MASTERTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 14460, 16 December 1915, Page 3

MASTERTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

BOARD OF MANAGERS

A special meeting of "the Board of [ Managers of tho Mastorton Tecnical School was held last night. There were present, —Messrs J. M. Coradine (chairman), W. H. Jackson, C. E. Daniell and J. W. Blackman. The chairman apologised for tho unavoidable absence of Mr A. W. Hogg, who was in Wellington. Twelve applications were considered for the position of home science instructress at the Technical School. After a full discussion of" tho qualifica-> tions of the respective applicants, tho ■ number was reduced to two —a lady on tho staff of the Christchurch Technical College, and Miss Gladys Armstrong, of Duuedin. Eventually, the latter { was unanimously selected, the appointment to date from February Ist next.

For tho positiou of art teacher there were two applicants, tho Board's choice falling to Mr A. P. Murphy, of tho Masterton District High School staff.

Mr C. E. Daniell moved, and the , chairman seconded, "Tho Managers ' of the Mastertou Technical School desire to call the attention of the Minister for Education to the fact that there is, within a short distance of the town of Master ton, laud which may be found to be a desirable site for a farm school; . further, that th,e leases of this land ex- : pire iv June, 1916, and the Managers would ask that before this area bo again leased, the Minister should direct

his Department to report fully on tho educational requirements of tho district. " —Carried unanimously.

It was decided to print for distribution in booklet form a prospectus for 1916, setting forth the main objects of the institution, and the scope of tho work of tho Mastertou Technical School.

It was stated that tho Board of Managers was fortunate in the quality of the applicants who sought the position of home science instructress. With so many highly qualified aspirants, the final selection was no easy matter. Tho successful applicant Avas educated at tho Girls' High School, Sydney, and after leaving that institution took an extended technical course in dressmaking and art needlework with an experienced teacher there. She came to New Zealand in March, 1914, in order to take the homo science course at the Otago University. Miss Armstrong has gained first class passes in both household cookery and in high class and invalid cookery, and a first class certificate for practical housekeeping and laundry work at the University Hostel. Both Proi'essord Winifred Boys-Smith an Miss D. M. Little, principal of Domestic Science at King Edward Technical College, Dunedin, speak most highly of Miss Armstrong's qualifications as an organiser and a teacher, and of her practical skill. Her university course embraced chemistry, physics, business affairs and economics, household economics, needlework (five branches), cookery (three branches), applied chemistry, biology and physiology, practical physiology, hygiene, practical laundry work, housewifery, and practical house- [ keeping.