EDUCATIVE DISPLAY

Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 23, 15 November 1939, Page 8

EDUCATIVE DISPLAY

H.V. TECHNICAL COLLEGE, PETONE. NUMEROUS ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS.

Expression of youth's natural mechanical ability and artistic sense is given ample scope in the educative courses at the Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College, and this is amply proved by the display of pupils' work being shown at the College. Art Display. The Art Display comprised: Illustration, paper-cutting, etc., by primary school pupils, commercial art work from day and evening classes, ticketwritlng, lettering, drawing, pen and ink sketches, posters, etc. Crafts Display. The Crafts display included looms and examples of weaving, leather work, pewterwork, brass work, modelling, metalwork, silver, barbola, linocuts, painting in oils, illustrations in colour. An interesting displays here was the mural decoration done by girls of the day classes. This is a panel representing children at work and play, and pupils were actually work' ing on it. The work in illustration and design shows in most cases imagination and in a few cases definite originality. Home Science. The cookery work had to be displayed in the library. Work done by the Technical High School pupils comprised pastry, sausage rolls, loaves, biscuits, sponges, scones, cream puffs, etc., set out in tempting array. The work of the Primary School girls was also displayed in this room. Dressmaking. Here were displayed examples of dressmaking and needlework by day and evening pupils. The day pupils' work is one chiefly by Home Science and Commercial pupils and includes: Children's garments, cut on simple lines, underwear, smocks, dirndles, wash frocks, blouses and shorts. Afternoon frocks, from silk materials, were daintily finished. Needlework showed variety, with tapestry, embroidery and tatting. The work done in the evening classes comprised print frocks, afternoon frocks, blouses, summer ensembles, winter and summer skirts, costumes, tennis frocks, child's frock, dirndles, petticoats, winter overcoat. Commercial Work. In the bookkeeping room examples showing the wide range of work done during the year in bookkeeping in the day, evening and accountancy classes was shown. Samples of work from the first, second, and third year day classes and from the first and second year and the accountancy classes. Work in journals, ledgers and cash books, trial balances, balance sheets, reconciliation statements, bills of exchange, consignments, etc. Some work in history was also shown, illustrating the political and economic development of Europe, also current events scrap books. The work in shorthand and typewriting was displayed in the typewriting room. This comprised transcriptions from shorthand magazines, examples of prose and poetry, letters and tabulations all neatly executed. Classes were seen at work, typing speed tests to record music. Some good man work and literature charts were also displayed. Hobby Clubs. In one of the rooms in this building was displayed the work done in the various hobby classes of the school. This is a new departure this year and is meant to encourage pupils to make proper use of their leisure time. The display included work done by the various clubs, aeroplanes, radio sets, crystal and valve, meccano models, fretwork, wood-

