TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17095, 18 February 1916, Page 9

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

EVENING SCHOOL. 1 Ml IZE-GIVING CEREMONY. Tlio annual prize-giving ceremony in connection with the Christchurch Technical College, was held in the College Hall Inst night. There was a large and representative, attendance, presided over by the chairman of the Board of Governors (Mr G. Scott).

The chairman, in dealing with the work of the year, said that the war had had a serious effect- on nearly every department ol the College work. In the evening school, for the first time ni the history of the College, the numbers had shown a decrease. Many of the students had already gone to the front or were in training. During the year (lie board had not been able to undertake any striking (development, but was able to point with satisfaction to the growth of the electrical, engineering department and the considerable improvement which had been made in its equipment. In conference with representatives of the unions ol employers and of workers,- the board had given a good deal of attention to the preparation of a scheme for the training of apprentices. The essential feature of the scheme wus to obtain the co-operation of the individual employers with the College, and to ensure that the instruction of tho College supplemented and completed that which the apprentice gained in the course of his trade. The final scheme had received unanimous approval on the .part of the representatives of the employers and workers, and it was now before the unions themselves for consideration. The board hoped that great results would ho obtained if the scheme received whole-hearted support. Iho board was'grateful for the confidence and help which it had received fiom the local bodies and the general public. (Applause). . , f , Addresses were given by Air b. ai, Isitt, ALP., Air W." J. Dobbs, president of the Past and Senior Students Association, and Dr Thacker. The director (Mr J. H. Howell),, reviewed the work of the ten years since technical education in Christchurch n reconstituted, and its control placed in the hands of the representatives ot those public bodies that contribute to its support, In 1906 there were 180 students. while at the close of the present period the students numbered lobO. I lie war had greatly affected the school; and the session had been unusually marked by staff .changes. During tho. last two terms of the year the home work scheme was reorganised. In many eases ho had found the very uiidesirable state of affairs that stud on. had not a single night of the week to themselves. A gratifying feature ot the work of the session was the success that had'attended the activities of the Past and Senior Students’ Association. In the Christchurch literary and debating competitions the association was brilliantly successful, winning the championship shield. At hockey the girls’ team was runner-up, while the hoys’■ third grade team won tho cup for that grade. So far the cricket eleven had not lost a match. He pleaded for even more earnest and devoted work by the students in the days to come. . . The prizes and certificates were then presented by the chairman. The prize list is as follows: PRIZE LIST.

Soddon Memorial Gold Med a l , presented by tho Canterbury Industrial Association. Cabinet-making—David W. Edmonds. Teachers’ Diplomas.—Dressmaking— Miss Cecil Whitcombe. Millinery—Misses Ruth Anderson, Constance Graham, Romola bailor. Esther Thornton. Edith Truman, Muriel Wake. Needlework —Misses _ Ruth Anderson, Romola Taylor, Sarah M’Koe. City and ’Guilds of London Certificates.— Plain cookery—Annie C. Finlayson, Grace E. Giles, Daisy G. Ilumm, Myra C. Jarman, Dorothy H. Musgrave and Janet E. Stony, first-class pass; Irene H. •C. Burns and Dorothy T. Gimblett, second-class pass. CabiucUiiaking- David W. Edmonds, final, first class pass; George H. Cooper, final, secondclass pass. Carpentry and joinery—George A. Tuff. Grade 11., first-class pass; Trevelyan F. lverridge, John FT FI. Slinear and William J. Tindall, Grade 11, seeond-ciass pass. Principles of lcadwork —V\ illiam J. Chappell, final, second-class pass; Arthur Dickinson and Jack A. Waintcolt, Grade 11, pass. Plumbers’ tvork —Edgar Maun, Grade Carpentry and Joinery Scholarships for Apprentices, presented by the Canterbury Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union.—Advanced , r9c ) c _Tveveiyan F. Kcrridge and Richard L. Round; preliminary grade—John Link* Inter alul Percy Liebert.

