committee as an advisory committee to tho board. The principal was instructed to ask members of each apprenticeship committee now functioning in Dunedin to attend the college exhibition of work next month, and to send a written report to the hoard of their visit, with any suggestions they might care to make.

School Cafeteria. —The principal’s report on school cafeterias was carefully considered, and after some discussion it was decided that not all the necessary conditions that would make for success in a cafeteria attached to tho college were present. In any case, as such a project would entail considerable expenditure, it was decided to hold over tlie report until it should be seen what were to be the financial position of the college next year, and the possible demand for cafeteria lunches. The report was received. CITY AND GUILD EXAMINATIONS. The Principal reported that the following students had passed the City and Guilds examinations for 1929; Electrical'Engineering. Grade I.: Samuel Francis Corbett. Norman Somerled Allan Macdonald. Thomas Clyde Smith, and Edwin Earl Varcoe. Grade IT. (c.c. work) ; Rankin Kennedy. Grade IT. (a.c. work) ; Stanley Owen Hughes and John Watson Smith. Grade 11. (whole examination) : Keith Cockburn. . . Mechanical Engineering.—Division 1., Grade II.; David Herbert Fenhy (first class). BREAK-UP DAY. The hoard decided that the college should close for the year on Thursday, December 12. The arrangements for the ceremony were left in the hands of the chairman and secretary. GENERAL. Accounts amounting to £1,135 15s were passed for payment. The question of erecting a concrete wall on the Tennyson street property was referred to the Works Committee, with power to act.