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EDUCATON MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. in continuation of E.-5, 1912.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
CONTENTS.
Page I Extract from the Thirty-sixth Annual Report ot the Minister of Education (E.-l) .. 2 2. Report of Inspectors of Manual and Technical Instruction Manual instruction Technical instruction .. ..12 8, Tables relating to manual and technical tostruction Manual instruction in p.imary schools .. 19 Manual instruction in secondary schools .. 20 Technical instruction, special, associated, and college classes .. .. ..22 Free places at teohnical schools .. .. 32 Summary of expenditure by Government on manual and technical instruction .. 33 Science aud art examination of Board of Education, South Kensington .. .. 34
''■'-' S. Tables .elating to manual and technical tostruotion—continued. Technological examinations of City ani Guilds of London Institute .. 3;S Staffs of technical sch< ols and classes .. 16 Appendix: Manual and technical instruction in ™ the several education d.striets- _ Auckland Taranaki .. . . .. 4-2 Wanganul .. 'I Wellington .. .. .. -">2 Hawke's Bay .. ..57 Marlborough .. ..62 Nelson .. ..68 Grey .. .. ..64 Westland .. .. .. 60 North Canterbury .. 65 South Canterbury .. 76 Otago .. .. .. 80 Southland .. .. ■. ..Bb'
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No. 1. EXTRACT FROM THE THIRTY - SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OE THE MINISTEK OF EDUCATION. MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. Manual Instruction in Public Schools. During the year classes recognized under the Regulations for Manual and Technical Instruction were held in connexion with 68 per cent, of the public schools, an increase of 2]per cent. The percentages for the various education districts were as follows*: — Percentage of Schools „. . at which Instruction was District. „:.,„„ given. I'll I. 1912. Auckland... ... ... ... ... ... ... 51 52 Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 72 Wanganui... ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 92 Wellington ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 70 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... ... ... 76 74 Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 65 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 52 50 Grey ... ... 22 27 Westland... ... ... 39 41 North Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 74 South Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 57 58 Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 64 75 Southland... ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 97 The number of public schools in which recognized classes were held was 1,508, an increase of 72 schools. The number of recognized classes was 3,607. Payments by way of capitation and subsidies on voluntary contributions totalled £24,992 Bs. lid., an increase of about £4,000, due mostly to an increase in the number of district high schools taking up rural courses in their secondary departments. The average rate of payment per class was £4-1. Special grants for buildings and equipment totalled £9,931, an increase of about £5,000. The grants were mainly in aid of the erection of additional manual-training centres in various districts, and of buildings for science, woodwork, and|cookery in connexion with district high schools providing rural courses. The various forms of elementary handwork in which pupils of the lower standards receive instruction afford valuable opportunities for concrete illustration, and accordingly are now being largely taught in conjunction with other subjects of the syllabus, such as arithmetic, geography, and instrumental drawing. Of the subjects taken in the higher standards woodwork and cookery- continue to be taught on the central system, and by special instructors. There are now about eighty well-equipped rooms for the instruction of public-school pupils in woodwork and cookery. In the larger towns special manual-training schools separate from the technical school have been provided. In the smaller towns manualtraining rooms form part of the local district high school, secondary school, or technical school, as the case may be. During the year 390 classes for woodwork (or ironwork), and for cookery were in operation. In some districts the girls receive instruction in dressmaking (ninety-nine classes) and laundry-work (eighty-five classes) in addition to cookery. Compared with last year the number of classes for domestic subjects shows an increase of 14 per cent. This must be regarded as satisfactory in view of the importance rightly attached to the training of girls in subjects bearing on the home. Until recently the instruction in domestic subjects has been confined mainly to methods and processes, little attention being given to the principles on which these are based. This has been largely due to the scarcity of teachers having the necessary training and experience to enable them to deal effectively with domestic subjects except from the standpoint of utility. This defect is now, however, being gradually remedied. In some districts the teaching staff has been strengthened by the addition of trained teachers from Home ; while the home science classes recently established at the Otago University and the training hostel in connexion with the Christchurch Technical College, may be
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expected to furnish in the near future an adequate supply of teachers trained inHhe science as well as the practice of home making and keeping. Elementary Agriculture. —Elementary instruction in subjects bearing on rural life was given in 1,005 schools, as compared with 832 in the previous year. Instruction in this branchof manual training is in the case of ten of the thirteen education districts supervised by trained itinerant instructors. There are now sixteen of these instructors stationed in various parts of the Dominion. The course of instruction is based mainly on experimental and observational work (both indoor and outdoor), and includes in some districts, chiefly in the North Island, elementary dairy-work. Local interest in the classes continues to be well maintained, valuable assistance being forthcoming, as heretofore, from agricultural and pastoral associations, School Committees, and members of the farming community generally. In addition to prizes, which, as in previous years, have been freely offered, contributions in money and kind to the value of nearly £650 have been received by Education Boards during the year. These contributions carry a Government subsidy of £1 for £1. Courses of instruction bearing on rural pursuits (having a domestic trend in the case of girls) were carried on in connexion with the secondary departments of district high schools in seven education districts (as compared with five in 1911), as follows :— District. Number of Schools. Number of Pupils. Taranaki .. .. .. .. 1 71 Wanganui .. .. .. 8 238 Wellington .. .. .. ..6 194 HawWs Bay . . .. . . . . . . . . 3 83 North Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 2 1' South Canterbury .. .. .. .. . . 2 68 Ota-" •• •• .. .. .. ..6 LB9 Totals for 1912 .. .. .. ..28 887 Totals for 1911 .. .. .. ..17 499 Capitation payments on account of these rural courses amounted to £5,795, equivalent to a rate of £6 - 5 per pupil. The hope is expressed that the curriculum in the secondary departments of the district high schools located in agricultural districts will in the near future be based, generally, on the lines of the courses at present being successfully carried out in the above-mentioned education districts. What may be called the practical subjects of the course continue for the most part to be taught by visiting instructors. This arrangement, which cannot be regarded as ideal, appears to be the only practicable one at present, in view of the scarcity of trained teachers qualified to give instruction on modern lines in the various branches of natural and physical science, although facilities for obtaining the necessary training cannot be said to be nonexistent. About 70 per cent, of the district high schools in the Dominion (over fifty in number) are now provided with laboratories equipped for individual practical work in elementary physics or chemistry. In the primary schools, where special science rooms are not available, useful courses in physical measurements have in a few cases been taken up. The number of classes recognized in 1912 was 121, mostly in connexion with urban schools. The opinion is expressed that work of this kind hardly receives in the schools the attention it deserves. The number of recognized classes for swimming and life-saving was 222, an increase of twenty. Classes were held in eleven of the thirteen education districts. As stated last year, the provision made for instruction in this useful branch of knowledge still leaves something to be desired. New buildings or additions to buildings for manual instruction in connexion with public schools have been erected during the year or are in course of erection at Devonport, Pukekohe, Helensville, Marton, Motueka, Takaka, Temuka, Mosgiel, Balclutha, Milton, Lawrence, Tapanui, and Invercargill, while necessary equipment has been provided for classes at Devonport, Helensville, Pukekohe, Waihi, Marton, Woodville, Wakefield, Reefton, Sydenham, Ashburton, Lincoln, Kaikoura, South Dunedin, Lawrence, Mosgiel, Tapanui, Milton, Balclutha, Invercargill, Gore, and Riverton.
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L'able Ja. — Capitation received \m> Expenditure by Education Boards in connexion wrni Manual Instruction in Public Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1912 (exclusive of Expenditure out of ('.rants for Buildings and Equipment). Eduoation Distriol Capitation. Expenditure. £ 8. (I. £ s. d, Auckland ... 1,813 5 8 6,686 L 9 10 Taranaki . .. 1,189 210 978 3 9 Wanganui ... 3,365 16 0 3,358 11 :s Wellington 3,159 5 2 1.087 12 9 Bawke'sßay 1.821 8 9 2,394 7 0 Marlborough 280 15 8 354 9 8 Nelson .. 815 6 2 1.282 5 5 ■ Grey .. .. 79 1 4 99 0 6 Westland .. 15 13 3 119 8 North Canterbury .. 2,761 9 7 2,779 14 2 South Canterbury 1,230 11 3 1,279 19 8 Otago .... 2,069 12 7 3.707 1 3 Southland .... 2.689 9 0 2,552 17 9 Totals for 1912 .. 24,280 17 3 29,629 16 2 Totals for 1911 .. .. 19,948 14 10 21.788 7 3 Manual Instruction in Secondary Schools. Recognized classes were carried on in connexion with twenty-seven of the secondary schools (twenty-nine in number) in receipt of Government grants. The subjects most generally taken up and the total average attendance at classes were as follows: — Subjeots of Instruction. Average Attendance. 1911. 1912. Physios and chemistry .. 1,463 1,917 Natural scienoe ..1,335 1.589 Agriculture .. .. .. .. 151 160 Woodwork .. 460 483 Domestic subjects 1,076 1,043 Free and instrumental drawing 713 788 Some further particulars are as follows : — 1911. 1912 The number of recognized classes was .. .. 274 357 Capitation payments on attendances amounted to .. .. £1,147 £1,488 The average rate of payment per class was .. .. £4 - 2 £4 Special grants in aid of buildings and equipment totalled £2,073 £1,748 The majority of the secondary schools are now well equipped for practical work in science, woodwork, and domestic subjects ; the provision made for laboratory work in particular is very satisfactory. In several of the rural secondary schools courses of agricultural instruction are gradually being evolved with satisfactory results. There is also evidence of a decided movement in many of the girls' schools in the direction of providing opportunities for instruction in subjects bearing on the home. New buildings or additions to buildings for manual instruction have been erected during the year or are in course of erection in connexion with Napier High School. Marlborough High School, Nelson Boys' and Girls' Colleges, and Christchurch and Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, while necessary equipment has been provided at Hamilton High School, Wellington Girls' College, Marlborough High School. Timaru Boys' High School, Waitaki Boys' High School, and Gore High School. Technical Instruction. Controlling authorities and managers of technical schools continue to give careful attention to the provision, improvement, and extension of facilities for instruction, and to receive in most cases satisfactory support at the hands of those for whose direct benefit the schools are provided. As in the past, considerable interest in the classes is taken by local bodies, industrial and trade organizations, and agricultural and pastoral associations, greatly to the advantage of the institutions concerned. During the year nearly £6,000, carrying a Government subsidy of £1 for £1, was contributed in aid of technical instruction. The contributions
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for the previous year totalled about £5,000. The Government has, as in previous years, favourably considered applications for new buildings or additions where these have been shown to be necessary, and for necessary equipment. New or additional buildings have been erected or are in course of erection at Auckland, Hawera. Manaia, Woodville, Christchurch, Ashburton, Temuka, and Dunedin, while necessary equipment has been provided for classes at Auckland (Technical College and the School of Mines), Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Palmerston North, A pit i. Wellington, Petone, Nelson, Christchurch (Technical College and the School of Engineering), Ashburton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, and Gore. During the year grants totalling £10,508 were distributed in aid of buildings and equipment. Over fifty well-equipped buildings are now available for purposes of technical instruction. In the smaller and more remote centres where technical schools have not yet been provided classes are held in suitable rented buildings or in the local schools. During the year classes were held at eighteen such centres in the Otago District, at seventeen in the Wanganui District, at thirteen in the Hawke's Bay I )istrict, at eleven in the Southland District, and at eight in the Taranaki District. Following are some particulars relating to technical classes, other than classes at day technical schools, in operation during the year :— 1811. 1912. The number of places at which recognized classes were held was 130 136 The number of other classes was .. .. .. 1.467 1,552 The number ot individual students attending classes was . . 13,632 13.527 The status of the classes was as follows :—
Note.—lt will be noticed that the number of centres is greater than the number of places at which classes were held. This is due to the fact that in some of the larger towns there are two or men- schools providing technical instruction. " Special " classes— i.e., classes conducted by an Education Board or by the governing body of a secondary school—continue to be the most numerous and the most widely distributed. Most of the classes conducted in the smaller centres come under this heading. ; ' Associated" classes, or classes conducted by managers representing bodies contributing to the funds of the classes, though held in a comparatively small number of centres, include three of the largest and best equipped technical schools in the Dominion-—namely, the Wellington Technical School, the Christchurch Technical College, and the Dunedin Technical School. The amounts received by these institutions during the year in the way of voluntary contribution were £420, 1,044, and £1,171 respectively. In only a few cases do the managers of associated classes conduct classes in more than one centre. "College" classes are conducted by the governing bodies of the University colleges, four in number. The most important are those constituting the School of Engineering and the School of Art in connexion with Canterbury College, Christchurch. The number of individual students in attendance during 1912 was 13.527. Sonic particulars as to the age and the sex of students are as follows :—
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Status. Number of Centres. Number of other Classes. Number (it Students. ! i " Special " classes " Associated " classes '' College " classes 125 22 4 867 529 L56 7,357 5.568 602 • Totals for 1912 Totals tor I'.tll 151 142 1.552 1,467 I.•'..527 13,632
Twenty-one Years of ; Age and under. ( >vci Twenty-one Years <>f Age. Totals. dales females 4,478 3,587 2,638 2,824 7,116 6,411 Totals for 1912 Totals for 1911 8,065 7,800 8,065 7,800 5,462 5,832 5,462 5,832 13,527 13,632
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The following is a summary of the occupations of students :— Number of Percentage Students. of Total. Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. .. 1,617 11-9 Professional pursuits .. .. .. .. .. 2,219 16-4 Students .. .. .. .. 1,366 101 Domestic pursuits .. .. .. .. .. 2,915 21 (i Agricultural pursuits .. .. .. .. 902 6-7 Various trades .. .. 4,279 31-6 Other occupations not included in above 229 1-7 13,527 1000 It would appear from the above that the technical schools as a whole are doing a good deal in the way of providing Facilities for instruction for the various classes of the community.
Table Jb. —Number of Classes and Capitation on Attendances during 1912 in respect of certain Subjects of Technical Instruction.
Classes for subjects relating to the various branches of engineering-—civil, mechanical and electrical- —continue to be well attended. The classes are, on the whole, well equipped for practical work, and fairly full courses in engineering are provided. Instruction in pure and applied art is well provided for in the schools that make a special feature of these branches of technical education. Increasing attention is being given in these schools to the application of art to industries, and some excellent examples of craft-work have been executed during the year. Instruction in various subjects relating to the home was given in seventy-nine centres; cookery (including invalid and high-class cookery), dressmaking, and millinery being the subjects most generally taken up. In country districts the instruction is usually given by itinerant instructors sent out from central schools. The special courses in home science and domestic arts recently established by the Council of the Otago University have been well attended. Of the forty - eight students in attendance nineteen are working for the diploma and nine for the degree in home science. The Government, recognizing that the instruction given in the schools in subjects having a direct bearing on the home, has up to the present been confined mainly to methods rather than principles owing to the lack of fully trained teachers, has recently issued regulations providing for the award to students whose intention it is to qualify as teachers of domestic subjects of domestic science bursaries tenable at the Otago University. During the current year bursaries have been awarded to thirteen such students. The bursaries are of the value of £20 a year, together with the fees for the courses. A boarding-allowance of £30 a year is also made where necessary. The demand for instruction in commercial subjects continues to be maintained, classes being held at thirty-eight centres. In addition to accountancy classes, at each of the four University Colleges full courses of instruction, both elementary and advanced, are provided in most of the larger technical schools.
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Subjects of Instruction. Subjects of Instruction. Number of Classes. Capitation. !ommercial subjects lathematics and science lathematics and science applied to trades and industries )omestic science irt and art-crafts lontinuation classes 22(1 101 448 290 269 224 £ a. d. 3,136 9 0 844 16 8 4,484 11 2 2,764 7 4 4,230 12 7 803 7 8 Totals for 1912 Totals for 1911 1 ,552 1,467 16,264 4 5 16,588 3 3 •
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Over two hundred continuation classes providing instruction in subjects of general education were'in operation during the year. The number for 1911 was 158. These classes are attended by students who take one subject only, or two or more unrelated subjects. The fact that students are encouraged to take group courses in lieu of unrelated subjects accounts for the comparatively small number of continuation classes. There has been a satisfactory increase in the number of centres in which instruction in subjects relating to rural pursuits is provided. Classes attended by about 1,600 students were held at seventy-three centres, as compared with sixty-seven in the previous year. The subjects included wool sorting and classing, sheepshearing, dairying, veterinary science, agriculture, horticulture, bee-keeping, and poultry-keeping. Hitherto classes have been established as a result, generally, of a local demand for instruction in one or other of the above-mentioned subjects. While no organized scheme of technical instruction in subjects bearing on our primary industries has so far been put into operation under the regulations for manual and technical instruction in any district, there is evidence of a growing desire on the part of the farming community for the establishment of classes providing definite courses of instruction. In the meantime a good deal of what may be termed foundationwork has been accomplished in schools of primary and secondary grade. Thus during the year over 1,000 primary classes in elementary agriculture were carried on, while secondary classes in connexion with high schools, day technical schools, and district high schools were attended by over 1,000 pupils. Table Jc.—Number of Students taking Group Courses of Instruction occupying not less than Four Hours a Week and Eighty Hours a Year. Course of Instruction. Number of StudKill. l!)l^. Elementary commercial .. .. .. .. .. 1,033 856 Higher commercial .. .. .. .. .. 208 354 Practical mathematics and science . . . . .. .. 117 122 Mathematics and science applied to trades and industries .. 1,037 1,043 Domestic science.. . . .. .. . . 26S 304 Art and art-crafts .. .. .. .. 541 490 Totals .. .. .. .. 3,204 3,219 During the year capitation on the attendances of students at group courses was earned by twenty-seven schools in nine of the thirteen education districts. The number of students taking such courses was about 25 per cent, of the total roll. The number of students who voluntarily attend evening classes, particularly in the larger centres, continues to be well maintained. It is also gratifying to note that so many students show their appreciation of the facilities now placed within their roach by attending on three or more evenings a week. The following schools had roll numbers of 400 or more (exclusive of the day technical schools that are carried on in connexion with some of them) : — School. Roll Number. Auckland Technical College .. .. .. •• •■ 1,006 Wanganui Technical College .. . . .. •. • • • • 675 Palmerston North Technical Scliiml .. .. .. .. .. 522 Wellington Technical College .. . . . . .. I , 155 Christchurch Technical College •• -• •• •- -• 988 Timaru Technical School .. .. .. .. .. WO Dunedin Technical School . . . . . . ■ ■ . 966 Dunedin School of Art .. 179 Regulations under section 18 of the Education Amendment Act requiring the attendance of young persons between the ages of fourteen and seventeen who are not otherwise receiving a suitable education, or who are not specially exempted from attendance, have been approved for certain school districts in Auckland, Taranaki, Wanganui, and Hawke's Bay. During the year the regulations were put into operation in four school districts in Wanganui. The classes established under the
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regulations were attended by seventy-three .students, of whom Eorty-six were males It is probable that the regulations adopted in the Auckland, Taranaki, and Hawke's Bay Districts will be put into operation this year (1913). The following table gives the number and the sex of pupils holding Junior or Senior Free Places at technical schools during the year : —
The number of students holding .Junior Free Places (tenable for two years) was 1,585, the number holding Senior Free Places (tenable for three years) being S!)-2. About 59 per cent, of the students who entered on Junior Free Places in 1911 continued to attend in 1912. Of the total number .of senior free pupils in their first year over 60 per cent, had previously been in attendance as junior free pupils. The remainder were either admitted on transfer from day technical schools, high schools, or district high schools, or had qualified by examination for Senior Free Places. Of the total number (2,477) of students admitted to free places. 2,081, or 84 per cent., qualified for capitation. Capitation payments on account of free places amounted to £4,279 19s. 3d., being at the rate of £2 per free place. Day Technical Schools. These schools (eight in number) are of secondary grade and provide fairly full courses in science and technology, domestic economy, agriculture, and commercial instruction. They are carried on in connexion with the technical schools at Auckland (321 pupils), Wanganui (142 pupils), Wellington (256 pupils), Napier (86 pupils). Westport (20 pupils), Christchurch (343 pupils), Dunedin (215 pupils), and Invercargill (143 pupils). The total roll number was 1,526, of whom 684 were males. The schools continue to be well attended and appear to attract a number of young people who would not otherwise, proceed to secondary schools. The courses of instruction taken up by pupils attending day technical schools were as follows :— Males. Females. Totals. Industrial .. .377 .. 377 Commercial . 213 ;)(;•> 775 Domestic ■ • .... 256 256 Agricultural .. 58 .. 58 Art ... 2 1! 13 General .. 34 13 17 Totals .. 684 842 L ,526 Nearly 50 per cent, of the pupils attended commercial courses, industrial courses being taken by 24 per cent., and domestic courses by 17 per cent. Courses of agricultural instruction were provided at two schools, and were attended by fifty-eight pupils. The school at Westport provides an engineering course only, attended by twenty pupils. The well-equipped training hostel recently established in connexion with the Christchurch Technical College will provide ample opportunities for training in home making and keeping for girls attending the day technical school attached to that institution. Capitation payments made during the year on account of attendances at day technical schools amounted to £14,807, being at the rate of about L9-H per pupil.
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1911. 1912. .Males. Females. Total Males. Females. Total. . , ., bust year Junior tree pupils a ■\ ' l i Second year [First year Senior free pupils-i Second year (Third year (-70 356 223 130 SI 31 I 200 IK) 99 68 I.('I I 556 363 22-.) I I'.) 371 311 151 89 332 227 17!) 10'.) 50 987 5! )S I'.«l 263 130 Totals 1. Kill 848 2.308 1,580 897 2,477
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Following are some particulars regarding free pupils at day technical schools :—
The number of pupils holding Junior Free Places (tenable for two years) was 1,242, the number holding Senior Free Places (tenable for three years) was 133. Fifty-three per cent, of the pupils who entered on Junior Free Places in 1911 continued to attend during 1912, while about 66 per cent, of the pupils who completed the second year of the Junior Free Places at the end of 1911 qualified for and were awarded Senior Free Places. The following is a summary of the income (exclusive of grants for buildings, equipment, rent, and material) and the expenditure for 1912 in respect of " special " and " associated " classes (including day technical schools) : — Income. Special Associated Classes. Classes. £ £ Capitation on attendances and free places .. .. 14,313 17,132 Voluntary contributions and subsidies thereon .. .. 3,192 6.394 Students'fees .. .. .. .. .. 4,647 4,209 Sundry receipts .. .. .. .. .. 4,730 3,875 Totals for 1912 .. .. .. .. £26,882 £31,610 Totals for 1911 .. .. .. .. £23,310 £29,856 Expenditure. Administration .. .. .. .. . 4,635 4,277 Salaries of Instructors .. .. .. .. 18,569 20,04') Sundry expenses .. .. .. .. .. 2,514 1,840 Totals for 1912 .. .. .. .. £25,718 £26,166 Totals for 1911 .. .. .. .. £21,631 £23,866 The total cost of administration was about 17 per cent, of the total income in the case of special classes and about 13J per cent, in the case of associated classes. It must be remembered, however, that special classes are held at a much greater number of small centres than are associated classes. Grants in aid of buildings and equipment amounted to £3,503, and the expenditure to £9,295, in the case of special classes. In the case of associated classes the amounts were £6,511 and £9,816 respectively. Grants in aid of rent and material for special classes amounted to £695, the expenditure being £2,071. For associated classes the amounts were £1,675 and £2,890 respectively. Special grants totalling £2,865 in aid of the maintenance of training classes for teachers in subjects of manual instruction (including science and drawing) taken up in public schools were distributed to Education Boards during the year. The Science and Art Examinations of the Board of Education, London, and the Technological Examinations of the City and Guilds of London Institute were carried on as usual, the former at fifteen, the latter at eighteen, centres. The number of entries for the Science and Art Examinations was 418, and the number of passes 265 ; while for the Technological Examinations the number of entries was 444 and the number of passes 290. The proportion of entries to passes was 63 and 66 per cent, respectively.
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1911. 1912. Males. Females. ; Total. Males. Females. Total. r , ., ' First year . . lunior free pupils ' a *, r r (Second year I First year .. Senior free pupils-j Second year (Third year 328 176 36 9 3 422 750 203 379 70 106 12 21 1 4 401 162 37 11 2 440 239 65 18 841 401 102 29 2 Totals 552 708 1,260 613 762 1,375
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At the National Art Competitions held by the Board of Education, London, fifteen certificates of commendation were gained by New Zealand Students, as follows : " Elam " School of Art, Auckland, three certificates ; Wellington Technical School, seven certificates; School of Art, Christchurch, five certificates. Two book prizes were also awarded to a student of the Wellington Technical School. Twenty-one students' works were also accepted by the Board of Education, London, in connexion with art masters' and art teachers' certificates. Of these, thirteen were forwarded from Auckland and seven from Wanganui. The following is a summary of the expenditure by the Government on manual and technical instruction during 1912 :— £ 8. d. f 8. (1 Manual instruction — Capitation on classes .. .. .. .. 25,768 10 4 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. • .. 711 11 8 Grants for buildings, equipment, &c. .. .. 11,720 7 7 38,200 9 7 Technical instruction— Capitation— Day technical schools .. .. .. .. 14,807 12 4 Other classes (including free places) .. .. 19,832 5 7 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. .. 5,560 2 3 Grants for buildings, equipment, material, &c. .. 12,906 14 1 53,106 14 3 Manual and technical instruction — Railway fares, &c, of instructors and students .. 5,101 19 5 Examinations .. .. .. .. .. .. 684 4 8 Inspection and other expenses .. .. .. .. 1,182 10 3 £98,275 18 2 This total includes £6,238 from national-endowment revenue. The total expenditure by way of capitation, subsidies on voluntary contributions, and grants for buildings, &c, was, for manual instruction, £28,968 ss. 6d., and for technical instruction, £49,281 15s. Id. Of the total capitation earned by classes during the year, 354 per cent, was earned by classes of primary grade, 38*5 per cent, by day classes of secondary grade (i.e., classes in connexion with secondary departments of district high schools, secondary schools, and day technical schools) and 261 per cent, by technical and continuation classes (i.e., special, associated, and college classes).
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No. 2. KEPOKT OF THE INSPECTORS OF MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. Sib,— \\ i have the honour to submit the following report on manual and technical instruction in the Dominion for the year ending 31st December, 1912 : — A. Manual Instruction. In about 68 per cent, of the public schools instruction in accordance with the regulations was given in one or more branches of manual instruction. In the lower classes paper-work, drawing with brush and colour or with coloured chalks, and modelling are the branches usually selected, the instruction in an increasing number of schools being associated with the subjects of the syllabus. With the exception perhaps of brush drawing it is the exception rather than the rule to find any branch of handwork treated as an isolated subject. In many of the classes, however, in which brush drawing is taught the recognition of the brush as a drawing-instrument is steadily advancing. It has been well said that "drawing with the brush and water-colours from real objects has now become a regular part of the work of all the best schools, and has fortunately superseded what was known as 'brush work'—that is, copying conventional forms, in-, still worse, falsified natural forms, such as blue leaves, red lemons, green blackbirds, and the like, in crude aniline colours." The excellent and varied assortment of wafer-colours and brushes supplied a l rates which, a few years ago. would have been deemed impossible has brought about a most desirable extension of this form of handwork in primary schools. In the higher classes woodwork, cookery, dressmaking, laundry-work, elementary agriculture, and elementary science are the subjects most generally taught. As regards woodwork, it is gratifying to note the adoption of more educational methods at must of the centres, but much remains to be done in the direction of correlating the instruction with that in other subjects of the syllabus. There are, however, two pleasing features in connexion with the instruction in woodwork—namely, a strong desire mi the part of instructors to iln their best for the pupils and to make the lessons truly educative, and a readiness to accept suggestions for the improvement of the work. Opportunity is here taken to direct attention to certain matters relating to the instruction in woodwork generally. The majority of the instructors are trained mechanics thoroughly conversant with the rapid methods of production that obtain in workshop practice. These methods are, however, out of place in the woodworkroom, where the training of the pupil and not the production of models is all-important. Everything which tends to develop mental alertness, physical litness, and thoroughness should be constantly kept in mind. The pupil and not the model or exercise should be the chief consideration. There is evidence of a tendency on the part of some instructors to overlook—unconsciously, it may lx) —the physical and mental limitations of their young pupils. 'lon much is at times expected of them, and while palpable negligence and carelessness should never be overlooked, the slowness and, in some cases, the inability of a lad to grasp the new experiences he meets with in the drawing-lesson or at the woodwork bench, together with a lack of aptitude in the use of tools, should be regarded not as faults but as calling for special care and patience on the part of the instructor. When the limited time occupied by a course of w Iwork is taken into account it is a matter fur surprise that the pupils, as a whole, make such good progress. If the work of the average pupil after a two-years woodwork course, which occupies 120 hours (about three weeks altogether), were compared with that of the average apprentice for the same period, (he decision would probably be found to be in favour of the schoolboy, in spite of the fact that the latter has worked somewhat at a disadvantage, inasmuch as his training has not been continuous as in the case of tiie apprentice. " It appears necessary also to emphasize again the desirability of devoting more attention to demonstration lessons in the use of certain tools. The average Standard V pupil probably finds the tenon-saw and the marking-gauge among the most difficult to use, and it is suggested with the view of helping him to use such tools effectively that a little more time and attention should be given to exercises involving their use. Frequent demonstrations should be given illustrating the correct method of holding and using them. Pupils should be shown, for example, that the saw, if in good condition, does not require to be "forced," but on the contrary to be held lightly in the hand, dependence being placed on the weight of the saw rather than on the application of muscular force. In this connexion attention is directed to the necessity for arranging for the sharpening of saw,, at more frequent intervals. At some centres it is not easy to find a tenon-saw in a fit condition to place in the hands of a boy just commencing work at the bench Attention is also drawn to the absence in many cases of any references in the pupils' notebooks to the structure, characters, and growth of timbers in common use. The number of woodwork classes in operation during the year was 390. The number for 1911 was 321. Increasing attention is being given to instruction in domestic subjects, especially in the direction of widening the scope of the work. The course in cookery now more often than not
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includes simple lessons on hygiene and on topics having a direct bearing on the home. In some districts fairly full domestic courses have been provided in connexion with the secondary departments of district high schools. Speaking generally there are indications of the gradual adoption of better methods of instruction, especially in cookery, more attention being attached to instruction in principles and less to the utilitarian aspect of the subject. It is hoped that instructors generally will avail themselves of the greatly improved literature dealing with domestic subjects now procurable. Books such as " Experimental Science," by H. Jones, "Chemistry of Housecraft," by Hall and Griinbaum, and "Experimental Hygiene." by Vcrrails, may be regarded as containing much that would be helpful. It is to be regretted that in some classes the practice of giving separate demonstration lessons occupying an hour or longer still obtains. Recent reports on the teaching of cookery in England and America indicate a tendency to dispense with separate demonstration and practice lessons. It is found that an hour and a half or two hours, as the case may be, is too long a period for the average child to "sit and listen to the teacher and watch her at work." The concensus of opinion appears to be that when demonstrations and practice are combined in one lesson " less of the children's time is taken up in listening and watching and more given to real instruction," with the result that much more valuable and effective work is done by pupils throughout the course. It is noted that food values are rarely touched upon even in the more advanced classes. This is to be regretted, as there still appeals to be a large amount of ignorance in connexion with this important subject. The money value of many articles of food is not commensurate with their food value; thus many of the cheaper foods tire avoided, although they contain a high percentage of protein, and if properly cooked are highly nutritive. Little chemistry in relation to food values can, for obvious reasons, be taken in elementary classes for cookery; nevertheless the opinion is expressed that the pupils' notebooks would be of more value educationally if they contained more notes on food values and related matters and less recipes and notes on "methods." It is pleasing to note the instruction in cookery is proving of service in many homes. Opportunity has been taken to discover how many of the pupils put the instruction they have received to practical use. and it is gratifying to find that a large percentage of second-year pupils are able to and do assist in the preparation and cooking of the family meals. The number of classes for instruction in domestic subjects in operation during the year was 574, as against 502 in 1911. The number of public schools in which instruction is given in elementary agriculture continues to increase. During the year recognized classes were carried on in connexion with 1,005 schools, as compared with 832 schools for the previous year. The courses of instruction carried out in the primary classes provide in the case of pupils who do not proceed to secondary schools an opportunity of gaining a little first-hand knowledge of plant life and growth, and tend, it is hoped, to create an intelligent interest in rural life and activities. For the most part satisfactory courses extending over two years, preceded by elementary nature-study in the lower standards, are carried out, due attention being given to indoor as well as outdoor work. In an increasing number of cases the local interest taken in the school-garden is a prominent feature of the work. That this interest strengthens the hands of the teacher goes without saying. It is also gratifying to note that the instruction received, elementary though it may be, is quite often usefully applied by pupils after Lhey have left school. Fairly full courses of rural instruction, occupying not less than twenty hours a week, were carried on during the year in connexion with the secondary departments of a number of district high schools. The number of pupils taking such courses was 81)0, as against 499 in the previous year. The special subjects of the course are usually taken by itinerant instructors specially trained for the work. The schools are well provided with facilities for practical work in science, woodwork, and domestic subjects. Speaking generally, a good deal of useful work has been accomplished. In certain districts, and in certain schools in these districts, excellent courses have been planned and carried out, with results that must be gratifying to those in charge of the work. If the results achieved are estimated in the light of the object in view, and not contrasted with what might be accomplished in a specialized course at an agricultural college, it will, we think, be generally conceded that an excellent foundation on which a more extended knowledge of agriculture can be built up is in process of being laid. Recognized classes for various branches of manual instruction were carried on in connexion with twenty-eight secondary Bchools, as follows: Domestic subjects at sixteen schools, woodwork or ironwork at twelve schools, natural and physical science at twenty-four schools, and agriculture at eight schools. The number of classes was 357, as against 274 in the previous year. Most of the secondary schools are now well equipped for practical work in science, woodwork, and domestic subjects. Some particulars relating to manual instruction in primary and secondary schools will be found in Tables Jl to J6 inclusive, on pages 18 to 21. B. Technical Instruction. About 15,000 students were in attendance at technical and continuation classes during the year. Of these about 13,500 attended classes other than classes at day technical schools. These classes are held for the most part after (j p.m., most of the students in attendance thereat being employed dining the day. Although good wink lias been and is being done by these students,
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economic and industrial conditions appear to demand of the future workman a deeper knowledge and a more comprehensive training than attendance at evening classes can supply. The- increas ing interest that is being taken in the work of the technical schools by industrial and employers' associations will, it is hoped, result in employers of labour realizing that if their apprentices and young workmen are to do more effective and, to the employer, more profitable work in the shop, they must receive a more thorough training than can be obtained through the medium of evening classes. The conditions obtaining in the industrial world make it difficult, if not impossible, for an employer to teach his apprentices all they ought to know about their business. Moreover, the supply of "practical hands" —that is, of men who have picked up in the shops the accumulated practical experience of their business —is steadily decreasing; in fact, it is generally acknowdedged that the day of the old-fashioned " practical man " has passed, the new order demanding men with a mental equipment enabling them to apply their knowledge of principles to the problems of production. The youths attending our technical schools appear for the most part to recognize this, and with praiseworthy self-sacrifice are doing their utmost to make good their lack of mental and practical training. Ihe most casual observer if he visited the evening classes for subjects such as theoretical anil applied mechanics, mathematics, &c, would very soon discover that the difficulties incident to the instruction are not altogether the result of the lack of preliminary training on the part of the students, but are in most cases largely due to the fact that the students are physically tired after their day's wink, and consequently unable lo take full advantage of the instruction. The opinion is expressed that it would be more economical both to the State and the individual for technical training to be regarded as an integral part of the apprentice's training in the practice of his trade ami made the first ordei of the day's work. Facilities for technical training either already exist or would readily be provided, since those responsible for the conduct of our technical schools are keenly alive to the advantages that would accrue to both employers and employees. There is evidence of an appreciable decrease in the percentage of students unable, owing to lack of previous training, to avail themselves at once of the instruction in the principles on which the operations incidental to the business are based. This decrease is probably due to the fact that an increasing percentage of the students attending evening classes have, on leaving the primary school, attended a day technical school before becoming w age earners. Such students are naturally better able to enter on courses of instruction embracing theory and practice at evening classes than students who have received a primary education only. Day technical schools are now in operation at Auckland, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Westport, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill. With the exception of the Westport School, commercial, industrial, and domestic courses are provided. At Westport the instruction is confined to engineering. Courses in pure and applied art and in agriculture are also provided in some cases. The schools are fully and efficiently staffed and provide well-arranged vocational courses of secondary grade. The total number of pupils in attendance during 1912 was 1,526, including 1,375 free pupils. Commercial courses continue to be the most popular. The demand —which in main cases exceeds the supply —for young persons who have received an elementary commercial training at a day technical school seems to indicate that the training given is on right lines in so far as it enables these young people on entering an office to carry out in a satisfactory manner the duties assigned to junior clerks, stenographers, and typists. The course in commercial instruc tiou includes English and arithmetic, commercial history and geography, office routine ami business methods, book-keeping, shorthand ami typewriting. Girls taking the course also receive instruction in domestic subjects, while the course for boys often includes a science or some branch of manual instruction, generally woodwork. As regards the industrial course, the general aim is to provide elementary training in the principles underlying mechanical and electrical engineering, carpentry ami joinery, and cabinetmaking. The range of subjects included in the courses is sufficiently comprehensive to enable students to take an intelligent interest in their work when they enter the shops. There is no doubt that the two or more years of theoretical ami practical instruction received by pupils taking an industrial course provides a satisfactory foundation for the training of competent workmen. The instruction in English, mathematics, elementary science, machine construction and drawing, building construction ami drawing, and workshop practice is, generally speaking, on sound lines. It is hoped that, as employers become more familiar with the work done in the day technical schools, one of the conditions of apprenticeship will be that applicants shall be required to produce certificates to the effect that they have satisfactorily passed through a two-years course at least at one of these schools. As most of the latter have workshops equipped with modern machinery and appliances and in charge of competent well-trained instructors, lads having passed through the course should have nothing to unlearn, ami should at once become economically useful to their employers. Much is heard to-day of " industrial efficiency," and, although this term may have more meanings than one, it certainly connotes that a workman to be efficient must In- thorough in all his work. The standard of accuracy attained by main of the students taking industrial courses, especially in engineering, shows beyond doubt that thoroughness in every detail is demanded of them. Work mi these lines cannot have other than satisfactory results in the direction of training the future workman. The methods of instruction followed not only tend to stimulate the reasoning-power and to foster self-reliance and initiative
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but also, it is contended, place lads in a class far above those who enter the ordinary trade workshop direct from the primary school and at the end of the second year of their apprenticeship have acquired a limited skill in doing odd jobs and picked up a little unsystematized practical experience of questionable utility. It is to be regretted that the number of pupils who remain at the day technical schools for three or more years is not larger. It would be well if parents were prepared to exercise a little self-sacrifice and allow their boys to get the full benefit of the courses provided instead of hurrying them, often before thej have completed their second year, into wage-earning positions. Passing reference may be made to a matter having an important bearing on the attendance of lads at industrial courses, and that is the non-recognition at present of the time spent at day technical schools as part of the apprenticeship course. If employers could see their way to recognize three years' attendance at a .lay course as equivalent to the first yea: of apprenticeship a much larger proportion of lads would remain three years instead of two or less at the schools, and so become better equipped for their life's work. About 30 per cent, of the girls attending day technical schools took a domestic course during the year. Excellent courses bearing on home making and keeping are now being evolved at some of the schools. Progress in this direction has in the past been slow, chiefly on account of the difficulties experienced in obtaining instructors with an adequate knowledge of the sciences underlying the practice of housewifery. The establishment in connexion with the Otago University of special courses in home science and domestic arts, and the provision, recently, by the Government of liberal bursaries tenable at the University by students who have signified their intention of qualifying as teachers of domestic subjects should, however, have the effect of removing this difficulty in the near future. During the year bursaries were awarded to thirteen such students. As regards the courses now in operation, there is no question as to the excellence of the practical instruction provided. Instruction is given in English and arithmetic (including household accounts), elementary science, cookery and laundry-work, needlework, dressmaking and millinery. Speaking generally, the methods of instruction and the pupils' work are on sound practical lines. In some schools, where facilities for a wider application of the knowledge acquired by the pupils are at present lacking, meals for members of the staff and pupils are prepared daily. The pupils arrange the menu, purchase the necessary articles, prepare and cook the meals, and lay the tables and wait thereat. At Christchurch a well-equipped hostel has now been provided which will afford facilities for the practice of housewifery in all its branches not only by the students in residence, but by pupils of the day technical school carried on in connexion with the Technical College. The cost of the hostel, together with the large area of ground on which its stands, has been met by means of voluntary contributions and subsidies of £1 for .£1 thereon, and b, a special building grant. The hope is expressed that what has been accomplished in Christchurch in this direction will result in similar efforts being made elsewhere. It is unnecessary at this stage to emphasize the necessity for and the importance to the community generally of domestic training on right lines. Whether such training will help materially in the solution of the difficult and many-sided " domestic problem is an open question. It should at least have the effect of relieving domestic work to some extent of its drudgery and monotony, and so help to endow it with a dignity it appears to lack at tinpresent time. The agricultural courses provided at some of the schools have attracted only a few students compared with the courses referred ti> above. The work undertaken bears directly on agriculture generally, and includes instruction in English, arithmetic, book-keeping, mathematics, physics and chemistry, biology, woodwork and ironwork, and, as circumstances permit, practical operations incident to farming. It has not been found practicable so far to afford students opportunities for carrying out farm and experimental work on a large scale, though something in this direction has been accomplished in the Wanganui district owing to the practical help of ami interest shown by certain members of the farming community. As a result of the opportunities so provided pupils have been able to carry out a good deal of really useful work, and to gain some experience of farm work at first hand. At Christchurch and Invercargill also improved facilities for outdoor work are being provided for. The following remarks have reference to the various branches of art, science, and technology in which instruction is provided in technical schools apart from the day technical-school courses referred to above. Art, —No branch of technical instruction affords greater and easier facilities for the display of meretricious work; it is therefore gratifying to be able to report the almost entire absence of work of this kind in the various branches of pure ami applied art in which instruction is provided. Speaking generally, a solid foundation of drawing is laid, particularly in classes which include a number of young pupils whose intention it is to take up some occupation calling for a knowledge of art. The flat copy is being steadily eliminated in favour of natural and fashioned objects, with the result that in the students' work there is more evidence of spontaneity and originality than formerly. It is now generally accepted by authorities on art teaching that no place should be found in a scheme of art instruction for the use of Hat copies except for purposes of reference when the actual object is not available. Whether this view will be shown to be correct as times goes on is a debatable point, but there can be no question that the use of flat copies in serious art work should be discouraged, as. at best, they are only second-hand sources of know-
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ledge, and the use of them deprives the student of the intellectual part of his training and hinders the development of the observational and imaginative faculties. One of the most important aims of art-instruction should be the development of accurate and independent observation, and it is pleasing to report that a great deal more attention is being given to this aspect of the student's training. Another noticeable feature is the increased attention given to design composition and imaginative drawing and the consequent development of the student's inventive powers. In the higher branches of pure art, especially in drawing and painting from life, excellent work is in progress, and the results of the National Competitions conducted by the English Board of Education appear to show that the work of New Zealand students compares not unfavourably with that of students in English schools, many of whom work under conditions denied to students in this country- Increasing attention is being given to the study of various branches of applied art, and there are indications that in the near future adequate facilities will be provided for instruction in this important branch of an work at all the chief centres. It is pleasing to record that classes in modelling, hitherto attended mostly by art students, are now attracting the attention of plasterers and others to whom a knowledge of the plastic art must be of service. Some improvements have been effected in the methods of instruction in wood-carving and metal-work, though much remains to be done before the instruction can be regarded as thoroughly satisfactory. Ueviewing the work of the art classes as a whole, it may be said that substantial progress has been made during the last few years. That this progress is making itself felt may be gathered from the public utterances of the president of one of the principal art societies in New Zealand, who stated that the students' work exhibited was the best that his society had ever received from tlaart schools. Building Trades. —Classes in building construction and drawing, architecture, &c, have been satisfactorily carried on at the large technical schools, but a decrease in the number of students in attendance is noted. This may be due to the exigencies of trade and other conditions, but it> is a matter for regret that the apprentices in the various branches of the building trades as a whole fail to realize the importance of acquiring an adequate knowledge of the principles underlying their work, or to avail themselves of the opportunities provided for studying the higher branches of their trade. This fact is emphasized by the absence of apprentices at classes, ami has been repeatedly brought under the notice of directors in connexion with the appointment of instructors in subjects relating to the building trades. It has been stated as an explanation of the falling-off in the attendance of young mechanics at technical classes that many of them prefer to take one of the courses offered by the correspondence schools. These courses may he helpful to a certain extent to students who are debarred for various reasons from attendance at a class, but the sound common-sense of the average workman in this country must, it is felt, lead him to recognize that it is impossible to master satisfactorily such subjects as building-con-struction and architecture by means of correspondence classes, and that nothing can fully and effectively take the place of personal instruction. On the whole the work of the classes under review is satisfactory. Drawing, which has hitherto had an emphasis laid upon it out of all proportion to its importance, is beginning to take its proper place in the course of instruction, more attention being rightly given to principles. Mathematics and applied mechanics are nowincluded in the course in most schools. That the increasing use of steel for building purposes calls for a widening of the range of instruction by the inclusion of the study of principles and constructional details in connexion therewith is also being realized. Attention has been drawn in previous reports to the value to the workman and workshop foremen of freehand sketching. The excellence of the free sketches of buildings and building details made in some of the classes shows that the ability to make an intelligent sketch is becoming more general. It is to be regretted that the use of flat copies still survives in some of the classes. These may have their place in elementary work as guides in the setting-out of drawings, but with the admirable series of models of building details now available it should not be necessary to ask a student who has passed the elementary stages to draw from Hat copies. It is hoped that schools that are at present inadequately equipped in the way 01 suitable models will take the necessary steps to remedy this defect. Classes for carpentry and joinery, especially in the larger centres, are conducted for the most part on satisfactory lines, and although the number of students in attendance is not as large as might be expected, the character of most of the work done must react favourably on the students' ordinary workshop practice. Classes at the smaller centres are, as hitherto, attended mostly by amateurs, and it is gratifying to report that there are indications of improved methods of instruction. In some of the classes students are encouraged to make sketches and to prepare full-sized working drawings of the work in hand. The cabinet-making classes are well attended, mostly by young workmen, and some excellent specimens of work have been turned out at some of the schools. The design, it is true, more often than not follows well-known stock lines, but the value of the work is not thereby minimized in view of the thoroughness and accuracy with which every detail is carried out. In this connexion it may l>c remarked that making detailed drawings, either full size or to scale, from illustrations of furniture in trade catalogues cannot be accepted as instruction in the principles of cabinetmaking. Such illustrations may serve a useful purpose, ami, for students in elementary classes, may serve as first drawing copies, from which a quantity survey of the materials required can hi' made; but it is considered that the use of conies should Ik- limited to this and the instruction in the theory of furniture design proceed on
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some such lines as the following: The evolution of household and other furniture; the hand tools used in the trade; practical geometry and setting-out of work; the various joints used in cabinet work and their application in particular cases; the general principles of carcase work as applied to wardrobes, sideboards, book-cases, &c.; veneers and veneering; marquetry and banding; the application of carving; moulding; constructional metal-work; the growth and structure of the timbers used in antique and modern cabinet work; their ports of shipment; methods of conversion from logs; seasoning, shrinkage, warp age, defects, &c., as suggested in " Modern Cabinet-work, Furniture, and Fitments," by P. A. Wells, head of the cabinet department of the Shoreditch Technical Institute. There are other suggestive books, but the work referred to is written by a practical teacher, and is therefore likely to be of more value to an instructor desirous of knowing the lines on which a class in the theory of cabinet-making should be conducted. The student should be encouraged to produce original designs as home exercises, and to assist him in this some practice in design should be included in the course. The hurry and the short-method " tricks " of the competitive workshop should have no place in the technicalschool workshop. With the viexv of sustaining the students' interest in both theory and practice it is suggested that at least one piece of original work should be produced each year, in the construction of which each member of the class takes a part. Such specimens would serve a useful purpose as examples for the guidance of future students. It is to be regretted that there has been little or no improvement in the methods of instruction in painting, decorating, and signwriting during the year. If the painters' unions or the master painters' associations could see their way- to take up the matter of the training of their apprentices on similar lines to their confreres in Belgium, France, and Germany, the schools would, we are sure, be only too willing to provide adequate facilities for instruction in such matters as the chemistry of paints and varnishes, colour-mixing, &c. In a recent issue of an Australian painters' and decorators' journal a master painter who had visited Europe and worked as a journeyman gave an interesting description of the methods followed in the countries he visited in connexion with the training of painters, and showed how the foreign workman was superseding the English workman in the carrying-out of important decorative work. In the absence of any training on the lines he describes little can be done to elevate a trade of which some of the world's greatest artists have been members. Commercial Subjects. —The large number of commercial classes and of students in attendance thereat indicates that the demand for commercial instruction has in no way abated. The instruction is mostly in the hands of experienced teachers, many of them being expert accountants with long business experience. The courses of instruction are, generally speaking, arranged to meet the requirements of young persons already engaged in offices, or who are looking forward to office-work as a means of livelihood. That these requirements have been satisfactorily met may be gathered from the readiness with which so many of the students on the completion of their course find employment. The advanced classes in accountancy, commercial law, &c, have also been well attended, and, judging by the success of students at public examinations, excellent results have been achieved. At each of the four University colleges advanced commercial courses have now been provided. It is suggested, in view of the rapid growth of our commercial and industrial interests, that more attention should be given in the commercial courses to the study of industrial history, economics, and cognate subjects. Much valuable work in this direction has been accomplished in the Old Country by means of University extension lectures. In the absence, at present, of similar means of popular education in this country it is thought that lectures dealing with the topics referred to might well find a place in the commercial courses in the larger centres at least. Domestic Subjects. —The improved methods of instruction and the inclusion in many cases in the courses of work of subjects tending to make the classes in domestic subjects something more than technical in name only, referred to in last year's report, have had a noticeable effect on the work as a whole. A recent writer on domestic science says, "It has only recently been recognized that domestic subjects form a wide field for practical and utilitarian science. Many authorities are now convinced that science can be directly and adequately taught in the kitchen, i hat a previous training in elementary science is not indispensable, as the principles of science can often be made clear by drawing upon everyday experiences and largely by the aid of kitchen utensils and commodities." The opinion is expressed that when this is more fully recognized laboratory methods will be employed more generally than is at present the case in connexion with classes for domestic subjects. There can be no question as to the value of the practical instruction given in classes for both elementary and advanced cookery. A noticeable feature of the instruction is the attention given to economy, cleanliness, order, and method. It is pleasing to report that in one districl the shipping companies have recognized the value of the certificates issued by the local technical school, and oblige applicants for positions as cooks to sit for an examination at the school, and to hold the certificate before employment is given. We hope to see this practice become more general as time goes on. At most of the principal centres arrangements have been made by the hospital authorities-for the instruction at the technical schools of nurses in invalid cookery with satisfactory results. The popularity of classes for dressmaking appears to be undiminished. The instruction is now given without reference to charts and other mechanical aids in connexion with the drafting of patterns, and the character of the work generally shows that it is not impossible to teach dressmaking on sound and satisfactory lines without the use of such things.
