MANUAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12867, 24 May 1905, Page 6

MANUAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

rjiihr LNsri'XToirs sugges-

tions

■Mr SpeiH-er, ('hief lnsjiiictor., re})ort-

•1 to the !'Jdu<-ali(Vn ]3oai'cl on W<vdiii'Alby that ~~Slv Tyrer had ArilU'n it'l'viivo- thai a clas-s iv dairy hxy hi-i.-'UI at htiait'orcl eUiriir^- tho "\\intiT I'ol'i'dax s, eoJavWlcriny that hi' rmihl ol)tain a class of (.\\ cnty c'liilii.iu. Tho idea, t lie In^iocloi" \' as a yo(Jd one ciiul iu 1 ai-\»vinl i\v •'''bird's [H rm'i>-^i<j' (o niiAi 1 tj> ■ nc- < > '-.--aiy arraiio'< nici' The miiu of C 27. 1 ' ■> '<>d had come 10 haivd for in^tru* tion in hamlwor.k :n 1001 ui-Jd the Mini of €1 11s had !,cm orant('d for ai^tiaraUih for \jo(ciiiy at Oaonui. l The cities in ])titmhh>^ liavd hvvn i'cM.arted in New Plym)o*uUh. ,!li Nicw <■; the Agricu'fural l)ej)ai'lim cut's refi'sal to allow on(> of their in.s'tiHicl<>rs to u - i,ve hn/tUires to t'lio farmers .•■' Stratford the Inspector as I k({d i'Jiu Itoai'dV jx'rmiswion to iry a^i.! rtbi li'n olio from Lincoln Collc v g - e sllioiuM -iTTifiunt in'iduceniont oO'er anid roasloai.ii>le terms he tirrainyod. The Dcjmrtn."ut had passed a grant of .CIO 9s for (hessma'ciny at Stratford a.n!d £3 1. "5s f< r rent of iMiikliiigs usad for lec'h'ni.<\,l p'ur]h)ses. The vSecretary of Ihe r.ratforil classes had fol'Wciifthvd foe-* a noun tiny to Cl 0. ?\o rnpjy Jiad \h*<-\i nvi'ivvfl from, the I >)arti"ienl wit'i reference to tlie plans /' rwai'di-'d I'm 1 (he propo-.-d tochnical - hool cit New Plymouth. As the i wiklini^ would no doubt lie "used fw pe.pi.'s- fmm tl'.e lii<_;h School and .'- 'tiie >i|iic-.t io»i of carr^ "nit^ on the < is.s|i-i \\'lit'ii o'uee lo (> me(l was of the i '!'i(i'.i iiM'portaiue ~S] v SpenVer suil;1 Mcd that flic Board of ( leaver n'ors ».'" tin' IJi^li School he comminrioate'd v til with a view t<> joint actK7ii in liio'jno- u'iJOii the. I)< 'part until t Hhe 'iihccs"ny for the imirding atkl also with i' view of comino- to an iwivder^lau'di'!»- in n-i-piK'L of the cLa.-vsrw i*-> ')-»(> u'L'on anirl (jlie insti'uclors of t/he classes. A lr S[)eucer had an several occasions t;.!]ccd o'Vi-r the matter w>ith the ( 'lairnicin of the CJolvct'nors, w'lio i d lately yiven an un'ollirial av.sfuri" cc thjit Ill's lioard w oil I'd J>> oUily 1 o aUid to co-operale with the Ejdu- <: tion I'.oard on the mallei. I'he report was adopted, a'tul the < iiairiaan, Mr Maunder and the <ln••l'oclor were appointed a tle'p.ul'atd'on !<• \-o ufer wit.h the Boar«l of (J-ofver-11 rs of the il'^h School. in rffereiwc to hi'- visit lo A'lick- !. nd .Mr Sjicncer rc/po,rt<tl t/hat he 'had •"ii the handwoik in the •priiicljpal • y and Mil) urban scho»ols. t'lie'm'nnm il woii ill the three centres estahI .luvl ju the city and t.he t( v c»h*nieal •■ >r2\ which had made yreat a^U'aiu'es i ice his last \isjt two \ cars a^i. The Ji jfdwoi'k he did not coii'-iider so a<l- ' -nicod nor iis s\ .-temat isvd a« 'here. '! iie wotxdwork and roo^in^ -liii'a;ncihes - ' i))iiiiu t >l w oflv — were i.vuc-Ji more axl \ I'nx'ciil and imoiv generally tiArn !' rin in Tarau.iki, and i.he pr<<visi<»n l' '" dctiH jn.sf rui ion was greater and • 'optionally ooo'd. r Phe 4'(j v ui'p,iH(»nt of ■ lotfw ork i-')oVis was in .srmie resjj^'ts' I- Her than ohlait:^ at Sl,ralfoi«d. Ho I. d taken pla 1 ;- 1 >f tin 1 \wv'\h lingis and I il note- on Ihe r(|ipm<"i)l, (ittini^s, < ' •„ jind would (a'Ke advantage, of the ii'.oniuil ion oiitaiiH-.d in i'utfure re- (' n mn ei vd al ioti. s to the Boa.id. 'I'u teefh-iM.-al woiL the pojudafion estim'nJnd a. 100, 000 served |>y ( rani and tram ' .'a.bled the f(jrmation of classes larV r (Ju'ti could possibly be (^pi ,iH c'( I I •'(', and also enabled instruction l-> !" yivrn in .subjects whieih criulld not !'<■ •undertaken h<>re. The ecfuijp.mvn t v. is \L\vy comiplete and the sthiklrtnt.s -(..jikkl to wonk earnesl.ly 'an!d with ci [jroper appreciation of fhe afcUvant- |. es they possessed. All the niiaiiiual \ -li- and much of the technical worflv w .s taught by m.stiMclors es'pecial!\ "iiragt-fl at Home, lie nmfuir.jd info t-l < terms of the ajM.winOmenit of. the ii' >lructors, the n-< ■ clvai^ul 1 , i<he c Mr.S(>s of ius(riH'(i<;u mtd t^o oil. ai\d h" Ivcvjwid the knowledge he'hajd quiiincd v-Mild nuu-e tlia'n n pay the lioarfcl for < li'ir c<rnst.'tlcra( ion in : nulrli.ng- him t-o A 'ic'klaiM]. He rccorde'd his ainprwia i I" n of tJie kiudiKvss :-hown b^v t-ln 1 j ;< re(ar\. in;.jjeclon; an:d a-uthoiutu j a< Auckland. |