TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 15 October 1921, Page 11

TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

■:■■..,■■,,--; ; 4—.—; ■ •A FINE BLOCK OF BUILDINGS. . The new Technical High School was L opened--by. the Minister of Education <tbe Hon. C. J. Parr) this afternoon. There were people prominent in educational matters present, and the pleasant .function is proceeding as we go to press. Despite the weather, which was ' xncst uninviting, there was a largo attendant of the public. Centrally situated and surrounded by •extensive grounds, the gift of the bortjugh, the new Technical High School is admirably suited for the tuition of scholars under the most pleasant conditions. To the casual observer the fcuUdings may seem rather cold and lacking in architectural adornment, but with the laying out of the gardens and the planting of shrubs and hedges this . defect will no doubt quickly disappear. The main building is double-storied, constructed of reinforced concrete, and rough cast on the outside, and is certainly made with a vjew to future needs. A close inspection reveals the fact that all the fittings are most complete, even to the extent of a splendid beating system which . circulates throughout the whole building, and the best scheme of sanitation available. After passing through the main entrance visitors cannot fail to be impressed by the appearance of cleanliness given by the white plastered walls. The main corridors which lead off on both sides afford two separate assembly halls for the boys and girls respectively, while a blind corridor which continues on from the entrance hall provides for future extensions. The first rooms to be visited would be those set apart for the headmaster and the clerk. These are two small rooms situated dose to the main entrance. Two large { ■class rooms, each measuring 25 x 21, a splendid luncheon room, cloak rooms . : for boys and girls and teachers, common rodms together with the apartments already mentioned comprise the . ground floor. On the floor above there are four large class rooms, two measuring 25 x 21 and the other two 29 x 26. Two balconies, wlrich overlook the , grounds af the back of the school, will no doubt provide room for small -classes on hot summer afternoons. The chemistry block stands adjacent -to the main building, and is composed . of a physics laboratory, , measuring "86 x 24, a chemistry laboratory of the same dimensions, preparation . rooms, and teachers' 'rooms. The rooms for .engineering and woodwork" students, together with teachers? rooms, form another block which stands a little further back in. the grounds. Altogether the. block 0$ buildings is very sausfac--fcory, and should meet Hawera's secondary educational needs for some time to -come.