GREY TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Grey River Argus, 10 February 1931, Page 3

GREY TECHNICAL SCHOOL

MONTHLY MEETING. The nii’athly meeting of the Board of Governors of the Greymouth TecJmical High School was held last evening. Pres(*nt: Alessrs T. E. Coates (chairman), J. B. Kent, F. B. Lawn, C. K. Aliliar, W. H Parfitt, Dr. J. W. McBreaity and Air J. B Hutton. Principal. Apologies’ were received from Alessrs F. L. Turley and A. J. Fairmaid.

i It was decided to erect a fence I around the school if it could be ar--1 ranged that the Committee could avail [themselves of the No. 5 Unemployment scheme. I A vote of thanks was passed to Mr i J. B. KcAit for painting the names on j the school ’r honours board for the past 1 A inotio‘j was passed extending con- ' gratulations to Miss Hilda Neubauer 1 and Master Nimmo on their attaining 1 the Seddon Medals for the past year. • The Education Department wrote [Stating that in view of the fact that j not many positions were offering the [Junior Free Places would be extended i for one year. Miss C. L. Bell, of Christchurch, . late of Columba College, Dunedin, was [appointed to the position of assistant j mistress mainly for primary work in the intermediate <or Junior High I School. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Robinson for forwarding an oil painti ing of the House of Commons, London. Messrs Fairmaid and Parfitt were • appointee a visiting committee for the I . ensuing month. The Principal, Air J. B. Hutton, reI ported as follows for the period ending February 6th, 1931:—The Techinical High School reopened on Feb. 2nd. The total enrolment- to date are 1112 as ..against 130 for last year. The [total roll is however 305. an increase •on last year. There are a larger num- , ber of senior pupils at the school this year than last year. We are in the pos--1 ition.of having 10 classes and 9 rooms at present and when part-time teachers are in the school 11. classes and 9 rooms. Only a very complicated timetable involving tf>e full use of . workshops enables us to carry on. The I manual room has big demands made l up it by primary schools as well as , our own schools. We could readily use ! .it for another day, but as it is not [available we have to restrict our prac- . tical work to the detriment of the : woodwork trades boys. It is apparent that the new rooms when completed I will not afford us relief for very long. ’ The Hostel enrolments this year are, smaller than usual, owing no doubt to I the prevailing depression. A few boys •have made a start with the *new rural | industries course and though too few : in number to form a separate class and 1 to take the complete course, they are being given a modified course including agriculture, dairy science, chemis- 1 try, book-keeping, arithmetic and mensuration, woodwork and practical geomi etry, English history, taking some - [of their work with the Trades Course I pupils and some with the General I Course pupils. The Evening School I does not ro- pen until the first week in March.