CarpeiUers’ and Joiners award concession of two shillings per week during last two years of apprenticeship—Lemuel Haseli. Scholarships presented by the Master Printers’ Association and the Canterbury Typographical Association to typographical apprentices.—Advanced grade— William Bigg; ordinary grade-’Harry Austin, David Hanna and AVilliam Fowler. Award of books to free place holders —Percy G. Ablctt, AVilliam H. Beynon. Cabinetmaking, principles and practice.— Advanced grado—Edward G. Cooper; elementary—Alfred Neato and Thomas AV. Bett bridge. Carpentry and Joinery and Building Construction.—Ordinary 'grade—Edward- AV. Paterson. Elementary grade—Albert I-\ AA’otxihaiii 1, Percy Liebert 2. Engineering—Electrical. —Ordinary grade— Maurice M. AA'right. Elementary grnde—Lester F. Withers.

Engineering—Mechanical.—Ordinary grado —Donald Pcddio and Samuel AV. Spending, equal. Elementary grade—John If. Gardiner 1, Arthur AY. Hickman 2, Daniel Hoare (special prize). Plumbing, Principles and Practice.—Advanced Grade—Edgar Mann 1, Henry T. Burrow IT Ordinary Grade—Thomas Freeman. Elementary Grade—Herbert E. AA T , AVard. Signwriting. Advanced Grnde Leslie J. Gay 1, Albert George 2. Ordinary Grade — 'Julian Ash bey. .1 and special, AA r illiam Russell 2. Typography. Advanced Grade—AVilliam Bigg Y, Lancelot AY. Steel special. Ordinary Grade—Harry Austin.

■ AVool-clnssing.—Ordinary Grade—Percy AA' Jackson. Preliminary—Harold A. North.

Dressmaking and Millinery.—Grace Giles, Vida Inglis. English and Practical Mathematics. —Engineers' Class —John 11. Gardiner and Cyril Mills, equal. General Trades. —Advanced Grade—Herbert Money special. Ordinary Crude—Edward AV. Paterson 1, Albert F. AA’oodhnm 2. Elementary —Robin B. Church. Practical Geometry and Mechanics.—Ordinary Grade—Lestev F. AA'ithcrs. Elementary Cyril Mills 1, Bernard R. Dobbs special. English) Commercial Arithmetic and Shorthand.—Advanced Grade—Esther Buck special. , English and Commercial Arithmetic. —Advanced Grade—George Tenfold. English, Commercial Arithmetic and Shorthand. — Intermediate Grade—May AVass and Laura Smith, equal. English and Commercial Arithmetic. —Intermediate Grade—Hubert Armitagc 1, Frank Cooper 2. English, Commercial Arithmetic and Geography. —Elementary Grade—Albert H. Bartlett. English and Commercial Arithmetic.—Elemontary Grade —John C. Burrell 1, Edwin Thomas 2. Shorthand and English.—Advanced Grade — Ethel M. Richards 1. Intermediate—Gwendoline Richards 1. Elementary Grade— Eileen M’Aleer and Frank Jackson 1. Arithmetic, Bookkeeping and Speed ' Shorthand.—Advanced Grade—Clara Kent, Arithmetic., Bookkeeping and Business Methods. A. Baines. Intermediate Grade " B’’—Bertha Richardson. Arithmetic, Bookkeeping and Geography.— Elementary Grade —Alice Barnes. Arithmetic. Bookkeeping and Business Methods.— Elementary Grade—Kenneth John- ■ 6^ Special Prizes donated by the Accountant Students' Society. Bookkeeping: Advanced Grade— AVilliam G. Hulston and Hubert Armitnee - lintormediato Grnde—David A. Barns and Nollie Sloan. Elementary Grade —Fred. AV. Barker and Alice Barnes. Arithmetic and Commercial Geography.— Tohn P Johnson. Typewriting and Shorthand. Advanced ~ V «.\ ’’-Bertha- Richardson. Advanced Trade " B May AA'rss 1, Doris Peck 2.- In4Linediate Grade —Janie Gregg. ° Advanced Bookkeeping. Shorthand and Typewriting- Muida. M’Diarmid special Typewriting. -Gold medal presented bj Messrs Charles Bean and Co— Ethel Rich--IUTho list of certificate holders has already bcvii published.