TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2505, 26 March 1902, Page 11

TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

(Pen Uaitico Prtcss Association-. 1 CKRISTCHI'RCH. March IS. The conference of delegates called to cont.i'er the quc-tion of technical education was re-umed to-niglit. It was decided that, in the opinion of the committee, there was f-eope for the following subjects, the sciences having a closer relation to them •.—Agriculture, dany industry, horticulture; sanitary engineering and plumbing, cai nage-building and leather making. It was pointed out that none of the subjects came within the te=t for which payment was made, and it was doubtful whether they would earn capitation. It would be unwise tc depend on obtaining special grant*. Wool-classing and the flax industry were also added to the list. A delegate" proposed several other additions, notably poultry raising, meat freezing and cold storage, and principles of breeding, but it wa= pointed out that t'io recommendations were not bound to take effect as a whole. The system would be controlled by the Board of Education and thr lonference might defeat it- own ciuU u\ piling up a heap of -übj<-< t- whirl) wo..X frighten the board It war al«-> decided thai the" committee should reco'iimend that steps •.hc'uild be taken to form avrciated clashes foi Canterbury and North Canterbury, to ba orcani-pd in accordance «ith "The Technical Education Act, 1901." The question of continuation classes was referred back tc the T-Xec'itive Committee, on th* 1 grounds that it was inadvisable to deal with such a question without sufficient information. It was also derided that the committee should be requested to draw up a scheme of technical education on the line* laid down by the p-nnfpreaea.