TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 25 November 1925, Page 4

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL.

MEETING OF THE BOARD

PROPOSED DAIRY SCIENCE COURSE. “Both- teachers and pupils can conscientiously. feel that they have put an a good year’s work,” stated th© principal (Mr A. Gray) in the course of his report to the Hawera Technical High School Board at its monthly meeting last evening. There were present at th© meeting: Messrs R. S. Sage (chair), J. B. Murdoch, T. C. Hobbs, and Mrs W. Gilbert An apology for absence was received from Mr Crompton. HEADMASTER’S REPORT. ,

The headmaster, Mr A. Gray, reported that there were 166 pupils attending the school, 65 taking the commercial course, 76 the literary, 3 the agriculture, 17 the engineering, and o the home science course. . The examination period was ]ust about to begin, and students had been working hard in preparation. He felt that whether they were successful or not both teachers and pupils could conscientiously feel that they had put an a real good year’s work. . Some attention was being given to the education of the pupils outside the school, and in this connection an arrangement made with the Egmont A. a.nd P. Association had turned out most astisfactorilv. By this arrangement the boys had acted as stewards’ assistants during the show, thereby gaining splendid experiei ec and information. Mr Gray wished to express his appreciation of the kind'y attitude of the society towards the school. The hoys’ and girls’ sports had been held recently and had been most successful. In connection with the girls’ sports, it was pleasing to note that the Old Girls’ Association had again shown its helpful spirit by presenting a very neat silver challenge cup for competition in the junior division. There was no doubt that the old girl s were a very fine lot of sports, and the school, keenly appreciated what they were doing. The school was also indebted to Mrs •T. Nicolson for the donation of a large number of copies of the New Zealand Farmer. Very satisfactory arrangements had been made for hoarding girls, and next year there would be accommodation under good supervision for ten or twelve. The report was adopted. DAIRY SCIENCE COURSE. The headmaster, in the course of his report, mentioned that the Federation of Dairy Companies had received so sympathetically, a suggetsion for cooperation in connection with an advanced dairy science course that it was practically certain they should next year be able to add a practical dairy science course in the schools’ curriculum. Referring to the proposed course, Mr Gray said his idea was that the dairy companies would employ s pec,ially trained boys who had gone through a dairy science course that would he settled upon by the dairy companies’ representatives and the school authorities. In connection with the course, the pupils would receive a certain amount of sympathetic co-operatiqn from the scientist in charge of the dairy companies’ laboratory at Hawera. .Mr Murdoch said that the Federation intended going further than the investigation of dairy science. Research work would also include the analysis of soil., and the growing of crops. Mr Gray mentioned that it was proposed to make the first year of the schools’ dairy science course identical with that of the first year of the agricultural course. A genera l standard of education would also bo necessary.