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Engineering. —The principal schools are now provided with facilities for teaching elementary theoretical and applied mechanics, and the mechanics of machinery experimentally, and for workshop practice. The instruction in these subjects, generally speaking, is on sound lines, as is also that in mathematics. In this connexion the significant remarks of Principal Gurnett, of the Manchester School of Technology, are worthy of consideration. In an address given at the opening season of 1912 he stated that it was a remarkable fact that in spite of the natural aptitude of the English brain for mechanical invention, the most striking advances in mechanical engineering since the introduction of the steam turbine had not been made in England, and that German practice had been overhauling English in almost every department. He showed that the obvious explanation of this was the remarkable growth in Germany of facilities for both elementary and advanced technical training, particularly the latter, and emphasized the necessity and value to the engineer of a sound training in mathematics and mathematical methods which enabled the eningeer to apply his knowledge to problems of his own stating. It is considered that a course in engineering without mathematics lacks an essential part, and the recognition of this is becoming more general. Most of the engineering students at the technical schools attend not only the drawing class, but also one or more additional classes, involving in some instances attendance at the school on four and, in a few cases, five evenings a week. It is to be regretted that under present conditions such students are not able to receive their instruction at times when their minds are more receptive. If they wore, the benefits of such instruction to themselves and to their employers would be more apparent. Practical instruction proceeds, generally speaking, on satisfactory lines. With a fairly complete equipment in the way of modern machine tools and other appliances excellent opportunities for practical work of a kind unobtainable in the average engineering workshop are now available, and it is to be hoped that the courses of work will be arranged so as to afford practice in operations requiring the greatest care and a degree of accuracy too often considered, it is feared, unnecessary in ordinary colonial workshop practice. This suggestion is made in view of a slight tendency to permit a kind of go-as-you-please course, with the result that the workshop tends to become a convenient place where tools and other appliances for personal use may be made. These remarks are not made with any intention of disparaging such work, but it is considered that a systematized course is just as important in engineering as in any other subject taught in the schools. It is further suggested that more use might be made of apparatus and appliances for experimental work in applied mechanics as models for exercises in freehand sketching in connexion with the instruction in drawing. Plumbing classes in the theory and practice of plumbing are among the best-attended classes at the principal schools, and the instruction given as well as the students' work is most satisfactory. If the incentive given to plumbers to take up courses of technical instruction were extended to mechanics following other trades the necessity for commenting on the small number of trade students in attendance at the schools would probably disapear. Classes bearing on the Primary Industries. —The demand for instruction in wool-classing continues to be maintained, while classes for sheep-shearing, where these have been held, have been well attended. It is to be regretted, as regards wool-classing, that the commercial aspect continues to receive, in most cases, considerably more attention than such topics as the structure of the fibre, the effect of climate and soil on wool-production, and the adaptation of flocks to varying climates and conditions. In this, as in the majority of subjects relating to rural industries, it appears to be difficult to induce students to take up courses that include instruction in principles as well as practice. In addition to the above-named subjects, a few classes for dairying, veterinary science, horticulture, and bee- and poultry-keeping have been held, with results quite satisfactory to the students who attended them ; while in some districts farmers and others have received considerable assistance at the hands of the special itinerant instructors in agriculture in the employ of Education Boards. Otherwise the position is much the same as last year. M. H. Browne, i Inspectors of Manual and Technical E. C. Isaac, / Instruction The Inspector-General of Schools, Wellington.
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Table J1.—Manual Instruction.—Public Schools.
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ibjeci ;s of Iustrui eac ;tiou :h Sul mdl >ject. umb< )r of 'hisses in 2. i> ■as S 8 » ill IP Controlling Authority. 0 o a 7. o I 5 p v, "Z I ! -a 3 >> I s s 0 s ! a ■§>. §a £•§ • o O EC a I I ! U d ! I •a 9 0 >■ "5 o o is s g i b I I 0 s I! he II 11 I 13 i d _ J I I s ! i Is Capitation Payments duriDg Year ending 31st December, 1912. ! a 25 to If II Education Board, Auckland 306 760 91 1 69 69 99 19 5 32 177 1,312 £ s. d. 4,813 5 8 Education Board, Taranaki 08 140 18 5 12 13 4 21 4 54 3 : 269 71 1,189 2 10 Education Board, Wanganui 190 CGI 32 5 32 88 1 5 18 161 jr. 988 238 3,355 16 0 Education Board, Wellington 129 383 45 3 18 41 9 13 <2i 70 I 20 626 196 3,159 5 2 Education Board, Hawke's Bay 98 198 22 22 12 21 6 15 81 8 385 83 1,821 8 9 Education Board, Marlborough 00 105 7 7 5 7 2 5 i 21 159 280 15 8 Education Board, Nelson .. G3 95 2] 7 17 a 18 17 ( 47 7 231 815 6 2 Education Board, Grey 9 14 2 1 4 3 24 79 1 4 Education Board, Westland 14 25 1 3 1 30 Iβ 13 3 Eduoation Board, North Canterbury 163 353 51 ■J 16 L6 58 9 59 129 1 694 44 2,761 9 7 Education Board, South Canterbury 49 96 16 15 15 8 10 32 2 194 68 1,230 11 3 Eduoation Board, Otago .. 184 369 I 53 11 24 49 4 5 17 145 26 703 190 2,069 12 7 Education Board, Southland 175 408 37 43 28 37 1 6 6 81 Sβ 682 2,689 9 0 Total?, 1912 1,508 3,607 390 99 239 "85 390 63 76 2-22 1005 121 6,297 890 24,280 17 3 Totals, 1911 1,436 3,530 342 91 ! 1243 69 321 76 75 200 832 122 5,901 499 19,948 14 10
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Table J3.—Expenditure by Education Boards during the Year ending 31st December, 1912 (exclusive of Expenditure out of Special Grants for Buildings and Equipment).
Table J2.—Manual Instruction.—Public Schools.— Payments (by way of Capitation) to Education Boards during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
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Education District. Elementary Handwork. Needlework. Woodwork and Ironwork. Cookery. «*" Dressmaking. Sot? S " g "-I" Physiology. Lue.aaving. Measurements. Science - Agriculture Barel tonnes hJ*"*,,. Totals. Auckland Taranaki Wanganui Wellington Hawke's Bay Marlborough Nelson Grey Westland North Canterbury South Canterbury Otago Southland £ s. d. 978 11 8 145 0 11 597 7 9 504 10 7 301 H 3 39 16 2 86 17 2 25 10 6 15 13 3 445 11 2 118 19 6 521 13 9 342 8 4 £ s. d. 409 0 8 51 8 6 167 16 9 99 1 9 76 6 0 6 10 0 29 6 3 6 0 0 £ s. d. 1,215 17 5 161 18 6 394 0 9 655 7 0 187 10 0 98 5 0 208 15 4 9 0 0 £ s. d. 921 14 2 153 15 0 379 17 6 336 13 8 246 17 6 67 10 0 311 17 1 18 10 0 £ s. tl. 326 5 0 £ s. (I. £ s. il. £ s. d. 46 13 9 11 2 0 105 0 6 65 7 10 40 15 0 9 3 5 11 17 3 £ s. (I. £ s. d. 4 17 6 14 17 6 4 10 0 57 17 4 12 0 0 90 13 8 27 3 11 45 0 0 17 12 6 13 8 0 11 2 6 27 14 1 15 13 0 13 2 1 119 0 6 9 17 6 129 0 2 2 7 6 £ s. d. 910 5 6 220 16 9 799 11 9 277 9 3 403 9 1 49 11 1 126 12 10 5 12 6 518 0 1 143 3 1 376 0 7 264 11 3 . £ s. d. 377 1 6 816 3 0 1,051 0 6 416 13 2 385 13 7 £ s. d. 4,813 5 8 1,189 2 10 3,355 16 0 3,159 5 2 1.821 8 9 280 15 8 815 6 2 79 1 4 15 13 3 2,761 9 7 1,230 11 3 2,069 12 7 2,689 9 0 21 18 7 20 2 0 4 10 0 82 4 3 10 0 0 26 13 7 5 18 8 47 7 0 3 10 026 12 3 3 5 10 95 11 3 79 14 0 124 11 10 160 16 9 769 7 0 223 15 11 452 12 8 847 10 0 646 5 2 219 6 1 355 6 6 770 10 0 65 10 0 4 12 4 3 10 0 39 16 0 153 15 0 188 18 6 26 19 0 50 1 4 8 7 6 0 15 0 20 11 11 10 2 6 Totals for 1912 4,123 12 0 1,306 3 9 5,223 19 7 4,428 2 8 391 15 0 340 8 2 144 16 9 564 6 1 496 12 8 119 5 1 4,095 3 9 3,046 11 9 24,280 17 3 Totals for 1911 3,954 9 11 1.353 11 6 3,567 3 '.i 3.167 19 5 253 0 0 278 17 0 119 2 0 531 18 3 501 18 4 136 5 11 3,188 6 8 2,896 2 " 1 19,948 14 10
Fiemonturv Woodwork Cookery Education District. Handwork Needlework. and and Dressmaking. Ironwork. Laundry-work. Elementary Swimming Elementary Elementary Physiology. Life . a^, ng . Merriments. Science Agriculture Rural Counes Tota , Cmt and District of Dairy-work. Hjgh S( . hoo , s Administration. Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Auckland .. 1,113 9 3 409 0 8 1,806 3 1 1,499 12 4 Taranaki .. 40 0 1 61 1 3 162 9 6 177 5 2 11 15 (I Wanganui .. 447 15 5 172 11 3 699 2 r, 662 18 2 18 1 10 Wellington .. 564 4 10 96 0 9 507 6 11 643 7 3 2 4 1 Hawke's Bav .. 264 16 9 69 14 6 458 2 6 231 5 6 158 12 0 Marlborough .. 29 19 2 41 0 0 117 6 4 115 4 2 Nelson .. .. 230 12 9 25 8 0 371 16 6 356 19 10 Grey .. .. 17 15 11 9 15 4 15 10 0 27 1 2 Wcstland .. 7 3 0 North'Canterbury 240 1 10 95 11 3 808 11 9 700 3 6 4 12 4 South Canterbury 65 5 3 79 18 8 232 (i 5 254 14 6 Otago .. .. 412 8 7 122 1 10 609 16 11 652 7 5 72 17 5 Southland .. 483 9 5 152 1 7 660 15 2 592 12 0 15 0 0 Totals for 1912 3,917 2 3 1,334 5 1 li.44!> 7 6 5,813 11 0 283 2 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 409 0 8 1,806 3 1 1,499 12 4 61 1 3 162 9 6 177 5 2 11 15 0 172 11 3 699 2 5 562 18 2 18 1 10 96 0 9 507 6 11 643 7 3 2 4 1 69 14 6 458 2 6 231 5 6 158 12 0 41 0 0 117 6 4 115 4 2 25 8 0 371 16 6 356 19 10 9 15 4 15 10 0 27 1 2 £ s. d. 1 15 5 2 18 3 36 19 1 20 i4 0 £ S. (1. £ s. d. 36 5 1 4 10 0 83 5 6 17 1 1 66 19 1 32 5 9 29 16 3 9 3 r, 4 10 0 3 5 4 0 16 0 188 18 6 11 6 5 19 3 8 52 18 6 17 13 3 45 18 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. (1. £ s. d. 1,127 10 3 .. 694 19 2 94 18 5 330 4 11 94 4 0 0 13 717 5 5 351 11 9 300 0 0 65 4 1 477 r> 7 1.301 0 0 310 0 0 4 0 0 411 13 11 534 0 4 200 0 0 13 11 7 .. 28 5 0 268 19 0 0 13 1 .. 27 9 0 3 6 6 10 2 14 16 10 57.-i ."> .", 26 13 4 113 13 0 21 18 2 99 3 2 333 9 8 174 0 2 680 15 9 895 14 2 246 10 0 49.-. 18 10 .. 107 2 3 £ s. d. 6,686 19 10 978 3 9 3,355 11 3 4,087 12 9 2,394 7 6 354 9 8 1,282 5 5 99 0 6 11 9 8 2,779 14 2 1,279 19 8 3,767 4 3 2,552 17 9 95 11 3 808 11 9 700 3 6 4 12 4 79 18 8 232 (i 5 254 14 6 122 1 10 009 16 11 652 7 5 72 17 5 152 1 7 600 15 2 51)2 12 0 15 0 0 4 0 5 . 1,334 5 1 6,449 7 6 5,813 11 0 283 2 8 66 7 2 448 1 6 175 14 10 109 6 10 4.964 0 7 3.772 14 2 2,296 2 7 29.629 16 2 Totals for 1911 3,236 3 4 1,485 1 10 5.882 1 10 5.314 3 2 236 4 1 88 10 3 459 0 5 227 1 2 145 10 2 4,397 4 0 3.317 7 2 24,788 7 5
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Table J4.—Manual Instruction, 1912. —Secondary Schools.
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Si ibjecte of Instruction am Numl of Classes in each Subject. Secondary Schools. J 1 1 0 Si ts -2 ! I M o i ? 1 1 in % I 1 I I II 2 Capitation Payments during the Year ending 31atDecembei 1912. 1 Whangarei High School £ e. a. 2 2 2 3 9 87 18 6 Hamilton High Sohool 2 1 2 9 1 3 18 68 0 1 Thames High Sohool 1 2 2 5 21 5 0 New Plymouth High Sohool .. • • 6 1 1 2 12 1 no 79 1 5 Wanganui Girls' College • • 4 5 5 8 ,. 22 Palmereton North High Sohool 4 1 3 9 2 2 6 27 87 0 0 Wellington Boys' College 1 23 24 94 11 8 Wellington Girls' College 8 3 2 •• 15 28 39 7 6 Napier Girls' High Sohool 2 2 4 .. .. 8 33 0 0 Napier Boys' High School 1 4 5 18 12 6 Gisborne High School 2 1 2 1 1 4 11 50 7 6 Dannevirke High Sohool 4 2 6 56 10 0 Marlborough High Sohool 1 1 5 2 3 12 53 12 6 Nelson Girls' College 1 4 2 6 13 70 12 6 Nelson Boys' College 2 1 2 2 10 77 15 0 Christchurch Girls' High School 5 4 8 14 1 32 112 10 1 Christohuroh Boys' High Sohool 2 3 5 10 29 12 6 Rangiora High School 1 1 1 4 1 2 10 21 0 0 Ashburton High Sohool 4 2 6 83 10 0 Timaru Girls' High Sohool 1 2 4 1 8 26 7 6 Timaju Boys' High School 1 6 1 8 52 2 6 Waitaki Girls' High Sohool .. 1 4 * * * ' 5 41 17 6 Waitaki Boys' High Sohool 1 7 2 10 61 3 10 Otago Girls' High Sohool 2 2 7 5 0 Otago Boys' High School 12 * 16 18 10 0 Southland Girls' High School .. 6 9 15 39 5 0 Southland Boys' High Sohool .. , , •■ 18 0 0 Gore High School 2 2 10 14 138 15 0 Totals, 1912 ■ 33 35 28 24 173 19 12 33 357 1,487 13 1 Totals, 1911 26 35 19 .24 116 18 13 23 274 1,146 16 4
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Table J5. —Receipts (by way of Capitation) of Governing Bodies of certain Secondary Schools, as Controlling Authorities of Secondary School Classes, during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Table J6.— Expenditure by Governing Bodies of certain Secondary Schools, during the Year ending 31st December, 1912 (exclusive of Expenditure out of Special Grants for Buildings and Equipment).
Secondary Schools. I *i^ Subjects of Instruction. m P o a g Totals. ■ * £ s. d. £ s. d.i 16 6 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ..500 46 2 6 39 2 6 34 Iβ 6 28 4 0 4 10 0 40 19 4 28 15 0 17 r> 0 14 7 6 '.'. Iβ 10 0 18 2 6 3 7 6 21 10 0 5 16 II 20 12 6 9 5 0 I 16 i0 0 6 17 6 49 7 6 4 5 0 29 5 0 .. .. : 2 13 9 .. 43 10 0 29 11 9 !> 0 0i ..300 45 7 6 38 2 6 276 .. 826900 8 0 0 19 10 0 33 15 0 4:S 10 0 7 5 0 18 10 0 0 7 6.. 18 (I 0 76 10 0| 62 5 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 21 5 0 87 18 6 0 9 7 68 0 1 0 15 0 79 1 5 3 15 0 87 0 0 39 7 6 94 11 8 13 17 6 56 10 0 33 0 0 18 12 6 8 5 0 50 7 6 9 0 0 53 12 6 70 12 6 16 10 0 77 15 0 112 10 1 29 12 6 2 10 0 21 0 o 83 10 0 26 7 6 12 10 0| 52 2 6 41 17 6 6 8 10 61 3 10 7 .") (I 18 10 0 39 5 0 18 0 0 138 15 0 Thames High School Whangarei High School Hamilton High School New Plymouth High School Palmerston North High School .. Wellington Girls' College Wellington Boys' College Dannevirke High School Napier Girls' High School Napier Boys' High School Gisborne High School Marlborough High School Nelson Girls' College Nelson Boys' College Christchurch Girls' High School .. Christehurch Boys' High School .. llangiora High School Ashburton High School Timaru Girls' High School Timaru Boys' High School Waitaki Girls' High School Waitaki Boys' High School Otago Girls' High School Otago Boys' High School Southland Girls' High School Southland Boys' High School Gore High School 2 i3 6 2 I 3 6 11 8 16 7 6 2 7 6 7 i:i 9 « 10 10 46 0 10 23 0 0 94 11 8 9 12 6 5 15 0 18 12 6 12 S 0 21 6 0 14 12 6 32 0 0 29 0 10! 20 12 6 15 10 0 0 17 l> 12 2 6, 8 2 6 I I 5 0 .. 6 io o 23 7 6 Totals for 1912 .. 43 5 2 427 9 2 38 Iβ 3413 5 10 417 1 6 73 14 3 74 0 11 1,487 13 1 Totals for 1911 .. 28 10 1 325 19 71 8 9250 13 8; 363 10 0 82 8 4 24 5 10 1,146 16 4
Subjects ol Instrt iction. Secondary Schools. 1. Iflt Vi t£.~ - G ce w ed o a". 83* a" S O & £ ? I ! * 9 111 O CP L. 5B S Q Q < Totals. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 16 17 10 3 19 5 10 12 9 .. ' 2 0 0 40 19 0! 50 0 0 : 51 7 4 .. ; 36 14 11 422 9 5 87 2 1 I £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 16 17 10 16 2 4 57 13 2 113 10 10 175 0 1 291 10 4 Thames High School Hamilton High School New Plymouth High School .. Wanganui Girls' College Palmerston North High School Wellington Boys'and Girls'Colleges Napier Girls' High School Napier Boys' High School Gisborne High School Marlborough High School Nelson Girls' College Nelson Boys' College Christchurch Girls' High School Christchurch Boys' High School Rangiora High School Ashburton High School Timaru Girls' High School Timaru Boys' High School Waitaki Girls' High School .. Waitaki Boys' High School .. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Southland Boys' High School.. Southland Girls' High School.. Gore High School '.'. 15 6 2 '.'. 50 8 5 27 0 11 20 0 0 1 13 6 19 8 6 .. 6 18 9 17 9 2 5 2 17 0 5 70 11 10 28 13 11 .. j 8 3 11 56 1 1125 16 11 23 13 126 19 0 26 15 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 41 11 1 50 12 1 15 6 2 50 8 5 53 15 11 50 0 0 90 0 0 43 4 7 25 10 2 26 4 6 83 10 (I 20 12 6 52 18 8 33 15 0 56 16 2 57 1 4 .'. 45 7 6 9 4 6 9 10 0 21 14 2 13 10 0 12 14 6 38 2 6 17 10 0| 3 2 6 12 10 0 33 15 0 13 6 2 '.'. .'. ' '.'. 43 i6 0 1 57 1 4 18 0 0 . . | .. 76 10 ol ; ' . 9 7 6 '.'. 62 5 0 18 0 O 9 7 6 138 15 0 Totals for 1912 172 9 •"» 321 2 0107 10 4 271 17 8 441 9 7| 71 13 7 160 10 0 1,546 12 7 Totals for 1911 110 18 0! 106 5 2 89 10 9 221 19 6! 316 9 9| [73 4 3168 11 I I 7 1,086 19 0
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Table J7.—Technical Instruction, 1912.— Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools.
Subj iects of Instruction, and Number of Classes. Number of Students. Capitation. Sobool or Classes. I sal ■3* •a d -■s ||£| o 8«« IS" a 3.2 o s a ED 13 go O sis £ H:S „ Free Pupils. Other Pupils. Total. I On Attendances. For Free Placer Total. Special classes conducted by the Auckland Education Board at— Auckland Teohnical College Whangarei Teohnical School Thames Technical School Hamilton Helensville Cambridge Paeroa Te Aroha Waihi Special classes conduoted by the Hamilton High School Board at— ' Hamilton Technical School .. .. Associated olasses conducted by the Trustees of the " Elam " bequest at— The "Elam " School of Art, Auokland College classes conducted by the Auckland University College Council at— Auokland School of Mines Special classes oonducted by the Taranaki Education Board at— New Plymouth Technioal College Stratford Technical School Inglewood Technical School Cardiff Hillsborough Kohuratahi Midhirst Ngaire Opunake Tariki Te Wera Toko Urenui Waitara 470 5 38 26 38 536 53 43 5 18 8 22 4 43 29 254 1,006 58 81 5 18 8 22 4 69 29 254 8 3 18 2 12 ! • * "i .. 27 •• •• 19 1 2 1 i i 19 2 1 25 2 4 25 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 3 I 4 4 2 I 18 10 "5 21 2 2 151 10 18 1 2 1 11 2 20 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,088 15 2 1,026 12 6 76 8 6 I 8 13 3 171 14 9 I 107 11 6 2 16 0 15* 9 9 '.'. 2 18 0 13 17 6 89 5 6 68 0 3 323 18 £ b d. 3,115 7 8 85 1 9 279 6 3 2 16 0 15 9 9 2 18 0 13 17 6 157 5 9 323 1 8 35 35 1 J 13 .. 14 256 52 32 15 294 52 32 15 5 1 1 3 6 2 1 10 1 1 1 11 5 9 5 9 50 14 3 1 "l 1 7 1 "l 7 1 129 12 1 33 1 0 28 6 9 12 19 0 3 0 0 '.'. 2 10 0 3 11 6 3 5 0 2 15 0 2 14 0 1 15 0 2 5 0 162 13 1 28 6 9 12 19 0 1 7 2 1 .. 12 11 • 16 12 11 5 16 1 .. •• ■• •• "2 1 1 3 0 0 2 10 0 3 11 6 3 5 0 2 15 0 2 14 0 1 15 0 2 5 0 1 4 4 •• 11 4 8 11 4 8 .. 1 1 "l I 1 4 4 " .. 1
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Special classes conducted by the Wanganui Education Board at— Wanganui Technical College .. Haweta Technical School Peilding Eltham Marton Patea Taihape Bull's Apiti » • ■ • Pohangina Alton Ashhurst Awahuri Bunnythorpe .. .. . • • • Castleclifl Cheltenham Gonville Kakaramea.. Kaponga Kapuni Kimbolton Makino Mangaweka Mangatoki Mangawhero Road Manaia Manutahi Matapu Ohakea Okaiawa Rongotea Sanson Taoroa Turakina Waverley Special classes conducted by the Palmerston North High School Board at— Palmerston North Technical Sohool Special classes conducted by the Wellington Education Board at— Greytown Masterton Otaki Pahiatua Wellington Associated olasses conducted by the Wellington Technical Classes Association at— Wellington Technical School.. Associated classes conducted by the Petone Technical Classes Association at— Petone Technical School In79 18 15 'io 16 4 674 144 194 26 92 12 15 6 54 9 753 162 209 26 92 12 25 6 70 13 7 5 4 1 1 1 13 2 4 "l "2 2 4 6 2 3 1 2 "l 1 1 3 1 1 6 3 "l 1 10 5 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 "l 1 10 7 3 "3 "2 "3 "2 12 1 1 2 "l "2 68 29 21 5 8 2 7 1 13 3 1 3 3 1,233 9 9 90 2 11 227 2 10 41 4 8 48 3 2 21 8 3 41 8 7 16 13 9 166 13 8 47 18 1 5 16 34 2 3 5 3 0 28 6 7 223 17 6 46 12 6 52 1 9 0 5 9 5 18 0 017 0 27 10 6 10 13 6 15' 16 0 9 5 0 1,457 7 3 136 15 5 279 4 7 41 10 5 54 1 2 21 8 3 42 5 7 16 13 9 194 4 2 58 11 7 5 16 4'J 18 3 5 3 0 37 11 7 2 4 "8 19 8 4 19 1 :: :: 13 14 6 13 14 6 21 8 *21 8 1 J "2 1 * * - •■ •■ 17 8 23 21 12 15 7 16 17 23 21 12 15 7 16 "2 1 1 ■• •• "l "2 1 "2 1 1 "2 1 "3 2 1 6 3 1 2 1 2 3 14 0 4 10 0 24 17 6 5 3 9 7 6 3 13 8 6 4 5 0 14 7 0 6 6 0 3 8 0 11 1 0 4 3 0 15 10 3 5 0 6 5 0 0 9 9 0 19 7 9 3 14 0 4 10 0 24 17 6 5 3 9 7 6 3 13 8 6 4 5 0 14 7 0 6 6 0 3 8 0 11 1 0 4 3 0 15 10 3 5 0 6 5 0 0 9 9 0 19 7 9 10 22 10 22 "l 1 1 1 4 "4 1 :: "l 122 400 522 3 3 3 6 10 8 12 52 506 11 5 164 11 3 671 2 8 .. 49 20 49 20 1 ■■ •• 1 1 "l "l "3 1 15 2 6 25 0 7 2 9 6 2 5 0 46 9 6 15 2 6 25 0 7 2 9 6 2 5 0 46 9 6 •• •■ •• •■ •• •• ■• 395 102 760 102 2 7 6 2 11 "1 11 3 "l 12 1 2 1 5 11 26 5 105 1,155 14 12 ■2 2,578 16 8 779 4 0 3,358 0 8 70 113 183 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 3 ! 18 200 3 8 98 10 9 298 14 5
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Table J7.—Technical Instruction, 1912.— Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools— continued.
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Sub] iects of lnstructiou, aud Number of Classes. Number of Students. Capitation. Sobool or Classes. i I a m 122 •a Is .2 o §1 s|l| S o o ill pi i 3 3.2 a 3 is . I* 111 S« a "o On Attendances. For Free Places. Total. Free Pupils. Other Pupils. Total. CL, Total. Associated classes conducted by the Masterton Technical Classes Association at— Masterton Technical School College Classes conducted by the Victoria College Council at— Victoria College Special classes conducted by the Hawke's Bay j. • Education Board at— Dannevirke.. Gisborne Hastings Napier Woodville Associated classes conducted by the Napier Technical Classes Association at— Napier Technical College Associated classes conductea by the Waipawa Technical Classes Association at— Waipawa Technical School Special olasses conaucted by the Dannevirke High • School Board at— Dannevirke Technical School Special classes conducted by the Gisborne High School Board at— Gisborne Technical School Hangaroa .. Ngatapa Otoko Patutahi Buakituri Tahunga Tiniroto Tolaga Bay . Waimata Waingate Whangara Whatatutu Wigan 41 112 133 78 24 60 142 20 35 122 13 56 63 14 29 11 12 11 13 22 13 17 10 5 13 13 174 78 24 60 142 20 35 234 13 56 63 14 29 11 12 11 13 22 13 17 10 5 13 13 £ B. a. 48 18 0 £ e. d. £ s. a. 48 18 0 1 4 4 2 17 5 5 1 1 1 1 i i 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 "3 1 2 2 1 "2 4 4 ■2 5 ■2 3 26 13 6 30 11 9 43 14 6 41 6 0 1 12 0 26 13 6 30 11 9 43 14 6 41 6 0 1 12 0 2 ■25 369 13 7 103 12 10 373 6 5 2 i 1 1 1 2 4 ■• 34 14 6 34 14 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 3 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 19 11 0 3 13 6 5 17 0 19 11 0 3 13 6 5 17 0 3 16 3 4 4 6 4 14 6 3 16 3 4 4 6 4 14 6 •■ •• •• ..
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Special classes conducted by the Marlborough Education Board at— Blenheim Canvastown Picton Special classes conducted by the Nelson Education Board at— Nelson Teohnioal School Reefton Teohnical School Westport Teohnical School Brightwater Cable Bay Motueka Stoke Wakefield .. Speoial classes conducted by the Grey Education Board at— Greymouth Blackball .. Totara Flat Special classes conducted by the Westland Education Board at— Hokitika College classes conduoted by the Canterbury College Board of Governors at— The Sohool of Art The School of Engineering Canterbury College Associated classes conducted by th$ Christohurch Teohnical Classes Association at— Christchurch Teohnical College Associated classes conducted by the Ashburton Technical Classes Association at— Ashburton Technical School Methven Associated olasses conducted by the Akaroa Technical Classes Association at— Akaroa Technical School Little River .. Associated classes conducted by the Kaiapoi Technical Classes Association at— Kaiapoi Speoial olasses conduoted by the North Canterbury Education Board at— Amberley Ashburton .. Cheviot Christchuroh Kaikoura Leeston and Doyleston Southbridge Special classes conduoted by the Rangiora High Sohool Board at— Rangiora Technioal School East Oxford Oust 73 6 5 78 6 5 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 3 4 3 15 35 18 5 4 1 35 18 5 •• •• 118 195 22 44 " 313 75 3 "2 1 5 12 1 12 4 4 6 •• 33 581 1 10 1 12 74 8 9 7 2 0 6 2 6 6 8 3 2 24 2 8 1 I 122 10 0 •• 25 0 0 703 11 10 99 8 9 7 2 6 6 2 6 6 8 3 24 2 8 2 4 6 "i 1 *4 4 •• .. '72 11 '72: 11 "•2 1 •• - .. •• " •■ .. ■■ 63 "5 63 5 1 i "l ! 1 1 1 •- 3 21 2 6 3 19 0 1 '21 2 6 3 19 0 •• * 40 40 1 •• 1 - 1 2 40 263 100 55 303 100 55 56 3 17 35 1 16 2 61 1,190 17 7 53 384 5 11 16 30 17 9 151 9 9 1,342 7 4 384 5 11 30 17 9 321 667 I 988 2 5 8 ■21 6 23 16 17 97 1,050 0 0 466 10 8 1,516 10 8 40 285 25 325 25 49 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 13 6 2 30 87 15 8 2 34 0 0 121 15 8 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 4 1 "2 "l 3 22 16 0 2 14 0 7 81 0 6 2 17 19 6 2 9 8 0 4 6 33 18 3 1 2 10 18 3 2 18 6 22 16 0 2 14 0 81 0 6 17 19 6 9 8 0 33 13 3 10 18 3 2 18 6 110 32 20 26 101 10 48 110 32 20 26 101 10 43 1 1 1 1 2 1 "4 4 1 1 2 147 16 19 147 16 19 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 5 2 1 1 1 10 93 0 0 2 16 5 3 1 8 6 9 10-6 3 103 6 3 16 5 3 8 6 9 - I ..
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Table J7—Technical Instruction, 1912.—Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools— continued.
