RETURNED SOLDIERS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10545, 23 March 1920, Page 5

RETURNED SOLDIERS

WELLINGTON TECHNICAL CLASSES; GOOD WORK DONE. In his annual report, presented last night, Mr J- H. Howell (director of the Wellington Technical College) stated that during the past year classes for returned soldiers have been _ conducted on behalf of the Repatriation Department in motor engineering, commercial training, and in preparation for the Public Service entrance examination. Twenty-four soldiers attended the motor class with excellent results, in spite of the difficulties due to want of adequate space. Most of these qualified, and are now following the trade, while others are continuing their training this session. Nineteen attended for commercial training. Some of these are already in business, and some are preparing for the University bookkeepers’ certificate.

The Public Service examination classes had a large entry, but a considerable proportion found that classes on four evenings at the end of their day’s work were too exacting and the numbers rapidly declined. More than twenty of the students, however, are preparing to sit for the examination in June next, while about an equal number will be sitting at the end of the year. In addition to the above, a large number of returned soldiers who were in occupations during the day have been admitted to our evening classes. More than 300 class entries have been made by them.