TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 543, 27 August 1932, Page 13

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

New Board of Governors Meets. The first meeting of the new Board of Governors of the Technical College was held last evening. The new hoard is identical with the former body, and the same committees as last w were «- ! M-Gregor K son, G. E- Franklin. W. R- Gahagan r i uiiriov g. A. Pascoe, J. ” • bou erts, D Rowse, A. H. Scales. G. Sbipley, G. T. Thurston and T. W. We *t. < An apology for absence was received 1 from Mrs M L Ball, who was granted . three months’ leave of absence. q The chairman reported t Lady Bledisloe had visitedi the College on August S. and they wery ! debted for the interest of thelr Eacel i ipririee It was hoped that the Cover and Lady Bledisloe Would he able to Inspect the eveirmg classes at work at some future date. , i The principal reported that the le , e would reopen, after a three we*KS ; i vacation on Monday, September 13. The Shege ieams had won all their matches , 'in the f cent tournament with the i Southland Technical College and as » win had been recorded against the Dun , edin teams four weeks ago, it h , appear that their standard in S ame ® , was higher this year than n»ual. A < feature ot the to u rna men t s wa s th e im - provemeru shown by the bo> s in‘ . Station football. In the evening classes j this year they had endeavoured to pay more auerlmn than before to students doing advanced work tn ] typewriting, as well as . bookkeeping and other accountancy sub- j jects. Advanced speed classes had been < provided in those two subjects, and they now lmd students doing up to 160 words per minute 1n shorthand and 50 words . per minute in typewriting. •mm— —— -- £