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Subj jeots of Instruction, and Number of Classes. Capitation. Number of Students. School or Classea. i ! t < StSQ n 2 .sag ■a o.9 ass > Sw S ■a o.9 a|l s -S 1 s rgs3 * " v-ua b£9S s i.2 ■ So 111! Ill III ill <o a 3 o I 3 CO v a I 1 3 go a Ji: 3 s> . as I 1 5 o » ||| a god SSSS On Attendances. For Free Places. Total. Free Pupils. Other Pupils. Total. Associated olasses oonduoted by the Timaru Technical Classes Association at— Timaru Technical School Associated classes conduoted by the Pairlie Technioal Classes Association at— Pairlie Technical School Associated classes conducted by the Pleasant Point Teohnical Classes Association at— Pleasant Point Technical School Associated classes conducted by the Temuka Technical Classes Association at— Temuka Technical School Associated classes conducted by the Waitnato Technical Classes Association at— Waimate Technical School Special classes conducted by the South Canterbury Education Board at— Timaru Hannaton Winchester College classes conducted by the Otago University Council at— Otago University Associated classes conducted by the Dunedin Technical Classes Association at— Dunedin Technical School Palmerston South Portobello Associated classes oonducted by the Oamaru Technical Classes Association at— Oamaru Technical School Associated olasses conducted by the Tokomairiro Technical Classes Association at— Tokomairiro Technical School Associated classes conducted by the Balclutha Technioal Classes Association at— Balolutha Technical School 95 288 ■ 12 306 (17 87 132 181 66 is 31 678 r,-> 11 119 76 55 305 67 400 67 37 132 131 65 18 31 966 52 11 131 76 55 -5 I 12 1 1 jj « !_ 2 1 J 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 8 1 11 1 £ s. d. 36 287 13 8 4 87 4 9 4 13 19 3 10 109 0 0 £ s. d. 164 12 3 £ s. d. 452 5 11 87 4 9 13 19 3 109 0 0 1 1 1 ■2 1 4 1 6 18 ■2 1 1 2 1 13 4 1 4 1 7 19 "2 3 3 1 20 8 3 3 24 1 9 123 6 10 2 10 5 6 4 17 6 1 8 10 9 7 86 9 3 105 885 1 9 2 6 10 0 2 36 3 10 14 47 8 1 8 6 ,: 2 19 0 424 18 0 19 9 0 123 6 10 10 5 6 4 17 6 8 10 9 86 9 3 1,309 19 9 6 10 0 36 3 10 66 17 1 2 19 0 "J l
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Special classes conducted by the Otago Education Board at— Danedin School o( Art Alexandra Balclutha Clinton Clydevale Danedin Heriot Hyde Kaitangata.. Lauder Lawrence .. Middlemarch Milton .. .. .. .. Oamaru Oturekua Outram Owaka Palmerston South Ranfurly Roxburgh Stirling Tapanui Waipiata Waiwera Warepa Speoial classes oouducted by the Southland Education Board at— Invercargill Technical School Dipton Gore Greenhills Lumsden Mandeville Mataura Mossburn Nightcaps Otautau Queenstown liiversdale .. Riverton. ., Thornbury .:' Waimahaka Wendonside Winton Wyndham .. .. . • ■ • Special classes conducted by the Gore High School Board at— Gore Technical School 16 •40 13 479 32 23 10 11 117 8 8 13 11 42 19 29 10 19 17 r> 67 12 8 29 250 27 26 15 11 1G 2 ia 10 17 18 70 495 SS 28 10 11 117 42 12 '29 10 19 31 17 57 12 8 29 290 27 26 15 11 16 16 2 12 10 17 18 83 24 - - ! l •• ! • • . 5 12 '.'. "l '.'. "l :: :: "7 "l 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 "l "l "l 1 1 1 ■2 1 "l 1 1 2 3 1 "2 13 1 __ 41 2 1 1 1 24 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 2 7 1 1 2 354 1 0 4 10 0 26 16 8 13 7 6 4 15 6 63 15 10 3 9 3 3 7 6 8 13 9 4 2 9 18 19 10 4 13 3 24 8 3 10 13 9 4 13 0 9 9 6 14 0 0 17 2 3 3 0 0 5 14 0 16 16 3 414 3 13 12 3 ( 18 10 0 354 1 O 4 10 0 26 16 3 13 7 6 4 15 6 63 15 10 3 9 3 3 7 6 8 13 9 4 2 9 18 19 10 4 13 3 24 8 3 10 13 9 4 13 0 9 9 6 14 0 0 17 2 3 3 0 0 5 14 0 16 16 3 4 14 3 13 12 3 13 10 0 15 2 2 :: ..' 5 5 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 3 8 "l 48 j| 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 199 6 7 ■ 5 0 0 j 10 11 0 I 49 5 0 1 78 6 0 277 12 7 5 0 0 10 11 0 49 5 0 "l - 5 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 .. - 1 1 1 1 1 "l 17 7 0 if 7 0 1 •• I ■• 1 1 - 1 •• ■■ •• i i - •• ■• •• .. 5 0 0 5 19 0 50 0 5 19 0 - ! 1 I " .. 1 55 68 2 76 89 1 108 145 97 133 1 101 ~ 86 119 111 8 3 290 275 2 4 14 14 17 9 0 2 6 15 0 3 •• Totals for 1912 i. Totals for 1911 .. 2,477 : 2,308 : iii,050 : ill, 324 : 13,527 13,632 214 119 290 220 224 158 ' 1,552 I 1,467 15,552 6 4 4,279 19 3 19,832 5 7 221 111 275 229 15,918 10 7 5,900 15 10 21,819 6 5
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Table J8.—Technical Instruction.—Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools.— Capitation Payments on account of Classes for certain Subjects held during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Controlling Authorities. Commercial Subjects. Mathematics and Science. Applied Mathematics Handicrafts and . t - . t .. and Domestic Science. A " and Art-crafts. Applied Science. Continuation Classes. Totals. Auckland Education Board Hamilton High School Board Auckland University College Council Managers of the " Elam " School of Art Taranaki Education Board Wanganui Education Board Board of Governors, Pahnerston North High School Wellington Education Board Victoria College Council Managers of the Masterton Technical School Hawke's Bay Education Board Board of Governors, Dannevirke High School Board of Governors, Gisborne High School Marlborough Education Board Nelson Education Board Grey Education Board West-land Education Board Board of Governors, Canterbury College North Canterbury Education Board Rangiora High School Board South Canterbury Education Board Otago Education Board Otago University Council Southland Education Board Board of Governors, Gore High School t s. d. 668 f< - 94 6 1 l»4r> 0 2 132 16 9 880 15 2 40 10 3 48 17 3 111 14 8 3 16 9 7 it l> £ b. d. 125 17 1 12 14 0 18 2 3 10 1 9 394 0 10 31 0 6 1 3 0 £ s. d. 988 2 1 49 0 4 30 11 2 259 13 9 124 19 9 914 17 l> 8 9 0 94 17 3 7 3 0 70 5 0 -28 7 0 153 10 8 5 10 0 £ s. (1. 295 17 4 10 17 0 124 4 6 269 16 1 89 7 1 177 19 6 17 Hi (i 174 10 3 2 8 0 17 17 3 354 4 10 6 6 0 £ s. d. 221 i 2 t>00 12 8 47 8 8 40:S 9 5 138 12 0 599 10 4 !) 2 6 4(1 15 0 £ s. .1. 201 1 3 14 0 1 68 12 8 30 18 6 r>0 o s 16 8 0 15 11 11 24 8 6 16 15 6 0 1 0 129 0 3 2 0 3 39 19 10 127 8 1 42 18 11 11 15 9 £ s. (1. 2,501 6 0 10 17 0 49 0 4 600 12 8 353 4 6 1.324 14 4 526 16 4 3,023 9 11 40 10 3 100 13 :i 408 15 7 12 3 3 80 2 li 79 2 9 858 17 0 20 13 0 15 15 6 1,732 6 5 1,493 8 7 91 6 9 524 3 5 1,862 15 0 82 16 0 307 17 4 42 16 3 149 14 8 3 19 (i 21 0 5 4 10 0 163 10 11 8 10 (i 7 10 0 1.311 1 3 2:> 9 9 0 5 0 r>4 19 0 385 18 0 30 17 9 2or> o r> 8 5 0 114 7 4 341 9 8 40 11 10 17 1 0 91 5 3 384 ."> 1 1 558 7 4 6 4 3 81 0 9 612 16 5 474 13 0 82 16 9 216 9 6 303 17 1 82 16 0 52 0 3 10 10 (i 34 (i 3 5 1 6 93 18 0 12 5 6 84 13 il 3 3 0 Totals for 1912 3 ,136 9 0 844 10 8 4,484 11 2 2,764 7 4 4,230 12 7 803 7 8 16,264 4 5 Totals for 1911 3,129 12 1 798 10 11 4,408 8 1 2,748 3 10 [ 4,079 2 4 824 6 0 1 16,588 3 3 I I I
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Table J9.—Manual and Technical Instruction.— Grants in aid of Buildings, Equipment, Rent and Material, and Subsidies on Voluntary Contributions paid to Controlling Authorities of Classes for Manual Instruction (School Classes) and for Technical Instruction (Special, Associated, or College Classes) during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Controlling Authority. Status of Classes. Buildings. Equipment. Kent. Material. Subsidies on Voluntary Contributions. Totals. Auckland Education Board Auckland University College Council Managers of the " Elam " School of Art .. Hamilton High School Board Taianaki Education Board Wanganui Education Board Palmerston North High School Board Wellington Education Board Victoria Oolloge Council Masterton Technical Classes Association .. Hawke's Bay Education Board .. Napier High School Board Gisborne High School Board Dannevirke Hi<;h School Board Marlboi'oii.L'h Education Board .. Marlborough High Sohool Board Nelson Education Board Nelson College Board .. Grey Education Board Canterbury College Board North Canterbury Education Board South Canterbury Education Board Otago University Council E luoation Board Waitaki High School Board Southland Education Board Gore Sigh School Board Totals, 1912 Totals, 1911 i .. School .. Special.. College.. Associated .. j .School .. Special.. .. School .. Special. . . . School .. Special. . Associated College.. Associated . . School .. Special.. .. I Associated .. I School.. Special. . School .. .. Special.. .. J School . . Special. . School .. College. . . . J School. . Special.. . . Associated .. School.. Associated .. College.. .. School.. Special.. Associated . . School . . Special.. . . School .. .. j Sppcial.. E s. d. £ a. d. £ e. d. ■• I 2,496 15 0 913 7 6 j H j- () 142 10 0 26 5 0 20 0 0 34 0 0 413 6 0 7(1 4 3 247 15 10 6 1 0 300 16 7 721 r> 0 922 0 1 4 19 0 101 14 11 140 13 6 37 11 11 12 10 0 .172 15 7 267 0 0 25 13 (i •• ]- 409 0 0 I 3 88 I W 13 10 0 . . J 33/0 26 11 0 57 10 0 20 8 6 4 12 7 46 6 8 I 165 0 0 386 10 575 7 9 60 0 0 15 8 r> 37 4 4 649 0 0 513 12 1 18 12 (I 4 19 0 2 0 0 4.211 0 0 1.402 8 10 50 5 0 I 352 S li 156 9 0 3.264 8 0 882 (i !l 28 2 6 117 18 1 295 18 0 125 0 0 379 Oil 11 5 l> 2S9 12 9 100 0 0 13,238 2 11 8,948 6 4 Hi:, 12 6 10,197 4 4 7,482 7 8 f>73 1 4 E s. d. >: b. fl. £ s. .1. 37) 0 S ] . eee ,„ a 44.-, 5 6 122 10 (i i 4 - !b2 U 8 l>:{ 12 11 .. 166 2 11 34 10 7 200 0 (i 279 15 7 447 li 0 42 5 6 121 9 9 14 10 0 62 4 1 330 10 11 33 ] 7 l 334 13 8 72 IS 8 748 Iti it 2.4119 4 fi 400 14 10 502 0 9 58 12 11 139 6 5 48 2 i . . 85 14 4 634 15 4 420 3 0 1,807 3 11 150 0 0 150 0 0 59 c> 8 85 0 2 I S44 4 10 s-l II li 198 2 6 309 5 0 77 18 6 26 13 4 58 10 8 89 16 7 <l 7 2 38 3 0 47 10 2 r> 13 7 . . S 13 7 Mi 6 8 I 28 id :: 57!, - ° 575 7 9 80 0 0 L5 8 6 r>3 17 l> 100 0 0 191 1 6 10 0 0 1,172 12 1 5 ."> 0 30 1 li 0 384 14 9 1.044 8 0 7.002 16 7 72' it tO 18610 0 7,iT IT 4 .-,2:, 0 0 525 0 0 185 8 0 4.3110 ."> 3 tli ii Id 63 S 6 230 13 . 5 116 6 5 I 171 10 9 1.287 16 2 295 18 0 Hi 7 6 514 8 5 30 Is 11 5 s (i 47 12 11 289 12 9 100 0 0 2,034 19 11 6,271 13 11 30,898 15 7 1,938 10 1 5,566 19 7 25.858 3 0
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Table J10a.—Technical Instruction.— Receipts and Expenditure of Managers of Associated Classes during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
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, I school. Receipts. Expenditure. I Administra- Salaries of Bu i ld ,!, ngs Bent and Other tion, Ac. Instructors. Equ fp n £ ent . Material. Expenses. Capitation. SU Vo1un e t 9 a r a v ntl BU "nd" gS R ™< '»° d oth « T °<*J JnStlo'ns. Equipment. ***** **«**■ K-eipt,, Total ; Expenditure. il £ s. d. £ B. d. £ e. d. £ g. d. £ s. d. 147 15 1 789 0 0 67 4 10 162 14 11 66 19 6 1,118 18 0 6,185 0 0 705 14 2 990 18 5 215 13 5 87 2 1 463 6 8 59 5 11 50 8 0 78 8 8 108 7 0 379 10 0 70 15 9 0 15 3 37 2 5 130 1 1 1,616 5 0i 175 9 9 258 6 2 18 2 11 13 11 10 42 10 0J .. .. 10 10 6 1,365 0 7 4,972 15 7 4,859 6 8 705 1 0 462 7 2 119 3 53 3 0 .. 17 0 8 15 8 6 177 13 4 823 18 10 3,045 2 7 189 16 0 160 9 10 23 12 8 177 0 0 13 3 8 24 8 4 34 4 3 95 12 7 776 6 0 77 10 3 70 7 3 15 19 6 1 20 4 6 J 5 (i 0 .. .. 7 15 0 32 5 1 213 12 0' 44 0 6 32 14 6 33 13 :: 79 17 6 15 0 6 15 10 22 3 2 84 11 (I 183 14 0 200 11 0 9 17 1 43 11 3 675 1 S :!.225 5 2 496 10 11 362 13 2 595 0 0 0 8 ti 23 17 0 .. .. 3 10 0i 38 19 11 56 0 0 .. 2 13 3 34 4 6 112 3 5 143 13 0 .. 5 7 0 18 5 5 Elam School of Art, Auckland Wellington Technical School Petone Technical School Masterton Technical School Napier Technical School Waipawa Technical School Christchurch Technical School .. Akaroa Technical School Ashburton Technical School Kaiapoi Technical School Timaru Teohnical School Pleasant Point Technical Sohool.. Waimate Technical School Fairlie Technical School Temuka Technical School Dunedin Technical School Balolutha Technical School Tokomairiro Technical School Oamaru Teohnical School £ s. d. 323 1 8 .. 5,662 14 5 298 14 5 48 18 0 .. 1,303 0 2 .. 5,014 0 1 25 10 0 121 15 8 66 16 9 452 5 11 13 19 3 62 14 4 50 0 6 109 0 0 .. 3,612 3 0 66 17 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 200 0 0 25 4 11 54 10 6 57 13 9 209 18 6 870 9 4 705 6 1 411 9 1 U20 11 4 1,094 18 9 538 6 4 9,233 6 0 193 17 6 65 9 6 27 18 0 111 11 2 35 18 7 733 9 1 220 3 2 25 13 6 .. 71 15 9 20 10 6 387 0 11 327 11 0 26 11 0 84 11 6 221 4 9! 330 8 0 2,293 6 5 2 10 0 .. .. 9 0 0 .. 11 10 0 1,703 11 63,204 19 7 359 11 3 930 11 6 980 0 2 12,192 14 1 52 12 JO .. .. 20 0 0 18 3 5 116 5 5 334 12 10 2,361 14 6 65 8 6 274 12 10 680 17 4 3,839 1 8 72 6 0 10 7 S 10 0 0 66 11 3 76 9 3 302 10 8 97 4 6 68 Kt 9 24 1 8 286 13 9 22 16 3 951 15 10 19 7 0 .. .. 29 7 6 2 19 0 65 12 9 151 14 0 47 18 4 8 8 8 104 2 6 20 2 11 395 0 9 43 1 tl . . 3 7 2 25 18 6 5 4 8 127 12 4 75 9 6 262 13 0 .. 105 0 0 13 15 6 565 18 0 2,378 19 5 .. 113 12 1 603 11 11 917 12 6 7,625 18 11 84 17 0 .. .. 31 17 6 0 1 0 116 15 6 139 17 11 .. .. 76 10 0 2 :{ 2 218 11 1 131 3 0 .. 2 13 4 88 5 0 .. 288 18 5 £ s. d. 1,233 14 4 ■ 9,216 4 0 I 738 11 4 596 10 fi 2,197 4 11 66 12 4 12,364 11 0 97 1 E 4,197 0 1 272 8 11 : 1,035 15 7 73 5 £ 322 12 1 143 14 8 522 4 4 5,354 10 11 27 15 6 ij 131 17 8 279 8 10 Totals . . 17,131 11 3 (6,934 3 11 6,510 14 6 1.074 14 04,209 6 53,875 7 1 40,335 17 2| |4,276 10 9 20,048 19 9 9,816 1 0! '2,889 Iβ 10 1,839 16 0 138,871 4
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Table J10b—Technical Instruction.— Receipts Of and Expenditure of Controlling Authorities of Special Classes during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Receipts. Expenditure. Controlling Authority. Subsidies and Buildings Tj._ f .„* other Capitation. Voluntary and Vee3 ' Receipts. Contributions.j Equipment. ™* p Total Administra- Salaries of BU i'5 ngS Rent and Other Total Receipts. tion.&c. Instructore. Eqt 3pLnt. Material. Expenses. Expenditure. £ a. <]. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 10,3.57 17 9 2,081 3 10 5,494 16 42,649 12 1 1,020 6 0 914 15 2 12,160 13 5 56 19 0 16 2 4 .. .. •• •• 16 2 4 994 3 3 93 8 1 582 5 11 162 3 1 51 4 1 97 9 6 986 10 8 8 364 16 9 945 8 4 4,966 4 52,013 12 0 250 2 10 527 9 0 9,302 16 7 2'108 6 1 492 0 0 883 9 0 513 13 5 127 8 5 20 9 0 2,037 0 4 ' 3 16 6 .. •• •■ 13 9 .. 13 9 469 5 ill !HJ 9 0 262 13 6. 0 8 0 52 2 5 67 5 5 472 18 10 138 11 10 17 4 2 72 4 0 .. 9 14 .. 98 9 6 922 4 9 72 14 6 316 8 0 790 10 11 41 16 & 32 9 1 1,254 5 2 1 751 2 1 230 12 1 1,600 10 2 685 3 6: 161 15 147 4 7 2,830 11 9 '221 12 0 22 3 2 167 7 8 15 17 11 35 5 0 9 0 0 249 13 9 212 -, 6 45 10 11 73 17 9 3 10 9 14 4 5 14 16 0 153 19 10 9 8 0 35 14 0 .. 12 4 5 52 9 6 109 15 11 216 7 8 18 2 11 170 11 0 18 12 0 4 18 9 : 16 18 1 229 2 9 4<>4 16 6 31 1 1 328 4 4 3 10 0' 31 9 3 30 11 10 424 16 6 185 2 9 8 9 10 72 5 0 4 4 0 .. 8 9 2 93 8 0 2 132 13 5 153 15 7 1,549 16 11 111 1 9 94 18 10 206 4 7 2,115 17 8 2'348 11 11 288 6 1 1,811 6 9 1.622 7 7 161 6 0 368 8 7 4,251 15 0 171 15 3 12 14 0 179 0 6 1 100 0 0 3 3 6 •■ 294 18 0 Auckland Education Board Hamilton High School Board Taranaki Education Board Wanganui Education Board Palmerston North High School Board Wellington Education Board Gisbome High School Board Dannevirke High School Board .. Hawke's Bay Education Board . . Nelson Education Board Marlborough Education Board .. Grey Education Board .. Westland Education Baord North Canterbury Education Board Rangiora High School Board South Canterbury Education Board Otago Education Board Southland Education Board Gore High School Board Totals £ s. d. E s. d. £ 8. d. £ b. <l. £ s. d. £ s. d. .. 6,913 2 6 18 3 590 10 8 444 3 71,093 18 0 1,308 14 9 32 5 0 24 14 0 189 6 7 116 17 7 247 15 10 21 3 0 301 0 3 119 0 0 .. 3 130 8 6 1 860 3 3 1,6.50 14 1 77 2 8il,027 5 2 619 3 1 (571 2 8 802 1 101 14 11 .. 393 13 + 139 13*6 3 Iβ 6 41 16 9 78 10 8 4 12 7 26 13 4 219 3 6 98 8 111 34 14 t> 57 15 0 . . 9 7 2 28 8 0 8 6 8 : 143 17 9 32 10 0 442 7 Oj .. 68 10 0 235 0 0 962 13 9 62 0 0 203 6 0; 30 16 0 152 19 11 339 6 5 ::.-> 18 5 . . . . 5 13 7 .. 180 0 0 25 1 0 8 0 0 .. .. 13 2 6 166 1 6 '.'. 28 17 <> 10 10 0 18 12 0 .. 136 5 0 22 2 11 30 14 0 .. .. .. 140 0 5 254 2 1 23 13 9 .. 4 4 0 .. 7 5 0 150 0 0 590 17 2 !■>- 10 10 121 11 7 49 (i 10 631 0 9 612 0 3 . 1 472 4 7 35 14 6 11 5 6 30 18 11 344 19 3 453 9 2 I.-, (i :>, .. 100 0 0, .. 56 15 0 L4.313 1; II:;. 192 7 9 3,502 14 2 1 695 5 14,646 11 74,730 3 3 14,646 11 ' ,730 3 3 31.080 8 9 4,034 14 518,568 15 39.294 13 0 2,071 17 12,514 0 0 37,083 19 I I '
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Table J11. -Number of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Fable Jl2.—Occupations of Students in Attendance at Technical Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Domestic pursuits .. .. .. .. 2,915 Woodworkers .. .. .. .. 518 Professional pursuits .. .. .. 2,219 Painters, plasterers, &c. .. ~ .. 140 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. 1,396 I Printers, &o. .. .. .. .. 89 Students .. .. .. .. .. 1,366 Skilled labourers .. .. .. .. 99 Agricultural pursuits .. . . .. 902 Labourers .. .. ..-*.. .. 113 Employed in shops or warehouses .. .. 1,055 Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 62 Dressmakers, milliners, &c. .. .. .. 206 Engaged in various other trades and industries 454 Tailors and tailoresses .. .. .. 89 Engaged in various public services .. .. 221 Engineers and mechanics .. .. 594 Occupation not stated .. .. .. 229 Electricians .. .. .. .. 221 Plumbers, metalworkers, &c. .. .. 642 Total .. .. .. ..13,527
Woodworkers .. .. .. .. 518 Painters, plasterers, &c. .. ~ .. 110 Printers, &o. .. .. .. .. 89 Skilled labourers .. .. .. .. 99 Labourers .. .. .. * .. .. 113 Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 62 Engaged in various other trades and industries 454 Engaged in various public services .. .. 221 Occupation not stated .. .. .. 229 Total .. .. .. .. 13,527
Table J13. Number of Free and other Students taking Grouped Courses oooupting mh less than Four Hours a Week and Eighty Hours a Year at Technical Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Yeah ending 31st December, 1912.
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Table Jll. -Numbeb of Students in Attendance at Technical Glasses otheb than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Yeah ending 31st December, 1912. S OTHK1 EMBER, I THAN 1912. Dlasses Special Classes. Associated Classes. College CIh Totals. Bduoation District - Totals Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Auckland .. .. .. 767 533 113 141 35 .. 915 674 1,589 Taranaki .. .. .. 138 322 .. .. .. .. 138 322 460 Wanganui .. .. .. 939 1,166 .. .. .. .. 989 1,166 2,105 Wellington .. .. .. 53 118 1,000 512 77 I 1,130 631 1,761 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 428 155 160 87 .. .. 588 242 830 Marlborough .. .. .. 24 (i() .. .. .. .. 24 60 84 Nelson .. .. .. 275 218 .. .. .. .. 275 218 493 Grey .. .. .. .. 20 48 .. .. .. 20 48 68 Westland .. .. .. 3 37 .. .. .. 3 37 40 North Canterbury .. .. 152 267 750 747! 276 182 1,178 1,196 2,374 South Canterbury .. .. 22 61 246 I 521 .. .. 268 ; 582 850 Otago.. .. .. .. 528 471 766 J 525 .. 31 1,294 1,027 2,321 Southland .. .. .. 344 208 .. .. .. .. 344 208 552 Tol Males. 915 138 939 1,130 588 24 275 20 3 1,178 268 1,294 344 bale. Females. 674 322 1,166 631 242 60 218 48 37 1,196 582 1,027 208 Grand Totals. 1,589 460 2,105 1,761 830 84 493 68 40 2,374 850 2,321 552 Totals, 1912 .. 3,693 3,664 3,035 2,533 388 214 7,116 6,411 13,527 3, t>64 3,035 2,533 388 214 7,116 6,411 13,527 Totals, 1911 .. 3,544 3,802 3,072 2,565 356 293 6,972 6,660 13,632 6,972 6,660 13,632 FableJ12. — Occupations of Students in Ati at Technical Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Domestic pursuits .. .. .. .. 2,915 Woodworkers .. ., .. .. 51ft Professional pursuits .. .. .. 2,219 Painters, plasterers, &c. .. .. .. 140 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. 1,896 ! Printers, &c. .. .. .. .. 89 Students .. .. .. .. .. 1,366 Skilled labourers .. .. .. .. 99 Agricultural pursuits .. . . .. 902 Labourers .. .. ..•*.. .. 113 Employed in shops or warehouses .. .. 1,055 Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 62 Dressmakers, milliners, &c. .. .. .. 206 Engaged in various other trades and industries 454 Tailors and tailoresses .. .. .. 89 Engaged in various public services .. .. 221 Engineers and mechanics .. .. .. 594 Occupation not stated .. .. .. 229 Electrioians .. .. .. .. 221 Plumbers, metalworkers, &c. .. .. 642 Total .. .. .. ..13,527 Table J13. Numbeb oi Free ind other Students taking Grouped Courses oocupting troa LESS THAN FOUK EOUBS A WEEK AND ElGHTY HOURS A YeAB AT TECHNICAL CLASSES OTHEK than Classes at Day Technical Schools di him; the Vi.ai; ending '11st December, 1912. Courses and NuujI jer of Students. Controlling Authority. 00 "3 5 .a a QQ O I s 3 "a ® II So 1 ! 3 Is Jls ! il I i j g> 2 3 I o < : 1 I a * I Auckland Education Board Managers of Elam School of Art Auckland University College •■ Taranaki Education Board Wanganui Eduoation Board Palmerston North High School Board . Wellington Eduoation Board .. Masterton Teohnioal Classes Association Hawke's Bay Eduoation Board Nelson Bduoation Board Canterbury College Board of Governors North Canterbury Bduoation Board South Canterbury Education Kuan! Otago Education Board < >tago Dniversity Viotoria College Council 4 J i ] .. r> l 2 1 2 3 1 1 I 1 1 17 s 1: k> 2! r>; 3: in 51 I0 , 175 t ss 12 K>8 -:! 53 33 75 52 8 209 S 7 .. I 1 38 12 .. (M) 12 2 .. 23 38 89 39 287 29 53 .. .. 26 {3 15 ! .. 12 S .. 75 )(> 27 . . Ill 58 (7 39 , 24 169 30 52 8 209 8 1 1 12 .. 60 2 .. 23 89 39 2S7 ;; y. "-ir, 15 .. 12 S . . 75 27 .. HI 58 35 141 5 4 46 9 2.", HI 71 J i:; 72 24 L39 29 1 5 47 I 22 91 628 141 8 I I 28 210 101 2K 722 30 I 95 186 222 13 339 (17 390 22 30 96 58 in: 39 24 l(>!) Totals, 1912 27 851 856 >6 274 72 1,043 30 274 72 1,043 208 117 1,037 304 490 268 541 180 3,219 Totals, \'.n I 26 1,03: 1,033 13 2D8 117 1,037 3,204
Table Jll. -Numbeb of Students in Attendance at Technical Glasses otheb than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Yeah ending 31st December, 1912. S OTHK1 EMBER, I THAN 1912. Dlasses Special Classes. Associated Classes. College CIh Totals. Bduoation District - Totals Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Males. Females. Auckland .. .. .. 767 533 113 141 35 .. 915 674 1,589 Taranaki .. .. .. 138 322 .. .. .. .. 138 322 460 Wanganui .. .. .. 939 1,166 .. .. .. .. 989 1,166 2,105 Wellington .. .. .. 53 118 1,000 512 77 I 1,130 631 1,761 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 428 155 160 87 .. .. 588 242 830 Marlborough .. .. .. 24 (i() .. .. .. .. 24 60 84 Nelson .. .. .. 275 218 .. .. .. .. 275 218 493 Grey .. .. .. .. 20 48 .. .. .. 20 48 68 Westland .. .. .. 3 37 .. .. .. 3 37 40 North Canterbury .. .. 152 267 750 747! 276 182 1,178 1,196 2,374 South Canterbury .. .. 22 61 246 I 521 .. .. 268 ; 582 850 Otago.. .. .. .. 528 471 766 J 525 .. 31 1,294 1,027 2,321 Southland .. .. .. 344 208 .. .. .. .. 344 208 552 Tol Males. 915 138 939 1,130 588 24 275 20 3 1,178 268 1,294 344 bale. Females. 674 322 1,166 631 242 60 218 48 37 1,196 582 1,027 208 Grand Totals. 1,589 460 2,105 1,761 830 84 493 68 40 2,374 850 2,321 552 Totals, 1912 .. 3,693 3,664 3,035 2,533 388 214 7,116 6,411 13,527 3, t>64 3,035 2,533 388 214 7,116 6,411 13,527 Totals, 1911 .. 3,544 3,802 3,072 2,565 356 293 6,972 6,660 13,632 6,972 6,660 13,632 FableJ12. — Occupations of Students in Ati at Technical Classes other than Classes at Day Technical Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Domestic pursuits .. .. .. .. 2,915 Woodworkers .. ., .. .. 51ft Professional pursuits .. .. .. 2,219 Painters, plasterers, &c. .. .. .. 140 Clerical pursuits .. .. .. .. 1,896 ! Printers, &c. .. .. .. .. 89 Students .. .. .. .. .. 1,366 Skilled labourers .. .. .. .. 99 Agricultural pursuits .. . . .. 902 Labourers .. .. ..•*.. .. 113 Employed in shops or warehouses .. .. 1,055 Seamen .. .. .. .. .. 62 Dressmakers, milliners, &c. .. .. .. 206 Engaged in various other trades and industries 454 Tailors and tailoresses .. .. .. 89 Engaged in various public services .. .. 221 Engineers and mechanics .. .. .. 594 Occupation not stated .. .. .. 229 Electrioians .. .. .. .. 221 Plumbers, metalworkers, &c. .. .. 642 Total .. .. .. ..13,527 Table J13. Numbeb oi Free ind other Students taking Grouped Courses oocupting troa LESS THAN FOUK EOUBS A WEEK AND ElGHTY HOURS A YeAB AT TECHNICAL CLASSES OTHEK than Classes at Day Technical Schools di him; the Vi.ai; ending '11st December, 1912. Courses and NuujI jer of Students. Controlling Authority. 00 "3 5 .a a QQ O I s 3 "a ® II So 1 ! 3 Is Jls ! il I i j g> 2 3 I o < : 1 I a * I Auckland Education Board Managers of Elam School of Art Auckland University College •■ Taranaki Education Board Wanganui Eduoation Board Palmerston North High School Board . Wellington Eduoation Board .. Masterton Teohnioal Classes Association Hawke's Bay Eduoation Board Nelson Bduoation Board Canterbury College Board of Governors North Canterbury Bduoation Board South Canterbury Education Kuan! Otago Education Board < >tago Dniversity Viotoria College Council 4 J i ] .. r> l 2 1 2 3 1 1 I 1 1 17 s 1: k> 2! r>; 3: in 51 I0 , 175 t ss 12 K>8 -:! 53 33 75 52 8 209 S 7 .. I 1 38 12 .. (M) 12 2 .. 23 38 89 39 287 29 53 .. .. 26 {3 15 ! .. 12 S .. 75 )(> 27 . . Ill 58 (7 39 , 24 169 30 52 8 209 8 1 1 12 .. 60 2 .. 23 89 39 2S7 ;; y. "-ir, 15 .. 12 S . . 75 27 .. HI 58 35 141 5 4 46 9 2.", HI 71 J i:; 72 24 L39 29 1 5 47 I 22 91 628 141 8 I I 28 210 101 2K 722 30 I 95 186 222 13 339 (17 390 22 30 96 58 in: 39 24 l(>!) Totals, 1912 27 851 856 >6 274 72 1,043 30 274 72 1,043 208 117 1,037 304 490 268 541 180 3,219 Totals, \'.n I 26 1,03: 1,033 13 2D8 117 1,037 3,204
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Table Jl4.—Number of Free Pupils in Attendance at Technical Classes during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.
Table Jl5. —Day Technical Schools.—Courses taken m Students in Attendance during 1012.
Table Jl6. —Summary of Expenditure by the Covernment on Manual and Technical Instruction during the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Capitation— £ f. 'i. £ s. d. £ s. d. ~ , . ~ ( Public school classes .. .. 24,280 17 3 Manual instruction .. - „ , , , , ,',„, .„ . | Secondary school classes .. I,JBi 13 1 25,768 10 I I Special classes .. .. .. 7,529 '.) 11 „,,.,. Associated classes .. .. 6,330 5 11 lechn,oftl lristl ' uet, °" Day technical schools .. .. 14,807 12 4 ( College classes .. .. .. 1,692 10 6 30,359 18 8 ———■ 56,128 9 0 Free places at classes other than those at day technical schools .. .. 4,279 19 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributionsManual instruction .. .. .. .. .. 711 11 8 Technical instruction .. .. .. .. .. 5,560 2 3 .. 6,271 13 11 (Irants— Buildings, equipment, and rent— Manual instruction .. .. .. .. 11,720 7 7 Technical instruction .. .. .. .. 10,871 14 2 22,592 1 9 Material for technical classes .. .. .. .. .. 2,034 19 11 24,627 1 S Railway fares, &o. — Instructors of classes .. .. .. .. .. 1,223 110 Students .. .. .. .. .. • • 255 6 8 Free pupils .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,421 0 6 Publio sohool pupils attending manual-training centres .. 2,202 10 5 .. 5,101 19 5 Examinations — Science and art, Board of Education, London .. .. 147 6 0 Technological, City and Guilds of London Institute .. 733 13 8 .. 880 li) 8 Inspectors— Salaries .. .. .. •• •• 840 5 0 Travelling-exDenses .. .. .. .. .. 327 4 3 .. 1,173 9 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 910 98,472 13 2 Less recoveries (examination fees, &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 196 15 0 Total ■• •• '198,275 18 2 'This total includes £6,238 from National Endowment revenue. The total expenditure by the Government by way of capitation, subsidies, and grants was for manual instruction £38,200 9s. 7d., and for technical instruction' £53,106 14s. 3d. The ixpenditurc for the previous year was respectively £28,968 ss. 6d. and £49,281 15s. Id.
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At Day Technical Schools. At other Classei IMucation District. Males. Females. Totals. M.-il. . Females. Totala. lUokland .. 'aranaki Vanganui .. Vellinpton .. la-.vke's Bay lelson Jorth Canterbury .. iouth Canterbury )tago iouthland 163 148 300 64 39 103 79 158 237 35 49 84 20 .. 20 150 170 320 r>1) 144 194 63 54 117 148 300 89 103 158 237 49 84 20 170 3SO S65 20 153 337 7G 61 ■275 48 218 27 174 18 115 169 36 88 120 47 98 ■21 i 589 38 268 606 112 149 401 95 816 53 144 194 54 117 Totals for 1912 .. 613 702 1,375 702 1,375 708 1,200 1,580 897 2,477 Totals for 1911 .. 552 708 1,200 1,460 848 2,308
Couses of Instruction and Nil] ilber of Student to. School. ■trial. Agrici iltuial. Domestic. Oomi leial. TotaU". Capitation. I Nil II Lerclal. Ai -t. Gei M. Auckland .. 109 Wanganui .. 30 Wellington .. 52 Napier.. .. 21 Nelson .. Westport .. 20 Christchuroh .. 87 Dunedin .. :)2 [nvercargiU .. t. M. 12 14 F. h. r. u. 42 -Ti 11 21 32 51 14 F. M. 1 15 40 140 2 I. M. '. . :'. ! 9 .. 11; { i:s 89 Sβ 36 F. 157 63 170 61 £ B. (I. 3,463 8 9 560 0 0 2,903 13 9 929 18 9 45 7 :s 70 10 0 :s,i!>7 9 r> l'.l'.j!) 9 r> 1,088 0 0 21 89 52 3(i 2:j 17 38 .. 256 213 .. 237 193 ill 122 51 .. '.'. 20 .. I( ; O 56 .. ■ 75 i 183 ltiO 88 II Totals. 1912 371 Totals, 1911 362 58 5H2 2 u :S4 13 684 842 14,807 12 4 41 499 2 7| •• .. r>98 74:! 9,477 0 0
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Table Jl7a.—Board of Education, South Kensington.— Art and Science Examinations, 1912. [" C." represents candidates ; " P." passes.]
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Subjects of Examination. W rei Dga " AuckIand - w * ihi - C. P. C. P. C. P. n<, «,o Wanga- Pale Hawera. Qui b ton C. P. C. P. C. aerslorth. lington. Na l 0. P. C. iiev. Gieborne. Blenl Mill, Nelson. I Greymouth. I Christchurch. Dunedin. Im car) erTotals. P. P. C. P. C. P. C. P. C. P. c. p. c. p. 0. p. 0. P. Art — Freehand drawing .. .. .. 2 Model drawing .. .. .. 3 Geometrical drawing .. .. .. I Perspective drawing Drawing in light and shade Memory drawing of plant-form Drawing common objects from memory. . Anatomy .. .. • ■ .... Design .. .. .. . ■ 1 Architecture Architectural design .. .. .... Painting from still life Drawing from the antique Drawing from life .. .. .... Modelling the head from liie Modelling from the antique Modelling design .. .. ;. Modelling from life .. .. .... Science — Practical geometry and graphics Machine construction and drawing Building construction and drawing Practical mathematics Applied mechanics .. .. . . 1 Theoretical mechanics Huat-engines Magnetism and electricity 2 2 1 9 6.. 17 13 8 3 .. 3 3.. 7 4 .. 4 3 .. 4 2 .. 1 .. .. 5 ■"> 4 6 3 5 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 2 4 4 9 8 1 1 1 .. 4 3 7 5 7 .. 5 4 i 1 1 1 2 1 19 1 1(5 2 10 4 .. 7 12 13 8 !) 8 .. 1 7 9 63 5 73 .. 24 .. 13 2 35 .. 14 .. 12 3 .. 21 1 2 2 .. 18 4 13 9 1 2 1 1 47 51 17 6 14 9 3 2 16 2 . . 1 1 1 1 3 6 9 7 2 8 1 2 :: 2 .. 6 1 2 .. r, 1 1 .. :: •, .. .. .. i :i 3 .. .. 1 1 2 l :: i .. 1 1 1 1 1 7 3 3 ] 2 1 1 •' 2 15 10 ' * 7 7 .. 5 2 .. r> ■• •■ 7 . . •• I " .. .. .. 4 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. •• ■ • •• •• 1 .. •• •• .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■• •- •• •• . 6 5 .. 7 5f -. 15 12 4 1 1 .. 8 4 .. 1 .. .. 3 3 .. •• •• •• 1 •• i i 1 1 7 1* .. 1 •• •■ •• 2 7 3 2 1 7 3 .. 1 9 .. 18 .. 35 2 .. 33 1 3 .. 10 21 418 2 1 i i 4 1 1 .. .. i i 20 17 io 7 8 i 5 i 67 10 i 1 i i i •■ : 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 li .. .. Totals .. .. .. 8 7 116 78 4 2 13 9 ' i 19 i 14 I - •• 2 2 M T^ ] 13 9 77 35 38 ■■ 261 I I I ! * Passed with distinction. t Two candidates eased with distinction.
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Table Jl7b.—City and Guilds ok London Institute.— Technological Examinations, 1912. [" C." represents caudidates ; " P." passes.]
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Subjects of Examination. Whangarei. Auckland.! Thames. Hawera. C P. C P. Wanganui Wellington. IMasterton.' Napier. Ghsborne. Blenheim. C. P. C. P. Nelson. C. P. Christ church. C. P. Ashburton Til iaru. Wail iate. Dunedin. I Invei gi rcar11. Totals. C P. C. P. C. P. C. P. C P. c. p. C. ! P. C. P. c. p. C. P. C. P. 0. P. 0. P, Plumbers' work (Grade I) Principles of leadwork (Grade II) ((Final) .. Plumbers' work, practical (Grade II) >» „ (Final) (Grade II) (Final) Carpentry and joinery (Grade I).. (Grade II) (Final) .. Cabinettuaking (Grade I) (Final) Mechanical engineering (Grade I) (Grade II) ., (Final) .. Electrical engineering (tirade 1) . . (Grade II) „ (Final) Electrical wiremen'e work (Grade I) (Final) Motor-car engineering (Grade I) .. Gas engineering (Grade I) Mine surveying (Grade I) Telegraphy (Grade I) .. (Final) Telephony (Grade I) .. (Final) Structural engineering (Grade I).. Gas-supply (Final) Woodwork (1st year) (Final)' Cookery Dressmaking Needlework Millinery •■ - i ■i ■■ i " •■ 1 - 2 - 4 9 5 19 4 3 4 5 1 I 1 4 4 11 1 3 1 . 4 !) 5 4 3 4 1 I 2 3 7 3 1 1 .. • • .. " .. .. .. .. i .. .. ! • ■ i ■ • •• •• •• I •• I r * " 1 4 1 .. 7 6 1 1 2 2 •i h 4 1 3 1 2 1 .... " •• .. .. .. .. .. 14 2 11 . :: 's .. i ii 6 1 2 !:: 2 5 1 5 9 5 4 7 5 i 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 •• •■ •• 3 1 2 3 1 " I 2 3 i 2 .. .. 2 2 1 1 2 2 ill •• •• 1 1 i i 1 1 i i ' ' '- '- 2 2 i i 2 1 •• •• •• •• •• ■■ ii 3 2 •• 4 1 3 1 i i 2 1 1 1 2.1 17 34 25 6 6 39 13 5 .. 21 13 13 12 1 1 10 9 3 3 6 6 20 8 17 7 i o 18 11 2 .. 8 6 1 1 1 1 1 7 3 2, 2 4 4 7 4 ti 2 4 .. 1 17 4 2 2 113 88 23 21 5 8 7 7 17 25 13 13 12 !) 3 " 1 .. .. I •• - - .. i I i °i H 1 7 3 .. .. .. - 4 3 1 i i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. l l 3 • i l 3 1 1 .. i i | .. .. .. .. 1 I 3 - - 1 i i i .. ■• .. .. ; .. .. "■ "■ 2 3 1 30 7 l l 25 7 .. .. .. .. i 2 .. .. i 7 1 2 2 .. .. '2 :: 1 1 '2 1 - 5 1 5 2 i 3 - .. .. 8 .. .. I 6 3 1 1 7 7 ii ! 9 2 2 8 8 4 4 37 31 13 ii i2 11 is 10 9 8 i 2 2 .. .. 3 3 •• •• : [ 5 I 19 I i 7 Totals 7 — 4 136 92 \— 1 .. 5 3 34 11 20 12 77 47 — 9 12 6 ii 7 7 8 8 •• 2 •• i— 2 13 ii 12 11 43 22 8 0 444 '290 I I i I
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Return in- Staffs of Technical Schools and Classes conducted bt the Undermentioned Bodies as Controlling Authorities or Managers, as the case may be, during the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Auckland Education Board, — Department of Technical Education and Manual Training.—Director, £625. Assistant Director, £386 3s. Bd. Registrar, £180. Three typistes, lat £88 6s. Bd.. 1 at £64 lis. 4d., and one at £:t8 9s. lid. Two olerks, lat £137 Is. Bd. and lat £U3~125. Bd. Oilier boy, £24 18s. 4d. Can-takers. £130 Is. 2d. Auokland Teohnical College. Fifty-two instructors al salaries or allowances ranging from £337 10s. to £6 JT>. Bd. Manual Training Centres, Auckland. —Six instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £210 to £128 (is. Bd. Ten teachers in t raining at salaries or allowances ranging from £22 13s. 4d. to tl ss. Thames Manual Training School.—Two instructors, 1 at £107 and lat £57 12s. 9d. Cleaner. £27 12s. Thames Technical Classes. —Four instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £126 12s. to £12 2s. lOd. Whangarei Manual Training School.—Three instructors, 1 at £191 13s. 4d., 1 at £91 13s. 4d., and 1 at £8 6s. Bd. Cleaner, £28 4s. Whangarei Technical Classes.—Three instructors, 1 at £47 17s. lid., 1 at £7 -Is. 9d., and 1 at £4 7s. lOd. Hamilton and Cambridge) Manual Training Centres.—Two instructors, lat £200 and 1 at £160. Cleaner-. i'2."i II Otahuhu Manual Training Centre. —Two instructors, 1 at £23 and 1 at £19 Is. Helensville, Devonport, Pukekohe Manual Training Centres.—Two instructors. 1 at £147 lis. 7d. and 1 at £119 3s. 4d. Cleaners, £22 2s. Waihi Manual Training and Technical Classes. —Local Superintendent, £20. Five instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £123 to £15 2s. ilil. Cleaners, £24 6s. 3d. Sundry Country Classes, -Two instructors, 1 at £92 and 1 at £9 17s. 7d. Spacial Instructor in Agriculture, £375. Hamilton High School 15-iard, — Hamilton Technical Classes. —-Three instructors, each at £26 13s. Id. Managers of the " Elam " School of Art. —Director and secretary, £450. Three instructors, 1 at £150, lat £130. and 1 at £76. Two attendants, lat £52 and lat £26. Taranaki Education Board, — Director for district, £75 (also Inspector of Schools). Assistant, t5O (also Inspector of Schools). Cadette, £62. Special instructor in woodwork. £206 2s. ; in cooker}', £127 45., and assistant £26 13s. 4d. ; in dressmaking, £80 6s. ; in millinery, £81 4s. 3d. ; in art, £144 lis. 9d. New Plymouth Teohnioal College.—Director (also organizer for district), £240. Thirteen instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £24 6s. (id. to £1 14s. Stratford Technical School.—Superintendent. £25. Seven instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £23 ss. to £3. Inglewood Technioal School.—Superintendent, £6. Two itinerant instructors. Sundry Country Classes (8). —Two itinerant instructors and two instructors, 1 at £35 and 1 at £25 ."is. Rural Course at Stratford District High School.—Four special instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £81 7s. Bd. to £10. Wanganui Education Hoard, — Speoial Itinerant Instructors. Four instructors in woodwork, lat £292 lis. (also instructor, Wanganui Technical College), I at £232 10s. (also instructor at Feilding and Taihape Teohnioal Schools), 1 at £141 18s. Ud. (also instructor. Hawera Teohnioal), ami 1 at £127 15s. 9d. (also instructor, Pohangina Technical Classes). Woodwork assistants, C2B 7s. One instructor in dairy-work, £215 (see also Direotor, Northern District). One instructor in agriculture, £325. One instructor in science. £163 18s. 7d, tine instructor in veterinary science. £93 Is. One art instructor, El6O. Four instructors in cookery, 1 at £159 10s. (also instructor, Wanganui Technical College), lat £130, lat £110, lat £70. Two instructors in dressmaking and millinery. lat £161 19s. ami 1 at £134 15s. 7d. One instructor in dressmaking, t7(i 12s. (id. (also instructor under Taranaki Board). Supervisor, Sohool Handwork Classes, £310. Wanganui Technical College.—Principal. £450. Vice-principal, £333 13s. 4d. (11 months). Thirty-live instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £320 to £l 16s. 7d. Hawera Technical School. —Director, Northern District, £100 (see above). Eleven instructors at salaries or allowance- ranging from £25 7s. 6d. to 10s. Feilding Technioal School.—Director, Southern Distriot, £100 (1 months). Direotor (also instructor in agriculture), £207 10s. (8 months). Eight instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £40 to £4 lis. (id. Technioal Classes at sundry centres (25). —Thirty-two instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £80 10s. to £1 7s. 6d. Bsard "I' Governors, Palmerston North High School, — Palmerston North Technical School.—Director, £300. Ait master, 1275. Twenty-four instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £63 10s. (•> £1 7s. Wellington Education Hoard, — Wellington Teohnioal Sohool. -Director, £650. Registrar, £160. Assistant Registrar, £80. Librarian. £52. Typiste. £46. Caretaker, £134. Assistant caretaker. t(i."i. Charwomen, £31, Fifty-one instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £333 to £2. Petone Technical School.—Director, £75. Registrar, £J5. Caretaker £75. Thirteen instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £60 to £8. Speoial Itinerant Instructors. —Agriculture. 1 at £106 (5 months) and lat £325. Woodwork, four instruoton at salaries ranging from £250 to £120. Cookery, five instructors at salaries ranging from £150 to £96. Teachers' Training Classes.—Four itinerant instructors and eight instructors at allowances ranging from £*50 to £7 10s. .Managers of the Masterton Teohnioal School.—Secretary and treasurer, £60. Art master, £100. Seven instruoton at salaries or allowances ranging from £65 ss. to £13 2s. (id. Hawke's Bay Education Board, — Special and School Classes. —Secretary and treasurer (also Secretary in Eduoation Board), £50. Two clerks 1 at £46 and 1 at £30. Special Instructors. —Agriculture and dairy-work, two instructors, J at £364 3s, Id. (also Dircctorof School Classes) and 1 at £325 ss. Woodwork, two instructors, 1 at £230 and 1 at £165. Cookery and dressmaking, two instructors, 1 at £179 and 1 at £130. Xapior Tochnical Colloge—Director and secretary, £357 Is. Bd. Janitor, £66 Ids. Sixteen instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £235 16s. Bd. to £6. Waipawa Technical Classes. —Director and secretary, £10 10s. Two instructors, lat £36 10s. and lat £6. Hastings Teohnical Classos.—Three instructors, I at £17, I at £12, and 1 at £6. Woodville Technical Classes. —Director, £5 ss. Two instructors, 1 at £16 18s. and 1 at £7. Teachers' Training Classes. —Five instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £20 to £6 13s. 4d. Boanl of Governors, Dannevirke High School, — Dannevirke Technical School.—Five instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £22 to £6. Board of Governors, Gisborne High School, — Gisbome Technical School.—Secretary, £25. Special instructor in wind-classing. £256 12s. 6d. Four instruoton; at salaries or allowances ranging from £33 6s. to £25 7s. Ud.
