ASHBURTON.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2028, 14 August 1920, Page 9

ASHBURTON.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL BOARD. From Our Own Corrttpondtnt. "The first nutting of the newly-elected Board oi Managers of the Ashburton Technical School whs held yesterday, there being present: Messrs C. Held, H. A. Collins, J. Wilson, J. Watson, F. Hayes, W. T. Llli and F. W. Watt. Belore vacating the chair, to which he was subsequently re-elected, Mr C. Rcid welcomed Mr T. Wilson, the newly-elected member. On the motion of the chairman It was decided to send a letter of appreciation to Mr b. Schneider for his strict attention to matters connected with the board. With reference to the board's application for a grant for the erection of workshops In connection with the school, the Director of Education (Dr W. .J. Anderson) wrote asking what sum the managers would be prepared to raise if the department granted an amount of £IOOO, in addition to the sum of i' 2500 already approved for the purpose. In an earlier letter from the department it was noted that the department's suggestions provided for n much more expensive lloor than was probably contemplated by the Education Board's architect. Such a floor, however, was considered to be the best for workshops intended to be permanently available for any required purpose. By using ordinary forms of floor construction the cost could be reduced by 4/- per square foot. As regards the sawtooth root it was only necessary to pointy out that such roofs were invariably adapted lor workshop construction where elllcient lighting, is desired, it was suggested that the building should be designed so that any necessary extension or any required modification in the i.scs of the building might be easily made at any future time, and that 1 1 ■ , " 11 ;. 1 . , . ti0ns be only temporary and movable. The Director read a copy of a letter which he sent to the department pointing., out the unsuitability of the proposed plan , submitted by the department. The one lurnished by the Education Board had been drawn up after an inspection of local conditions, and would meet such If adopted. Alter discussion a committee was set up lo modify the plans prepared by the Education Board s architect, and to call for fresh tenders. The meeting decided that the deP? n , « t n ,c ". t . s ! lou ] d ,)e P r «»sed for a grant of 11000, which, it was considered, would meet the case when the alterations In the plan were made. Mr W. S. La Trobe, Superintendent of Technical Education, intimated that the board's application for a speciul capitation ol 7/11 per class hour for the plumbing class at the school was being considered by the department. It was hoped that the students m this class would attend more regularly in the future, and that, should the roll number at any time be such lis not to warrant the continuance of the classes, the department would be informed immediately, lhe letter was leeched, the Director stotbijt. that at present, the board was losing S&T these classes. i^^S' The superintendent of technical ciSte tion wrote stating that a grant of 17Ct had been approved In respect to the board's application for a grant for equipment for the engineering classes at the school. He also Intimated by telegram that it was the intention of the Government that teachers shall participate in the bonuses recently granted to civil servants. The Education Board wrote stating that if the school board would write an ex- ' plaiiiV.ory note concerning each student who had lulled to put in the minimum number of attendances, the department would pav t capitation for the attendances made. Writing in respect to the housing of the Ferrlman gift telescope, the Auditor-General stated that no objection would be raised to the school board making a contribution in this direction. The matter was held over till next meeting of the board. v Thc Director, Mr B. J. Thompson, was authorised to attend the annual Technical Conference. Remits prepared by him, chiefly in the direction of securing increased capitation, were approved by the board. The director was instructed to endeavour to have something done In reference to the present overlapping, also in respect to the hours of attendance.- The Director remarked that if the school taught n pupil for «00 or 800 hours, the board*hould be paid accordingly, and not as at present, on the 400-hour limit. MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Messrs R. Clark mid \V. Oakley, J.p.'s. presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday.

George Kwing, Ashburton. a statutory first offender, was lined 5/-, with costs, on a charge of drunkenness. E. Appelby, Wheatstone, was chained with riding a motor-cycle after sunset without a light, lie was also charged with failing to have registered number attached to his motor-cycle. Appelby was convicted on the first charge, and lined 10/-, With costs, on the second. Hairy I'rew, Aslihurtou, who did not appear, was fined 20/-, with costs, for failing to have a registered number attached to his motor-cycle.

John Dubbin, taxi-driver, Aslihurton, lind no excuse to oiler in respect to hj clini«c of leaving Ills motor-car upon a highway, niter sunset, without hj light. He was filled 20/-, with costs.