TEMUKA TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16232, 30 March 1917, Page 5

TEMUKA TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

MEETING OF MANAGERS, A meeting of .the managers of the Temuka Technical School was held on Tuesday evening. Present, Messrs G. B. C'artwright (chairman), P. A. Acheeoh, J. Bambridge, G. Thomson, F.. v Saunders, A. Frew, E. B. Cooper and J. T: Smart (Director). An apology was icceivea from Mr-C.-J.-Bilton. The chairman stated that the auditor'was here last week, and he had found everything/correct. A start had bi:en made with the dressmaking classes; there was a good attendance, bu't tliey would be pleased to have a few more pupils. The painting and repairing 6f woodwork.had been finished, and the school was in good order. Mr/ $• (T/j.S'ma'rt, ,the, directory ;• .read tlio report and balance sheet. The report sdD forth the personnel of the Board of Managers for 1916, ; and gave a list of the classes carried on last year —dressmaking (3), wool-classing, singing and elocution, painting and sketching, tomihercial Work, ambulance i>nd home nursing,. and. sheep'- shearing. Classes in cookery and agriculture had to ! be sltopped for want of, support. The wool-classing class was stronger than for some Tears, and the good effect of the teaching had been proved by London prices of wool classed by pupils and ex-pupils. Pupils also cariied off prizes at ithe Timaru Show. A' good stamp of young men enrolled for the shearing class and did excellent work; altogether 2150 sheep were shorn in three weeks. Mr S. McOully rind 'other farmers helped generously. The cither classes were as well supported ascould be expected. The Association had reason to be pleased with its staff and 'dip standard of instruction given. Tn all 11.6 individual students had attended the classes. Sorrow was expressed in the report aid the depth in. the war of seven promising students and ox-students. Thanks were recorded to several genltlomen who had shown a. lively interest in . the school and had assisted it in various ways; also to the slrnff for their loyalty to the school, and tolorol. bodies and private individuals for financial support. In this regard a

grant by the Temuka Road Board from th-j Hobson TrusiD was a great help, and the managers hoped that this would become au annual grant. The managers uiged tlw importance of keeping up donations and . hoped for increased grants-'from the local bodies. In concluding,' the report paid a tribulte to the- valuable help given to the Board by 'Mr Ritchiiigs Grarft, and the zeal which 'members 6'f. the Board had tittended to the interests of the school. The statement of receipts and expenditure showed a larger credit balance than for many previous lyears, this, being largely due to the Souith Canterbury Education Bo.ard making a progress capitation payment of £SO; wish-out-'tch at the school would only just, have paid its way. Balance sheet:—Receipts.—-Grants from Government (including £SO progress r>pymen!t), £152 7s 3d, buildinscs £33, furniture etc. 18s 3d, material £3 9s Id, subsylips on voluntary contributions £,(J6 8s cd, fees and other class, payments £7O lis 6d, voluntay buttons £59 12s 6d, refunds'from Education Board for janitor ,£35 ss, 'do. coal and gas for classes £1 10s CdV to'fcal £458-2s Bd. ~ Expenditure:—Debit balance at beginning of year £2l 12s 4d, salaries of instructors £147 4s Gd, office expenses (including salaries stationary etc.) £6B l'Bs lid, adand printing £l3 14s 3d, lighting and heating £ll 16s, insurance and repairs £3 Is 3d,' material for class use l'2s, janitor £3O, board and lodgings of instructors £9 4s (.id, refund of railway fares to instructors £l lis 2d, bank fee 10s, inlDerest 12s 6cl. cheque book and exchange 6s 9d, •contracts (new buildings,. additions etc.') £B2 10s; credit balance end of year, £66 9s. Tol&al £458 2s Bd. Mr Acheson moved that the report and balance sheet he approved. They were, very satisfactory, thejy slcartcd 'the year with a debit balance of £2l 12s 4d, and finished ,with a credit balance of £66 9s. Account" amounting to £22 16s 8d wore passed for payment. _