TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 6

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

BOARD OF MANAGERS MEETS Tho Board of Managers of the King Edward Technical College held its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. Present were the chairman (Mr J. .1. Marlow), Mrs W. Herbert, Miss L. Sullivan, Dr R. Gardner, and Messrs C. J. Hayward, L. A. Walker, L. Sanderson, and J. T. Paid. RESIGNATIONS. Tho resignation of Miss R. Proof, of the office staff, was accepted as from the end of the second term, the principal being empowered to fill the vacancy. The resignation, of Miss E. F. Jamie, as from the end of the second term, was accepted. FINANCE. Accounts totalling £560 3s Id, and monthly salaries totalling £122 7s Bd were passed for jiaymont. The Finance Committee recommended that a further £4-00 bo withdrawn from deposit on July 1 to meet tho costs of new equipment. A part of this sum would be recoverable later from the Education Department. The committee reported that the cost of alterations in the hoys’ quadrangle totalled £122 7s 9c). Of the balance on deposit, about £6OO would bo needed for current expenses before January 31, 1937. The report was adopted and the recommendation approved. GENERAL. The Education Department wrote advising its approval of a grant of £l4 for tho installation of *!«ctric lighting in an annexe. It was reported that tho annual conference of the Technical Education Association would be held from September 22 to September 23. Wireless material presented to tbe school by Messrs Turnbull and Jones was acknowledged, the donors being thanked for their generous action. WORKS COMMITTEE. Tho chairman of the Works Committee (Mr J. J. Marlow) reported that alterations were required to the, domestic service rooms, and suggested that the work of proceeding with the dismantling of wooden blinds and partitions, and replacing the present windows be undertaken during the August vacation. The committee recommended the purchase of chairs and tables at 9s Cd per chair and 9s per table, and £l2 worth of pattern-making tools. The recommendations were approved, and the report adopted. PRINCIPAL’S REPORT. Tho report for May of the principal (.Mr W. G. Aldridge) stated that the half-yearly examinations had been fixed for June 24 to June 29, during which time nil ordinary teaching would he suspended. At a sale of Anzac stamps, held in the school during June, tho

sum of £4 8s was realised. There had been a noticeable loss of first-year pupils to occupations since the opening of the second term. This greatly interfered with the ordinary teaching and supervision duties of two teachers, who had asked, in the interests of their classes, that they should not be expected to produce a boy or girl for any employer at a few hours’ notice. They jointly suggested that the school should offer to employers and pupils these two services: (a) The maintenance of an employment register in which pupils willing' to accept employment might enter their names and the description of acceptable employment during each term ; any employer desiring to engage a boy or girl from the school should have the right to inspect this list, (b) The display of a printed notice on a convenient board giving details of vacancies that had been notified to the office; pupils anxious to obtain employment should examine this notice-board daily and see the proper school official at once. Taking this stand would practically mean that employers could not receive a pupil of the school into employment in less than 24 hours. During the mouth the school had received two presentations —two theodolites for the engineering laboratory from Professor James Park, and one reference book on building geometry from Mr G. H. Lightfoot. The presentations had boon greatly appreciated by the members of the trades staff. The report was adopted.