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Marlborough Education Board, — Special Instructors.—One instructor in Agriculture and dairy-work, .£5O (also instructor under Nelson Board). One instructor in woodwork, £67 10s. One instructor in cookery, £UO. Blenheim Technical Classes. —One instructor at £8 10s. Canvastown Technical Classes.—One instructor at £9 ss. Ud. Nelson Education Board, — Nelson Technical School.—Direotor for district, £275. Art instructor, £200. Commercial instructor, £200. Dressmaking instructor, £175. Six instructors at allowances fixed on 4s. to Us. 3d. per hour basis. Westport Teohnioal School.—Supervisor, £40. Seven instructors at allowances fixed on 4s. to 6s. 3d. por hour basis. Reefton Teohnioal Sohool. -One instructor at allowance fixed on 4s. to Us. 3d. per hour basis. Special instructors. -Agriculture, lat £350 (see Marlborough). Engineering and ironwork, lat £250 and assistant at £60. Woodwork, lat £215. Cookery, lat £175, lat £130, and lat £80. (ire;. Education Boanl, — Greymouth Technical School.—Director, £25 (also Inspector of Schools). Nine instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £21 to £2 2s. Westland Education Board, — Teachers' Training Classes. —Three instructors, 2 at £13 13s. and 1 at £8 Bs. Canterbury College Board of Governors, — School of Art.—Director, £500. Clerk, £30. Caretaker, £130. Assistant caretaker, £20. Nine instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £236 13s. 4d. to £20. North Canterbury Education Board.—Director of School Cookery, Laundry, and Woodwork Classes, £100 (see also Hit ctor, Christohuroh Technical College). Two instructors in agriculture, 1 at £350 (also instructor, Christchurch Technical College), and lat £150. Three instructors in woodwork, lat £109 3s. 4d., lat £93 (is. Bd.. lat £59 i 3 i. 7d. Thre. instructors in cookery, lat £120 18s. Ud.. lat £89 12s. 3d., lat £29 3s. 6d. |In tchuroh Technioal College. —Director and secretary, £600 (see also Director of School classes, above). Rogistrar ami treasurer, Assistant secretary and typiste, £100. Clerk, £65. Forty-seven instructors, at salaries or allowances ranging from £344 to £6. Ashburton Technical School.-- Director and secretary, £21 18s. 4d. (four months), £137 10s. (eight months), (also instructor). Sixteen instructors at salaries ranging from £168 14s. to £3. Kaiapoi Technical School. S icretary, £25. Seven instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £25 to £6. Akaroa Technical Class.-. Three instructors, 1 at £20 and 2at £12. Other Country Centres (four). —Eleven instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £59 Is. to £10 10s. lid. Board of Governors, Rangiora High School, — Rangiora Technical School and Sub-centres. —Director, £25. Seven instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £71 LOs. bo £13. South Canterbury Education Board.—-Director o) Sohool Classes, £200 (see also Director, Timaiu Technical School). Three instructors in agriculture. 1 at £33 (is. Bd. (one month), 1 at £40 (temporary for three months), 1 at £116 13s. -Id. (four months). One instructor in woodwork at £190. Two instructors in cookery, lat £100 and lat £40. One instructor in dressmaking at £62 2s. 4d. Timaru Technical Sohool.—Direotor, £160 (see also Director of School Classes above). Office assistants, £13 10s. Janitor, £40. Twenty-three instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £55 15s. to £U 10s. Waimate Technical School.-Director. £20. Secretary, £15 10s. Eight instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £33 3s. to £1 Is. Temuka Technical Sohool.—Director, 100. Eight instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £34 4s. to £12. Pleasant Point Technical School.—Secretary and Director. £15. Four hist motors at salaries or allowances ranging from £13 to £6 ss. Fairlie Technical School.—Director, £20. Three instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £31 10s. to £10 IDs. Otago Eduoation Board. -Three instructors in agriculture, each at £275. One instructor in wool-sorting at £178 15s. (also instructor under Southland Board). Three instructors in woodwork. 1 at £200 and 2 at £183 (is. Bd. respectively. Three instructors in cookery, 2at £140 and lat £110. One instructor in dressmaking at £122 10s. Dunedin Technical School and Sub-centres.—Director and secretary, £600. Registrar, £105. Typiste, £35 .15s. Janitor. £106. Fifty instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £250 to £3. Dunedin School of Art. — Principal, £350. Eleven instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £200 to £11 10s. (lamaru Technical School. —Secretary and supervisor. £100. Thirteen instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £15 Ids. to £5. Tokomairiro Technical Classes,- Secretary. £25. Six instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £20 to £5. Balclutha Technical Classes.—Four instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £13 17s. to £5. Technical Classes at other Country Centn a (three). Eight instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £28 10s. T.i £5. Ti achers' Training Classes.- Twenty-four instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £27 17s. to £5. Southland Education Boanl. —Special instructors : One instructor in agriculture, £229 3s. 4d. (also instructor, Invercargill Technical School). One instructor in wool-sorting, £147 3s. sd. (also instructor under Otago Board). Three instructors in woodwork. lat £225. lat £201 55., and lat £114 12s. lid. Three instructors in cookery, 1 at £130, 1 at £83 6s. Bd., and 1 at £77 ss. Invercargill Technical College.—Director of Technical Instruction, £50 (also architect to Education Board). Principal, £300. Two clerks, lat £70 16s. Bd., lat £33 10s. Caretaker, £53. Thirty-one instructors at salaries or allowances ranging from £250 to £2 12s. 6d. Technical Classes at Country Centres (three). —Three instructors, 1 at £25 55., 1 at £4 65., 1 at ss. Teachers' Training Classes.—Eight instructors at salaries or allowancee ranging from £19 10s. to £9 15s. Board of Governors, Gore High School, — Gore Technical School.- Nine instructors at allowances ranging from £37 to £U.
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MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION IN THE SEVERAL EDUCATION DISTRICTS
AUCKLAND. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Manual and Technical Instruction. —Towards the end of the year a portion of the new Seddon Memorial Technical College, which hud been in the course of erection since May, 1909, was occupied for classes, the number of individual students in attendance at classes in Auckland for 1912 being 1,519. The College is now fully occupied, but a considerable sum of money would be required to provide adequate equipment, whilst the additional two stories to complete the building are urgently required. Manual-training and technical schools were opened during the year at Devonport, Helensville, Waihi, and Pukekohe. Local contributions were also made during the year towards the cost of the erection of manual-training schools at Te Kopuru, Dargaville, Waipu, Maungaturoto, Paparoa, and Te Aroha; and it is hoped the Department will rind the necessary balance to allow these schools to be erected as soon as possible. The number of schools in which elementary agriculture was taught during the year was 167, as compared with 140 of the previous year. Handwork was taught in '2-iO schools, being an increase of thirty-three over 1911. In fourteen schools instruction in swimming and lifesaving was given during the year, and in schools below Grade IV taught by a male teacher seventy-two were recognized for sewing. Extract from the Keport of the Inspectors of Schools. Rural Course in District High Schools. -The rural course lias been in operation in some of our district high schools during the past year, but, owing to a variety of causes, can hardly yet be considered as firmly established, owing mainly to the small salaries offered. The difficulty of obtaining suitable teachers has been considerable; while, in addition, several of the centres are still unprovided with such facilities for manual training as the course demands. This is much to be regretted, in view of the importance of the rural course, and we look forward to the time when the difficulties in the way of extending more widely the benefits to be derived from this form of instruction may be removed. At present the rural course is in operation only in the Cambridge, Waihi, Pukekohe, and Paeroa District High Schools. School-gardening. —The gardening movement still continues to grow a considerable number of schools having qualified for recognition under the Regulations for Manual and Technical Instruction, and others, though not applying for recognition, have done much towards adding to the attractive appearance of the school-grounds, and providing material and opportunity for nature-study. We cannot say, however, that we are altogether satisfied with the progress made in this direction, or that the utmost benefit has been derived from the courses undertaken. Some schools have done really well, utilizing the schemes adopted for highly educative purposes; but in others the important matters at issue have to some extent been lost sight of. It is of the utmost importance that definite courses providing for both outdoor and indoor work and experiment be prepared, and that these be arranged in such a way as to provide for regular and systematic work throughout the year. A carefully dated calendar-record of operations and experiments should be kept, and in the pupils' notebooks a summary of the work dealt with, as well as an account of each experiment and what it teaches, should appear. iAs an attractive feature of school environment a garden has its undoubted value; but under skilful direction it becomes of even greater utility, affording opportunities for acquiring knowledge and experience which cannot fail to be helpful in future years. If this is to be the outcome of gardening operations the efforts on the part of the teacher and pupil must not be confined to the actual work in the garden, but should have close connexion with indoor lessons, where the principles underlying operations should be carefully and systematically studied. Practical operations are altogether essential, and under no circumstances should they be omitted —indeed, in all cases they should comprise the larger part of whatever course it is decided to adopt; but what are commonly known as theoretical considerations should by no means be abandoned, these being necessary if the full meaning and significance of the operations in question are to be thoroughly grasped. Extract from the Report of the Director of Technical Education and Manual Training. Handwork in the Primary Schools. —Handwork, including such subjects as brush drawing, paper folding and cutting, crayon work, plasticine-modelling, &c, was taught in 230 of the schools, as against 197 in the previous year. In many of these work of a very high order of excellence was done, particularly in the direction of drawing and painting from nature. In a country such as this, which is dependent for its very existence upon the products of the land,
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the advantage of nature-study cannot be overestimated, and there is no doubt that the children take a much keener interest in the work if they are taught to record their observations and impressions by means of the brush and the crayon. Woodwork and Domestic Science.—During the year four new manual-training schools were opened— v iz., at Devonport, Helensville, Pukekohe, and Waihi. The domestic-science teaching in the first three of these centres was placed in charge of Miss S. A. D. Griffiths, who was translined from Whangarei Manual-training School, where she had been doing excellent work for the past three years and a half. Mr. T. A. J. Askew, who was formerly an assistant in the woodwork department of the Newmarket Manual-training School, was appointed to take charge of the woodwork classes at Devonport, Helensville, and Pukekohe. The new manual-training school at Waihi was opened in the middle of the year, the instructors —Mrs. A. Forster-Denny (domestic science) and Mr. A. T. Smith (woodwork) —dividing their time between Thames and Waihi. As in previous years, the teaching of woodwork and domestic science was carried on at Thames, Whangarei, Cambridge, Hamilton, and the three Auckland City centres, whilst woodwork was also taught at the Otahuhu Manual-training School. The value of the teaching of such subjects as woodwork, cookery, and laundry-work cannot be overestimated, and it is gratifying to be able to record that the opposition shown by parents a few years ago has been almost entirely replaced by appreciation and enthusiasm of the work. Swimming <in<l Life-saving. —ln fourteen schools only, out of about six hundred in the Auckland District, was swimming and life-saving taught. This cannot be considered at all satisfactory, and it is regrettable that when- facilities for teaching the subject exist teachers do not avail themselves more of the opportunities provided. Needlework. —ln seventy-two schools below (.rade IV taught by a single male teacher, needlework was taught by external sewing-mistresses. Elementary Agriculture and Nature-study. —Steady pi-ogress has been made in the teaching of elementary agriculture and nature-study during the year, the number of schools taking up the subject having increased from 14(1 to 167. Although the increase in numbers is decidedly encouraging, yet one cannot help but feel that a much larger number of schools could with profit devote some time to the teaching of a subject related to a branch of an industry upon which almost the whole population of the district is dependent. Excellent work has been done by the itinerant instructor. Mr. J. P. Kalaugher, whose help and advice to the teachers has been much appreciated. The prizes offered by the Hoard for the best improvements during the year in connexion with the school-gardens were keenly contested for, and there is no doubt that the striving after these prizes had much to do with the improvement of the school-gardens generally. During September and October teachers' classes iii elementary agriculture and nature-study were conducted by Mr. Kalaugher at Whangarei and Auckland respectively. Teachers receivinginstruction at these classes were most enthusiastic over the work, and appeared to derive much benefit from their attendance thereat. The course at Whangarei was taken by eighteen teachers and that at Auckland by sixteen teachers. Instruction in woodwork, domestic science, and art subjects was, as in previous years, given to the students of the Auckland Training College, the number in attendance being twenty-nine men and seventy-two women. Special classes for teachers were held tit the Technical College in art, dressmaking and needlework, hygiene, botany, physiology, and agriculture. A cookery class for teachers was also held at Whangarei, and cookery and woodwork classes tit Hamilton. Technical and Continuation Classes in Country Centres. (lasses were held during the year tit Thames. Waihi, Whangarei. Cambridge, Te Aroha. Paeroa, and Helensville. Thames.- —Under the local Superintendent technical and continuation classes again proved very popular at Thames. The subjects taught included English, commercial arithmetic, short hand, typewriting, book-keeping, theory and practice of plumbing, high-class oookery, woodwork, dressmaking, and millinery. The number of individual students enrolled was eighty-one, the class entries being 262. At the December examinations seventy-four papers were worked, and Forty-eight passes recorded. Waihi. -During the year the new Manual-training and Technical School was opened at Waihi. Considering the troublous times experienced in Waihi during a great part of the year when the strike was on, the work of the technical and continuation classes was very satisfactory. The following classes were conducted during the year : English, commercial arithmetic, shorthand, book-keeping, commercial correspondence, building-constructiou, woodwork, cookery, dressmaking, and millinery. The building-construction class was again very popular, and two students were successful in passing the examination in building construction and drawing under the Board of Education, South Kensington, London. The number of individual students enrolled was sixty-nine, the class entries being 154. At the end of the year forty-three students sat for examinations, and of these twenty-three passed. Whangarei. —The following subjects were taught during the year : English, commercial arithmetic, book-keeping, carpentry and joinery, woodwork, drawing and painting, brushwork, poker-work, stencilling, and dressmaking and needlework. Of these, the drawing classes were the best patronized, and six successes were obtained in the various art examinations held by the Hoard of Education, South Kensington, London. The number of students enrolled was fifty-eight, the class entries being seventy-seven. At the examinations held at the close of the year twentyfive papers were worked and thirteen successes recorded.
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Cambridge and Paeroa. —Dressmaking classes under the Board's itinerant dressmaking instructor were held tit Cambridge and Paeroa, the number of students being eight at Cambridge and twenty-two at Paeroa. Te Aroha. —A plumbing class attended by four students was the only class held. Helensville. —Cookery, dressmaking, and millinery classes were held dining the year, but were not very well attended, the number el' students enrolled being nine I'm- cookery, six for dressmaking, and three for millinery. Seddon Memorial Technical College. After many vexatious delays on the part of the contractor, the Board tit last obtained pusses sion of the new Technical College towards the end of last year. It will be remembered that the contract was lei in May. 1909, for the first three stories of the front portion of the College, which was designed as a five-storied building. Lack of funds prevented the Board From accepting a tender for the complete five-storied building, although il was felt that the full accommodation would shortly be required. The contract for the three stories should have been completed in November, 1910, instead of which it was two years later before the Board obtained possession. Now that the College is occupied it is realized how inadequate the accommodation is even for present requirements, and were the additional top stories at unci- provided full use could Inmade of them. It seems remarkable that in a wealthy and progressive city like Auckland technical education, which all the civilized world over is now recognized as an economic necessity, should be so starved and hampered its it has been in the past. During the past ten years classes have been held in shanties, some of which were positively dangerous to health and life. It speaks well for the enthusiasm both of the students and of the teachers that the work done under such wretched conditions has been of so high an order. During the year the number of individual students enrolled at day and evening classes at the College was 1,519, as compared with 1,.363 in the previous year. The courses of instruction provided in the Day Technical School last year were commercial, domestic, engineering, science and technological, and agriculture j the latter lieing added for the first time. As in previous years, the commercial course was the best patronized, the most disappointing being that of agriculture, which was taken only by twelve students. lirening Classes.- —The continuation classes, which were designed to provide a course of instruction in general education to enable students who have left school without obtaining a certificate of proficiency to make up this defect and thus obtain certificates, proved more popular than ever last year, there being no less than 109 students attending. At tin- Inspector's examination held in December, forty-nine of those obtained certificates of proficiency and nine certificates of competency. As in previous years, technical classes were held in the following departments : Building trades, commercial, domestic, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, plumbing, art. Junior Civil Service, Senior Civil Service, and Matriculation. For the first time olasses were inaugurated for pharmaceutical chemists. As a whole, the work of the evening olasses was satisfactory, and showed steady improvement on that of previous years. As in previous years, students of the College entered for various examinations held by the City and Guilds of London Institute, and by the Hoard of Education, Smith Kensington, London. In the City and Guilds results our students obtained ninety passes. The Board n\' Education, London, ceased to hold elementary science examinations last year, so that the number of entries for examination held under the Board's auspices was considerably less than in previous years. A number of passes was obtained, the most notable success being iii machine construction ami drawing, in which three students passed the higher examination, two with distinction. In conclusion, I wish to express to the Hoard my appreciation for the consideration it has always granted mc in connexion with the carrying-out of my duties, and also to my staff for its loyalty and enthusiasm. George George, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect o) Special Classes conducted at Auckland, Helensville, Te Aroha, Thames, Waihi, Whangarei, Cambridge, and Paeroa by the Auckland Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 5.2G3 14 11 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 5,494 16 4 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 5,702 5 0 Office expenses (including salaries, staCapitation on account of free places 1,210 17 G tionery, &c.) .. .. .. 1,613 11 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 13 15 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 141 19 5 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 596 10 8 Lighting and heating .. .. 171 o 7 Material .. .. .. .. 430 8 7 Insurance and repairs .. .. 99 17 7 Training ot teachers .. .. .. 1,035 17 8 Rent .. .. .. .. 480 0 4 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 1,093 18 0 Examinations, &c. .. .. .. 54 8 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. 18 3 4\laterial for class use .. 540 5 8 Sales of material .. .. .. 187 8 7 Training of teachers .. 869 15 2 Interest on fixed deposits .. .. 36 18 6 Refund of subsidy prize fund disallowed .. 45 0 0 Rent from Auckland Technical College site 9 0 0 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 1,709 12 8 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 39 10 0 Architect, &c... .. .. .. 209 19 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus . . 730 0 5 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 3,460 19 3 £15,621 12 8 £15,621 12 8 li. 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Extract from the Report of tiik Director op the Elam School of Art. The total attendance of students registered during the forty weeks of the school year amounted to 27.G87. This is smaller than some previous years before the new Government regulations came into force disallowing the attendance of the younger students at nights, but very satisfactory when it is considered that it represents the attendance of older and more experienced .students only, as compared with previous years. The attendance of the most advanced students (fourth year or over) amounted alone to 9,955, which is must satisfactory. Both the attendance and the work done at the more advanced classes, such as drawing and painting from life, have been more than usually satisfactory, and the students in the advanced classes in wood-carving and modelling and design have also attended well and have produced excellent work. The classes for elementary and intermediate work have been at a slight disadvantage during the latter part of the year, owing to the work having to be carried on in two or three sets of rooms for the time being. About the middle of the year the City Council asked us to discontinue the use of one or two r is in the upper Hour of tin.- Ait Gallery building for night classes, as it was not considered advisable to have these rooms lighted by artificial light. To make up for this the Council gave us the use of more rooms on the lower Boor until we were able to erect a building of our own. The change interfered a little with our advanced work, and it was considered advisable to obtain other rooms elsewhere for the present. We were fortunate in being able to lease what ale known as the Federal Club looms in W'ellesloy Street, not far away, and in these rooms the advanced work has been carried on for about six months with great success. These large and convenient rooms were specially lighted with roof lights and litted with the electric light, and have been much appreciated by students. Some members of the City Council made the suggestion that we should try to obtain a building of our own for the school elsewhere, as some of the rooms occupied by the school might be wanted for other purposes when the City Council moved to the new Town Hall. They offered, if the idea could be carried out, to give the trustees of the school a suitable site in the heart of the city at a nominal rental. This offer was considered by the trustees and gratefully accepted, and a suitable site has been given In the City Council within a few yards of the old Art Gallery building, where within a few months a thoroughly up-to-date School of Art will be erected. The number of passes in the examinations of the Science md Art Department. London, was satisfactory, and in the number of works for teachers' ait certificates examined in London the sohool was more than usually successful. Works to the number of thirteen out of sixteen submitted being "accepted," three of them being "commended in the British National Competition. Ihe exhibition of students' work held in December was successful, and was largely attended, much interest being taken in it. It was stated on all hands that the display of advanced work in drawing and painting and craft work was much in advance of any previous year. With the promise in the very near future of a suitable permanent home of its own, the prospects of the school are vny bright, and a considerable addition to the number of advanced students may be confidently expected. E. W. Payton, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted by the Managers of the Elam School of Art. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 44 4 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. 789 0 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 323 1 8 Office expenses (including salaries, etaRent .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 tionery, &c.) .. .. 95 12 3 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 25 4 11 Advertising and printing. S3 13 9 Material .. . .. .. 34 10 6 Lighting and heating 27 8 9 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 200 0 0 i Insurance and repairs 10 4 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 57 13 9 Rent . .. 152 5 0 From the trustees of the Elam bequest .. 209 18 6 Material for class use 10 9 11 Balance at end of year .. 319 1 0 Models.. .. . 54 18 8 Various expenses .. 12 0 10 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus 67 4 10 £1,233 14 4 £1,233 14 4 C. J. TuNKS, Chairman ) ~, E. W. I>a vto.v, Secretary [of Manage,,. Extract prom the Report op the Board op Governors ok the Hamilton High School. Evening classes in cookery and dressmaking were held at the Technical School for two terms of the (rear. Highly trained instructors were secured, the classes were well advertised in the local papers, but little interest was taken in either class- the attendance, a total of twenty-nine for the two classes, being very disappointing. An effort was made to establish a class in w I work, hut no students were forthcoming. R. ENGLISH, Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at the Hamilton Technical School by the High School Board of Governors. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. l-'ees .. .. .. .. .. 32 5 0 I Advertising and printing .. .. .. IHi n From High Sohool on account of sohool classes 24 14 0 : Lighting and heating .. .. 14 6 4 Balanco at end of yoar .. . . .. 40 16 8 £56 19 0 £.-)6 19 0 R. English, Secretary.
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TARANAKI. Extract from the Report op the Inspectors op Schools. Teachers' Saturday (lasses. —Saturday classes for the instruction of teachers under the Manual and Technical Regulations were held during the past year at New Plymouth and St rat ford. The courses undertaken comprised the following subjects : Drawing, cardboard and plasticine modelling, cookery, hygiene, and dairy-work. In all sixty-six teachers attended the classes —thirty-four at New Plymouth and thirty-two at Stratford. The regularity of attendance has been far from satisfactory, and it seems to us that some steps should be taken by the Board to require a deposit from each teacher attending these classes, this deposit to be refunded if the attendance has been satisfactory. This appears necessary, as some of the teachers, if we are to judge by their attendance, tire simply playing with the work, and do not seem to appreciate the efforts made to enable them to qualify themselves for their profession. At the beginning of last year the Department made a grant I'm the training of uncertificated teachers other than pupil-teachers and probationers. Accordingly classes were established for this purpose at St rat ford, Opunake, and Urenui, the roll numbers being respectively twenty-eight, five, and four. The regularity of attendance at these classes was also very disappointing. School Manual Classes. —During the year there were 100 schools in operation in the district, and the great number of these took up handwork in some form or other. In addition to the ordinary handwork subjects, instruction in woodwork, cookery, agriculture, dairy-work, chemistry, physiology and first aid, physical measurements, advanced needlework, botany, swimming, dressmaking, surveying, ironwork, &c, was recognized in 151 cases. Instruction in agriculture and dairy-work has been made a special feature. Forty-one schools have taken up agriculture. In each of the school-gardens a plot is usually set aside for experimental work, and each child is required to have a plan of the ground and keep a record of the gardening operations, showing the various manures used and the weights of the crops, <x*c. In addition, a course of instruction is given in elementary chemistry bearing en the work done. Twenty five schools have covered a comprehensive course in dairy-work. Most of the schools taking up this subject are now well equipped with the apparatus for carrying on the necessary experimental work, and the pupils have had practical instruction in the chemical and physical pro perties of milk and of milk-testing by means of the Babcock tester. A special agriculture and dairy-work instructor visited the schools several times during the course of the year. Rural Classes at Stratford District High School. —The following report by the headmaster of the District High School, Stratford, will give some indication of the course of instruction in rural subjects that has been carried out for several years in that institution. The number of pupils attending the rural classes in the .secondary department of this school has again increased during the year. Ihe progress of the scholars has been satisfactory : the second-year class, particularly, has done good work. In all subjects of their science course the pupils have evinced keen interest. In the cognate subjects—chemistry, physics, dairy science, and agriculture —the interest taken was very keen indeed. This was due, in my opinion, to a certain extent at least, to the fact that the instruction given was mainly practical. The laboratory-work in agriculture was chiefly confined to the analysis of soils and manures, and the knowledge so gained was applied to the manuring of the soil in the experimental plots. The greenhouse has again proved of great utility. Early plants —tomatoes, cabbages, cauliflowers—were grown in it, and when these were removed tomatoes for the season's crop were planted out. Unfortunately blight soon made its appearance among them, and the experience gained by the boys in dealing with the pest must be of great value to them. Pruning, spraying, &0., were all done by the boys. Experiments were continued on the growing of lucerne, with special reference to the value of soilinoculation both by transference of soil from an inoculated plot and by green-manuring with clover. Fairly extensive experiments have recently been started on the comparative values of various manures applied to the growing carrots, swedes, mangolds, and potatoes, and the results of these will be available next year. Orchard-work was introduced during the year. In the early spring eighteen fruit-trees were purchased, and Mr. R. McK. Morison gave a demonstration on the planting and pruning of fruit-trees. Since then the boys have received lessons on spraying, and have themselves sprayed the young trees. Grape-vines have been purchased and planted out, and it is intended next year to place these vines in the greenhouse and commence the study of viticulture. Next year's scheme will also provide for a course of instruction in budding, grafting, pruning, and spraying of fruit-trees. An expert's services will be utilized in dealing with all orchard-work. Beekeeping will also be taken as a subject next rear. In connexion with agriculture it is interesting to note that arrangements have been made whereby an officer of the Agricultural Department will be available at times to give instruction to the students of secondary schools in which agriculture is taught. This innovation was advocated by this school many years ago, and its adoption will be the means of standardizing the instruction in practical work in the subject and ultimately in raising the standard. The ideals of the Eduoation and Agricultural Departments, however, differ somewhat their outlook on agriculture is from different standpoints—and it remains to be seen how far the course of work recommended by the expert is suitable for adoption in school classes. Dairy-science classes have been carried on throughout the year. It is the first time this important subject has been placed among those optional for the Civil Service Junior Examination, and eighteen of our pupils selected it as one of their subjects. The students of the second year gave, at the Stratford Agricultural and Pastoral Show, a demonstration in the methods of estimating the butter-fat content of milk and the amount of moisture in butter. Next year it is intended to give instruction in the use of the Cerber tester, and it is hoped that results will be obtained to enable comparisons to be made between this method and that of the Babcock As in the past, all pupils who have been two years in the school sat for examination in December either for Senior Free Places or for the Civil Service Junior; boys and girls took in common as subjects for examination, dairy science and elementary physical measurements, The boys took also agriculture and the girls botany
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Extract prom the Report op the Director op Technical Education, The number of students in attendance during the year was, for the New Plymouth Centre, 302; for the Stratford Centre, 126; and for the Inglewood Centre, 32. New Plymouth Centre. —The plumbing class was one of the best attended. Commercial subjects were also taken by a good number of students. The initiation of classes held during the day was a step in the right direction, as about twenty students completed one or other of the courses provided —commercial, domestic, or industrial. This number was very encouraging, and fully justified the action of the Board in establishing the classes. A millinery class was also conducted at Waitara. Stratford Centre. —The Superintendent reports as follows : Classes in dressmaking and millinery were held at Tariki (three terms), Cardiff, Toko. Midhirst, and Stratford (two terms), and Ngaere (one term). Continuation classes were held at Stratford—(l) For pupils preparing for proficiency; (2) Latin and mathematics for Civil Service Junior students; (3) Latin and English for advanced students. Three of the pupils of the first-mentioned class gained proficiency certificates at the end of the year. Inglewood Centre. —At this centre classes were held in woodwork, first aid and physiology, and in cookery. The classes were very well attended, and thanks are due to Dr. W. Kerr-Hislop, who ticted as instructor in first-aid and physiology. In conclusion, 1 should like to state that, in my opinion, military training and evening technical classes will have to be more closely allied if both are to be carried out to the best advantage. Also, more public interest will have to be shown before technical education in Taranaki will be as successful as the importance of the district warrants Alfred Gray, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special, Classes conducted at New Plymouth, Opunake, Urenui, and Midhirst. Receipts. £ b. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 86 5 7 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 63 1 7 Capitation on account of free places .. 33 1 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 398 5 4 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 204 8 6 Office expenses (including salaries, staMaterial .. .. .. 11 18 4 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. 14 1 6 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 49 14 1 | Advertising and printing .. .. .. 32 1 3 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 169 03 j Lighting and heating .. .. .. 14 8 2 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 51 13 6 j Insurance and repairs .. .. 116 8 Deposit fees .. .. .. 62 0 0 Examinations, &c. .. .. .. 110 0 Sales of material .. .. . - .. 018 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 48 0 8 Refunds.. .. .. .. 38 15 6 Caretaker .. .. .. 27 0 0 Bent (New Zealand University) .. .. 20 0 Refunds and rebates .. .. .. 58 7 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 120 15 8 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. 10 0 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 9 12 4 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 151 15 5 £830 10 5 £830 10 5 K. W. W hetter, lor Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Stratford, Cardiff, Ngaere, Tariki, and Toko. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 64 0 0 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 14 13 5 Grants to instructors for travelling .. 11 17 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 165 10 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 500 Office expenses (including salaries, staFurniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 13 13 6 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. .. 60 10 Material .. • • • • • • 017 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 2 7 3Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 12 10 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 019 6 Pees .. .. . • •■ • • 127 2 6 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 216 3 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 2 0 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 210 0 Sales of material.. .. .. • • 3 16 Caretaker .. .. .. 10 0 0 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &o.) .. 0 3 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 0 8 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 34 12 0 £240 1 6 £240 1 6 R. W. Whetter, for Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Inglewood. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 60 0 I Balance at beginning of year .. .. 28 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 1 10 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 18 910 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 29 13 10 Office expenses (including salaries, staMaterial .. • • • ■ • • 2 6 8 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 211 8 Pees .. .. .. ■. • ■ 417 6 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 3 4 0 Sales of material .. .. .. .. 0 8 0 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 10 0 Examinations, &c. .. .. .. 110 Material for class use .. .. 0 13 5 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 12 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 0 3 10 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 13 12 6 £44 7 0 £44 7 0 R. W. Whetter, for Secretary.
