TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1736, 6 September 1919, Page 7

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The monthly meeting of the Christchurch Technical College Board of Governors was held last evening, there being pre-' sent: Mr C. H. Opie (in the chair), Miss A. Robinson, Messrs E. H. Andrews, J. A. Black, T. D. Boag, W. HI Cooper, G. E. Franklin, W. R. Gahagon, J. R. Hayward, W. Jones. H. Langford. H. R. Rusbridge. R. Seth-Smith. A. Williams, H. Worrall,* McG. Wright, and W. Hayward. The chairman said that they were no doubt under a misapprehension with, regard to the meeting. They were not sure whether it was the first meeting of the new hoard or the last of the old hoard.' The; latter was the case. ' The election; must be complete before the new board can sit. It; was with genuine regret that he stated: that some of them would not be comrades | anv longer, but he trusted that those who had to go would not lose their interest in the college, and would .lend all the | assistance they'could. . The treasurer • submitted a r»nort showing receipts amounting to £1482 7/2, and expenditure to £llßs 7/5, leaving a credit bolmice of £2R6 19/9. The Appointments Committee recommended that applications be invited in England for the position of agricultural instructor, the salary.to commence at £4OO, P"r\ to increase by £25 for two years to £SOO per annum. The Building Committee recommended tlint the board purchase the section and cottage adioining the hostel property.—The recommendation was approved. A letter was received from the North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Bofrd asking for the use of the Technical College as an auxiliary hospital in the event of a recrudescence of influenza. —It was decided to accede to the request. The chairman reported that since last meeting a combined deputation representing the Education Board, the Technical Colleae Board, the Repatriation Board, and the East Christchurch School Committee waited on the M'nister of Education w'th regard to acqu'ring a new site for the Fast Christchurch Side School in order to allow of much needed extension to the Technical College buildings on the side school playgrounds. A promise was given of favourable consideration of this matter if a suitable site for the new building can be found. In the meantime, owing to the- urgent necessity for providing a workshop for the instruction of discharged soldiers, the committees have been considering the conversion of the garage leased in Madras* Street into a temporary engineering workshop instead of a wool-classing room as originally arranged. The Agricultural Committee reported that i it was endeavouring to obtain a suitable room for wool-classing in the third term so as to free the garage.