work models, knittirfg and period costume work. ' , v Another new departure this year Is the work done in the music clubs: (a) Strings, (b) wood-wind, (c) brass-wind. There is a total of 40 instrumentalists. I The instruments being learnt include violin, cello, flute, clarinet, | cornet, tenor-horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, bass. During the evening In the hall each group was operating separately and seen at choir work under normal conditions. | The combined groups also rendered a number of selections which they have learned since they began their classes 12 weeks ago. In the Workshops Building examples of the work done in the following classes were on view:— Electric welding, gas welding, ; plumbing, panelbeating, motor engij neering, metalwork, carpentry, joinj ery, cabinetmaking, motor body building and drawing, electrical and radio, engineering, mechanical and geometrical drawing,•-'manual training, woodwork, signwriting. j- In this building pupils could be seen at work in lqost of the practical classes and in the mechanics laboratory. 1 Plumbing. The plumbing class displayed the usual examples of pipe bending, bossi ing and joint wiping in lead, soldered , joints, various copper pipe joints and 1 examples of bronze welding and silfos brazing. I Metalwork. I The Metalworkshop comprised ex- ! amples of machine and hand tool work done by both day and evening pupils. The models—all of utility value —were of great variety and included bench scrapers, towel racks, shelf brackets, pokers, loaf tins, square scoops, dust pans, shovels, hammers, folding chairs, scribbling , blocks, screw drivers, brass candle J stick, machine vice. In this shop pupils were seen at work both at I j bench and machine work. ' | Geometrical and Mechanical ! Drawing. There was a fine display representative of work done in the mechanical drawing classes in the College. There are 16 classes in the College in this subject, six day and ten evening. The work included samples from first, second and third year day pupils and from the first, second and third year evening classes and showed the comprehensive range of work done. The work included not only drawings, but ink tracings and blue prints produced by the pupils. j The exercise work in practical geometry was also of a good standard and it comprised the usual plans, elevations, sections and development ' work. There was also quite an effective djsplay of work .done by evening pupils in signwriting. Cabinetmaking, Carpentry, Joinery. In the carpentry workshop were exhibited samples of work done in the day and evening classes. These included radio cabinet, dinner wagons, tea trays, palm stands, fire screens, book stands, cabinets, stools, lamp stands, etc. There was also on j display work done by apprentice ! trainees, e.g., doors, sashes, gates, etc. Also a scale model of 4-roomed dwelling, kitchen dresser with lead lights These two with the radio cabinet j are to be exhibited in the Centennial Exhibition. Motor Body Building. A well executed piece of work in the form of a body constructed by the ' apprentices attending the motor body building class was exhibited. This also has been accepted for display in j

the Exhibition.. ; A fine set «f drawings: done, by the pupils of the motor body drawing clasß was afso shown. Pupils were seen at work in this roomElectrical Room. The display in this room was divided Into two sections, one dealing with work done by day pupils in electrical and radio work, the other comprising receivers and apparatus under construction by pupils of the evening class in radio engineering. Pupils from the day classes were at work in groups on electrical experiments or construction. Finished models, especially of radio receivers, were on display, as also were certain Items of equipment which possess some interest, and representative note book.s Finished models from this class included multi-range meters, radio receivers, power supply for receivers and oscillator for generating high-frequency currents. Also under construction but only in the early stages is an oscillr.oscope for school use. Welding. There were also displayed in the Plumbing Room examples of the work done in electric welding. Examples of joints from that of two plates to the case of built up sections were shown. Pupils were seen at work in this class. I Some very fine examples illustrat- ' ing the work done in the ox-acetylene welding classes were also shown. This comprised work in pipe bends— various sizes of pipe—angles and T joints, various types of welds, examples of brazing, examples of welding in steel and cast irons. I Panel Beating. i There were also examples of the work done in the panel beating classes. Pupils were seen at work in this elas of work. Motor Engineering. A motor engineering class was also t seen at work in the motor engineering room. One section of the class was testing for faults using the gauge tester. Another section was busy in assembly work.Wool Classing. A very fine display of the type of work dealt with by students in the woolclassing class was shown in the Petone Central School. Various styles of wool are supplied and the students have ample opportunities to learn to sort and class to qualities, this being done to fineness and coarseness of fibres. There is also a good range of samples of wool from various breeders throughout New Zealand as well as a number of foreign types. The display Avas interest;ing and also instructive. The whole display in both buildI ings represented a wide range of J work, the quality in some cases being i exceptionally fine and on the whole mainly good. It should at least serve I to indicate the wide range of work done in the College classes. Manual Training Display. The manual training display shows a' variety of drawings and models produced by boys of from 11-14 years of age. All of such work was carried out by hand, and each drawing and model has been produced entirely by i the boy concerned. Drawings are ' made before the models are constructed. Among the various models displayed are string windows, 12in. measures, seed markers, luggage labels, grooving exercises, inlaying exercises, jam strainers, tool racks, fern stands, and egg stands —all produced by the first-year pupils. The second year pupils show drawings of a more advanced nature. The models include propellers made from half lap joints, tooth brush racks, seagrass stools, towel rollers, oak tea waggon and fire screen and hat racks. Such articles can also be seen at present in the course of construction, in the manual training department.