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WANGANUI. Extract prow the Report of the Education Hoard. The organization of the district for the purposes of manual and technical instruction has now been completed, the subdistricts being the North, Centre, and South, each with a separate staff, and a resident Supervisor at Hawera. Wanganui, and Feilding. The Wanganui Technical College, which supplies the needs of Wanganui and suburbs, is not included, being under the control of the Principal of the College. The effect of the organization is seen in the rapid strides made in the teaching of technical subjects, but especially in the teaching of agricultural science. No fewer than 238 pupils of our district high schools took the rural course last year. Laboratorywork was supplemented at each subcentre by field-work of such a nature as to greatly interest agriculturists as well as the many pupils. The maintenance of tin- organization in an efficient condition entails a great financial burden, especially when it is remembered that no grant is made by the Department for insurance or upkeep of the technical buildings. Moreover, the alteration of the rates of capitation made from the beginning of last year has unquestionably reduced the income of the country centres, and, naturally, at the same time lessened their usefulness. It is difficult to see why the rates formerly allowed should not be paid in the case of single students taking single subjects. The reasonableness of requiring young people in towns to takecourses of study appeals to every one; but that schools, through the substitution of one regulation for another, should be rendered unable to provide efficient instruction ill individual subjects in country centres -or even in town —is suieh outside of reason. In the opinion of those who are constantly engaged in the work of providing teohnical instruction in our three subcentres, the new rates have done much to destroy the interest of the people in a cause which, from every point of view, should be promoted. After the expenditure of much time and thought, and the clearingawav of obstacles apparently unsurmountable —thanks mainly to the Education Department—the Hoard lias the satisfaction of seeine- the Wanganui Technical College on a sound educational footing. Though the financial position of the College is not quite assured, there is every reason to expect that, through the able and energetic efforts of the Principal and local Committee, the College will surely redeem its position in this respect, as other technical schools in the district are doing. The Hoard desires to express its appreciation of the great services rendered to the cause of agricultural instruction by the Supervisors of the three districts—Mr. Browne (Hawera), Mr. Grant (Wanganui), and Mr. Banner (Feilding). The thanks of the Hoard are dm- to Mr. Short, of Parorangi, for the facilities for instruction that he places at the disposal of the instructors and pupils at his Almadale Farm, and for many acts of kindness done while they were in camp; and to Mr. J. G. Wilson, for the use of his land at Marton Junction for a school farm, and for liberal assistance in horses and implements to facilitate the work. Thanks are due also to the Manager of the State farm at Moumahaki, and to the Agricultural Department for teaching-facilities, accommodation, and other considerate acts. One of the most satisfactory features of this department of educational work is the financial help given regularly by local bodies and societies from one end of the district to the other. In this connexion, donations received from the following towards the promotion of technical education in some of its forms are gladly acknowledged: Wanganui Borough Council, Wanganui Builders' Association, Oroua County Council, Marton Chamber of Commerce, Pohangina County Council, Manawatu County Council, Feilding Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Hawera Borough Council, Kiwitea County Council, Hangitikei County Council, Wanganui East Borough Council, Feilding Borough Council, Marton Borough Council, New Zealand Farmers' Union. Day Technical Schools. —The action of the Board in recommending the disestablishment of the Wanganui District High School, on the ground that efficient instruction was being given in the Wanganui Technical College, opens up the question of the policy the Hoard desires to pursue in all cases of the kind. Where the same courses of study are given in the technical school by expert teachers, who are paid fairly good salaries, it seems false economy to allow the hybrid district high schools, with their beggarly salaries, to drag out an existence in the same town. It should certainly be optional for the Hoard to make the change whenever it is considered advisable. Extract from the Report of the Superintendent of Manual ami Technical Instruction. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the year's work was the great progress made in the teaching of agricultural science, We have long been struggling with doubts, difficulties, and obstacles, but we appear to have gained at length a footing sufficiently solid to justify us in anticipating great developments in the future. Successful classes for teachers were held at Wanganui, Feilding, and Hawera. A class for fanners was well attended at Feilding. Work at the Marton School farm was carried on during the year despite the adverse weather-conditions. Farm camps were held at Mr. Short's Almadale Farm, when- the boys were familiarized with the most desirable points in Clydesdales, Hereto! ds, and Romneys. Courses of practical work for secondary pupils were conducted at Hawera in August and December, ami last month a farm camp —the first of a series, it is to be hoped—was held at the Moumahaki State Farm, where the boys were most considerately treated. Best of till, business men and practical farmers began to show further appreciation of the work done in the schools by offering medals and prizes for competition. The reports of the Supervisors of Agricultural Training herewith submitted are interesting and illuminating. The attendance of the "paying" pupil has shrunk considerably, especially in the north. 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the set-back mainly to the operation of the new principle of capitation adopted by the Department from the beginning of the year, and he offers proof that appears to be conclusive. The principle has told against the successful working of classes all over the district, and nearly all the Committees have passed resolutions condemning it. All would be well if it were possible to persuade country students that courses of work are better for them than single subjects, but the country student does not see it in quite that way. The consequence is that he is deprived of half of the loaf because he is not in a position to take the whole. The root of the trouble lies in a fallacy: it is assumed that what is desirable and possible in towns is also desirable and possible in the country. The principle of compulsory attendance has been aelopted by the Wanganui, Wanganui East, and Gonville Committees. There is no question but that the influence of the classes will be farreaching, and there are indications that they will not be unpopular. It is a testimony to the educational fervour of these Committees that they were the first in the Dominion to ask that the principle should be established, and the first to see it actually in operation. It may be added that the establishment of these classes secures an educational reform of the first importance. The educational history of each pupil in attendance, including his primary-school course, will be recorded till the close of his seventeenth year, and an effort will be made to keep a note of his career even after that. This record will serve a double purpose : it will be a history of educational progress and a history of the pupil's advancement in his chosen walk of life; indeed, one of its main purposes is to enable him to choose his occupation aright. The school authorities thus undertake not merely to make the pupil's attendance at school as pleasant and profitable as possible, but also to secure as far as possible his material advancement. It is easy to see that great good both to the pupil and to the State may follow from the effective working of this plan. To give finality to each course taken in manual or technical work the Board issues to deserving pupils certificates of merit. Girls on completing a year in Standard VI in cookery, needlework, and hygiene receive the " Home Aits " certificate, and the boys of the same standard receive the " Practical " certificate in woodwork. To free-place pupils and pupils in attendance under the compulsory clause at evening continuation and technical classes there are given certificates at the close of each year if by work, attendance, and conduct they are merited. To pupils in attendance at day technical schools and at district high schools certificates are given for excellence in given subjects. Similarly, fee-paying pupils receive certificates if merited. In addition to these there are, of course, the more important certificates issued by the Hoard of Education, London, and the City and Guilds Institute, London, a goodly number of which is won by the district; and, lastly, there may be mentioned the Hoard's book-keeping certificates —preliminary, junior, and senior—which, besides being passports to employment, are taken as prima facie evidence of the fitness of students to take the courses of instruction leading to the University examinations in accountancy. What developments an- ahead of us'! In the first place, it is certain that we shall infuse more of the scientific method and spirit into our teaching of agriculture. If educational waste is to be prevented, and if a high ideal of teaching is to be set in our new agricultural colleges, the pupils must be recruited from our secondary schools. As soon as colleges are ready our schools will send to them students with disciplined minds and a sound knowledge of elementary agriculture. We have already begun to send pupils to the State farm; one, indeed, has gone to Hawkesbury. In the second place, we may expect a closer relationship to be established between our schools and the Agricultural Department. The attendance of some of the Department's experts at the recent Moumahaki instruction class was a good omen. There is a crying need in our rural classes for an expert in wool-classing, but because we cannot afford to keep an expert the whole year through the instruction cannot be provided : a strange admission this, in view of the fact that wool bulks so largely among our exports. In the third place there should be found some method of linking up more closely the work of the technical schools and colleges with the teaching agencies in the Public Service. The schools can provide the equipment and the teachingpower, but the Public Service Departments do not appear to be aware of the fact. This is a matter that might well be brought under the notice of the Public Service Commissioners. In the fourth place, the application of the compulsory clause must be extended to more of our schools if outyoung people are to take their places in the van-of efficiency. It is not for bread-and-butter alone that our youth should fill our continuation classes, but also for those elements of culture that tend to round off character. In dealing with this phase of the work of our technical schools the Committees are face to face with a problem worthy of the most thoughtful consideration. I have to thank the editor of the Journal of Agriculture for sending to each of our technical and district high schools one or more copies of his excellent publication. It is my pleasant duty, as in previous years, to testify to the excellent work done by (he Committees in furthering the interests of the schools. Loyal and disinterested service has been rendered by the Directors in the three districts, and the special instructors one and all have carried out their onerous duties with credit. To Mr. Swanger, Secretary, and Mr. Bell, Chief Clerk, credit is due for the expeditious and businesslike handling of the returns, accounts, and correspondence. Geo. D. Hraik, Superintendent. Extract from the Report of the Supervisor foii the Northern District. As regards school classes in agriculture and dairy-work, 1912 was a year of distinct improvement. Increased attention was paid to improving the appearance of the grounds, especially in the smaller schools, where in many cases admirable work was carried out. The efforts of the teachers were well seconded by Committees and residents, and before long there will be few schools with gaunt buildings set in bare paddocks. In the competition for best-kept grounds, Manutahi
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came first in this district. As regards dairy-work, herd-testing has been continued, and a great deal of attention has been given to improving the condition of the pastures. The residents have turned up in force to lectures, have given land and manures, and carried out near the schools experiments suggested by mc with the object of providing more and better pasture for the herds. As our South Taranaki soils ale of peculiar type, many mistakes have been and are being made iii the application of fertilizers. Top-dressing is now a neoessitj in this district, but frequently money is thrown away, and sometimes the pastures are in poorer condition after treatment than before. All this makes I'm greater interest iii the school district experiments. During the year the School Committees arranged meetings, and 1 addressed settlers at Tokaora, Mokoia, Manutahi. Meremere, Ohaugai, Rawhitiroa, Auroa, Met a, and Ngutuwera. In the majority of these districts experiments in top-dressing wen- instituted by the Committees, so that it is plain that our school-work in agriculture is being appreciated by the settlers. Garden notebooks: These are of mixed quality; a few are very well kept. To improve these, competitions are being arranged for next year. Garden tools, with one or two exceptions, are. as usual, well looked after. Orchard-trees have been planted iii several schools, and lessons have been given in pruning and spraying these. Nature-study proper — i.e., studies tending to make nature-lovers or naturalists of our boys and girls —is not receiving tin attention it deserves. We are not tinning out naturalists; we are not turning out bids able to make themselves at home in the bush, on the mountains, or by the seaside. The teachers on the whole are afraid of trusting the children or themselves in this subject. Their desire is to give information, whereas it should be to encourage observations in every field. At present work is often restricted to weather-records and a fewrelated matters. This is well done, but is not nature-study properly so called. What is required is tin absorbing love of natural phenomena of all kinds. Such love is inherent in practically all children, but requires cultivation. Our young teachers, and especially those dealing with infant classes, should have a wider training in the natural sciences. It is in the infant-room and lower standards that the spirit of the nature-lover can be thoroughly aroused. Judging by the weakness shown by the trainees, the subject seems to be neglected at the training colleges, possibly because these are situated in towns. Next year I hope to be able to spend some time in the lower standards of the country schools, giving all available time to this subject. The rural work in the district high schools has shown great improvement. At last a satis factory method of dealing with the practical work has been evolved. The lads from Eltham, Patea, and Hawera were concentrated at Hawera Technical School for a fortnight's continuous work, once in August and again early in December. In August the time-table was arranged thus : Poultry-keeping, 9 to 10; manures and top-dressing, 11 to 12; veterinary science, 10 to 11, 3to 4, 7to 8; orchard-work, Ito 3. Special attention was directed to practical work in veterinary science, to the treatment of pastures, and especially to orchard-work. Townspeople gave the use of their orchards; the boys took charge of them and pruned and sprayed them thoroughly. It is at first surprising to notice the thorough grasp of this work obtained by the lads. Several of them are now able to take charge of the orchards, and satisfactorily carry through all the ordinary operations. The December course consisted of—Shearing and woolsorting, 9to 12; orchard-work (summer), Ito 2.30; dairy-work, 2.30 to 4, 7to 8. For shearing we had the use of two properly equipped sheds, one farmer even allowing the lads to shear 250 of his stud Romney ewes. In the second week the lads were able to tackle all phases of shearing operations —dagging, shearing, skirting and rolling fleeces, classing, baling, and branding; consequently, as soon as the course was completed, a gang was formed, and the lads were able to make good pocket-money. One noticeable feature was the eagerness of the lads for work. On several occasions they voluntarily started at 7 a.m., leaving off at 6 p.m. Of course, then was plenty of variety in the work taken, so no strain was felt. On the last day of the course, competitions were held iii shearing, wool-sorting, and milk-testing, and farmers and others donated prizes, and attended to see the lads at work. There is no doubt that we have struck the right way of taking practical work : instruction must be continuous. The course for next year will embrace the following: —Winter: Pruning and spraying fruit-trees; top-dressing pastures. Spring: Veterinary science and dairy-work; sowing crops. Summer: Shearing operations; summer work in orchards; weeding crops, &c. Autumn: At Moumahaki State Farm —Close cultivation and dairyxfarming; work of the farm generally. Next summer I hope to put in part of the Christmas vacation by taking the lads for a thorough course in haymaking and the making of ensilage. The work is very important in Taranaki, where hay is so necessary for use in conjunction with the feeding of root crops. Curiously enough, although the pay is good, farmers at present have great difficulty in securing sufficient labour to get the crop safely in, so several have stated that they will be delighted to allow the lads to do this work, for which, of course, payment will be made them. Given the necessary equipment our lads will next year be able to take on work as follows : Top-dressing of pastures; orchard-work —pruning and spraying throughout the year; herd testing, also testing town supply for added water; manuring and sowing of root crops; weeding and thinning same; shearing and incidental work; haymaking. I have had already various offers of work for 1913 : the only trouble will be getting in the necessary time. Given day technical classes, such work could be continued throughout the year. Owing to the drop in the rates of capitation, 1912 was a bad year for this district. We lost instructor after instructor. Local Directors got disheartened, and so our organization fell to pieces. Until the old rates of capitation (up to 4|d. per hour) are restored no progress can be expected in a district like ours. The reasons for this are plain : (I.) Although a closely settled district, at least in the northern end, each centre is equipped with a district high school, and these account for nearly all the proficiency-holders. Hawera is the only one of the larger centres
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where there are enough proficiency students left over to form a class. Therefore, with this exception, we are cut off from " course " capitation on account of free-place students. (2.) As regards adults, it has been proved time and again that they will not, as a general rule, continue a course of instruction, as time is wanting to do so. (3.) We cannot get really good local instructors, and itinerant ones mean heavy expenses if they have to stay overnight in the smaller centres. Present capitation rates do not allow us to cover expenses. As a result we have one strong centre, Hawera, and for all the good they are doing the others, so far as " special " classes are concerned, might as well be closed down. Fortunately " school " classes make use of the rooms and equipment, but our local Technical Committee, which does not control " school " classes, is now quite disgusted with the position. The school at Manaia is now completed, and a start will lie made there with the- New Year. A new room was added to Hawera Technical School, and this has relieved the congestion previously obtaining there. Ihe buildings continue to be fairly we'll looked after, but there is the greatest difficulty in meeting the expenses of cleaning, lighting, and heating the schools. The Hawera Borough Council kindly donated £20 to the funds of that school, and various small amounts were also received. At Hawera three courses of work were carried out : (I) Art, (2) commercial, (3) agricultural. The first consisted mostly of paying students; the second accounted for most of our free places; and, unfortunately, few were left for the agricultural course. However, a beginning has been made, and better things may be expected owing to the interest aroused in the practical work of the secondary classes. Given a day technical school at Hawera, our agricultural classes would he overflowing. The enrolment of all students throughout the year totalled 673. This is a big drop from that of the previous year. Kxtract from the Report of thf Supervisor for the Central District. Technical and continuation classes were conducted at Marton and Taihape during the year. The local Supervisors left nothing undone to secure g I attendances, but the attendance at the Taihape classes was again disappointing. The domestic classes were about the most successful classes conducted during the year. The class in cookery at Taihape was abandoned after the first term. A class in plumbing and sanitary science was held at Marton. and was regularlyattended by students who were studying to qualify for the plumbers' examinations. A very satisfactory number passed the final tests. The book-keeping class at I'aihape was discontinued after the first term. The Marton class was continued during the year. Shorthand and typewriting were taught in addition to book-keeping. A class in art needlework was conducted at Marton, but was not as well attended as it might have been considering the high class of instruction that was given. A very successful class in woodwork was held at Marton. A class in veterinary science was conducted at Marton, and was attended by a dozen students. Good practical work was done. During the year all the school-gardens but one have been visited, many of them a number of times. The outdoor work on the whole is very fair. In the places where the teacher is enthusiastic the teaching is stimulating and the pupils responsive. There is a steady improvement in schoolgrounds. In a few schools the indoor experimental work has reached a high level. The experiments are outlined by the teacher and afterwards worked out by the pupil with home-made apparatus. The result has been that, as the pupils have to think a great deal about the work, they have but little difficulty in writing a good description of what they have done. During the year a leaflet has been prepared giving outlines of a number of experiments that can be worked with home-made apparatus. It is hoped that in the season when outdoor work is unnecessary these experiments will be a source of intellectual profit to the pupils. Dairy science is taken in a few schools as a part of the combined course in agriculture and dairy science. The time given to the instruction and practice rarely exceeds twenty hours per annum. This time is too short for really effective work. A class for practical physiology, attended chiefly by pupil-teachers, met every Friday evening throughout the year. Good work was done by a majority of the students. On Saturdays a class of teachers met for instruction in agriculture. The class was fairly attended during the year. A few of the students did very good work. Boys from the Wanganui Technical College, Feilding, Marton, and Taihape District High Schools met at the farm school at Marton every Monday for special instruction. The attendance was good until after the middle of the year, when it gradually decreased as boys left to take up positions. The most regular attendance throughout the year was made by the boys of the Feilding District High School. Lessons were given in the schoolroom adjoining the farm. Here follows the scheme: First aid to farm animals; farm mechanics; the first principles of manuring; the pig industry; animal husbandry. Lessons were also given on farm practice. The lessons were illustrated as far as possible by lantern-slides, by diagrams, and by actual specimens. The practical work consisted in the usual farm operations—ploughing, harrowing, grubbing, rolling, planting, and sowing. A three-horse team was available on most of the days when we were lit the farm. Most of the boys have learnt how to handle horses as well as to use the commoner farm implements. During the year the following tools were obtained : A five-tine cultivator, a horsehoe, a ridger, and a small seed and fertilizer drill. Mr. J. G. Wilson gave a lecture to the beys on the value of science to agriculture. The Minister of Education, accompanied by the Inspector-General of Schools, Mr. Pirani, Mr. Guthrie, M.P., Mr. Newman, M.P., Mr. J. G Wilson, and Mr. Purnell. paid a short visit to the school in November and saw the boys at work. Our record for the two years that we have been established is. I think, very satisfactory. One b,,y who spent two years with us has gone to Hawkesbury Agricultural College to complete his education, two boys have gone to Moumahaki, one to Ruakura, and several others have started
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work on their fathers' farms. From Easter until October we were unfortunate in having a succession of wet Mondays. This put our outdoor work back to such an extent that we had not planted all our ground by Christmas. What is urgently wanted is some one who will continue the work while we are awaj and keep the ground clear of weeds during the Christmas holidays. The second annual camp was held at Mr. Short's Almadale Farm during the first week in December. The animals studied were Clydesdale horses. Hereford cattle, and Romney sheep. A short outline of the methods of giving lessons on animals may not be uninteresting. A typical animal was taken for demonstration. The parts that interest the breeder and the buyer wenpointed out and their value explained. As soon as the boys gave proof that they had grasped the lesson another animal was brought forward and a comparison made with the previous one. This work was continued until the boys were fairly familiar with the points of the animal. To test the practical knowledge gained other animals were brought forward in small groups and the lads were required to place them in order of merit and supply the teacher with full reasons for their decisions. As a final test, on tin- last day of the camp the boys were given an exhaustive test in judging horses. Many of tin- boys acquitted themselves in a way that encourages us to go on with the teaching on the lines which we have selected. A short visit was paid to Mr. C. G. C. Dernier's Jersey herd at Cheltenham. It may be mentioned that the boys paid their own train fare to and from Feilding. the cost of transport of their swags to and from the camp—a distance of seven miles each way—and the cost of their food while in camp. 'ITiey took turns in cooking and serving the meals. As a rule the boys were up before 6 a.in., and did not go to bed until between 9 and 10 p.m. each night. Extract from the Report of the Supervisor pod the Southern District. At Feilding the total roll number was 329. There were fifteen free-place students —nine junior and six senior—on the books. Classes have been held on the following subjects, the roll numbers being shown in brackets: English and arithmetic (20), book-keeping (14), shorthand and typewriting (30), art needlework and design (28), dressmaking (l."i), millinery (.">), woodwork (14), art (28), carving and metal-work (20), veterinary science (9), agriculture (13), teachers' art (66), teachers' singing (44), teachers' woodwork (5), and agriculture and dairying (18). The attendance on the whole litis been only fair, being due no doubt to the unsettled state of the weather of the past year. 'I he number of free-place pupils is not as high as it might be, nor are the classes in commercial subjects attended as one would expect. Good work has been done by teachers and students, and the former have faithfully and zealously carried out their duties. The public bodies of the district deserve our most heartfelt thanks for their financial support during the year. Technical classes have also been conducted during the year at the following centres: Apiti, Pohangina, Bunnythorpe, Kimbolton, Hull's, Makino, Awahuri, and Ohakea. At Apiti the classes have been remarkably well attended, and excellent work has lieen done. The work at the other centres has also been good, and the instructors concerned also merit much praise. Classes in veterinary science were held at Sanson and Rongotea, the class at Sanson being very successful. Extract from the Report ok the Directok of the Wanganui Technical College. Continuation and technical classes: The evening session for 1912 began on Monday, the 4th March, and ended on Friday, the sth December. Owing to all classes being housed in our beautiful new building, the work for the year went on consistently and without interruption, and it may be well said that a very solid year's work was undertaken and carried out. The College is to be congratulated upon having so conscientious an evening staff, the members of which, without exception, have been very painstaking in trying to advance the interests of the students. Art department: The attendance at the evening classes was not as large as was expected, particularly as regards adult pupils. This department was unfortunate in losing during the year some of its best students through removal from town. One student has gone Home to continue his studies in art. The department was very successful in results achieved in connexion with the examinations of the Board of Education, London, obtaining the following passes : Modeldrawing, 3; freehand drawing, 3; geometrical drawing, 2; design, 3; drawing from the antique, 1; drawing in light and shade, I ; perspective drawing, 1; plant studies, 3: Applied-art department : This was one of the most successful departments, and the work done by the students during the year reflects -teat i edit upon the instructor. The subjects of instruction in this department are woodwork, metal-work, enamelling, design, modelling, and leatherembossing. By the system of scholarships provided many young students have a rare opportunity of attending these classes without payment of fees. The work done by some of these pupils show's exceptional ability. Commercial department: Ihis department continues to attract most students, and excellent progress was made during the year. The subjects of instruction were book-keeping, shorthand, typing, accountancy, and commercial law. For the Wanganui Education Hoard's examinations in book-keeping forty-four students sat and thirty-eight were successful. The results are as follows: Preliminary grade, twenty-six passes (three with distinction); junior grade, nine passes; senior grade, three passes (one with distinction). A large number of students also sat for the Pitman's shorthand examinations, but the results are not yet to hand. Engineering department: In spite of the fact that we possess a well-equipped workshop the attendance at the practical classes in engineering was poor early in the year, but improved during the third term. This is to be accounted for partly because the faulty gas-lighting in the workshop militated against using the lathes and machines with .any advantage, and also because during part of the year there was a decided dullness in town in the engineering trade. The classes in
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theoretical engineering were on the whole well maintained. As the workshop is now fitted with several new lathes, and also with a dynamo, so that the whole building is brilliantly lighted with electricity, we expect the workshop to be filled with students next session. At the City and Guilds of London Examinations live students passed in mechanical engineering and three in surveying. Domestic department : Special classes were held during the year in various kinds of cookery, and wire well attended. In addition to the usual nurses' class in invalid cookery an evening class in plain cookery was held during the third term of (he year. The classes tn dressmaking and millinery were very well attended in spite of the fact that they were often disorganized through change of instructors. In this department we had a new departure this year by the introduction of a class in art needlework. The work done in this class is of exceptional merit. The classes for carpentry and joinery and building-construction are fairly well attended. We feel sorry that the apprentices in the building firms do not take greater advantage of the free tuition offered. Owing to a decline in the attendance it was found necessary to discontinue the classes for architectural drawing after the first term. The class for practical mathematics had a fair mil number, though the attendance was very irregular. If young fellows belonging to tinvarious trades could be got to see the immense advantage of this class, embracing as it dies practical workshop mathematics and trade science, they would not fail to take advantage of the great opportunity this class affords. Unfortunately this opportunity is missed because they do not see any direct relationship between it and the trade they are following. The plumbing classes were well attended, and the students maintained a keen interest in their work. The following are the examination successes : City and Guilds of London—Practical work, nine passes. Local examinations —Theoretical work, fifteen passes. Plumbers' licenses —Theoretical and practical examination, eight passes. The institution of classes in law was a new venture. In all ten students took the course, but owing to removal from town the numbers dwindled rapidly after the middle- of the year, and a considerable amount of the instruction was done by correspondence. As there does not seem to be sufficient demand for this class, we do not propose to continue it next year. Another new departure this year was the establishment of matriculation classes, but as the students who enrolled were hardly in a fit state of preparation to tackle work of this standard it was found advisable to discontinue these classes after the first term. It is expected, however, that a successful class will be formed this year. Classes on subjects of general education were conducted much as usual and were fairly well attended. A class in photography was carried on during the first term, and one in ticket-writing and lettering during the third term. » Compulsory continuation classes were commenced in July. The classes for boys in English and arithmetic were held on Monday evenings. The roll number reached forty. Though the attendance was not very regular, the majority of the boys came to the classes willingly, and evinced considerable interest. As regards the technical subjects taken, the majority had their instruction either in the engineering or the trades departments. The classes for girls were held on Thursday afternoons, between 1.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m., and were weU attended by twentyone pupils. The subjects taken were English, arithmetic, and dressmaking. These compulsory classes were rather of the nature of an experiment, and the success obtained augurs well for the future. During the year continuation and technical classes were held for the first time at three suburban centres, Wanganui East, Gonville, and Castlecliff. The first of these centres had a particularly successful session. The subjects of instruction undertaken included commercial subjects, dressmaking, building-construction, vocal music, besides English and arithmetic. In conjunction with the technical classes other classes under the regulations for compulsory continuation classes were also inaugurated. The latter were well attended, and the number of students for the coming year will be considerably higher. The School Committees are to be thanked for the keen interest displayed in the management of the various classes. The classes at Wanganui East were attended by eighty-seven students, those at Gonville by thirty studentß. and those at Castlecliff by twenty-five students. My best thanks are due to the Press for the liberal m inner in which they have granted space for notices re classes and meetings connected with the College; to the members of the Technical Committee for their willing assistance and advice on numerous occasions daring the year; and to the Director of Education and the members of the Hoard's official staff for their patience and courtesy in supplying information and in rendering assistance and advice at till times. The day Technical School opened with 162 pupils for all courses. We must consider this a very good beginning. Unfortunately we have not earned capitation on all these pupils. The transfer of some twenty-one pupils from the district high school was not recognized by the Department, and so up to the present time we have been unable to receive any capitation grant for them. This means a loss of about £250. When to this is added a further loss of about .£35(1 owing to our not receiving, as we expected, all the secondary pupils from the District High School, our total deficit is about £600. However, in view of the recently passed Education Amendment Act all this should be remedied next year, and financial troubles will, I trust, no longer harass us. We have completed this year with 133 pupils on the roll. I have once again to call attention to the fact that we have suffered financially as well as otherwise by irregular attendance during the year, and also by pupils leaving without completing even their first \e.ar. The prospectus embodies a school regulation which states that students must join the school for one year at least, and 1 am of opinion that parents who withdraw pupils before the completion of that period should be compelled to make- up to us our loss in capitation, as this is our only source of revenue, seeiiiL: that practically all our pupils have free tuition,
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1 desire to express my thanks to the members of the staff for the able assistance they have rendered in carrying on the work of the school during the year. I think that any one who has visited the College recently will recognize that many improvements have been effected on the buildings and grounds during the year. Bicycle-shelters have been erected, considerable areas have been turfed, paths asphalted or gravelled, fences erected in the playing-area, a cricket-pitch formed, in addition to which (thanks to the success of the bazaar by which we netted .£360) we expect before next year to lay down three asphalt tennis-courts. We have to thank the boys of the engineering and agricultural courses for their assistance on various occasions. Now that we have been in the building itself lor nearly a year we are able to appreciate properly the great advantage of having a building so well appointed and so beautifully lighted. True, we may have discovered where the arrangements of the rooms might be improved, but as we cannot expect perfection we are thoroughly satisfied with the pleasant conditions under which we are working. .At the beginning of this year there were no organized sports clubs. Now our athletics form ;i distinct phase of school life. During the first term we had a most successful swimming tournament in our own baths; our football team won the fourth-grade competition under the auspices of the Wanganui Rugby Union; the girls' hockey club came second in the ladies' hockey competition. Our cricket club is in its infancy, and promises to uphold the honour of the College in the junior-grade competition. When the tennis-courts are opened we expect the majority of our girls to play this fine game, and I have no doubt they will derive immense lienefit from the exercise and social intercourse to he derived from it. Our Cadet corps has been recognized as a separate unit by the Defence Department, anil as Mr. Stewart volunteered to accept the position of captain there is every prospect of the corps doing us honour in the future. We hope soon to be uniformed, and provided with rifles. While on the subject of Cadets I cannot omit to mention that one of our pupils was selected to a position in the Cadet contingent that recently toured Canada and New Zealand. During the year the College was inspected by the Inspector of Technical Education, who furnished a splendid report mi the work and syllabus of the various departments. The following courses have been in operation in the day school during the year : Secondary course, commercial course, agricultural course, engineering course, art course. In all these courses yen successful work has been carried out. What 1 consider the three immediate requirements for the future (and these depend largely upon the attendance) are — (a.) A permanent assistant with science qualifications lo have control of the agricultural pupils (b.) Domestic course to train girls in home science. This should be one of the most successful courses of the College, and 1 trust we shall have a sufficiently large enrolment next year to make this course thoroughly successful, (c.) A boarding-establishment for the boys who come to us from the country districts. Such a building would enable us to exercise control over boarders after school hours, and ensure the steady prosecution of their studies. Incidentally such an establishment would enable girls of the domestic course to get practice in the practical details of housekeeping. The College is deeply indebted to all those who contributed towards our prize fund. In conclusion, I trust it will be remembered that this College is in its veriest infancy. We have no historic records, no long list of successes, scholastic and athletic, to refer to with pride. We have as yet created no distinctive school atmosphere, and are without that historic past which more than aught else creates school tone. We have had to encounter innumerable difficulties, but the future is all before us, and if we have not a past to lean upon tit least we are untrammelled by custom, and may well hope to work out our own destiny along the most progressive lines by the adoption of the latest methods of educational experts. W. A. Armour, M.A.. M.Sc, Principal. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Apiti, Awahuri, Bull's, Bunnythorpe, Castlecliff, Eltham, Feilding, Gonville, Hawera, Kakaramea, Kimbolton, Makino, Manaia, Mangatoki, Manutahi, Marton, Matapu, Okahea, Patea, Pohan-gina, Rongotea. Sanson. Taihape, Wanganui, Wanganui East, and Waverley (Teachers' Classes). Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Oapitation on classes .. .. .. 2,737 11 0 Balance at beginning of year .. 3,690 12 10 Capitation on acoount of free places .. 392 17 6 S ilariea of instructors .. .. 4 5 Buildings .. .. .. .. 721 5 0 ' Office salaries .. .. .. 97 16 10 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 419 0 Advertising, printing, and stationery .. 229 2 7 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 929 9 1 ! Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 479 19 2 Material .. .. .. .. 72 3 8 j Insurance and repairs 116 11 3 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 748 16 9 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 26 12 6 Training of teachers .. .. .. 450 0 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 223 10 4 Instructors' coach fares .. .. 51 18 0 j Clerical assistance .. .. 2118 6 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 1,027 5 2 Telephone .. .. .. .. 19 13 11 Voluntary contributions .. .. 1,111 6 6 Instructors'travelling-expenses .. .. 209 811 Examination fees .. .. .. 8 10 0 Library and priz;s .. 73 13 11 Refunds and discounts .. .. .. 18 7 6 Sports fund .. .. .. .. 27 14 6 Material sold .. .. .. .. 90 7 7 Uncertificated teachers' classes .. .. 159 16 9 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 4,628 12 8 | Miscellaneous expenses .. .. 37 1 0 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 1,021 6 7 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 1,592 5 5 £12,993 9 5 9 5 W, H, Swanger, Secretary,
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Extract from nu: Report of the Chairman of the Hoard of Governors of the Palmerston North limn School. The Technical School has made considerable progress during the year. The finances are in a healthy state, and the buildings and hind are free from debt. The classes (fifty-six in number) were similar to those of the previous year, but the attendances show a considerable increase. The number of enrolments has increased from 993 in 1911 to 1,100, and ever since the school has been established the numbers have steadily increased. The art classes, though showing an increase over last year, are not so well patronized as they ought to be, but the Director reports that the standard of work has improved. The commercial classes are amongst the best attended, and it is to be regretted that there is not more demand for trade and domestic courses. I think the Technical Committee should make some endeavour to popularize these courses. In this connexion great difficulty has been experienced in keeping a class for building-construction going. The engineering class-room has been fitted up fairly satisfactorily, and some very good work has been done under the careful supervision of the teacher. A further supply of necessary equipment has been applied for on the recommendation of the Inspector. The science classes are well attended, and good work is being done in this department. The agricultural classes, which are of prime importance to the farming community, are not taken advantage of so much as might be expected in a district where farming is so extensively carried on. Those who take the course, however, are unanimous in their appreciation of the benefit received, and the Fanners' Union has not only supported these classes by monetary contributions, but has also through its executive personally inspected and approved of the methods adopted. The woodwork, plumbing, dressmaking, and cookery classes have each made good progress, and it is satisfactory to note that there is an ever-increasing number taking these subjects. It is a source of gratification to the Hoard and all connected with tin- school to know that the Technical School ranks as the largest school of its kind outside the four centres. In conclusion, I have to thank the members of the Board, the Director of the Technical School, and the Secretary for the kindly assistance which has enabled mc to carry out my duties during my three years of office without the least friction. W. H. Colli.\owood. Chairman. Extract from the Report ok the Director of the Palmerston North Technical School. With one or two exceptions the classes were well attended, and the examinations show that on the whole good work has been done throughout the year. The art classes have not been so well attended as might have been expected, although the work done is quite up to the standard of previous years, if not better. The courses set out for the commercial classes have been faithfully worked through, and have been attended by a large percentage of the students of the school. In fact, these classes are by far the largest, showing as they do that not only boys but girls are largely going in for commercial work when in many eases it would be far better for some of the boys to take a trade course and girls a domestic course. One of the difficulties is that a good number of the students on entering the school do not seem to know what subjects to take up, and after continuing one line of work for a few months suddenly discover that they prefer something else. The young folks of the present day are inclined to be too irresponsible and lacking in application, and as a consequence have to be kept up to the mark by the careful oversight and interest of those in authority. It is worthy of note, however, that by the time a two-years course has bene completed the interest of most of the students seems to take grip, and there appears a desire to continue, as is evidenced by the increase in numbers each year of students qualifying for Senior Free Places. While the work of the plumbing class continues most satisfactory, it seems almost impossible to keep a class going in connexion with the building trade. The attempts to start a class for building-construction have failed. The apprentices say that they as wage-earners reap no benefit therefrom, and will not see that in the future they may become employers and contractors, where a knowledge of building-construction and its accompanying subjects becomes absolutely essential. The classes in mechanical engineering have been well attended throughout the year, and good work has been done. Now that a gas-engine with the necessary fittings litis been installed there is greater interest taken by the students in the work, and the classes next year promise to be still better attended. On the recommendation of Mr. Isaac, Inspector of Technical Education, an effort is being made to provide additional equipment for this department. As far as possible the work in the engineering classes is directly related to that which pertains to the ordinary engineering workshop, so that apprentices are afforded an opportunity of practice in work demanding a degree of accuracy not always insisted on in their everyday work. The chemistry class, although small, has been well attended and good work done throughout the year. The same applies to the larger class for electricity and magnetism. Agriculture: This department includes, in addition to the farm class, classes for agriculture, wool-classing, and sheep-shearing. Although a good course of instruction is provided, it seems to take the farmers' sons a long time to realize the advantages of attending these classes. The course includes farm carpentry —viz., the making of gates, hurdles, bee-hives, ladders, wheelbarrows, 4c.; the study of soils, manures, and stock-breeding; wool-classing, including baling and pressing, and lastly, sheep-shearing with both machines and blades. The shear ing classes this year were very successful, three classes being conducted, some of the students coming long distances. The students expressed their appreciation of the instruction given and the attention bestowed upon them. The executive of the Farmers' Union (Wellington Province) visited these classes and expressed their appreciation of the methods and tb ■ value of the instruction and the practical manner in which the classes were conducted.
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Ihe classes for woodwork have never been so good as they have been this year as regards quality of work. The instructor has obtained excellent results. The dressmaking classes have been well attended. Five classes were held, with an average of twelve students to each. The cookery classes have kept about the same as in previous years, and good work has been accomplished, some of tin students sitting for the City and Guilds of London Examination. All the continuation classes have been well attended, and generally speaking satisfactory work has been done. In connexion with the continuation classes courses of instruction for the Junior Civil Service and Matriculation Examination were provided. Mr. Isaac, the Department's Inspector, visited the school in July, and expressed his satisfaction with the organization and working of the school. The Technical School authorities are again indebted to the public generally, to numerous well-wishers for donations, and to the Press for ready assistance in the matter of making public anything tending to promote the interests of the school. F. D. Opik. Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at the Palmerston North Tech meal School by the Palmerston North High School Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 506 11 5 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 403 3 2 Capitation on account of free places .. 164 11 3 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 883 9 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 101 14 11 i Office exponses (including salaries, staSubsidies on voluntary contributions .. 400 14 10 tiouery, &c.) .. .. .. .. 314 17 10 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 393 13 4 Advertising and printing.. .. .. 41 12 8 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 401 610 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 70 16 5 On account of public-school olasses .. 38 19 6 Insurance repairs, freights, cartage &c. .. 64 13 1 Refund of deposit (lease of Native reserves) 16 10 0 Maintenance .. .. .. 47 13 4 Sundry receipts.. .. .. .. 5 6 6 Material for class use .. .. .. 79 15 1 HighScboil— Deposit (lease of Native reserves).. .. 16 10 0 Art Masters' salary .. .. .. 50 0 0 Bank interest .. .. .. 319 6 Fees, and material for woodwork, shear- Site (final rayment) .. .. .. 405 10 3 ing classes, &c. .. .. .. 28 17 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 108 3 2 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 331 17 5 £2,U0 3 6 £2,440 3 6 William Hunter, Secretary.
WELLINGTON. Extract from the Report of dhe Education Hoard. Instruction of Teachers. —The following courses of instruction were held during the year, on Saturdays : Wellington —Art, handwork, singing, physical measurements, cookery (including :i course of lectures mi the theory of cookery), woodwork and cardboard-modelling. A class in drawing for probationers was also held. Masterton —Woodwork, drawing, cardboard-modelling, singing, physiology and hygiene. Besides these there were given two very successful courses of continuous instruction: (1.) A spring school in agriculture, extending over a fortnight, was held in September at the District High School. Masterton. It was attended by twenty teachers. who evinced the keenest working-interest in the course. The course embraced a wide and useful variety of subjects relating to soil, plant-life, and fertilizers, treated in lecture and laboratory; microscopic work; propagation l>\ grafting, budding, cuttings; and woodwork as an aid to agricultural and nature study. Mr. A. 11. Cockayne, of the Agricultural Department, gave an interesting lecture on testing seeds and seed-impurities. (2.) For the assistance of twenty uncertificated and untrained teachers, selected half from Hawke's Bay and half from Wellington District, a course of lessons lasting for four weeks was held at the Training College during February. The instruction was designed to direct their studies in preparation for the certificate. Here again the reports indicate that excellent wink was done, which should greatly assist these teachers to attain the efficiency they are striving for. Extract prom the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. In handwork over 7u per cent, of the schools, or practically all schools in Grade II and over, are earning capitation in one or more of the subjects—modelling, paper-folding, or brush work. We have recommended that paper-folding should always form one of the subjects, for though modelling and brushwork are excellent means of encouraging in the child powers of expression and arrangement of form, they do not tend to that accuracy in measurement or close attention to detail which tire characteristics of paper-folding. This occupation should, wherever possible, lead up to cardboard-modelling, in which accuracy and neatness are essential, and which also can be utilized as an aid to the study of other subjects, such as arithmetic, mensuration, and physical measurements, and at the same time form a good preparation for the woodwork of the upper standards. The primary classes in woodwork are increasing in number tin,l showing a steady advance in efficiency. The practical work in cookery has been generally satisfactory, and. judging from the short time Miss Kilroe has been in charge of the domestic course, we have rvov reason to look forward to a steady advance in the theoretical side of this work, which provides excellent opportunities for attaining accuracy in experimental and in written work. In fact, with a carefully prepared programme there is no reason why girls should not receive as good a training in scientific method in a domestic course including" cookery, domestic economy, hygiene, dressmaking, and laundry-work as in any other branch of science, and at the same time the practical knowledge gained should be invaluable, more especially in these times, when the unreliability and scarcity of domestic help render some knowledge of housewifery absolutely essential.
