DAIRY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13352, 9 April 1914, Page 4

DAIRY SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.

.DIFFICULTY ABOUT TEACHER

Recently the Gisborne High School Board of Governors agreed tb make inquiries regarding the possibility of-con-ducting classes, for instruction* in dairy science a^ jfctems&Mnm&.ftm limsA* (Mr W. Morgan) 'forwarded 1 \he following letter'W'Mr'D. Ouddie, Difectbi. of Dairy Produce Division: "We' iirider-' stand that.vthe v pfoprietors of the dairy m Poverty , l?ay are asking that a; grader of dairy 'produce might be ssnt to, .Gisborffe. • With 'a. 'view ' of assisting" m .this most' 'dfcfehable t-irection 1 , niy Board, as controlling, authority undef the "Manual .. and Technical Instruction -Act," are 'willing' to assist m providing pkrt of the salary, if the man appointed ife .such aS"wotdd be capable of cbiullicting classes. 'for instruction m dairy -science, including cow testing, etc., aud, that when not actually m- grading, his time.wttWtfvlfg'aVa^^ conducting bf classes m the above throughout 'the. district- 'bf Poverty Bay. I. shall be T glad of-au early reply as to whether you. can, entertain this proposal." Mr Cud'die has replied as follows :— "Your letter 'bf' ! 'tfie March " is'to hand, from which" I note that s*our Bd&i.d v ii desirous of co-operatitog Villi this Division m t'he ( jiiatte.r of ,ap.pointing*a. dairyp'roduce gi'adet jat^VGisborne. ; As.' ihis matter will -hiive *tb' ,! be cb'nsicter^t. by ttte head bf^thc' Deplffrhteiit, , I can riot say- -what wttl.be -done m regard to, it. I might point ouit, however, that any officer appointed to grad§ butter and cheese would, have., to possess a special , knowledge bf The'mahhfacture of those ptoducts under the factor^ system', yfOttld alfco be rbqiii-^d ;,to •J-no\vvsbmcthi'n , g of the commercial' side' .of "•dairying; a«d also be a first-Hails judge 'Of 'both, butter and cheese.' Meri of -tliis type- irro'iiot as a rule familiar with the teac-iiny. of classes such as conducted byA'our Board, and" on this lacebunt' I ani afraid there' w^ohld be great, "difficulty Hn "making 1 satisfactory ' arrAitigements.' '.'As ?'to wbether o? not ■'•■ ihe <3bveyhmeht ttill' undertake.the gractin^of *dairy p reduce at 'Oisborne^riHhe 1 near future" I am unable to say." Tlie present outptit of -both butter and cheese from 'the sun.'i'bvmditt)? districts is. at .the present time:* so ''-si-ialr that, m my -opinion^ it .you Id. scarcely warrant th'fc^apptfiiitniehiiof an officer for the purpose." ■•. ■ }•■ /»