FINE DISPLAY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20261, 9 November 1935, Page 4

FINE DISPLAY

TIMARU TECHNICAL COLLEGE WORK UY PUPILS For a school to achieve real success there must be co-operation between teachers and pupils, and teachers and parents. With all these units working in harmony, there will be produced results of a desired nature, and it is on results that the success of a school is judged. the Timaru Technical College held its annual display of work, a display which, from the high standard revealed, must place the College on a plane with similar Institutions throughout the Dominion. In recent years, some splendid displays of pupils’ work have been made, but the exhibition held in the school yesterday, easily eclipses all previous efforts. The greatest interest was displayed by parents and friends, a large number of people travelling in from the country districts to examine the work of their own and other children. No more satisfactory method of creating interest in the activities of the school could be had than a display of the kind, for it enables the public to examine the finished product, and thereby gain a better impression of the actual standard of the work than by seeing things in the process of manufacture. The periodical visits made by organisations have been of much value, and have done a great deal to stimulate interest in all phases of the work, but from the point of view of the general public the collective display could hardly be improved on. It is safe to say that many who took the opportunity of examining the exhibits yesterday were amazed at the scope of the schools’ activities, and must have been thoroughly impressed with the high standard which has been reached. In all sections there was reflected expert tuition, the general workmanship throughout being a credit to the pupils and to the staff. Each successive display has revealed an improved standard, due to the enthusiasm and interest taken by the staff in the welfare of the pupils. Comprehensive Exhibition. This year’s display was perhaps more comprehensive than any previous exhibition, and having the new class rooms at their disposal, the staff were able to arrange the work in a much more attractive manner. The art and craft work has always been a feature of the annual display, and the posters and other work on view attracted a good deal of attention. A pupil at work block printing on dress material created a good deal of interest. Attractive designs were worked out and the manner in which they were applied to the material was closely watched. The dressmaking section came in for a good deal of favourable comment. The articles on view included frocks, coats, hats, costumes, table centres and fancy work, in all of which there was revealed clever needlework. The worx on view in the cookery section was also of an attractive nature, including as it did bread, biscuits, cakes, and savouries. One of the outstanding exhibits was a three tier wedding cake, the decorative work on which reached a very high standard. In the woodwork room there was plenty to attract attention, there being on view a splendid collection of dinner waggons, tables, breadboards, and many other articles of a useful nature. The workmanship was splendid, and all the articles were well finished. The work of primary school pupils was also favourably commented on. The engineering workshop was not overlooked by visitors, and here also visitors saw much of interest. Not a few expressed surprise at the equipment possessed by the School, and there was genuine admiration of the quality of the articles manufactured by the boys. The articles displayed in the plumbing section were the work of pupils attending the evening classes, but they revealed expert workmanship. Two of the exhibits were prize winners at a Christchurch exhibition. Taken all round, the display was a credit to the College, and should bring the work very prominently before the public. Country Interest Yesterday, representatives of the Farmers’ Union, the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, and the Women’s Institutes were entertained at morning tea. The Rev. J. D. McArthur, chairman of the Foard of Managers, extended a welcome to the visitors and expressed the hope that they would make themselves thoroughly at home, and prophesied that they would go away well satisfied with what they saw. A tribute to the good work being done by the school was paid by Mrs B. E. Evans, provincial president of the Women’s Division. On behalf of the Timaru Branch, she made a small donation to the prize fund and on her own behalf presented two cookery books. Mr B. E. Evans, chairman of the Timaru-St. Andrews Branch of the Farmers’ Union, acknowledged the chairman’s welcome and referred to the difficulties of transport for country children. The school stood above all else for handwork and they wer% very proud of the standard attained, said the Principal, Mr F. L. N. Tuck. This year they were fortunate in that two rooms of the new block were available for the display. The school appreciated the support it received from the country and he was very grateful for the gifts from the Women’s Division.