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In the district high schools in which a rural course is in operation the teachers are becoming more efficient, and the practical work in the laboratory and in the garden is showing improvement year by year. The last competition for the Board's 13 Senior Scholarships—those reserved for scholars taking this course —was the keenest yet held, and the general average of marks given for practical work was very satisfactory. This course, however, labours under several disadvantages, one of which is the difficulty of obtaining teachers properly equipped for this particular work. In answer to the Hoard's last advertisement for vacancies in the secondary departments of these schools only a few applications from graduates were received, and, while the literary attainments of some of the applicants were satisfactory-, their knowledge of science was not such as to qualify them to give efficient instruction in a coursS largely scientific. A remedy for this is an increase in the salaries offered for this branch of the work, but until the training colleges and the University colleges train more students in science even this remedy will be only partial. Another disadvantage under which rural scholars labour is that in competitive examinations such as that for positions in the Civil Service many of the science subjects of the course are not marked as highly as some of the literary subjects, which scholars from institutions adopting mainly a literary or grammar-school programme can take in place of these science subjects in the competition. In the programme lately issued for the Civil Service Junior Examination, agriculture, a subject which should receive especial encouragement in a country like New Zealand, carries fewer marks than some languages the teaching of which would be of little value to many of the scholars in our country districts. In spite of these disadvantages the results of the examinations, both Civil Service and Matriculation, show that our secondary teachers are doing very good work. Further encouragement would be given to the rural course if specialized schools of agriculture were established; but at present, as far as the North Island is concerned, there is no higher instutition where a student of agriculture can receive the training he requires. The itinerant teachers of agricultural science, drawing, woodwork, cookery, and dressmaking in these schools have done good work, and it is to their untiring efforts that much of the improvement in the practical part of the programme is due. Extract from the Report of the Director op the Wellington Technical College. The year 1912 has been one of steady progress and consolidation of the work of the school with the changed conditions due to changes in the Covernment regulations. These changes have so far been beneficial to the school and the students, especially in making more advanced teaching more nearly self-supporting and in encouraging students to take grouped courses. The total number of those who have joined classes at the school was very nearly the same •is in the previous year, the difference being less than ten. The total number of students who received instruction has, however, increased by over 130, or nearly 8 per cent., the increasebeing mainly due to the College supplying the instruction in drawing to students of the Training College and to teachers attending Saturday morning classes. The number of class entries in the evening classes has, however, largely increased, due to the students taking grouped courses more readily than in the previous year. Thus while the number of students has been practically at the same mark as in the previous year, which was a record lor the College, the number of class entries is about It per cent, greater. The general education, commercial, engineering, and science classes, in that order, showed the greatest increases. As regards the relative numbers of \'vvr and paying students, the numbers of (laying students are fewer and the number of free students greater than in the previous year, the increase in the one balancing the decrease in the other. On the other hand, while the fees for the several classes have remained the same, the total feet- received were slightly higher than in the previous year, showing that they were taking more classes on the average than in the previous year. The average fees paid amounted to about £1 3s. per student for the year. This means an average of about one and a half classes per student for the whole year. Many of the pa3'ing students, however, merely attend for one or two winter quarters. The total numbers of students who took grouped courses and attended sufficiently regularly to earn the higher rates of capitation were as follows: Elementary commercial, 167; higher commercial, 80; science and mathematics, 45; trades, 228; domestic, 38; tut and art crafts, 74; " Amoktira■" classes, 55: total, 687. Adding to this the students in the day Technical School — 243 in number— the number of students who took a reasonably satisfactory course was 930 out of 1,408, a percentage of 66. As far as free-place students are concerned, very few failed to earn the grouped-course capitation. Out of 746 paying students, 289 — i.e., .about 39 per cent. —took a grouped course and made sufficient attendances to earn higher capitation. Many of those who did not take a grouped course were, however, satisfactory students, in that they ivere attending for special training in special classes, such as sanitary science, veterinary science, wool-classing, French, Latin, book-keeping, steam, special art subjects, etc. The results indicate, as usual, that the free-place students, on the whole, are better attenders than the paying students. It may be expected that this feature of the school-work will persist and possibly become more pronounced, since the free-place pupils naturally include a higher percentage of those who are really interested in learning. On the other hand, a larger proportion of the free students attend with the object of preparing for examinations, and the moderate compulsion due to this has doubtless a considerable share in improving their attendance. The healthful influence of such compulsion is seen in the case of the plumbing classes, where the majority of the paying students take a satisfactory grouped course. In spite of the general improvement in attendance which 1 have reported for the last few years there is still ample room for further improvement, and this as much in earnestness of study as in actual attendance at class. Art classes : The year has, I think, been one of steady progress. Results obtained in the National Competitions in London show that the work is improving in quality, and that the school occupies a respectable position among the other schools, British and colonial, represented
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in the competitions. During the year arrangements were made by which the drawing classes in the Training College were taught by instructors from the Technical College, and a special teacher chosen by Professor Lethaby has been obtained from England largely for this type of work. It is felt that the arrangement made will be of benefit to the teachers, to the teaching of drawing in the primary schools, and indirectly to the art classes, which are largely recruited from the ranks of those who have been taught in the primary schools. By co-operating, the Training College and this College have been able to command the services of a man of much more complete and sound training for the work he does than either of the colleges could have obtained separately. The great advantages, however, are those that must follow from the association of the two institutions in a branch of work that intimately concerns each of them, but in slightly different ways. Science ami mathematics classes : These classes have increased in number by the inclusion of physiology and botany as separate classes, each with a satisfactory number of students. The science classes tire growing in strength as the students in trade subjects realize the necessity for a groundwork of science. Engineering classes : These classes have increased largely during the year, and the work done has been of a satisfactory kind, as is evidenced by the increasing popularity of the classes. The workshops especially have been crowded. No difficulty appears to be felt in placing boys trained in the College. The classes for subjects relating to the building trades show evidence of picking up again in numbers, and the quality of the work has been well maintained. The commercial classes continue to increase, although the rate of increase has not during the year 1912 been any greater than in science and engineering. The demand for trained students is, however, very strong, and there is often difficulty in supplying employers who apply for trained boys and girls. The steady increase in entries in the continuation classes is largely due to the increases in the number of junior and senior free-place students. Wool-classing and veterinary science classes : The demand in these classes has not been large. It was found impossible to arrange for students to go out into the country to get practical training in the shearing-shed, partly owing to the difficulty of students employed during the day getting leave and partly owing to the instructor resigning his appointment in consequence of accepting an offer to go to South Africa. It is proposed to arrange a class during 1913 to meet in Ngahauranga at a wholesale butcher's shed to shear some two hundred mixed sheep weekly, receive lectures on the sheep and the wool, class the wool, and afterwards inspect the carcases of the sheep. It is hoped that a class so conducted will be able to gain practical knowledge in a scientific way, as well as scientific knowledge in a very practical way. The classes for domestic evonomy are still handicapped by unsuitable accommodation, and have further been disturbed through change of teachers during the year. The work done was, however, fairly satisfactory, and the number attending somewhat larger than in the previous year. The number of students attending the day Technical School was affected by regulations pre eluding students over fifteen years of age from entering as junior free pupils, and many in consequence went to work and took evening classes instead. The total number of day students was in excess of the numbers for the previous year. At the art examinations of the Board of Education, London, forty-five students of the College obtained passes, fifteen in the first class and thirty in the second. At the science examinations conducted by the same body twelve students obtained passes. At the National Competitions (London) one student obtained two book prizes and was commended for exhibits, the subjects being shaded studies of animals from nature, time sketches of figures from the nude, memory sketch of the nude figure, water-colour painting of a figure from life. Two students were commended for their exhibits in shaded studies of animals from nature. One student was commended I'm- her shaded drawing of a tree from nature. At the Technological Examinations of the City and Cuilds of London Institute thirty-one students satisfied the examiners. w st A Trobe, M.A.. Director. Statement of Receipts anil Expenditure for the Year ending 'list December, 191:.'. in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Welliugton Technical College. Receipts. £ a. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 784 13 11 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 0,185 0 0 Capitation .. .. .. .. 4,783 10 5 Office expenses (including salaries, staCapitation on account of free places .. 779 4 0 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. 671 17 2 _ J 128 0 0 Advertising and printing 103 4 6 Kent '' ' • • • .• • | 29 1 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 178 6 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 109 0 0 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 91 11 10 Material .. .. .. .. 792 11 4 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 231 1 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 318 7 6 Examinations, &o. .. .. .. 47 10 11 Library .. .. .. 100 0 0 Material for olass use .. .. 759 17 5 Pees .. .. .. 1,094 18 9 Typewriter repairs .. .. .. 26 7 7 Voluntary contributions .. 386 18 7 Library .. .. .. .. 59 18 0 Education Board, on aocount of Training j Prizes .. .. .. .. 31 5 8 College students .. .. .. 120 0 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 54 9 9 Salaries .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 70 0 0 Marine Department, on account of "Amo- Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 705 14 2 kura" olasses .. .. .. 83 0 11 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 801 15 11 Sales of material .. .. .. 107 16 4 ! 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Extract from the Report ok the Director or the Petone Technical School. Excellent progress has been made- throughout by the pupils, and generally they have shown a spirit of enthusiasm and keenness which is very much to be commended. In some cases pupils have attended every night in the week on which the school has been open. In not more than three eases would one have to report that the work of free pupils has been unsatisfactory. Even in these cases they have on occasions shown that there might eventually awake in them a desire to do better work, and for that reason I have not recommended a discontinuance of any free places. However, unless better work is done by these particular pupils they must have their free places snipped, as they at times do far more mischief to the rest of the class than an outsider can imagine. In some cases great assistance has been given by parents with regard to ensuring regularity of attendance, but in a few cases parents are either ignorant of the fact that their children do not attend the school or they are woefully apathetic. The reports sent out at the end of each quarter on the pupils' progress serve a useful purpose, but they fail to accomplish much good in the case of the careless pupil. In his case, if the report is unsatisfactory, it probably never reaches the parent, and if it does little notice is taken of it. What must be aimed at is to educate the parents io the fact that they have at their very doors an institution capable of improving their children mentally and morally. During the year an "open night" was held, and a large number of parents and others took advantage of looking at the various classes at work. Next year it is proposed to have at stated times " open nights " for the various classes. The wool-sorting was kept going very satisfactorily during the year. Two of the pupils have received positions as wool-classers, and this fact in itself should show that the class is doing good work and that it is a financial advantage for young men to attend this class. There is still a number of pupils who pass Standard VI with proficiency who do not take advantage of their free places. Much litis been done in the past, but much yet remains to be done to induce these pupils to attend the school. The greatest helpers in this respect must be. the teachers of S. VI in the primary schools, together with the head teachers. Young people naturally look forward to the day they can leave school and go to work. If, however, it can be shown to them that they are only starting their eduoation and not finishing it, much will be accomplished. I have had great assistance in this respect from the headmasters of the Petone District High School and the Petone West School as well as from some of the assistant masters. I hope that they will continue to belli '" 'his respect. I hope, too, that the Chairman of Committee will bring the matter under the notice of householders at their annual meetings. Very few parents appear to know that junior free pupils can after two years' honest work obtain Senior Free Places tenable for three years. The reports from the various instructors are very satisfactory, and show that a keen interest is being taken in the work generally. The instructors throughout have given mc every assistance, and it has been a pleasure to be- associated with them. The attendance at the plumbing class has been of the usual haphazard character. It is difficult to know what to do in this matter, as in some cases the plumbers are away for a month or so at a time. A number of the pupils in this class are quite young and in time should do excellent work. The electricity class is becoming one of the most useful classes in the school, and during the past two years has made good progress. The students have during the year done good practical work. They have also paid visits to the Gear Company and the Wellington power-house under the guidance of their instructor. The class meets for three hours a week, instead of two hours as in former years, and I recommend that this be extended to four hours. New apparatus has been purchased during the year, and the workroom is now becoming fairly well equipped. One of the drawbacks to the practical work, however, is the fact that this has to-be done in the main building. The noise interferes with the work of other classes. During the year apparatus for wireless telegraphy has been ordered from Home. This, no doubt, will further tend to popularize the class. The class next year will no doubt be attended by pupils from the Petone and Hutt Post-offices. A knowledge of the theory of electricity and magnetism should be invaluable to them. The Matiiculation class continues to do satisfactory work. Most of the pupils in this class attend at least three nights a week. I hope next year to be able to take extra subjects in this class such as precis-writing, economics, and hygiene. By doing so it will enable students and others who wish to'sit for the Senior Civil Service Examination to do so under more advantageous conditions. lam arranging a two-years course for the latter examination, namely : First year (1) Precis-writing, (2) economics, (3) commercial geography j second year—(l) Precis-writing, (2) constitutional history. (3) hygiene. The chemistry class has been practically full during the year, and a partly new scheme of work will have to be introduced next year to meet the changing requirements of the Civil Service and Matriculation Examinations. This class occupies an important place in the school curriculum. The art class continues to do good work considering the class of pupils we get. They are all very young, chiefly children. The machine-construction class was during the year amalgamated with the instrumental drawing class. This is a most useful class, and it will always command a satisfactory attendance as it is practically compulsory for all junior free pupils who are taking a course in electricity, plumbing, or woodwork. The second-year pupils in this class did very creditable work, and next \ear should see a vast improvement. The woodwork class has done well during the year, pupils and teacher alike being most enthusiastic. The class is not a large one, but the percentage of attendance was very high. It seems a pity that the pupils who have had a two-years course at a primary school should give up woodwork on leaving school. They have just reached the stage where they would find that if they attended our school for another two years they would not only In- able to make useful things for themselves at very little expense, but also appreciate good work when they saw it. It seems to mc that the system of woodwork in the primary schools should
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lead on more to the technical schools than it. does at present. The cookery class, with a roll of seventeen, is doing good work. It is undoubtedly the most expensive class in the school, but the character of the work done warrants the expenditure. The English and arithmetic classes have been somewhat larger this year than in former years. There is no doubt that there will be two large classes in these subjects next year. About twenty-five new pupils with proficiency passes have intimated their intention of attending. As I anticipate that most of the present free-place pupils will also continue to .attend-, some of the classes will be fairly large, but I have no doubt, that the instructors will be able to cope satisfactorily with them. The shorthand and typewriting class has done very good work during the year. However, I have certain recommendations to make with regard to this class, which I hope will make it more efficient. At present the typewriting is done: in the- same room as the shorthand. As shorthand cannot be taught while the typewriters tin- at work, the typewriting-machines are idle half the time-. This means that the pupils do not get the practice they should. I would recommend that the typewriters be placed in another room and the pupils put under my supervision, and also that a special class for speed be formed for the more advanced shorthand pupils. This would not mean a new teacher, as one of the pupils could act as reader while the teacher was correcting the work done. The question of additional room is opened up here. It seems to mc that with the growth of classes the time has come when we should see about additional class-room accommodation. The school is well equipped now in many respects, but next year I am afraid that we shall be pushed for accommodation. The time is coming when this matter should be gone into and the whole matter looked at from every point of view. The book-keeping class has not been largely attended this year. This is in part due to the fact that it is held on Wednesday evening, the night of the compulsory drill. The number of free-place pupils is increasing year by year. As the pupils increase in number there is a greater danger of the attendance becoming less regular. As it is, a somewhat better standard of attend ance must lie aimed ar in some classes. The free-place capitation earned is higher by far this year than it has ever been before, but with greater regularity on the part of the pupils there would be far re funds to push on the wink of the school. The cadet company in connexion with the school is a credit to the institution, and 1 must take this opportunity of thanking Sergeant-major Ryan for the large amount of work he has done ami the great assistance he has been to mc in carrying out the work. The cadets who competed at the military tournament' at Christchurch gave an excellent account of themselves. Their behaviour was a credit alike to themselves and the company they represented, while by obtaining a first, a second, and two thirds their proficiency could not be questioned, considering there were over forty teams competing in some of the events. I must thank the staff, one and all, for their loyal and generous support throughout the year, the Board of Managers for their never-failing courtesy and hearty co-operation in anything I have brought forward, the- secretary for his help at all times, the Education Board and Educa tion Department for their hints and advice on the many things inseparable from an institution of this kind. 1 must not omit to thank the Petone and Hutt Borough Councils, the Gear Company, Woollen Company, the Petone Working-men's (Tub. and the Seddon Memorial subscribers for their donations. So long as we have the support of the various bodies the work of the school should continue to go forward. J. H. Lynskey, Director. Statement of Receipts ami Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912. in respect of Associated Classes at the Petone Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 73 12 10 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 463 6 8 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 200 3 8 Office expenses (including salaries, staCapitation on account of free places .. 98 10 9 tionery, &c.) .. .. .. 19 5 1 Buildings .. .. .. .. 12 10 0 Advertising and printing.. 8 15 (i Furniture, fittings, and apparatus 52 19 5 ■ Lighting and heating .. .. 48 18 9 Material .. .. .. 27 18 0 Insurance and repairs .. 10 2 9 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 101 14 0 j Material for class use .. 50 8 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 11l 11 2 Caretaker .. .. 75 10 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 92 3 6 Cartage .. .. .. 14 8 From controlling authority, on account of Bank commission and cheque books 0 19 0 sohool classes.. .. .. 26 18 8 Refunds to pupils .. ..- .. 015 0 Saleß of material .. .. .. 8 19 11 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus 59 5 11 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 68 10 7 £807 1 11 £807 1 11 Alexander Thomson, Chairman! , „ .1. G. Castle, Secretary \ oi Ahl "^"'*- Extract prom the Report ok the Managers op the Masterton Technical School. The classes commenced on the 18th March, and completed three full terms on the 6th December. Instruction was given in the following subjects: Painting, light and shade drawing, general drawing, building-construction, dressmaking, art needlework, plumbing, book-keeping, shorthand, typewriting, Civil Service subjects, cookery, English, and arithmetic. The roll for the first term was 203, and the average attendance 162, and for the third term 217 am! IG7. The peroentage of attendance for the year was 80. Free tuition was provided tin 125 pupils, who were granted tree places on their Sixth Standard proficiency certificates. The only income received by tin- Managers in respect of these free-place holders was the capitation grant on the basis of their attendances. This amounted to £122. The total working-expenses for the year were £596 Ills. "id. 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opportunities to its 125 free pupils. The total income for the year was £507 9s. 10d., which included a credit balance of £120 Bs. lid. from last year's account. The accompanying balancesheet shows a debit balance of £89 os. 7d. A capitation payment in respect of the classes held in 1912 of £139 17s. 9d. was received on the 31st January of this year. A good standard of work has been maintained in all the classes, and also a very satisfactory precentage of attendance. The total number of classes conducted was nineteen. The classes with the highest numbers on the roll were : Dressmaking, 36; book-keeping, 36; shorthand and typewriting, 49; English and arithmetic, 40. It is to be regretted that the art classes are not better attended. The art-room —the best room in the school —has been well equipped, an efficient instructor is available, and the fees are low. The Managers desire to make a strong appeal to parents and students for a large number of entries for the art classes this year. Arrangements were made for conducting classes in veterinary science and in wool-classing. A very poor response was experienced, and the classes could not be established. In this connexion the Managers desire to make it known that they are prepared, as far as accommodation and other circumstances will permit, to establish classes for any of the subjects named in the Regulations for Technical Schools. It is the desire of the Managers that the best and fullest use should be made of the school and its equipment. During the past year good work has been done by the pupils, and the Managers desire to congratulate them on their attendance and good conduct. Several of the students in the plumbing class passed the examination for certificates, and a pupil in the class for Civil Service subjects passed the Junior Civil Service Examination. The Managers desire to express their appreciation of the zealous work of the staff during the year, and to the Trust Lands Trust their thanks for the annual grant. The work of the late Secretary (Mr. N. D. Bunting) was carried out during the year, and during phe whole of the eleven years he held the position, in a faithful, conscientious, and highly satisfactory manner, and the Managers deeply deplore his loss. They desire to place on record their appreciation of his faithful service, as well as their esteem for his personal worth and integrity. W. H. Jackson, Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Masterton Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 120 811 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 379 10 0 Capitation on olasses .'. .. .. 48 18 0 Office expenses (including salaries, staFurniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 25 13 6 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. .. 60 0 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 124 110 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 17 13 6 Pees .. .. .. .. • • 71 15 9 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 17 12 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 96 1 4 Insuranoe and repairs .. .. .. 12 0 6 Rent of rooms .. .. .. .. 19 10 6 Examinations, &c. .. .. .. 110 Refund .. .. .. • • 10 0 Material for olass use .. .. .. 015 3 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 89 0 7 Cartage .. .. .. .. 3 2 2 Bank charges and interest .. .. 1 10 3 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 32 10 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 67 18 3 Asphalting .. .. .. .. 2 17 6 £596 10 5 £596 10 5 W. H. Jackson, Chairman of Managers.
HAWKE'S BAY. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. During the year teachers' classes were held at Woodville, Dannevirke, Napier, and Gisborne. At Dannevirke, Napier, and Gisborne special classes in art and science were conducted throughout the year, primarily for the benefit of pupil-teachers and probationers; and classes in agriculture were conducted at Woodville and Hastings. The number of teachers who received instruction was 154. The rural course was introduced into the district high schools in 1910, so that the year just completed is the second since its inception. At the beginning of the year the number of pupils taking the course was: Woodville—Seniors 8, juniors 8; Waipawa —Juniors 30; Hastings—Seniors 19, juniors 33. At the end of the year there were at Woodville five seniors and six juniors, at Waipawa twenty-six juniors, and at Hastings sixteen seniors and twenty-six juniors. The pupils taking the course now take one or two science subjects for examination purposes. Special evening classes were held at Hastings and Woodville. At Hastings instruction was given in wood-carving, wool-classing, and plumbing. The attendance and work were so satisfactory that additional subjects will be offered in 1913. At W T oodville classes in shorthand, book-keeping, and dressmaking were inaugurated. The attendance here was not so encouraging, the dressmaking classes being terminated at the end of the first term Extract from the Report of the Director of Manual and Technical Instruction. The classes in domestic science receive twenty weeks' instruction in cookery and elementary hygiene and twenty weeks' instruction in dressmaking. Twenty-five visits were made to these classes. Thirty-three classes for cookery and hygiene, with an average attendance of 523 pupils, and twenty-three classes for dressmaking, with an average attendance of 413
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pupils, were held during the year. A number of these classes have had small roll numbers throughout the year. The attendance has been satisfactory and the work consistently good throughout the whole district. Particular mention must be made of the work of the dressmaking classes at Gisborne. In my report for 1911 I made a suggestion that I again desire to bring under the notice of the Board —viz., the desirability of arranging for the domestic science mistresses in the service of the Board to undergo a short training under Miss Boys Smith, Professor of Domestic Science, Otago University. I would respectfully suggest that the Board approach the Department with a view of seeing if the Department could arrange with the University Council a month's course in domestic science and allied subjects during the summer vacation. I am sure that the teachers of cookery and dressmaking under the various Boards in the Dominion would welcome the opportunity for the training that such a course would give. Twenty-three classes received instruction in woodwork. The average yearly attendance for the wdiole district was 460. Speaking generally, the work is an improvement on past years, although much room still exists for better work. In most cases the drawings are not as carefully done as one expects in this class of work. In all exercises and models it should be the rule for the pupils to work from their own drawings. If these are smudged and inaccurate it can hardly be expected that the finished products will be what it should. Careful supervision on the part of the instructors will work wonders. These classes were visited twenty-eight times during the year. Instruction in agriculture was given in sixty-three schools, and a combined course of instruction in agriculture and dairying in twenty-three schools, making a total of eighty-six. The number of pupils under instruction was 1,546. Out of these, however, a number (ten) of schools did not put in sufficient time to earn capitation. As in previous years, the instruction consisted of theoretical and experimental in the class-room and practical in the school-garden. The practical garden-work included the sowing of seeds, the subsequent care and management of the crops, and simple experiments with manures. The results of the manurial experiments were of such a contradictory nature in most schools as to prevent the establishment of any general law or the drawing of any deduction from the experiments. It is only fair to the teachers to say that the failures of the experiments were due to the unfavourable climatic conditions experienced during the growing season. It seems necessary to draw attention to the fact that in certain schools no records are kept in connexion with this work. Tach pupil should be supplied with a notebook, in which should be entered a brief summary of all work done during the year. This record is essential in order that the Inspectors may see the nature of the work in which.the pupils are receiving instruction. More attention should be paid to the surroundings of the school. The trimming of trees and hedges, the weeding of paths, etc., should be a recognized part of school agriculture. Owing to the illness of the instructor in agriculture towards the end of last year, the schools did not receive the number of visits they otherwise would. In all 224 visits were paid to schools with recognized classes. Certain schools have done exceptionally good work throughout the year —they are: Otane, Clive, Tepapakuku, Makauri, Matamau, Takapau, Ormond, Te Arai, Mahora, Onga, Matahiwi, Umutaoroa, Puha, Taradale, Meeanee, Kaiti, Te Kanaka, and Waipukurau. This list is not by any means complete, but the schools that have been mentioned have specialized in certain features, and, because of this, stand out rather prominently from the schools taking this work. Keen interest is taken by parents and pupils in the classes for dairy-work. Twenty-three of the Board's schools are supplied with a complete outfit for the testing of milk. In all these schools the practical work is carried out by the pupils under the teacher's supervision. Classes in the following branches of elementary handwork were carried on during the year in connexion with seventy-seven schools : Stick-laying, paper-folding, modelling, crayon drawing, cardboard-Work, and brush drawing. All the material used by the pupils in any branch of handwork is supplied to the schools by the Board. Three schools —Napier Main, Napier South, and Port Ahuriri—had classes in physical measurements. Gisborne school conducted classes in agricultural chemistry and swimming and life-saving. The total number of pupils receiving instruction in these three subjects was 720. The special subjects included in the rural courses taken at the Hastings, Waipawa, and Woodville District High Schools are agriculture, dairying, chemistry, physical measurements, domestic science, and farm woodwork. At the beginning of the year the number of pupils taking the rural course was as follows : Hastings, 52; Waipawa, 30; Woodville, 16: total, 98. Thirtynine visits were made to each centre by the itinerant instructor. The course of work followed during the year was laid down by the Board at the introduction of the rural-science course into the district high schools. In dairying, physical measurements, and chemistry it was necessary to run first- and second-year courses. In agriculture, however, the course was so arranged that seniors and juniors were enabled to take the same work. With reference to the assistance obtained from the permanent staff of the district high schools it is interesting to quote the itinerant instructor's own words : " The teachers in charge of the secondary departments and the assistant teachers deserve more than thanks for the assistance given mc when visiting the schools. They are always ready to help with examinations, etc, and any part of the work in the course." A garden has been established at each district high school. The Hastings garden was the most successful, although it is only fair to mention that at the other centres (Woodville and Waipawa) the gardens had only been under cultivation for one year, and hence it was not to be expected that they would respond to the manures like one that had received two years' thorough tillage. The instructor attributes the non-success of the gardens at Woodville and Waipawa to the following four reasons: Unfavourable weather-conditions; destruction of seeds and crops by birds; insufficient number of boys to work the plots; previously unfilled soil. The experimental work carried out at each centre was similar. It consisted of manurial experiments with (a) cereals, and (b) root crops. Five plots were set aside for each experiment, and the
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following manures were used : Nitrate of soda, superphosphate, and sulphate of potash. The domestic-science course included work in cookery, domestic chemistry, hygiene, functional physiology, and dressmaking. Two hours a week throughout the year were devoted to dressmaking, and the same to domestic science. The work in farm woodwork comprises elementary buildingconstruction and the construction of models of farm gates, picket gate, a ladder, cow-bail, &c. At Waipawa and Woodville the pupils erected the garden-fences, and at Hastings the boys are constructing a tool and plant shed. In conclusion, I wish to state that the teachers engaged in the work are keen, earnest, and conscientious, and are carrying out their work in a most satisfactory manner. During the year teachers' classes were held at Woodville, Dannevirke, Hastings, Napier, and Gisborne. At Dannevirke, Napier, and Gisborne special classes in art and science were conducted for pupil-teachers and probationers. The object of these classes was to prepare the students for the D-certificate examination. That the classes have been successful was shown by the number of teacher-students who obtained a pass in drawing towards the certificate. In the science course the object was not so much preparing for examination as it was to give a sound training in scientific method. A number of young teachers in the Board's service do not enter training on the completion of their pupil-teachership, and if it were not for these Saturday classes in elementary physical science they would not have an opportunity of doing practical laboratory-work. Classes in agriculture were conducted at Woodville and at Hastings. The class in agriculture at Hastings was a special class for pupil-teachers and probationers who had completed a course of instruction in art and science. Seventeen students were enrolled at the beginning of the year. The average attendance for the year was fourteen. A class in dairying was held at Hastings for twelve weeks. The total number of teachers enrolled at the commencement of the year was 154, the average attendance for the year being 119. An attempt was made to inaugurate evening technical classes at Woodville and Hastings. At Woodville three classes were formed —two continuation classes for shorthand and book-keeping, and one technical class for dressmaking. The continuation classes commenced with a roll number of nineteen. At the end of the second term the attendance had dropped to six in shorthand and four in book-keeping. The dressmaking classes only ran one term. At Hastings greater success was met with than at Woodville. Three classes for wood-carving, wool-classing, and plumbing were formed, and the attendance was satisfactory. At the beginning of next year classes in the following subjects will be formed : Plumbing, cookery, millinery, dressmaking, wool-classing, wood-carving, and cabinetmaking. E. G. Loten, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Gisborne, Napier, Hastings, Dannevirke, and Woodville by the Hawke's Bay Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 539 12 3 J Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 316 8 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 143 17 9 Office expenses (including salaries, staBuildings .. .. .. ■. 409 0 0 tionery, advertising, and printing) .. 57 8 6 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 33 7 0 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 15 6 0 Training of teaohers .. .. .. 235 0 0 Material for olass use .. .. .. 41 16 8 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 68 10 0 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 28 4- 4 Voluntary contributions.. .. .. 32 10 0 General .. .. .. .. 449 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 645 18 10 Architect, &c. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 114 18 1 Or. Balanoe at end of year .. .. 207 11 10 £1,461 17 0 £1,461 17 0 G. Crawshaw, Secretary. Extract from the Report of the Director of the Napier Technical College. The work done during the year has kept up to -the high standard of the previous year, and there has been an increase in the number of students attending and of the classes attended by these students, it being the rule rather than the exception for students to take up a course of work rather than isolated classes. The work has again been carried on somewhat similar lines to last year, viz. : (a) An organized day Technical School consisting of eighty-six pupils; (b) twelve primary-school classes in woodwork, cookery, and dressmaking; (c) two classes in cookery from Hukarere Native School; (d) two classes in cookery and one in woodwork from the Catholic schools at Napier and Meeanee; and (c) an evening school of twenty-six classes, these classes being combined in suitable courses for trades, commercial, and domestic occupations. An average of over eight hundred pupils attended the various classes during each week of the year, being a small increase on the attendance of 1911. Day Technical School: Of the eighty-six pupils admitted during the year eighty-five were holders of free places, the numbers being made up as follows: Senior Free Places, 14; Junior Free Places, 71. The work was arranged in complete courses for first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year pupils, and, as in the previous 3 7 ear, divided into (a) a trade or technical course suitable for boys who may enter any of the skilled trades or ultimately go on the land, (b) a commercial course for boys and girls who are desirous of equipping themselves for a business career, and (c) a combined commercial and domestic science course for girls; in the latter course half the time being devoted to commercial and half the time to domestic subjects, all the work being graded on the most practical lines possible. It is worthy of mention that every second-year
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boy obtained an appointment before the end of the year, and in all cases, in answer to my inquiries, the pupils have given every satisfaction. Two half-yearly examinations were held during the year. Sixteen pupils were recommended for Senior Free Places, and these were granted by the Department. During the year visits of inspection were made to the Napier Woollen-mills, Napier Poultry-farm, Acetone Welding and Illuminating Company, and H.M.S. " Encounter," the visits proving a source of enjoyment and instruction to the pupils. Three exhibitions of work have been held, one during Industries Week, when the school was thrown open to the public for the whole week, the ordinary work of the school proceeding as usual; one at the Hastings Agricultural and Pastoral Show, the exhibits consisting ol specimens of wink in engineering, machine-drawing, geometry, model-drawing, art, ticket-writing, woodwork, cookery, dressmaking, needlework, and millinery, and also the usual exhibition of work done during the year at the close of the year. It is estimated that fully three thousand persons visited the school during the exhibition in Industries Week. The Education Department has again acted liberally in the matter of equipment, the following additions being authorized : Three lathes, grinditure taps and dies, calipers, pipe-wrenches, reamers, meter rules, knurling-wheels, smiths' tools, micrometer gauges, vernier rules, &c, for the engineering department; wood-turning lathes and new bench-screws for the woodwork department; two sewing-machines, a complete dinner service, and cutlery for the domestic department; and science books for the library. One of the rooms has been furnished with tables, settee, chairs, and linoleum as a sitting-room for the girls—a long-felt want. Hockey and tennis clubs have been carried on for the girls, cricket and football for the boys, and swimming for both boys and girls; also physical exercises for girls and military drill for boys. Swimming certificates have been obtained as under : Two for one mile, one for half-mile, two for quarter-mile, and two for 220 yards. Mr. E. C. Isaac, the departmental Inspector, visited the school early in the year, giving some very valuable advice, and his report generally expresses satisfaction with the work attempted. Work in the evening classes has proceeded in a very satisfactory manner throughout the year, the number of pupils being largely in excess of the previous year, and, although it is a matter for regret that the average attendance is not as high as it might be, the work done by those who attended regularly is very satisfactory. The actual number of pupils admitted, excluding any technical classes held during the day, was 309, made up of—senior free pupils 57, junior free pupils 128, and paying pupils 124. The number admitted in 1911 was 230. The highest average attendance for any one week was 380 and the lowest 301, compared with 291 and 260 in 1911. Fourteen pupils were recommended for and were granted Senior Free Places by the Department. It is worthy of notice that the greatest number of failures occur in the first year, proving that as pupils get more advanced their interest in the work increases. One hundred pupils made the necessary number of attendances at grouped courses of study to qualify for the special capitation. Classes were carried on in the following subjects: English, arithmetic, mathematics, book-keeping, shorthand and typing, plumbing, machine drawing and mechanics, geometry, engineering, wool-classing, ticket-writing, art, woodwork, electric wiring, cookery, dressmaking, millinery, needlework, building-construction, and .Senior Civil Service subjects, the classes being grouped into courses as follows : Building trade, cabinetmaking, engineering, plumbing, commercial, and domestic; and it is a matter for congratulation that the majority of students attended a course of subjects rather than isolated classes. A number of students entered for the South Kensington and the City and Guilds of London Institute Examinations with the following results : Model-drawing, 1; electricity, 1; machinedrawing, 1; cookery, 4; plumbing, 1; woodwork, 1; cabinetmaking, 2. In conclusion, I have to return most hearty thanks to the officers of the Education Department for suggestions and also for meeting our requirements in so liberal a spirit, to the Board of Managers for advice and assistance rendered, and to the members of the staff who have given of their best, working in a loyal and enthusiastic manner for the benefit of the College. Walter Fosset, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Napier Technical College. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 639 4 7 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 1,615 5 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 1,199 7 4 Office expenses (including salaries, staCapitation on account of free places .. 103 12 10 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. .. 12 7 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 26 11 0 Advertising and printing.. .. .. 37 4 6 Material .. .. .. .. 84 11 6 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 54 8 9 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 198 2 6 Insurance and repairs .. .. . 26 0 4 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 221 4 9 Rates and taxes.. .. .. .. 8 0 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 129 8 6 Material for class use .. .. .. 250 6 2 From controlling authority on aooount of Prizes .. .. .. .. .. 5 10 5 sohool classes .. .. .. 181 0 0 General .. .. .. .. 12 12 6 Sale of stationery, &c. .. .. .. 130 610 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &o.) .. 22 15 4 Interest (Savings-bank) .. .. .. 19 1 2 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 152 14 5 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 735 6 1 £2,932 11 0 £2,932 11 0 C. 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Extract from the Report of the Director of the Waipawa Technical School. Last year an effort was made to inaugurate farmers' classes in agriculture and veterinary science, but both classes had to be abandoned owing to the lack of support on the part ot the farmers themselves. The Education Board, however, is carrying out a sound agricultural education in connexion with the District High School, which must eventually tell upon the industries of the district. A special instructor is employed for agriculture, including chemistry and dairying science, and another for woodwork and farm carpentry. Special instruction is also given to the girls in domestic economy, including cookery and dressmaking. The evening continuation classes at Waipawa were poorly attended and run at a considerable loss, while no response whatever was made to the offer of continuation classes at Waipukurau. The subjects asked for and taken were electricity and magnetism, book-keeping, elementary mathematics, English, and Latin. These classes, at a slightly increased fee, have again been established, and will continue during 1913. Two classes for hygiene and first aid-one at Waipawa and the other at Waipukurau—will be opened for a twelve-weeks course about the beginning of July. Jno ' D ' Watson ' Dlrector ' Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending Slst December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted by the Waipawa Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. . Expenditure. £ s. d Balance at begmning of year .. .."6 5 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. 2*° and printing .. .. V. "7 " Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 2 0 0 Grant to Eduoation Board towards oost of meteorological instruments .. .. 10 0 0 Bank oharges .. .. . • • • 010 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 81 3 1 £147 15 5 5147 15 5 A. E. Jull, Chairman jq{ Man J. D. Watson, Secretary j ° Extract from the Report of the Boaru of Governors of the Gisborne High>Schooi.. Special classes in shorthand, book-keeping, typewriting, plumbing, and invalid cookery were carried on during the year, but the attendance was again disappointing. The Board's instructor also conducted classes in wool-classing at various centres throughout the district, the instruction given being very much appreciated by those who attended. The question as to whether this class of instruction is to be continued will be considered early in the coming year. Donations from the Gisborne Borough Council in aid of the plumbing class, and from the Cook County Council in aid of wool-classing, were much appreciated. It is to be regretted that more of our young people do not avail themselves of the opportunity of improving themselves at evening classes. Examinations in plumbing, both theoretical and practical, under the auspices of the City and Guilds of London Institute and the local Plumbers' Board of Control were held during the year, at which the pupils acquitted themselves with credit, the results being as follows : City and Guilds, five candidates passed ; Board of Control, five candidates passed. E. H. Mann, Chairman. W. Morgan, Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at the Gisborne Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 60 310 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 262 13 6 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 41 16 9 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 412 7 &o.) .. .. .. •• 27 li 0 Material .. .. • • .. 26 13 4 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 6 9 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 32 10 8 Lighting, heating, &c. .. .. .. 25 11 5 Instructor's travelling-expenses .. .. 13 0 9 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 31 3 1 p ees _. .. .. .. .. 219 3 6 Material for class use .. .. ■ • 52 2 5 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 46 0 0 Travelling-expenses of the instructor in wool-Wool-classing 46 18 8 classing .. 67 5 5 Sales of material 38 9 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 08 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 5b 10 9 £529 9 7 £529 9 7 W. Morgan, Secretary. Extract from the Report of the Director of the Dannevirke Technical School. Continuation classes : Twenty-seven pupils in all attended the shorthand and typewriting classes. The classes were carried on for two terms, and good work was done by those who attended regularly. The book-keeping class of twelve pupils for one term was regularly attended, and very good work was done. Technical classes : The chemistry class, with a roll of five, was carried on for one term. The attendance was regular, and commendable enthusiasm for the subject was shown. The plumbing class, with a total of twelve pupils, was conducted in a very satisfactory manner. The attendance of many of the pupils was very irregular, and consequently this class shows a greater loss on the year's working than any of the others. The numbers attending all classes were: Continuation classes, 39; technical classes, 17: total, 56.
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I wish to thank the members of the staff for the earnest and capable way in which they have carried out their duties and for their hearty and loyal cooperation in the work of the school, and also Mr. Paton, whose services as secretary during the year have been invaluable. Our thanks are also due for the very generous financial support accorded the school by the Dannevirke County Council, the Dannevirke Borough Council, the Dannevirke Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and the Hawke's Bay Builders' Union, without which the Technical School would have considerable difficulty in carrying on its classes. I wish again to point out that if the numbers attending these classes were what they should be in a town of this size the classes would be practically self-supporting —that is, the capitation from the Education Department, together with the small fee charged to students, would be sufficient to pay the instructors and other incidental expenses of the school. J. M. Simmers, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at the Dannevirke Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 34 14 6 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 28 511 Material.. .. .. .. 9,72 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 72 4 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 38 3 0 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, stationery, Fees .. .. .. .. .. 28 8 6 &o.) .. .. .. .. .. 026 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 19 12 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 714 9 Sale of material .. .. .. .. 8 6 8 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 6 4 10 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 3 2 1 Material for class use .. .. .. 9 14 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 11 16 5 £138 11 10 £138 11 10 T. Macallan, Secretary.
MARLBOROUGH. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Practically all schools are receiving instruction in some branch of handwork. Recognized classes were conducted at fifty-eight schools, the following subjects being taught : Elementary agriculture, dairy-work, physiology, first aid and ambulance, swimming and life-saving, and various branches of handwork. School classes in woodwork, cookery, and advanced plain needlework were continued at the Blenheim Technical School. Extract from the Report of the Inspector of Schools. Manual instruction was given in seventy-five schools. Six schools in charge of sole male teachers took needlework. Cookery and woodwork classes were held at the Blenheim Manualtraining School. Ten schools, including two private schools, sent pupils, the total number under instruction being 376. Cookery classes for teachers and nurses were also held. Agriculture and school-gardening : Gardening was practised at fifty public and two private schools. A number of gardens indicated real enthusiasm, even where the science was not so observable. Some teachers are taking up the study of insect pests; the Department's sheet treating of this subject is a valuable aid. Section 56 of the syllabus should not be overlooked by teachers looking for correlation between gardening and science. School exhibits at shows are frequently wonderfully attractive and significant of varied interests —flower, vegetable, cookery, &c. Dairy science : Practical work was undertaken at three schools. This was a new departure. All three schools will in this way do valuable service in their respective communities. It is a branch of science that should be more widely adopted. Some teachers are inclined to keep the lessons learned at the summer school, like masonic secrets, religiously hidden from their pupils. Every opportunity should be taken to present to the notice of the children subjects so interesting both from an educative and from a practical point of view. Swimming and life-saving (seven schools) : Very good use has been made of the municipal baths at Blenheim, where those in office have made a feature of contests that won the interest of the pupils. First aid and physiology (four schools) : In view of the new regulations for teachers' certificates this should be taken up more widely. No school is too small for practical treatment of the subject. The course need not be long or very elaborate. Teachers' classes: Cookery (roll, 20). Seven candidates entered for the examination of the City and Guilds of London Institute, and all were successful. Three gained first-class certificates and four second-class. The teachers were somewhat dismayed to find that cookery is no longer to be recognized as a subject for the D certificate. Work under this head is relegated to a rather insignificant place under the heading " Home Science." The latter appears to be an overburdened subject. Considering the amount of valuable science of a practical kind connected with the cookery it is to be regretted that the subject is no longer treated as a separate one. Hygiene : During the midwinter holidays, a very useful class in the practical work (anatomy and first aid) required for the D uncertificated teachers was arranged for. Dairy science had been taught in the summer school held in January of last year. Mr. Bruce continued the classes for a time on Saturdays, and they were then taken up by Mr. L. J. Wild, M.A. The latter held two classes on Saturdays, one for uncertificated teachers and one for
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teachers desirous of improving their certificates; he also held a special session during the midwinter holidays for the benefit of Mr. Wedde's correspondence class. Certificate classes were held for those able to come to Blenheim on Saturdays. The subjects undertaken were English, arithmetic, geography, history, school method, theory and practice of vocal music, hygiene for the D certificate. Correspondence class : The book-work subjects were as for the Saturday class. The practical requirements were met by the summer school, a special session at midwinter and at the end of the year (hygiene, dairy science, vocal music, drawing). Classes for nurses : Classes were conducted at Blenheim (roll, 5) and at Picton (8). The subject was " Invalid cookery," as required by the nurses at the two hospitals. By the arrangement entered into with the Nelson Board the two Boards shared the services of Mr. Bruce. The latter had been able to visit Marlborough for inly three months of the year. It was found that the Nelson authorities required the whole time of Mr. Bruce; and the appointment of a science master at Marlborough High School has enabled this Board to provide locally for continuous instruction of the teachers. The former arrangement was therefore terminated. Mr. Bruce gave valuable service in connexion with gardening, agriculture, chemistry, and dairywork. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted by the Marlborough Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Training of teaohers .. .. .. 180 0 0 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 201 14 8 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 35 18 5 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 167 7 8 Material .. .. .. .. 5 13 7 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 229 16 5 &o.) .. .. .. .. .. 22 3 2 Material for class use .. .. .. 35 5 0 Travelling-allowances to teachers .. .. 9 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 15 17 11 £451 8 5 £451 8 5 E. Hylton, Secretary.
NELSON. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. As usual there are a large number of handwork and manual-training classes conducted in the primary schools. Agriculture and dairy-work are carried out under the supervision of a special instructor, and woodwork, cookery, and ironwork are also taught by a special staff. Instruction in cookery has been extended to Motueka. The technical schools at Nelson and Westport have been well supported in the matter of attendance, but the Board much regrets that more assured provision is not made for the finances of these institutions. The liberality of the local bodies in the matter of donations for the manual-training school at Reefton and for the Westport Technical School is gratefully acknowledged, but to the present but little assistance has been afforded by local bodies and the general public to the Nelson Technical School. The method of payment of capitation grants requires to be much improved, the delay in settling claims forcing the issue of temporary advances from the General Account. Towards the close of the year the Director (Mr. A. A. Hintz) resigned, and the Board temporarily appointed Mr. F. C. J. Cockburn to undertake the Director's duties in conjunction with his own position as an art master at Nelson. There is every reason to believe that the arrangement made will prove most satisfactory. Extract from the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. Various branches of elementary handwork were taken in forty-eight schools, as compared with thirty-seven last year. Fifty-one schools have received instruction in manual training. A special centre for cookery was established at Motueka, and classes for instruction were instituted for Motueka District High School, Riwaka, Brooklyn, Lower Moutere, and Whakarewa. The number of classes taking the various branches" of work was as follows : Ironwork, 7; woodwork, 11; cookery, 21; elementary agriculture, 36; physiology and first aid, 18, swimming, 17; physical measurements, 8; elementary chemistry, 2; dairy-work, 11. These numbers show an increase of ten classes over those in operation during the previous year. Good work continues to be done at the special centres —in ironwork at Westport; woodwork at Nelson, Wakefield, and Reefton; and cookery at Nelson, Westport, Reefton, Wakefield, and Motueka. In some of the handwork subjects the tendency is still to regard them as independent subjects. While this continues their full benefit on the general school-work will be minimized. Our experience in this matter has been similar to that of some other districts—namely, that the conditions laid down for taking up these subjects in a school —chiefly the specific time that has to be devoted to them —made them come to be regarded as distinct in themselves. Until they are looked upon mainly as methods of instruction, useful as aids in the teaching of many of the primary subjects, their true value will not be appreciated. Extract from the Report of the Director of Technical Instruction. In regard to the manual-training classes, permanent instructors conducted classes in the following subjects : Woodwork at Nelson, Wakefield, and Reefton; cookery at Nelson, Westport, Reefton, Motueka, and Wakefield; ironwork at Westport. The staff of special instructors was increased during the year by the appointment of an assistant cookery instructress at Nelson,
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and by the appointment of pupil-assistants to the woodwork instructor at Nelson. Since the services of the agriculture instructor have been wholly confined to this district he has been able to give additional supervision to the classes in agriculture and dairy-work, more especially in regard to the classes conducted at the Motueka and Takaka District High Schools. The inclusion of dairy-work in conjunction with agriculture at some of the larger schools has met with success. With reference to the manual-training classes at Westport, it is to be regretted that the number of pupils who attended the classes is not sufficient to earn the capitation required to cover the cost of running the classes. So far as the actual instruction is concerned the Department's Inspector has reported on all the classes favourably. The carrying-on of special classes has been principally confined to the centres at Nelsop and Westport. At Nelson the school continues to cater for a large number of pupils, and a varied course of instruction has been provided. Perhaps -the most successful feature of the work in Nelson was the support accorded to the art course and to the instruction in dressmaking. The day Technical School at Nelson, inaugurated in 1911, was allowed to lapse owing to various causes. Towards the close of the year the Director resigned and the Board appointed Mr. F. C. J. Cockburn, art master, as Acting-Director, and reorganized the school. The Westport School was fairly well supported during the year so far as numbers went, and the thanks of the Board are due to the Westport Borough Council, Westport Harbour Board, and Buller County Council for their substantial donations towards the school funds. Without these donations (and the subsidies thereon) it would be quite impossible to carry on the efficient instruction that is being given in the engineering department. Had a larger number of youths been available for the day Technical School engineering course there would not be so much anxietyregarding the finances; but, of course, it is recognized that, whilst the school offers exceptional opportunities for boys desirous of becoming engineers, the number available is necessarily limited owing to the fact that the district is not a large one, but perhaps more so owing to the failure of the Railway Department to recognize the training that is given at the Technical School as part of the apprenticeship required in the workshops. This is a matter that has been brought up before, and it is to be regretted that nothing has been done to remedy the anomaly. Classes for the instruction of teachers were held at Nelson as usual during the year, and a short winter session was held at Westport for the teaching of drawing. The Board has to thank the Department for the grants which were provided from time to time for furniture and apparatus for technical schools, and also for the grant for training of teachers. F. C. Cockburn, Acting-Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at various Centres by the Nelson Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 815 3 9 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 968 19 1 Capitation on aocount of free places .. 147 10 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 1,600 10 2 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 203 6 0 Office expenses (including salaries, staMaterial .. .. .. .. 30 16 0 tionery, &o.) .. .. .. 120 9 4 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 152 19 11 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 42 10 9 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 62 0 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 62 17 0 Marlborough Eduoation Board, on account of Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 10 15 0 salary of instruotor in agriculture .. 120 0 0 Material for class use .. 161 1 5 Training of teaohers .. .. .. 180 0 0 Instructors'travelling-expenses .. .. 67 4 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 10 0 Cartage and freights .. .. .. 18 10 0 Rents .. .. .. .. .. 38 6 5 Incidentals .. .. .. .. 61 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 2,048 8 9 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &c.) 123 510 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 561 17 8 £3,799 10 10 £3,799 10 10 N. R. Williams, Secretary.
GREY. Extract from the Report op the Education Board. During 1912 school classes were held as follows : Handwork at Greymouth, Cobden, and Blackball; agriculture at Dobson, Blackball, Poerua Settlement, and Moana; cookery (at the Technical School) by pupils of Greymouth, Runanga, and Cobden; physical measurements (primary and secondary) at Grey District High School and at Cobden School. Special classes were held in connexion with cookery (Greymouth Convent), engineering, mechanical drawing, and wool-classing, and a continuation class was conducted at Blackball. The Saturday classes for teachers were well attended, the subjects taken being brush drawing and carton-work. Dining the present year the Board is making strong - and persistent efforts to establish manual and technical special classes in every centre of its education district, and it is confidently expected that good results will shortly be apparent. Extract from the Report of the Inspector of Schools. The value of handwork in correlation with other subjects is not fully appreciated, and in this connexion the district as a whole compares rather unfavourably with others. It does not seem to be understood generally that handwork need not be taken as a separate subject, but should be used as a means of supplementing the general teaching. When classes are recognized the necessary material is supplied, and there is at once available a valuable aid towards making
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the ordinary work more interesting and definite. Thus, a good deal of the arithmetic and drawing may be mastered by the intelligent application of stick-laying and brick-laying; modelling in plasticine may be used in conjunction with drawing, nature-study, and geography; and paperfolding, carton-work, and cardboard modelling are similarly valuable in connexion with arithmetic, mensuration, and geometrical drawing. At the Saturday class for teachers the subjects taken were brush drawing and carton-work, as for the D and (' examinations. This class was well attended by teachers of distant schools, and it is hoped that not only the teachers themselves, but also the children under their care, will derive considerable benefit from the work done. A word of praise is due to those who, at considerable self-sacrifice, have undertaken the conduct of special classes, for any remuneration they have received is very slight compensation for the labour and loss of time entailed. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912. in respect of Special Classes conducted at Greymouth and Totara Flat. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 25 1 6 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 193 12 2 Training of teachers .. .. .. 140 0 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 75 17 9 Fees .. .. .. .. 13 2 6 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 8 0 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 39 18 0 Sales .. .. .. .. 23 11 6 Advertising and printing .. .. 416 0 Orazing-rights .. .. .. 210 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 016 11 Balance at end of year .. .. 135 6 6 Material for class use .. .. 14 4 5 Teachers' travelling-expenses .. 14 16 0 , Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 3 10 9 £347 12 0 j £347 12 0 P. F. Daniel, Secretary.
WESTLAND. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. The following technical- and manual-instruction classes have been in operation : (1.) Physiology and hygiene A teachers' class was in operation for thirteen weeks, and was attended by thirtyseven teachers. (2.) Correlation of handwork with other subjects—A teachers' class conducted for thirteen weeks. (.'!.) Elementary agriculture—Three schools. (4.) Physical measurements — Hokitika secondary class (boys). (5.) Physiology—-Hokitika secondary class (girls), ((>.) Handwork classes Thirteen schools. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December. 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Hokitika. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 6112 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 35 14 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 48 14 9 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 9 8 0 Material for class use .. .. 12 4 5 I Travelling-expenses of teachers .. .. 52 9 6 fc-109 IS 11 £109 15 11 ChaS. Kirk, Secretary.
NORTH CANTERBURY, Extract from the Report of the Education Board, The average attendance of pupils at the Christcliurch centres has increased from 772 to 832 in the case of woodwork, and from 778 to 829 in cookery, while in laundry-work the numbers have been more than maintained. The new centre at Sydenham has greatly facilitated the arrangement of classes—a matter previously of great difficulty—and made it possible to extend the benefits of manual training to schools outside the immediate district. The establishment of an additional up-to-date centre in the east of the city is urgently needed in order to provide for the large schools in or adjacent to that locality, whose pupils at present are accommodated in an unsuitable building at the Normal School. As regards the Christchurch Technical College, the steady growth slmwn during recent years has been maintained, provision having been made for instruction in a large number of subjects. The additional accommodation available has contributed greatly to the convenient working of the institution, which is deservedly well supported by the several public bodies, as well as by trade organizations representative of many important industries. The examinations held iii connexion with the City and Guilds of London Institute are regarded as unsuitable, and in future, so far as some subjects are concerned, no special provision will be made for the students to prepare for such examination. The Board would draw the Minister's attention to the hope expressed in the Director's report that the Department will itself eventually cany out the necessary examinations in New Zealand. In reviewing the work done at the several country centres it is convenient to include reference to technical classes, the two forms of training—manual and technical —being closely associated in 'he Committees' reports. At Ashburton a very satisfactory development has taken place under the supervision of Mr. A. Moore, the new Director. Not only has there been a considerable
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increase in the roll numbers of the several classes, but new subjects of instruction have been added. This improvement 1 is due in a large measure to the completion of the new Technical School building, whereby the management is enabled to offer much greater facilities than had been possible in the past. At Kaiapoi. too, the scope of the work has been enlarged, and classes placed on a more satisfactory footing — again the natural result of the improved conditions obtaining, owing to the locality now having a commodious and well-appointed Technical School building. At Rangiora, as indicated in the Board's previous report, the control of manual and technical classes lias been transferred front the Board of Managers to the Rangiora High School Board, except that as regards the supervision of school olasses the local Committee act for the Education Board. At some of the smaller centres some diminution in the interest previously evinced in the work appears to have taken place. This is a matter for regret, and the Board trusts that as the true value of technical training becomes more generally recognized the interest taken in the subject when classes were Hist established will be revived, and that the authorities to whom the work litis been entrusted will not rest content until every facility is given for young people to obtain instruction in sonic tit least of the subjects comprising vocational education. The number of classes in some form of handwork and in swimming .and life-saving is approximately the same as in the previous year —viz., ninety-nine and fifty-seven respectively, as compared with ninety-six and fifty-five in Kill. A still further increase is shown in the number of classes in elementary agriculture, there being no fewer than 128 schools at which this work is now carried on. under the fostering rare and supervision of the chief instructor and his assistant. Extract prom the Rbport op the Inspectors of % Sohools. There has been steady progress in drawing and handwork during the year, with a continually widening scope of work. The educational results of these subjects have been kept prominently in the foreground. We would again impress upon teachers the importance of object-drawing, and trust that more attention will be given to mass drawing in pencil and brush. During the year there has been considerable extension of the opportunities for taking cookery, and we hope that the instruction at the various centres will be on such lines as to avoid overlapping, and break sufficient new ground each year to maintain unabated interest. Lincoln and Kaikoura District High Schools have made a very promising beginning with rural courses of study, and several of the other centres have modified their programmes of instruction in the direction of giving greater prominence to agriculture. Extract prom the Report or the Director op Manual Training. The new centre tit Sydenham, which was opened tit the beginning of the year, has proved an immense advantage. Not only has it allowed the pupils from the Sydenham, Addington, Waltham, Opawa and Somerfield Schools to be taken with a minimum loss of time in travelling to and fro, but the excellent arrangements of the centre have added much to the pleasure and efficiency of the work. It is greatly to lie desired that it may not be necessary much longer to continue to use the entirely unsuitable building which in the past has had to do duty for a woodwork-room at the Normal School, and that another centre as worthy of the work as that at Sydenham will be erected in the east of the city to provide for the East Christchurch, Richmond, North Linwood, Burwood, and New Brighton Schools. Throughout the session the instructors have been endeavouring as far as possible to afford opportunities for original thought on the part of the pupils not only in the way of descriptive notes and summaries of lessons, but also in the suggestion of woodwork exercises. It is surely necessary in all work of this kind to recognize the- truth that " 'Twas better youth should strive through ways uncouth towards making, than to repose on aught found made " ; and, although the work done will contain many faults due to immaturity and inexperience, nevertheless, because it is the result of the pupil's own thought and initiative. its value will lie ftir greater. Dictated notes may be properly winded and correctly spelt, but their educational value is practically nil. One very pleasing feature of the work of the year has been the c-xtc nsion of the benefits of manual training to schools outside the immediate district. We have not only had two tr 1 classes from the new Somerfield School, but two classes of boys and girls have conic in from Hornby, and a number of pupils from the Heathcote School. We have been asked next year to make provision for additional classes from the Belfast. I! iccarton, ami Spreydon Schools. The recognition of the vital importance of the training in manual work is happily growing. lii a report presented by a committee of Inspectors appointed by the English Board of Education, thej state that "to neglect manual training, of which the direct effect is to increase the efficiency of specialized groups of iniiscl -s and of the brain and sense organs in connexion with them, is seriously to mutilate our education, and it is the more serious in the case of the many children whose faculties for work, discipline, and constructive mental effort can best, or only, be developed in this way. We would associate ourselves with the opinion often expressed that the education hitherto given ill the ordinary elementary schools has not been in the fullest sense plait ical." Bergson, in his recent work on "Creative Evolution," says : "If we could rid ourselves of all pride, if to define our species we kept strictly to what the historic and prehistoric periods show us to be a constant characteristic of man and of intelligence, we should say. perhaps, not homo sapiens, but homo fahir. In short, intelligence, considered in what seems to be its original feature, is the faculty of manufacturing artificial objects, especially tools to make tools, and of indefinitely varying the manufacture." If tool-making and tool-using has been the characteristic- that has distinguished man from the lower animals and raised him above them, it is surely of great moment that in the life-history of the individual special attention should be given to the development of his constructive faculties. 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KxntAiTs from Reports on Special Classes at various Country Centres. Lincoln. During the year classes for woodwork and cookery have been held with average attendances of 7 and B*s respectively. The classes have not been attended by the number the Committee would have liked, but good results have been obtained, and the pupils have greatly benefited by the teaching of the instructors. A practical demonstration was given by the children when the new laboratory in connexion with the District High School was opened, they doing all the necessary cooking for the function, which was well attended by the public. Leeston and Doyleston.- limine;- the past year the dressmaking classes have been well attended, each term showing an increase in the number of pupils, many of whom have entered into their second year's course. The perseverance and interest shown in their work have been very encouraging. Many of the pupils have come lone; distances and in all weathers to take advantage of the instruction given. The work turned out has been highly satisfactory. The woodwork, ironwork, and cookery classes did not start, on account of the small number of pupils coming forward. Amberley. —Classes in dressmaking and wool-sorting were held, and a good attendance registered, though 1011 numbers were somewhat below previous years. No students presenting for cookery, the class was abandoned. School classes iii dressmaking, cookery, and woodwork continue to be appreciated, and. as a three years' oourse is provided, this may account for some falling-ofi at the technical classes in these subjects. The thanks of the Committee are due to the Kowai County Council for a second donation. The lining of the class-room this year has greatly enhanced the coml'ort of the pupils, and on the whole the school is looked upon as a valuable asset to the distriot.
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Extract crow the Report of the Director of the Christchurch Technical College. For the first time in the history of the institution our acconn latiou has beeu really adequate to our numbers. The erection of the domestic-science wing, the drawing-office, the physical laboratory, and the wool-room provided the space that was so urgently required, and as a con sequence we have been able to carry on the work during the past year under far more favourable circumstances. The removal of the domestic-science department from the old School of Domestic Instruction has contributed greatly to the convenient working of this department, and the gloomy predictions that wen- made as to the effect of removing these classes from the centre of the town have not been in any way verified. It was even necessary to form additional classes in Cookery. dressmaking, and needlework, and during the present session our dressmaking, millinery, and needlework department will be occupied by classes every morning, afternoon, and evening in the week, with the except ion of Saturday afternoon and evening. Day Technical School. —The total number on the roll has been 343, as compared with -111 last year, but I ant glad to say that, though there litis been still a great falling-ofi in the course of the session, this has not been epiite so serious as formerly, the roll number for the last term being 302, as against 291 for the corresponding term of 1911. The demand for our studenthas been SO great that I have found it impossible to satisfy the numerous requests that have been received, and in some cases firms have kept places vacant until the end of the year in order that they might secure mir pupils. On the whole employers are giving pupils very satisfactory remuneration, recognizing in this way the value of the training they have received.
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1 venture to think that the Leaving of pupils during the year has not been sumciently taken into account in fixing the basis of capitation for schools of this type. The stall must be arranged to cope satisfactorily with the maximum number, while the payment of the full capitation is made on a much smaller number. Further, in the case of domestic science and workshop classes, of which we have a large proportion, the number "f students under one instructor must be less than twenty-five. These two factors contribute to render the instruction costly, and should require a higher rate of capitation than for ordinary secondary-school work. During the year we have been able to make more satisfactory arrangements for singing and for physical culture in the case of girls. The Board was fortunate in securing the services of a lady who has been specially trained at Home in the latter, and provision was made to give all the girls exercises during two periods in the week. The appointment of Mr. Goldstone, who was well qualified for the work, allowed considerable extension of the singing, and lias rendered it an important feature in the school life. For the first time swimming sports have been held, and by the generosity of the Board we were able to institute a championship shield. While the school games have been, in general, indulged in with enthusiasm. we have been considerably handicapped during a great part of the winter by the state of Lancaster I , ark, ami until we have a ground of our own which may be played on at all seasons of the year we cannot hope to lie vvvy successful. We are looking forward eagerly to the time when our own playing-fields will lie in order, ami our anxiety in this respect has been shown in a practical way by the pupils. A number of the boys gave up the greater part of their spring holidays to getting out docks ami levelling, and by the end of the year more than £60 has been raised to help LU the completion of the work. The first number of the College magazine was issued in November, and will be recognized as a creditable production on which the magazine committees of the day and evening schools may be congratulated. We owe the idea of the magazine to the school parliament, which has again played a noteworthy part in the working of the school, (hie of the girls has acted as Speaker, and I am sure her school-fellows will agree that she has done credit to the position and given no justification for the objection sometimes raised against the intrusion of women into practical politics. The Hoard has adopted a definite scale of salaries for the stafl', and has thus brought our system into line with that which has proved so satisfactory in connexion with the primary schools. Evening School. —It is with much regret that 1 have to place on record an unprecedented number of changes in the personnel of our staff. It will be unnecessary for mc to refer to the work of the trade classes in detail. These have been examined und reported on by the honorary examiners. As it has considered that the London City and Guilds Examination in needlework is not a satisfactory test for those who desire to become teachers in this subject, the Board has established a teachers' needlework diploma, to be awarded on the Jesuit of a searching theoretical and practical examination and of the work done during the year. Miss Gibson, Lady Principal of the Girls' High School, kindly acted as honorary examiner, and diplomas were awarded to six of the candidates. In public examinations our students have more than maintained the successes of former years. In the City and Guilds of London Technological Examinations fourteen first-class and 'thirteen second-class certificates were obtained, and in the English Board of Education Science Examinations four first-class and one second-class certificates. We look forward, however, to the time when the Department will itself carry out such examinations in New Zealand. The Home examinations are for several reasons unsuitable, and we have decided that, as far as needlework, dressmaking, and millinery are concerned, no special provision shall be made for our students to prepare for them in future. Great encouragement has been given to our carpentry and joinery and typographical classes by the establishment of scholarships to defray the cost of instruction to students who, by their regular attendance and good work, have deserved such help. The Canterbury Carpenters and Joiners' Union, the Canterbury Master Printers' Association, and the Canterbury Typographical Association have set an excellent example in this manner, and I trust that other trade organizations may be encouraged to co-operate in the same way. To the Industrial Association of Canterbury we are greatly indebted for their generosity in offering for competition in each of our trade classes a Seddon Memorial Cold Medal, to be awarded in each class where work submitted was considered by the honorary examiners to be of outstanding merit. Four such medals have been awarded this year, and I am confident that they will provide an increasing stimulus to our students to put forward their very best energies to obtain this high mark of distinction. At the end of the session Messrs. W. Strange and Co. (Limited) kindly placed their large corner windows at our disposal for the purpose of displaying specimens of work done in the various departments of the College. All who saw the exhibition agreed that it did much credit to instructors and students alike, and I am sure it has been of great assistance in making our work better known. The display in the Terv centre of the town brought it under the notice of hundreds who would never have visited an exhibition at the College itself. A pleasant feature of the session has been the formation of our past and senior students' association, which will, I hope, do much to establish an esprit de corps among our evening students, and to unite to the College with bonds of affection those of its students who have parsed prom the class-rooms ami workshops to put into practice in their daily avocations what they have there learnt. One of the most pressing needs of educational institutions that have their students undei' their care only for a few hours in each week is the provision of a corporate life, which shall serve not only as a bond of union, but as a means whereby opportunities are afforded for carrying out the duties and responsibilities of positions which demand the exercise of initiative, independence, and self-sacrifice. College societies, whether for debating, dramatics, social evenings, or -anies. are all of great value in this direction, and I hope that the association will play an important part in our College life. The total number of individual students during the year was 1,330, Ml of these being pupils in our day school and <)S7 in our evening school and special classes. The remarkable growth
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of this institution has certainly surpassed all expectations, and shows how great is the need for the work it is doing. Yet, though doing much, we are b\ no means adequately coping with the problem of the education of the great mass of the people. We are far behind most of the English towns, and much further behind some of the German we who in some departments of our national life tin- pioucl to lead the world. For, briefly, the position is this: we are training only the most capable, the most earnest, the most industrious in short, only those who in coin parison with their less fortunate: companions need training least while the great mass of those who are to be the future citi/.eiis receive no educational care alter they leave the primary schools. Germany changed this years ago, and England is doing much to diminish the lead which her rival has gained. We in New Zealand must bestow upon this problem "i continuation education greater care and more money if we .ire to maintain our relative position in the forefront id' progressive communities. In an English town of the size and with the occupations of Christchurch there would lie a main Technical School, and in the suburbs lour or live or even inure branch technical schools to act as feeders to the main institution. The Hoard of Managers during tin past session tried to establish such a branch school at Richmond, but to our great regret the attendance- was so very small that it had to be closed after a few weeks. Germany is taking this matter boldly in hand, and in some towns it is obligatory mi till young persons from the time they leave the primary schools until the age of seventeen to attend classes for instruction- not in the evening when they are tired out. but during their ordinary working-hours, and this not for lour hours per week but for eight or ten. I am becoming strongly convinced that the problem of continuation education will never be satisfactorily solved until our young people are given an opportunity of receiving instruction during the day, while their minds and bodies are in a lit condition Io profit by it. John H. Howell, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending .'list December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Christchurch Technical College. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,334 17 2 Salaries ol instructors .. .. .. 4,972 15 7 Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 4,547 9 5 Office and general working-expenses (inCapitation on account of free places .. 466 10 8 eluding salaries, stationery, &o.) 1,029 In I Buildings .. .. .. .. 2,035 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 109 12 7 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 1,169 19 7 Lighting and heating .. .. 179 8 8 Material .. .. .. .. 359 11 3 Insurance and repairs .. ... .. 46 0 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 821 9 2 Bent .. .. .. .. .. 18 510 Pees .. .. .. .. . • 930 11 6 Material for class use .. .. 686 15 2 Voluntary contributions .. .. 882 2 4 Purchase of books and stationery .. 284 13 3 Sessional charges and deposits .. .. 155 14 10 Pees and deposit refunds .. .. 40 14 0 Sales of books and stationery .. .. 338 13 1 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 96 13 4 Material refunds .. ' .. .. 170 15 3 Prizes .. .. .. .. 40 6 7 Salaries refunds, Canterbury College .. 94 15 0 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.).. 3,837 7 8 Material refunds, Education Board .. 58 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 1,021 19 0 Lighting and cleaning refunds, Education Balance at end of year .. .. .. 1,163 0 3 Board .. .. .. .. 61 7 6 Prize Fund .. .. .. .. 19 8 6 Working Account refunds .. .. 79 16 0 Building and property refunds .. .. 1 10 0 • • 113,527 11 3 £13,527 11 3 George Scott, Chairman t , M John H. Howell, Secretary j ot Managers ' Extract from the Report of the Director of the Ashburton Teohnioal School. The session commenced in February with very satisfactory attendances, though the management was still labouring under the disabilities of former years, the- classes being housed in various parts .if the town. When, early in July, we took possession of the new school this difficulty disappeared, and both teachers and students fully appreciated the comfort of the new rooms and arrangements, but no one appreciated the fact of having the classes under one roof more than myself, and it has been a lasting wonder to mc ImTw the late Secretary managed to put in the vast amount of time that was necessary and keep things together as well as he did, and I should like to mention here the unfailing courtesy and cheerful willingness with which he has at all times helped mc to pick up the threads of the work since I have taken up my duties. The number of individual students on the rolls of technical and continuation classes was 350, with a collective roll number of 538; in addition to this, instruction was given to primary- and secondary-school pupils, including pupils from Springburn, Anama, Rakaia, Chertsey, Dromore, and Fairtoii, 177 attending woodwork and 134 cookery and domestic economy. The domestic-science subjects have more than maintained their large roll numbers, oooken having a roll of eighty-seven, dressmaking 137, and millinery forty-eight. The classes for copper work, w l-carving, cVc. with a roll of seven, must have been discontinued had not Mr. de Beer kindly consented to conduct them, and the care and attention with which he has carried out his duties deserves much better support. The drawing and painting class still remains small, but I am convinced that if those who wish to take up drawing and painting would pay a visit to the class at work we should not lack students in this direction. That our students have had favour able Press notices at such a representative exhibition as that of tin- ('liristchtircli Arts and ("rafts speaks volumes for the value of the instruction. The general and commercial classes have all increased, the rolls being -shorthand, 20; book-keeping, '25; typewriting, 25; commercial arithmetic, 40j and commercial English, 40. Wool-classing, with a roll of sixteen in Ashburton .-nil! twenty cine in Methven, needs to be more widely known among mn farmers; they have only to question those farmers who have taken advantage of the class by sending their sons along to be convinced of the value of the instruction. Though the Methven class only ran for one term, twenty passed the preliminary examination test out of twenty-one.
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The sheep-shearing class has not been very successful this year, owing to the unsettled state of the weather; young fellows did not care to join, being afraid of being delayed for want of dry sheep, and having to bear the expense of waiting. The advantage was with tin- few who did join, these having a good course with plenty of practice. A new class was started in blackboard and other drawing subjects for teachers, with a roll of eight; this should prove a popular class, saving, as it does, a tedious weekly journey to Christchurch. Physical culture, with a roll of sixteen, has been enthusiastically carried on. The course of instruction, based at it is on deep breathing, will prove a lasting benefit to the members of the class. If we can induce every student to join this class we shall have accomplished something to be pr I of. All attempt made to recommence the plumbing class met with very poor support.'which is the more regrettable in the face of the fact that, in the near future, a water-carriage drainage system is likely to be carried out ill Ashburton. This will mean that local plumbers win. have not qualified for registration will have to face the importation of outside labour. The woodwork class was also revived for apprentices in the woodworking trades; very few took advantage of it. It may not be generally known here that, in the recent award for carpenters and joiners in the Canterbury District, apprentices who have secured a two-years certificate in any technical college ill the industrial district are entitled In 2s. per week above the award rates. 1 should like to see this principle carried out in other trades, as it goes to show thai the value of technical instruction is realized by those who are in the best position to appraise its value. One cannot urge too strongly all who have the power especially parents and employers, to co-operate with educational bodies so that the greatest amount of good may be obtained from the facilities offered, and prevent the great waste of manhood and womanhood that will assuredly take place if boys and girls do not take advantage of the time immediately after their school oareers to extend their knowledge alonggeneral and particular lines, so as to become efficient workers in their own sphere of life and good citizens, ready and able to bear intelligently their part in the affairs of State. The Managers' thanks are due to the contributing bodies for their generous financial and other support —the Ashburton County and Borough Councils, High School Board, Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Borough and Ilampstead School Committees, Canterbury Sheepowners' Union, and private subscribers; above all to the Minister of Education and the Government for the generous response to our application for an additional grant; lastly, to that admirable body of workers for their strenuous efforts at our recent bazaar, and to the general public who so loyally seconded those efforts by freely buying the goods for sale. This will enable the Managers to complete the buildings and fittings and extend flic work of the school. A. Moore, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Ashburton Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dBalance at beginning of year .. .. 178 2 1 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 623 18 10 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 87 15 8 Office expenses (including salaries, stationCapitation on account of free places .. 34 0 0 cry, &c.) .. .. .. .. 74 19 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. 2,132 0 0 Advertising and printing .. 21 12 0 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 50 5 0 Lighting and heating .. .. 42 19 4 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 229 14 6 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 38 2 1 Material .. .. .. .. 15 3 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 53 3 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 156 10 10 ; Examinations, &c. .. .. .. 111 0 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 274 12 10 ! Material for class use .. .. .. 136 13 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 178 2 0 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 47 16 0 Prom controlling authority, on acoount of Cookery books .. .. .. .. 33 1 3 school olasses .. .. .. .. 163 11 6 Bazaar .. .. .. .. 22 14 8 From High School Board, on account of Sundries .. .. 37 17 6 school olasses .. .. .. 83 10 0 l Bank charges .. .. .. .. 17 15 10 Bazaar receipts .. .. .. 254 8 5 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 2,596 12 6 Sales of cookery books and material .. 18 4 7 Architect, &c. .. .. .. .. 88 11 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 11 210 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 359 19 1 Surrender of High School lease .. .. 150 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 180 3 3 £4,197 7 0 " £4,1ti7 7 0 Henry Davis, Chairman i , .. t m. „. .. d i ol managers. A. Moore, Secretary | ° Extract from the Report of the Director of nit. Kaiapoi Technical School. During the year classes have been held in the following subjects; Wood-carving, millinery, cookery, woodwork, art, and dressmaking; and the attendance, though not equal to what the importance of the subjects demands, has been comparatively satisfactory. It is to be regretted that no support was given to the proposed classes in wool -classing. cookery (evening), bookkeeping, and English. The numbers attending were as follows : Carving, 7, !); art, 9, II; woodwork, 11. 15, I 5 ; dressmaking. Hi. 33, 32; school cookery classes, 55; school woodwork classes, 57. It is satisfactory to be able to report that a promising start was made with an art class for black and white, oils, and stencilling, and that twenty-five pupils from Woodend commenced attendance at the school cooker] and woodwork classes. The Education Board showed its practical sympathy with country-school class work by donating £5 towards conveyance, and this amount, together with fees and increased capitation, resulted in the class giving a credit balance of i2\ Ids. (id. Next year the principle of bringing in country children could be extended si. as to bring in Belfast, Clarkvillc. and Ohoka pupils; it certainly is worth a trial. Last year's contributing bodies have again kindly responded this year, and I ant pleased to report that the Kaiapoi Working-men's Club, with Mr. Crick as representative, has joined the association.
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The buildings and grounds are in excellent order, and the work has run very smoothly through the year; the only cause for regret is that the public- do not fully appreciate the facilities afforded and the amount of good to be derived from attending the classes. In order to arouse interest in the work and show what the classes really are capable of, I would suggest that before opening the classes next year there si Id lie an exhibition ol' this year's work in the school. The balance-sheet shows that there is a cash-balance at the bank of £23 3s. Kid., but as £62 (Is. fid. is owing by the Department for oapitation and subsidy, (he amount in hand, alter payingoutstanding expenses, ti. commence operations with next year will be £85 Is. 4d. William D. Bean, Director. Statement of Receipts ami Expenditure jar the Year ending 31st December, 1912. in respect of Associated Classes Conducted at the Kaiapoi Technical School. Receipts. t s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 66 16 9 Balance at beginning of year .. .. ti 17 11 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 10 7 5 Salaries of instructors .. .. 177 (I 0 Material .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Office expense's (including salaries, stationery, Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 35 2 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 413 7 Fees .. .. .. .. .. liti 11 3 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 915 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 37 4 II Lighting and heating .. .. .. 7 17 From controlling authority, mi account of Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 2 2 6 school classes .. .. .. .~>2 7 li Rent .. .. .. .. .. 200 [n aid of conveyance, Woodend pupils .. 5 0 0 .Material fur class use .. .. .. 22 SS 4 Sales of material, &c. .. .. .. 8 4 3 Board and lodging, instructors .. .. 22 10 .i Half oost of fenoing Christ's College .. 3 0 0 Conveyance, pupils .. .. .. 9 0 0 Refund of fees .. .. .. .. 7176 Bank charges .. .. .. .. L 3 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 1 11 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 13 3 s Balance at unci of year .. .. 23 310 6302 10 s £302 10 8 •I. H. Blackwell, Chairman ' , „ T William I). Bean, Secretary . of Mana « ers ' Extract prom the Report op the Managers op the Banks Peninsula Technical Classes Associ VTION. The Managers beg.to report that during (la- year the following classes were held: —Roll number : Woodwork —Adults 15, school 22; cookery -adults 20. school IS; dressmaking— adults 20. Owing to the lack of interest taken in the laundry class it was discontinued. The other classes were well attended, and great interest was taken in the work. The school class In woodwork was again held, after being discontinued for a year. The Managers regret that enough pupils did not come forward to enable the class in wool-sorting to be held, but this year another effort will be made to induce pupils to attend. An effort will also be made to hold a class in veterinary science. An offer has been made by a qualified teacher to come to Akaroa and hold a class. This offer is now being considered. The classes in cookery and dressmaking were must successful, considerable' enthusiasm for the work being shown by most of the pupils. Alex, Gray, Hon. Secretary. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Classes conducted at Akaroa by the Banks Peninsula Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. t Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 25 10 0 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 412 6 Suusidies on voluntary contributions .. 26 6 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 53 3 0 Pees .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 26 6 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 056 Prom controlling authority, on account of Advertising and printing .. .. .. 1 11 G school classes .. .. .. .. 710 0 Lighting, heating, and cleaning .. .. 13 1 9 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 10 13 5 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 6 6 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 17 0 8 Sundries .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 013 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 14 11 6 £116 5 5 £116 5 5 John Bruce, Chairman i ~, Alex. Gray, Secretary f°* Managers. Extract phom the Report of the Board of Governors of tut-: Ranoiora Bioh School. The Technical School, now under the <■• «titr<>l of the High School Board, is doing satisfaction work. Classes are held in Rangiora and at centres served by (he railway. The subjects taken are wool-classing, cookery, woodwork, typewriting, shorthand, painting, millinery, dressmaking, architectural drawing, &c. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Rangiora. Cast. Oxford, ami Woodend try the. Rangiora High School Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on classes .. .. .. 30 14 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 328 4 4 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 140 0 5 ; Advertising and printing .. .. 6 5 0 High school, on account of school classes 83 44 j Lighting and heating .. .. .. 24 16 1 Salei of material .. .. .. 13 64 j Material for class use .. .. .. 31 9 3 Contributions from High School Board .. 157 11 5 Instructors'board and lodging .. .. 23 0 6 ' Sundry small accounts .. .. .. 7 11 4 | Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 310 0 C 424 16 G £424 16 6 - —_ _! S. S. Clark, Secretary.
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Extract from the Report of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of Canterbi in College School of Engineering. This year shows a slight increase in the number of matriculated students who purpose taking the full course for one or other of the degrees. This is due in all probability to the resolution passed by the Senate which enables the whole course to be completed in four years instead of five years. It is more than probable that as the years pass the number will be materially increased. I have pointed out in another portion of the report that this shortening of the course has made it imperative that more accommodation should be provided. The alterations and additions decided on and now being undertaken provide for an additional lecture-room, a departmental library, workshop, a room for applied mechanics, a private r for a lecturer, and a preparation room. By such means every facility will be given the students to pursue their studies under more advantageous surroundings. It is to be regretted that the serious illness of Professor Scott has necessitated a lengthened halve of absence, and this at a time when alterations and additions designed by him are being carried out. The list of recent appointments obtained by ex-students during the past year, as shown by the acting professor in charge, makes it clear that the School of Engineering is providing well-qualified men not only in the Dominion but in different parts of the world. School of Art. —The attendance tit the school has been more than maintained during tinpast year, the average being 345, and each year 't appears that more and more tire availing themselves of the various courses provided for the students. The exhibitions of work showed a marked advance on those nf past years, and the comments, both public- and private, were of a most favourable nature. In the exhibition of work tit the Art Gallery a small room was placed at the disposal of the school. 'I he walls of this room were specially prepared by a decorative scheme carried out under the superintendence of the Director .and others, and the plan adopted enabled the exhibits to be shown to great advantage, so much so dial special notice was taken of il by the Committee- of the Art Society, and a diploma of the first class was awarded. In designing the opportunity afforded by the proximity of the Public Gardens is taken advantage of. and the students, having prepared their sketches for design, .are enabled to execute the finished work in metal and other material in the school itself. The completed work thus carried out also shows what progress has been made. A fresh departure was also made during the year by establishing a class for etching. A good beginning has been made, and the class promises to be one of the features of the school. Though some good work has been done in the architectural classes, some of the students do not seem inclined to go outside the ban- requirements, which are comparatively narrow, but a degree in architecture having been lately established by the Senate of the University, it is In.peel that those who ire studying this subject will be stimulated to elo more advanced work, and thus take full advantage of the opportunities offered for equipping themselves better I'm- future work in their profession. In competition with the outside- world the school has again been very successful. In the National Competitions amongst the schools nf art in Great Britain five of the students gained honourable mention for drawing and painting from life and still life, while fifteen passed in the Advanced Art Examinations held in Great Britain. Unfortunately, altered conditions will make it impossible for our students to compete again in this class. This is a matter for regret, and to fill to a certain extent the gap caused b\ this change a Dominion competition among all the art schools in New Zealand should be established, and in this way a keenness that cannot be obtained by purely local competitions aroused. Of the past students four were- successful in competitions held by European art academies. The Board of Governors established a \'cw years ago two valuable (£25) scholarships, tenable for one year, and a hope was expressed at tin- time that a travelling scholarship might be established. The funds, however, at the disposal of the' Board are not large enough to enable this to be done. In the interests of the study of art it would be a good thing if the Government were to establish such a scholarship, open to the whole of the art students in New Zealand, under conditions which would enable the successful one to spend one or two years in continuing higher studies in Europe. Extract from the Report of the Acting Professor in Charge, School of Engineering. Attendance: During the year 155 individual students attended lectures, ami the hourattendances per week were 916. Twenty-two matriculated students were studying for the University degree or for the Assooiateship of the School of Engineering in the School of Engineering, in addition to which four engineering students were studying for their Entrance Examination at the College. Twenty-eight lectures per week were delivered, and instruction in drawing anil designing, experimental work in the laboratories and in field-work was given for ninety-five hours per week during the session. At the University Examinations, 1911, one stmlent sat for ami passed in the Final Examination I'm- the degree of B.E. (Electrical); one student sat for and passed the first part of the Second Professional Examination in Civil Engineering; three students completed the First Professional Examination in Electrical Engineering; one student passed the first part of the First Professional Examination in Electrical Engineering; one student passeil the first part of the first Professional Examination in Mechanical Engineering; and four students passed the Entrance Examination. At the Associateship Examinations, 1912, one student passed the final examination for the Associateship of the School "f Engineering in Civil Engineering, whilst the passes in the other subjects of the associateship courses taken at the School of Engineering were —lii freehand mechanical drawing, 3: descriptive geometry (advanced). 4; mechanical drawing. 3; steam-engine: (elementary), 5; steam-engine (intermediate), 2; applied mechanics, 4; mechanics of machinery. 4 ; hydraulics ami pneumatics, 2; strength of materials (elementary), I ; sireiigth of materials (intermediate'), 2: strength of materials (advanced). 2; surveying (elenientarv), 2; building-construction, 1; principles of civil engineering, 1; electrical engineering (intermediate), 5, Associateship students taking subjects outside their regular course- attended
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lectures and passed examinations in the following: Surveying (elementary), 1; surveying (advanced), 1; building-construction, 1; and principles of civil engineering, 1. The Engineering Travelling Scholarship was awarded to a student who had recently obtained his degree of B.E. (Electrical), and is now holding it at the Westinghouse Works, Manchester. Evening students: Eighty-four certiticates were awarded to students who attended lectures and passed examinations in the following subjects : Freehand mechanical drawing, descriptive geometry and setting-out work, mechanical drawing, steam-engine (elementary), applied mechanics (elementary), hydraulics, strength of materials (elementary), principles of civil engineering, electrical engineering (elementary), surveying (advanced). The following are some of the appointments obtained by past students since the date of the last report: Borough Engineer, Wanganui; Borough Engineer, Miramar ; Assistant Engineer, Auckland Harbour Board; Assistant Engineer, Tramway Company, Auckland; Assistant Engineer, Tramways, Invercargill; Lecturer, Technical School, Invercargill; Electrician, Ross Gold fields Company; Assistant Draughtsman (private firm); Assistant Draughtsman, Public Works Department; 'Assistant Draughtsman, Public Works Department; Assistant Engineer (private firm); Assistant Surveyor (private firm). During the year tests were made in the engineering laboratories on cement for the Gisborne Harbour Board/ wrought-iron plate for the District Engineer, Xew Zealand Railways, Christchurch; ventilators for the Christchurch Drainage Board: and on bronze, steel rods, oil, and on an electric " dimmer " for various private individuals and firms. Further, a test of the electric-lighting ami power plant at the Agricultural College, Lincoln, was carried out. The plant, having been carefully upkept, has suffered little deterioration during the year. The following additions have been made: Cement-testing apparatus, gas-sampling apparatus, four pressure-gauges, hydraulic safety-valve and connections, telescope and scale, Cambridge patent extensometer. hydraulic current meter, standard scale, profiling-machine carriage, anetiio meter, themometers, parallel ruler, theodolite, three galvanometers, three voltmeters, ammeter, and a number of lantern-slides. Percivai. H. Powell, M.Sc. M.Eng.. M.1.E.E., Assoc. A.1.E.E., Acting Professor in Charge. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. .. 588 9 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 2,917 0 0 Contribution from Museum, Library, and Apparatus for surveying, &o. .. .. 30 411 School of Technical Science Endow- Rent of building (College) .. .. 162 10 0 ment Fund .. .. .. .. 525 0 0 j Exhibitions .. .. .. 20 0 0 Contribution from superior-education re- Scholarships .. .. .. .. 65 0 0 serves (College) Contribution towards expenses of RegisFor electrical department .. .. 99 0 0 trar's office .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 For exhibitions .. .. .. 20 0 0 Contribution towards travelling-expenses of For scholarships .. .. .. 65 0 0 members of Board .. .. .. 9 010 Government grants— Coal, gas, and electricity .. .. 141 8 1 For specialization in engineering .. 2,000 00 | Insurance .. .. .. 36 3 3 For technical classes .. .. .. 384 511 j Printing and stationery.. .. .. 50 3 5 Students' fees .. .. .. 545 710 j Advertising .. .. .. .. 16 19 a Testing fees (share of) .. .. .. 12 17 3 Laboratory stores .. .. .. 14 4 8 Electric lighting, refunds .. .. 12 12 0 Experimental work apparatusFees for certificate of associate .. .. 5 5 0 Applied meohanios and mechanical engiStudents' Fines .. .. • • 1 6 0 i neering .. .. .. .. 88 17 3 Sales of " Graph" exercise books .. 7 6 8 Hydraulics laboratory .. .. 71 8 5 Sales of slide rules .. .. .. 919 9 Electrical engineering .. .. 107 19 0 Interest .. .. 21 17 11 Stores and chemicals (electrical engineering) .. .. .. .. 23 13 5 Upkeep of plant and repairs to machinery 73 7 3 Telephone subscription .. .. .. 5 5 0 Old Telephones .. .. .. 3 0 0 Prospectuses University regulations .. 5 14 6 Expenses to Wellington .. .. 7 4 6 Petty cash .. .. .. .. 10 17 6 Sundries .. .. .. 8 16 2 Rent of section (share of) .. .. 20 0 0 Grant towards salary of assistant in mathematics (College) .. .. 10 0 0 Award of special prizes, presented in 1911 5 5 0 Painting exterior of building .. .. 13 0 0 Balance .. .. .. 261 5 10 £4,298 8 3 _ £4,298 8 3 Geo. G. Mason, Registrar. Extract from the Report of the Director <>k the School ok Art. The high average of 1911 has been well maintained this year : First term, 365 individual students; second term, 334; third term, 335. An exhibition of students' work was held during February, and was visited by a large number of the public. The work exhibited showed a marked advance over previous years. The Press gave very favourable reports on the advancement of the work of the school. Instruction was given in drawing and painting from life, still-life, antique, .and landscape. The study of anatomy has again formed a special feature of the life classes. The figure-composi-tion class did several large pieces of work very creditably. The scheme for the decoration of the small room at the Art Gallery, which was carried out by the students, and for which the school received a diploma of the "first class, was a distinct departure from the usual School of Art routine.
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The work in design is now devoted to designing for practical purposes, such as jewellery, repousse-work, leather-work, carving, stained glass, lithography, furniture, needlework, &c, and in every case the student has carried out his design in the finished material. The study of plant and animal forms has been continued during the year, students as far as possible making their studies from plants and trees in the Botanical Gardens. The work of the artistic crafts department comprised executing in material the designs made in the design classes. lam anxious to add to the number of crafts taught, and next year I hope to include pottery and hand-loom weaving. The etching class lias made steady progress, and some very creditable work was shown at the exhibition of students' work. The work of the modelling department lias greatly improved, one study from life showing exceptional technical ability. During the year several students carried out work in marble, and also soft stone. A large furnace for firing terra-cotta would be a great help to the modelling classes. I find considerable difficulty in obtaining suitable i Ids tor the modelling and painting life classes. The absence of the professional model in New Zealand is a distinct drawback to advanced figure-work. If it were possible for the Education Department to obtain the services of, say, two professional models, a male and female, and divide their time between the four principal schools, the figurework would greatly benefit thereby. Excellent models are available in Australia. The architecture department has done good work and has been well attended. I look forward to the time when the registration of architects becomes compulsory in the Dominion : then a emu prehensive course of study will be possible At present only a small number of architects' pupils can be persuaded to go outside their daily requirements, which in many cases are very narrow. Good work has been done in the classes for signwriting and poster-work. Classes for teachers and pupil-teachers have been held on Saturday mornings and Monday evenings in elementary drawing, modelling, and design. Tin' time given by teachers to this work is too small to give the best results. The teaching of drawing lias been continued at the Training College by the staff of the School of Art with good results. Next year more time will be available, and better work should be obtained in consequence. The school obtained five honourable mentions for drawing and painting from life, still-life, and anatomy in the National Competitions amongst schools of art in Great Britain. Some fifteen students passed the Advanced Art Examinations held by the Board of Education in London. 1 regret that next year the changed conditions made by the Board of Education will prevent colonial students from sitting for the English examinations. The time has arrived when a New Zealand set of art examinations are necessary, and unless some arrangements can be made the advanced work of our Art School will suffer. Local examinations are not sufficiently important, and, however high the standard may be, there are no means of comparison with other centres in the Dominion. Two scholarships of £25 and eleven scholarships carrying free tuition were awarded to students of the day and evening classes. A travelling scholarship is very necessary to enable a brilliant student to visit Europe, and I trust that the Government will see its way to maul one in the near future. It is gratifying to hear that four past students of this school- have competed with success in competitions held by European art academies, and that one student lias obtained an important position on the art staff of a large engraving company in England. No changes have occurred in the staff during the year. Thanks are due to Messrs. Gibb, ami Hammond and Co., for special prizes, and also to W. H. Montgomery, Esq., for a valuable prize for landscape-painting, and to the executors of the late Mr. William Sey for prizes in connexion with the signwriting class. In conclusion, I have to thank the Board for the support given to mc in my efforts to further the benefits and growth of the school. R. Hbbdman-Smith, A.M.. K.S.A.M.. Ate., Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance, Ist January, 1912 .. .. 743 1 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,666 13 4 Students' fees .. .. .. 411 17 0 Instructing pupils of Boys' High School in Grant from North Canterbury Board of woodwork and drawing .. .. 100 0 0 Education for instruction in drawing .. 90 0 0 Contribution towards expenses of Registrar's Government capitation— office .. .. .. .. 80 0 0 For technical classes .. .. .. 1,190 17 7 i Contribution towards travelling-expenses of For free places .. .. .. 151 9 9 [ members of Board .. .. 4 16 5 Government grants— ! Insurance .. .. .. .. 16 8 0 For material .. .. .. .. 53 17 2 Gas .. .. .. .. .. 72 211 For furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 37 4 4 Repairs.. .. .. .. ~ 14129 Grant from Museum, Library, and School of Advertising .. .. .. 21 16 8 Technical Science Endowment .. .. 400 0 0 Printing, stationery, &o. .. .. 37 19 6 Contributions from Boys' High School for Fuel .. .. .. .. .. 17 5 9 instructing pupils in drawing and wood- Expenses of Speech Night and exhibition .. 5 6 11 work .. .. .. .. 120 0 0 Requisites for classes .. .. 8 6 0 Contributions from students of life classes Washing, cleaning, and appliances .. 215 3 towards cost of model .. .. .. 613 4 Grant to sports fund .. .. 3 3 0 Interest .. •• •• .. 16 15 4 Fittings .. .. 9 7 0 Concrete bridge .. .. .. .. 2 7 0 Sundries .. .. .. ~ 8 6 10 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 18 2 0 Subsidy to life classes .. .. .. 75 0 0 Books ifor school library .. .. .. 34 15 6 Material .. .. .. .. 33 6 4 Grant to still-life classes .. .. 21 14 7 Telephone .. .. .. .. 5 5 0 Official postage-stamps .. .. .. 5 0 0 Scholarships .. .. .. .. 50 0 0 Grant for prizes.. .. .. .. 14 8 2 Alteration to gas fittings.. .. .. 66 14 2 Typewriter .. .. .. .. 15 0 0 Painting exterior of buildings .. .. 14 0 0 Half-share of cost of exhibit at Art Gallery 6 8 9 Balance .. .. .. .. 790 14 4 £3,221 16 2 ! £3,221 16 2 Geo. 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SOUTH CANTERBURY. Extract prom the Report of the Director of Technical Eoucation. As in previous years, the work was conducted under three distinct heads : (1) Associated classes, (2) special classes, (3) school classes. Associated classes have been recognized during the year at Fairlie, Pleasant Point, Temuka, Waimate, and liiiiaru. In Fairlie classes were conducted in cookery, veterinary science, and dressmaking. At Pleasant Point classes were conducted in dressmaking, singing, ambulance-work, and wool-classing. At Temuka classes were conducted in wool-classing, millinery, dressmaking, w 1-carving, commercial work, cookery, painting, oarpentry, and class singing. At Waimate classes were carried on in wool-clsssing, dressmaking, cookery, carpentry, painting, and domestic hygiene. At Timaru classes were carried on in cookery, dressmaking, architectural drawing, typing, plumbing, Standard VI work, book-keeping, "shorthand, millinery, wood-carving, commercial arithmetic, commercial English, elocution, art-work, electricity, singing, woodwork, wool-classing, matriculation work, and photography. The attendances at the above schools show a considerable increase over previous years, the most popular classes being those in the commercial and domestic courses. Good work was done in the wool-sorting classes carried on at Temuka, Timaru, Waimate. and Pleasant Point. All the technical scl Is arc in a soiinil condition financially —a fact which justifies thenexistence, as they depend to a large extent on voluntary contributions for their support. Special classes : These classes were confined to a class in dressmaking, successfully conducted at Winchester, and teachers' classes in agricultural botany and drawing. Dr. Cockayne, F.li.S.. conducted the class in agricultural botany, providing a very useful course of instruction for teachers. He spared neither time nor trouble in preparing lantern-slides and charts to make the lectures interesting and to place before the teachers matter that would be beneficial to them in their school-work. His efforts were highly appreciated, as the class was exceptionally well attended, the average attendance for the course being forty-five. The students attending the class in drawing did good work, as is shown by the results of the teachers' examinations. School classes: One hundred classes in elementary handwork, taken at thirty-one different schools, have been recognized by the Department for the year. These classes are for the following subjects: Cardboard-modelling, freearm drawing, bricklaying, stick-laying, plasticine-modelling, paper folding and weaving, elementary design, etc. The courses of instruction were almost identical with those taken up last year. The Board now sends out to all schools taking this work a small pamphlet issued by Messrs. Harbutt and Co. This pamphlet has proved very helpful to infant-mistresses in the way of providing new models and new ideas. Last year fourteen schools with no female teacher received financial assistance from the Department under the .Manual and Technical Begulations, which enabled the Board to provide a salary for an outside instructress in needlework. Eighty classes for advanced handwork have been recognized for the year in the following subjects : Agriculture, woodwork, cookery, swimming, physical measurements, chemistry, botany, and agricultural chemistry. Classes in cookery, domestic hygiene, and woodwork were carried on at five different centres during the year —viz., Waimate, Timaru. Temuka, Pleasant Point, and Fairlie. 400 boys took up woodwork, and 375 girls took up cookery. Where practicable, country children were conveyed by rail to receive instruction in woodwork and cookery at the different centres. In cookery, advantage was again taken of the Department's amended regulations, 1911, to carry out a course of instruction in cookery, domestic economy, and domestic hygiene. This course of instruction has proved very satisfactory; it adds considerably to the interest of the work as far as the pupils are concerned. The cookery-rooms at Temuka and Waimate have been found too small for the requirements of the district; the Departments has provided grants for the purpose of building larger rooms in Waimate ami Temuka. It is expected that the new buildings will be completed shortly, and it is hoped that the work in this subject will be done under ideal" conditions in the future. Miss Wilson's removal from the work will be a distinct loss to the Board. She has been connected with the Board for some eight years. She did the pioneering work in the district when the conditions were not so favourable as they are to-day; but she always worked hard, and her persistent efforts have brought the work up to a very high standard ineleed. The woodwork classes were ably conducted by Mr. Chaplin, and the interest taken in the work by all classes of pupils is very gratifying. The syllabus of work was much the same as in previous years, and correlated as far as possible with the work of the standard classes. The Board has done a good deal in past years to encourage swimming and life-saving, and it is pleasing to note that interest in the subject continues to increase year by year. Swimming and life-saving is taught to both boys and girls at all the large schools where baths are available. Temuka has now up-to-date swimming-baths, where the District High School pupils regularly receive instruction. Unfortunately the weather was not very suitable for swimming during the past season. The annual sports, which took place last February, brought out a good deal of competition, and some tine records for youths were put up. The challenge shield presented by the Board was again won by the Main School, Timaru; valuable book prizes were also presented to successful competitors. Agriculture is now an important subject in this district. Twenty-nine schools were recognized as taking this subject, an increase of two for the year. Unfortunately the continuity of the work was somewhat interfered with during the year, owing to an interchange of teachers. The interest taken in the subject is increasing yearly. Most of the agricultural and horticultural societies offer substantial prizes for exhibits from school-gardens, and one has only to visit the different shows in the elistrict and see the beautiful displays to recognize that the pupils are being brought closely into touch with the beauties and bounties of nature. Rural courses of instruction have been taken in connexion with the district high schools at Temuka and Pleasant Point. Sixty-eight pupils received instruction in the following subjects : Agricultural botany, agricultural chemistry, agricultural zoology, dairying, surveying, dressmaking, cookery, woodwork, chemistry, and physics.
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The school classes have been self-supporting, and when all capitation claims have been paid over by the Department there will be a credit balance of about £500. This is very gratifying. as all schools have- been liberally supplied with material and apparatus, and. while there has been no stint, there litis been no waste. In conclusion, 1 have to thank all teachers of manual and technical subjects for their loyal co-operation in carrying on the work during the past year. I have also to place on record the promptness and fairness with which all claims were met by the central Department. Ritohingb Ghant, Direotor. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Timaru, Hannaton, and Winchester. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 247 3 0 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 72 5 0 Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 23 13 9 Instructors' travelling-expenses .. .. 310 8 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus.. .. 4 4 0 Administration .. .. .. .. 8 9 10 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 750 Sundries .. .. .. .. 418 6 Special grant for training of teachers .. 150 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus 4 4 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 338 17 9 £432 5 9 £432 5 9 A. Bell, Secretary. Extract froji the Hepobt of the Managers of the Timaru Technical School. The Managers have again to report a very successful year's operation. The school opened on the 11th March, and continued till the middle of October, with a break of one week for Easter. Altogether 400 individual students joined the school during the year, and the following list gives the number entered for each class: Cookery, 124; dressmaking, 49; architectural drawing, 20; typing, 63; plumbing, 17; Standard VI work, 11; book-keeping, 75; shorthand, 55; millinery, 12; wood-carving, 8; commercial arithmetic, 90; commercial English, 94; elocution, 16; art-work, 20; electricity, 12; singing, 9; woodwork, 23; wool-classing, 24; Matriculation class, 12; photography, 7: total class entries. 741. This shows a considerable increase cm last year's figures. In accordance with the amended regulations of 1910, definite courses of instruction were carried on, involving attendance at classes in related subjects on one, two, three, or more evenings per week. The courses were confined to a domestic course, a commercial course, and an arts course. The domestic and commercial courses were exceptionally well attended. In the domestic course girls received instruction in laundry-work and dressmaking, in addition to lessons in cookery and domestic hygiene. As a preparation for and an introduction to home life and its duties, the value of such a course of instruction cannot be overestimated. Of course, students were allowed to take classes in one or more unrelated subjects, but they were not encouraged to do so. Wool-classing was again a very successful class, and it was pleasing to note the good attendance of apprentices at the woodwork class. Ninety-seven free students attended the school during the year —twenty senior and seventy-seven junior. The attendance of these free pupils was exceptionally good, and their diligence was highly satisfactory. During the year the Managers met nine times, and attended to every detail in connexion with the working of the school. Visiting committees were appointed each month, and official visits were paid to the different classes whilst tit work. Towards the end of the session the Inspector of Technical Instruction, Mr. E. C. Isaac, visited the school; he stayed a week and inspected the different classes at work. He expressed himself as satisfied with the working of the school. At the close of the session examinations were held in the different subjects, and certificates were granted to deserving students. Three plumbers passed the theory examination in plumbing; seven drainlayers qualified for licenses in accordance with the borough by-laws. In Standard VI seven pupils gained proficiency certificates and four pupils competency certificates. In the City and Guilds of London Institute Examination in cookery, five students gained first-class certificates and six students gained second-class certificates. Thirty-three students sat for the Senior Free Place Examination, and twenty-nine of them have been granted Senior Free Places by the Department. At the close of the year an exhibition of students' work was held. The exhibition was kept open for a week anil was well patronized by the public, the different rooms being crowded every night and during the afternoon. The exhibition must have served to advertise the school well, as the quality of the work shown was very favourably commented on by the Press. A break-up gathering was given at the conclusion of the exhibition, nearly the whole of the students attending the function. Such social functions as these cannot fail to have a good effect on the work of the school, as they help to bring the students into closer touch with each other, with the instructors, and with the Managers. A glance at the balance-sheet will show that the finances of the school are still in a sound condition, but to bring this about the Managers have to practise the strictest economy, as the school has no endowments, but has to depend on its own resources I'm- its very existence. A pleasing feature is the large amount collected in fees, demonstrating the fact that people are willing to pay for the instruction which they need. Summarizing, the work of the past year must be considered highly satisfactory. The number of students on the roll shows a substantial increase mi the previous year, and the examiners report that the different classes did good work. The attendance was excellent, and the diligence and general behaviour of the students were all that could be desired. Whilst this spirit exists among the students there can be no doubt about the ultimate success of the school as a whole. We cannot close this report without referring to Miss Wilson's departure from Timaru. She has been a member of the staff almost since the inception of the school, and her efforts have contributed largely to the success of the school. Her
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strict attention to duty and her willingness to oblige have made her a favourite with all with whom she came in contact. The thanks of the association are due to all who in any way contributed to the success of the school during the year—to the local bodies and citizens who contributed liberally to the funds; to the Press, who always loyally support the school, and are ever ready to promote the cause of technical education in the town. A special word of thanks is due to the teachers for the very able manlier in which they earned out their onerous duties. The whole success of the school depends on the staff, and their loyal enthusiasm in the past has placed the- school in the position it occupies to-day. Their work is often a labour of love,- as the- remuneration allowed does not compensate them for the am..tint of trouble they go to in carrying on the work successfully. The Managers also desire to place on record the prompt attention of the central Department to all claims and applications made during the year. James A. Valentine, 8.A., Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Timaru Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s d Balance at beginning of year .. .. 211 10 3 Salaries of instructors .. 776 6 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 287 13 8 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery Capitation on account of free places .. 164 12 3 &c.) .. .. .. 16 7 5 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus.. .. 68 13 9 Advertising and printing '.'. '.'. " 26 10 6 Material .. .. .. 24 1 8 Lighting and heating \\ 43 n 6 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 286 13 9 Insurance and repairs 3 3 2 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 97 4 6 Examinations, &c. .. 60 0 Sales of material .. .. .. 20 16 8 Material for class use 70 7 3 Interest.. .. .. .. .. 119 7 Sundries .. .. .. 15 19 6 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 77 10 3 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 127 10 6 ■61.163 6 * £1,163 6 1 J. A. Valentine, Chairman i , ~ Richings Grant, Secretary j of Mana gers. Extract prom the Report of the Managers of the Temuka Technical School. The Board of Managers consisted of ten members, as against eleven for the previous year— namely. Messrs. M. McLeod (Chairman), representing the subscribers; ,1. W. Jovnt and J "H A Pedder, the Temuka Road Board; A. I',-,-w and 11. Bell, the Temuka Borough Council; W. F. Evans, the Temuka Caledonian Society; T. Gunnion, the Temuka Bicycle Club; F Saunders the Temuka District High School Committee; and D. Mclnnes and'C Thomson, the South Canterbury Board of Education. The usual monthly meeting and two special meetings were held, and members attended very regularly and paid close attention to all matters that had a bearing on the progress of the classes. We cannot let this opportunity pass without expressing our very best thanks for the hard work done by instructors and instructresses, and for their kindly interest and co-operation in matters affecting the welfare of their pupils. We are pleased to say that the majority of the students took a keen interest in their work, and that consequently their progress was highly satisfactory The number of individual students was 150, as against 148 for 1911. This number would have been larger, especially in the wool class, only for the requirements of military training. It is difficult to get students, particularly those who live at a distance, to leave their homes for more than one or two nights a week, and the authorities might very well take into consideration the matter oi excusing pupils while in regular attendance at technical classes from a proportion of their drills, say, once a fortnight. The number of classes carried on was the same as last year—namely, eleven—and the roll numbers were as follows: Dressmaking (2), 48- relief carving, 7; cookery (2), 24; wool-classing. 14; millinery, 10; painting, 12; carpentry and joinery, 6; commercial work. 16; singing, 12. Examinations for certificates were again held at the end of the year, and we are pleased to note that the number of candidates for the Board's awards showed an increase on the numbei who sat in 1911. At the close of the session the break-up ceremony for the presentation of certificates was this year combined with an exhibition of students' work, cookery, millinery, dressmaking carvin" carpentry, painting, and commercial work being represented.' The standard of work'was of°a high order, and served to bring prominently before- the public the valuable work done in our classes. In spite of a wet night and counter-attractions the rooms were crowded, and the Managers had every reason to be pleaseei with the result of the extra work entailed. The new cookery-room will be out of the contractor's hands in a few days and will be in working-order before the opening of the 1913 session. We hope to be able to carry on classes not only in cookery, but in laundry-work ami domestic science. Everything has been built with that end in view, and with a suitable- instructress there should be good classes in these subjects In these days, when it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain efficient assistance in the home it is of the utmost importance that the widest possible us,- should be made of the opportunity now offeree] by the- school. The old cookery-room has been fitted up with open fireplace and cupboards for the- convenience of the classes in dressmaking and millinery, and should prove much more convenient than formerly. We would again point out that before winter some improvements are absolutely necessary in the woodwork-room. The room was built originally to hold twenty-four pupils, but some nf the school classes every year have over that number, so'the room
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is too small. Desks should be provided so that the drawing could be done, and this would necessi tate an extension of the building. It should also be lined and provided with a fireplace, for in winter it is so cold that the children frequently become ill, while in summer the iron so close overhead makes it oppressively hot. The woodwork benches are out of repair, and should be rebuilt and provided with up-to-date vices. No doubt if this state of affairs were brought befor - the Department the matter would be rectified. One of the Managers, Mr. H. Bell, has interested himself greatly in the wool class, and has also enlisted the sympathy of several prominent farmers of the district —so much so that they have presented stud fleeces to the school. Mr. F. W. Tarbotton litis given one stud English Leicester fleece; Mr. Donald Grant, two stud Romney fleeces and two stud Border Leicesters; Mr. R. Smith, jun., one stud Shropshire; Mr. Edwin Kelland, one imported English Leicester; and Mr. John Withell, two stud Oxford Downs and two Ryelands. These gentlemen deserve the best thanks of all who are interested in technical education for the supply of such a good class of wool. Provision will be made for preserving the fleeces in good condition for class use. In conclusion, we have to thank the local public bodies for their generous support during the past year, and also private indivduals for liberal donations. We are glad to be able to state that subscriptions from the general public increased last year, and it is largely to these and public subscriptions that we owe the success of the past session. The Managers are again indebted to Mr. John Mclnnes, Winchester, for the loan of wool. Mr. Mclnnes has consistently supported the class for a number of years, and his kindness is appreciated not only by the Managers, but also by the pupils. Attached is the balance-sheet, from which it will be seen that after allowing for £50 still to be paid to the cookery-room contractor out of the first progress payment, and .£5 19s. in hand at the time of the balance, the institution has just paid its way. M. McLEOn, Chairman. J. T. Smart, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Temuka Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 010 7 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 183 14 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 109 0 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Buildings .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. 66 8 7 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 12 13 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 416 9 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 35 2 0 Lighting and heating .. .. ..11110 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 105 0 0 Insurance and repairs .. .. 114 8 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 40 7 6 Expenses, wool lecture and oartage .. 10 6 From controlling authority, on account of Material for class use .. .. .. 917 1 school classes .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 Part cost of asphalting .. .. .. 510 0 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 815 6 Caretaker .. .. .. 20 0 0 Bank oharges, &c. .. .. .. 015 6 Instructors' board .. .. .. 13 16 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. 2 9 3 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 200 0 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 0 110 Balance at end of year .. .. 44 4 3 £566 8 7 £566 8 7j M. McLeod, Chairman | x „„ J. T. Smart, Secretary | ° fMana ß ers - Extract from the Report of the Director of the Waimate Technical Sohool. The year has in many ways been the most successful in the history of the association. In years past the classes suffered from the lack of expert instruction. This weakness has, however, entirely disappeared, and now the association can boast not only of an excellent but also of an enthusiastic staff. This has naturally been productive of much greater interest on the part of the pupils, and consequently much improved work. Instruction has been given in the following subjects : Wool-classing, dressmaking, cookery, carpentry, painting, and hygiene. Under Mr. Harte the wool-classing pupils have made great progress. The class consists entirely of farmers and the sons of farmers, and the fact that the pupils are finding ready employment in the wool-sheds of the district speaks volumes for Mr. Barte's instruction. In one case a runholder, wdiose wool was classed by one of our students, received a letter from his London agent complimenting him on the excellence of the classing. In cookery, too, the students have done excellent work. Out of a class of thirteen prepared for the City and Guilds of London Institute Examination in plain cooking twelve passed, two gaining first-class certificates. A public exhibition of the work of the various classes was held at the end of the second term, and while all exhibits showed a high standard, special mention should be made of the excellence of the painting, of the carpentry, and of the dressmaking exhibits, all of which reflect great credit on the instructors. The alteration to the wool-classing room which was completed early in the year has proved of great assistance to the work, and it is hoped that a similar improvement will be made to the cookery-room before the opening of next session. Orco. Pitcaithi.t, Director.
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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted at the Waimate Technical School. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. dCapitation on classes .. .. .. 62 14 4 Balance at beginning of year .. .. 32 711 Capitation on account of free places .. 26 8 6 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 213 12 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. .. 21 9 10 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Material.. .. .. .. .. 8 8 8 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 317 5 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 97 19 6 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 14 17 0 Fees .. .. ' .. .. .. 104 2 6 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 13 10 8 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 53 14 6 Bent .. .. .. .. .. 2 y 10 Sales .. .. .. .. 20 211 Material for class use .. .. 30 4 8 Contraots (new buildings, additions, &o.) .. 44 0 6 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 40 0 9 £395 0 9 £395 0 9 Ernest Hassall, Chairman) , M W. H. Beckett, Secretary f ot Managers - Extract prom the Report of the Managers of the Pairlie Technical Classes Association. During the past year four classes have been conducted —viz., cookery, veterinary science, dressmaking (2). The attendance at all these classes has been well maintained, the number of individual students attending the classes being about the same as during the preceding session The dressmaking classes have been in every way most successful, fully one-half the pupils attending coining by rail from Albury and the intermediate stations. An effort will be made next session to carry on a class at .Albury under the management of the association. The veterinary science class conducted by Mr. A. M. Patterson, M. R.C.V.S., supplied a long-felt want, and it is to be hoped that this instructor's services can be obtained again next year. A most successful class in cookery was conducted. The fees for the session are not quite so large as formerly, this being due to the fact that several of the students travel by rail to attend the classes, and the association, owing to the expense of travel, litis in these cases made a substantial reduction in the fees. Still, if the Department pays oapitation on the same basis as last year the classes should clear themselves in tin-year's working. .Ins. King, Chairman. Don McCaskill, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted by the Fairlie Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. j Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 37 6 6 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 79 17 (i Capitation on classes .. .. .. 50 0 6 Office expenses (including salaries,, stationery, Material.. .. .. .. ..372 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 21 711 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 24 2 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 2 0 9 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 25 18 6 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 3 8 7 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 18 19 6 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 616 0 Sales of material .. .. .. .. 218 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 615 10 Interest, Post Offioe Savings-bank .. .. 2 6 8 Telephone .. .. .. ..235 Sanitation .. .. .. ..910 Train fares and sundries .. .. .. 2 2 9 Board and lodging (instructors) .. .. 8 16 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 15 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 21 4 1 £164 18 10 £164 18 10 Joseph King, Chairman ) f D. McCaskill, Secretary I" ana " Extract prow the Report of the Managers en-- the Pleasani Point Technical Classes Association. It is gratifying to report an increase both in the number of classes and in the number of students. Classes were successfully established in dressmaking, singing, ambulance, ami woolclassing. The dressmaking class has been the most popular of our classes for some years, and still continues to draw the greatest number of students. Very satisfactory work was also carried out in the- other c-lasses, and the thanks of the Managers is here accorded to the instructors, bocal bodies have' again given liberal financial support, but there is amide room for increase in the number of individual subscribers. The association is in a sound financial position. J. MAZE, Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted by the Pleasant Point Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balanoe at beginning of year .. .. 60 6 9 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 45 6 0 Capitation on classes .. .. .. 13 19 3 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 10 7 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. 15 15 10 Fees .. .. .. .. 29 7 6 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 216 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 9 0 0 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 0 5 3 Sundries .. .. .. .. 219 0 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 17 4 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 6 15 0 Refund class fee .. .. .. 0 10 0 Bank oharges .. .. .. .. 0 10 0 Balance at end of year .. .. 52 14 1 £125 19 6 £125 19 6 J. Maze, Chairman ) ~, Geo. T. Palmer, Secretary l of Mana B ers -
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OTAGO. Extract from the Report of the Education Board. Elementary handwork (paper-work, brushwork, cardboard and plasticine modelling, <fee.) now forms part of the ordinary school curriculum, and is regularly practised in all schools in the district, though in some of the schools the time devoted to it is not sufficient to earn capitation. School classes of cookery and woodwork on the Central School system have been carried on as in previous years at North Dunedin, South Dune-din, and Oamaru. Capitation for cookery was earned by 870 girls, and for woodwork by 585 boys, forty-three schools participating in the instruction. Elementary agricultural instruction was given in connexion with 143 schools, the pupils numbering 1,925. The past year has seen the scheme of rural instruction at district high schools fairly launched. The teachers responsible for the work have entered into it with loyalty and enthusiasm, ami the Beard has every reason to feel satisfied with the results so far obtained. The full course has been carried on in connexion with the district high schools at Balclutha, Tokomairiro, Mosgiel, Lawrence, and Tapanui, and partial courses at Palmerston and Alexandra. As a grant for the necessary buildings at Palmerston have now been sanctioned, the full course will be taken there during the current year. School dressmaking classes were carried on at Owaka. In order to give definiteness to and arouse increased interest in the work of elementary agriculture in the schools, a potato-growing competition has been arranged amongst the pupils of the schools in which that subject is taken. The Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association has donated the sum of £5 for four prizes for the contest, The crop is to be harvesteel and weighed by the 18th April next, and the results, certified to by the head teacher and a member of the School Committee, tire to be in the hands of the Board's Secretary by the 30th of that month. The area of the school-garden plots to be used for the purposes of the contest has been fixed at one square pole. Special classes for adults were held as follows: Dressmaking—Owaka, Clinton, Tapanui, Waiwera, Warepa. and Lawrence; wool-classing—Alexandra, Oturehua, Ranfurly, Waipiata. Middlemaroh, Clydevale, Waiwera, Clinton, Paimerston, Balclutha, Warepa, Hyde, Heriot. Tapanui. Lauder, Lawrence; woodwork, cookery, typewriting, and book-keeping at Tapanui, and woodwork at Lawrence. The total number of students receiving instruction by means of the School of Art staff wan 706. including 100 day students, 183 evening students, 100 Training College students, forty-six pupil-teachers and probationers from Dunedin and suburbs, thirty country pupil-teachers >and probationers, seventy-six adult country teachers, forty-one teachers from Oamaru district, eight uncertificated teachers (special course), and 116 day students of the Dunedin Technical School. The total expenditure on manual and technical instruction was £11,448 7s. 9d.. as follows : Maintenance (salaries, material, etc.) —School classes, £.'1,520 l-ls. 3d.; special classes, £1,761 15s. 6d. Buildings (furniture, fittings, &c.) —School classes. £5,683 7s. 5d.; special classes. £206 os. 7d The increase in expenditure for the year has been £7,605 16s. 7d. Besides the drawing and handwork classes held at the School of Art on two evenings per week and on Saturday forenoons, the following instruction classes for teachers have been carried on for varying periods during the year : At Dunedin —Cookery, dressmaking, vocal music, hygiene, elocution, physiology, and ambulance; Oamaru—agriculture and elocution; Alexandra and Ranfurly—agriculture. Special week-end classes for uncertificated and partially certificated teachers were held in physiology, English, mathematics, geography, arithmetic, methods of teach ing, drawing, and practical agriculture. A summer school for uncertificated teachers was held in Dunedin for three weeks towards the end of the year, the number of teachers enrolled being twenty-three. The Board believes that the Government grant with which it was intrusted has been wisely and economically disbursed, and that the classes and instruction it was able to provide have contributed to the advance in scholarship of a large number of teachers who, through their remoteness from Dunedin, have had few facilities for improving their educational status. It is epiite certain that the classes have been appreciated by the teachers concerned. Extract from the Report of Inspectors ok Schools. During the year the curriculum of the rural course lias been adopted in five of our district high schools; but owing to the difficulty regarding buildings the work has been carried on under considerable disadvantage At four of the schools the buildings are now complete, and the necessary grants have been authorized in the case of the fifth. In the course of a few days we shall have the necessary equipment landing from Home. The course has proved popular with the pupils, the staffs of the schools have thrown themselves cordially into the work, and the visiting teachers have proved themselves capable, earnest, and enthusiastic workers. The harmonious relations existing among the teachers in this scheme justify us in predicting that the course will prove successful. In this connexion we have to express our indebtedness and gratitude to the Managers and the Director of the Dunedin Technical School for the consideration shown by them in granting us the free use of their chemical laboratory and appliances. Without such assistanceit would have been almost impossible to carry on the work during the year. Our thanks are also due to Messrs. Speight and Co. for a supply of seed barley; to Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. for supplies of varieties of seed oats and wheat for the experimental plots at the various schools; and to the Agricultural Department for supplies of seed and for assistance in spraying the potato plots. In the satin- connexion we have also to express our appreciation of the generosity shown by the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association for donating four prizes for the potatogrowing competition in the school-gardens.
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The garden-work in the primary schools has materially improved during the year. This is due to the keen interest shown in the work by the Board's agricultural Instructors. Besides weekly visiting the district high schools, these gentlemen have visited all the primary schools at which garden-work is taken up, and by their example, instruction, and advice have assisted and encouraged the teachers to place this branch of school-work on a sound footing. In addition to the work in the schools, these instructors conducted courses of instruction for teachers at Alexandra, Ranfurly, Dunedin, and Oamaru, and their lectures were much appreciated by those attending. It is largely due to the efforts of these gentlemen that so many of our young teachers have been successful in the recent departmental examinations. During the early and middle parts of the year classes of instruction in wool-sorting For farmers were conducted at Alexandra, Oturehua, Ranfurly, Waipiata, Middlemaroh, Clydevale, Waiwera, Balclutha, Tapanui, Heriot, Clinton, Hyde, Palmerston, Lauder, Warepa, and Lawrence by Mr. J. McGregor. These classes were well attended, and the instruction was thoroughly appreciated by the students. Classes for instruction in dressmaking were held at several country centres by the Board's itinerant instructor. Special classes in carpentry were conducted at Lawrence and Tapanui, and in cookery at Tapanui. All these classes were well attended, and students have freely expressed their appreciation of the benefits they have received. Hence it will be seen that, besides controlling the work in the primary schools, the Board has rendered considerable assistance to the cause of general education throughout tho district. Extract from the Report of the Director op the Dunijdin School op Art. The staff afforded instruction to 106 day students, 183 evening students, 100 students in training, forty-six local pupil-teachers and probationers, thirty country pupil-teachers and probationers, seventy-six country teachers, forty-one Oamaru district teachers, eight uncertificated teachers (special course) and 116 day students of the Technical School. The work of the day students has been marked by enthusiasm and zeal in the majority of the subjects of the varied programme provided for them. Especially keen has been the interest taken in painting and the higher branches of drawing, so that the steady advance- of the standard of work executed in painting from still-life, drawing and painting from life, and in the study of landscape has been well maintained. The improvement in these directions was the subject of very favourable comment at the annual exhibition of the Otago Art Society. Students have been very successful in the competitions inaugurated by the Art Societies of Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. which ate providing a valuable incentive, and a special word of thanks is due to the executives of these bodies for their public-spirited efforts for the advancement of art. Although every endeavour has been used to make the course of work provided during the day as all-embracing as possible, the individual needs nf students have been met wherever feasible. Practical assistance has been afforded to architectural and mechanical draughtsmen, designers, and illustrators. The alterations in the scale of fees, decided upon in the middle of the year, were quietly accepted by students as just, and had, apparently, no effect upon the attendance. It is hoped that the establishment of an arts and crafts department during 1913 will strengthen the hold of the school upon the community, besides improving the educational value of the institution. The requirements of students of the Otago School of Mines have been met as usual; special attention has been given to students preparing for matriculation; and there have again been provided suitaable classes for juveniles in elementary freehand and model drawing, brush and colour work, the study of plant-form, the principles of pattern-construction, and the decoration of spaces. Assistance has been afforded to pupil-teachers and probationers in preparation for the examinations in drawing for the D certificate Classes in freehand, model, and instrumental drawing were provided for the students of the Training College, who received also instruction in design, modelling, perspective, and brush drawing. It was a source of gratification to find some of these students attending also the evening classes of the school, a few showing considerable promise in the life class. To encourage this interest your Director has decided in future years to offer special facilities to students in training desirous of attending the evening art course. The teaching-work of the senior students in the practice school was supervised by the Director. On Saturdays provision was made for teachers residing outside Dunedin. Pupil-teachers, probationers, and uncertificated teachers were afforded assistance in preparing for their examinations, while certificated teachers were offered every facility for obtaining a thorough knowledge of the drawing related to the various branches of handwork taught in the primary schools. A special course in preparatory instrumental drawing in its relation to woodwork was given to enable teachers to co-operate with the instructors in that subject. In view of modern tendencies, a course of lectures on the free representation of common objects in outline, light ami shade, and colour met with much appreciation. Instruction was also given in brushwork, design, perspective, modelling in plasticine or clay, and in wood-carving. To meet the requirements of teachers in the north of Otago residing outside the limit of the concessions permitting attendance at the Dunedin centre, a special course of lectures on the theory and practice of outline, light and shade, and colour representations, including lettering, was given in Oamaru by the Director. The attendance was excellent, and the interest expressed most gratifying. On the evening preceding these lectures local pupilteachers and probationers received instruction specially adapted to their requirements. It is pleasing to record that the standard of work in drawing and design presented in the examination for proficiency by the elementary schools of Otago was exceptionally high, and was the subject of favourable comment by the Inspectors. The examination of these papers was again undertaken
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by your Director, who personally awarded a medal to the best design executed during the test, it being won by a pupil of a Dunedin school. For the benefit of teachers it is intended early in 1913 to hold an exhibition of the work and to give a short address upon the lessons to be derived from it. In the evening classes an attempt was made Io provide suitable courses of drawing for all classes of students. A wide programme of art subjects was presented—freehand, model, geometry, perspective, light and shade, drawing from the antique, drawing from life, study of plant-form, design, painting, modelling, wood and stone carving, etc. —and the attendance was slightly in advance of the previous year. Ihe work of the students in the life class was especially enthusiastic, and toward the end of the year there was a marked increase in the interest taken in design and modelling. The classes provided for tradesmen were well attended. These included geometrical and instrumental drawing, building-construction, architecture, perspective, mechanical drawing, machine design, drawing for cabinetmakers and for decorators and ticket-writers. The midwinter vacation was reduced to one week, and the experiment appeared to be successful in checking the tendency of students to discontinue their studies at the end of the first winter term. There is still a difficulty in meeting the effects of the Territorial system, students constantly urging that they are unable to attend on some particular evening as it is their "drill night." The school again held its annual exhibition of students' work in conjunction with the autumn exhibition of the Otago Art Society. A very varied collection of studies in all departments of the school's work was displayed, and gained the unqualified approval of Press and public alike, the drawings from life, studies from the antique, paintings from still-life and life, and landscapes from nature earning especial praise. An exhibition of needlecraft and stencil-work was held in the School of Art during June, and was very largely attended, the point and Irish lace, church embroidery, and white work creating great interest. In students' competitions within the Dominion Dunedin succeeded in gaining a creditable position. At the New Zealand Academy our students obtained 1 i Ist place in painting a head from life, first place in drawing in light and shade from the antique, second and third places in painting from still-life, first place in illuminating. At the Canterbury Society of Arts we gain second and third jdaces in drawing the head from life, second place in drawing in light and shade from the antique, .anil second place in painting from still-life. At the Otago Art Society we were placed first in painting from stilllife, first in landscape, and first in drawing a head from life. Alterations in the syllabus, scpecially in building-construction, and the projected discon tinuance of the system, interfered greatly with the interest shown in the examinations of UnEnglish" Board of Education (South Kensington Science and Art). In freehand drawing we obtained four first-class, eight second-class passes; model drawing, three first-olass, five secondclass passes; geometrical drawing, eight second-class passes; perspective drawing, one secondclass, light and shade, one lirst-class; design, one second-class; and in building-construction, one lower-stage pass. ,> Hawcridgb, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted at Dunedin and various Country Centres by the Otago Education Board. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 590 17 2 Balance at beginning ot year .. .. 2,157 18 10 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 121 11 7 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 1,549 10 11 Material .. .. .. .. 49 6 10 Office expenses (including salaries, stationery, Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 63 8 6 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Pees .. .. .. .. .. 631 0 9 Advertising and printing.. .. .. 59 13 3 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 64 8 4 Lighting and heating .. .. 64 2 4 Grant for instruction of teachers .. .. 400 0 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 94 18 10 Sale of material .. .. .. 50 11 6 Cleaning .. .. .. .. 67 13 0 Transfer Dr. balances at 31st December, Hire of models .. .. .. .. 19 15 0 1911, Balclutha and Tokomairiro special Sundries .. .. .. .. 015 0 olasses (now associated classes).. .. 161 8 9 Contracts (new buildings, additions, &c.) .. 10 3 6 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 2,141 3 1 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 100 18 3 Transfer balance (Dr.) Training College classes as at 31st December, 1911 .. 118 1 7 £4,273 16 6 £4,273 16 6 S. M. Park, Secretary. Extract from the Report of the Managers of the Dunedin Technical School As a result of the special appeal for contributions in aid of the building fund there was an increase in the number of contributing bodies. The Hon. Minister of Education having increased the number of representatives to twenty-one, the Board of Management for the year was constituted as follows : Three- members —Messrs. G. C. Israel, W. Scott, and C. R. D. Richardson, B.A.—representing the Otago Education Board; six members- Messrs. A. Burt, T. W. Kempthorne, G. M. Thomson, M.P., George Simpson, J. H. Wilkinson, and Dr. Colquhoun, the Technical Classes Association; four members —Messrs. \V. Burnett, D. Murray, J. J. Clark, and Thomas Scott, the Dunedin City Council; J. A. Roberts, the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Society; J. H. Hamel, the Roslyn Borough Council; A. S. Orbell, the Waikouaiti County Council; H. Harris, the Otago Rugby Onion; A. J. Buttcrfield, the Maori Hill Borough Council; J. A. Haslett, the Pharmaceutical Association j J- Harris, the St. Kilda Borough Council; R. Chisholm, the Otago Employers' Association. Mr. T. Scott was again elected Chairman, and Mr. G. C.
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Israel continued to act as Hon. Treasurer. Mr. W. Scott vacated his seat before the end of the year, and the Education Board appointed Mr. P. McKinlay, M.A., to fill the vacancy thus created. Mr. G. Simpson resigned, and was succeeded by Mr. C. W. Chamberlain. According to the details submitted in the Director's report, the figures for 1912 constitute a record, and the work of the school viewed as a whole has been very satisfactory. During the year the energies of the Board were concentrated upon advancing the erection of the building for the King Edward Technical College. A fair proportion of the amount required to defray the cost of the building being in sight, the detailed working plans and specifications were prepared and tenders invited for the work. The tenders received showed that the cost, including architect's fees, would amount to approximately ,£32,000, and in view of the exceptional circumstances that had arisen during the year the Managers did not deem it wise to pledge the Board for the full amount of the contract price. It was therefore decided to hold over in the meantime that part of the contract having reference to the plastering of the stairways and corridors and to the heating and lighting. The liability of the Board on the present contract was thus reduced to £26,421 17s. 4d., and the contract being spread over two years gives an opportunity of raising the remainder of the money in time to continue the building to completion. So far every appeal made to the public for funds in aid of the school has met with a liberal response, and the Managers anticipate that as the erection of the building proceeds the people of Dunedin will recognize the magnitude and value of the work undertaken, and thus be induced to contribute to the funds for such a worthy object. In this connexion we note that during the year £600 was contributed to the building fund by a friend of the school. A few such donations and the amount required for the completion of the King Edward Technical College would be assured. For many years now Professors Shand and Gilray (and previously Professor Black also) have done much to encourage our students by granting a free place each in their respective classes, and the Managers here place on record their appreciation of this generous action of these gentlemen. In his annual report, however, the Director suggests the desirability of securing a closer connexion between the Otago University and the Technical School. The suggestion appears to us to be of considerable importance, and we are strongly of opinion that action should be taken in the direction indicated. Probably a conference of an informal nature between members representing the two bodies concerned would lead to some solution of the matter. While dealing with this question the Board wishes to add that the Managers are of opinion that they might well go further and recommend that in the interests of education and of the community generally the various bodies controlling education in Dunedin should meet in conference periodically. The honorary examiners continue to render valuable service and advice, and to these the Board tenders its best thanks. Members of the staff have been earnest and conscientious in the discharge of their duties. They have been assisted by, and worked in harmony with, the staff of the School of Art. The certified statement of receipts and expenditure shows that the credit balance of the general account on the 31st December was £658 7s. 5d., while there was a fixed deposit of £3,000 which has to be credited to the building fund. Thos. Scott, Chairman. Extract prom the Report of the Director of the Dunedin Technical School. The enrolment of individual students totalled 1,233, an increase of 140 on last year's corresponding figures. The day Technical School was attended by 215 pupils, receiving systematic instruction in one or other of the full courses provided. The attendance in the three departments under which the day school is conducted was as follows: Domestic course —First-year girls, 26; secondyear girls, 10. Industrial course —First-year boys, 24; second-year boys, 8. Commercial course —First-year pupils, 20 boys and 73 girls; second-year pupils, 2 boys and 38 girls; thirdyear pupils, 1 boy and 13 girls. The commercial course is the most popular with pupils, and, judging from the applications made to the school by employers offering engagements to members of the day commercial classes, the training is evidently of a sound and serviceable nature. It may be gratifying to feel that this branch of the work is on right lines, and that classes in shorthand and book-keeping require to be duplicated," but it is a matter for regret that so few of the young girls of the community enter upon even a short domestic course, affording a practical training in the details of general household work. The instruction given in the industrial course seems to be appreciated, and was during the year under review supplemented by the addition of practical work in blacksmithing and milk-testing. The opportunities afforded by these extensions were eagerly availed of by the country boys in attendance. All classes other than those constituting the Day Technical School are known as associated classes. These classes were, for the most part, held in the evenings, and, excluding eleven pupils transferred from the day school, were attended by 1,018 individual students, including 201 junior free pupils and 87 senior free pupils. In addition to the classes at Dunedin, continuation classes were held at the following suburban schools : North-east Valley, Kaikorai, High Street, Green Island, and Forbury. At Palmerston classes for horticulture and wood-carving, and at Portobello classes for dressmaking and needlework, were also held. As regards the classes of the Technical School, the 'lasses for commercial subjects, with the exception of commercial law, are well patronized; and a pleasing feature is that students seeking commercial training now invariably attend for instruction in grouped courses —that is, they elect to receive tuition in two or more related subjects. The members of the engineering classes are also, year by year, exhibiting a desire for grouped courses rather than for individual or
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unconnected subjects. 'Ibis tendency was most marked during the past session, and accounts for the increase in the numbers on the rolls of the classes for mechanical drawing and machineconstruction. On the other hand our students of electrical engineering do not seem to realize the necessity for training in the allied and essential branches of the subject other than magnetism and electricity. Neglect of mechanics, drawing, and mathematics is all too common. Referring briefly to the trade classes, I have to report that carpentry, plumbing, and patternmaking attracted a fair proportion of the apprentices employed at these trades, but the classes for painters, coachbuilders, and cabinetmakers respectively contained but few apprentices. Such a number of students joined for wool-classing that the class had to be duplicated, and the majority of the members of both divisions maintained their interest till the close of the session. The afternoon and evening classes provided in cookery and dressmaking met with a fair measure of success. The abolition of instruction in dressmaking by the chart system has led to more intelligent and systematic tuition which is likely to be of permanent benefit to students. At the last examination held in Dunedin under the auspices of the London City and Guilds Institute three of our students gained lirst-class and three second-class certificates for dressmaking. The candidates for the Guild cookery certificate, however, wen- not so successful, and hardly maintained the reputation earned by the school in previous years. The classes offering tuition in English and arithmetic in the suburban centre's have not fulfilled, expectations, and instead of showing indications of growth are giving evidence of decline. It appears that, notwithstanding the extra travelling involved, pupils prefer the atmosphere of the main school to that of the school in the vicinity of their homes. The classes conducted at Palmerston, Portobello, Dunedin Hospital, and the two Dunedin convents were established in response to applications made by those interested, and it is worthy of note that the members of these classes were all most attentive to their duties, and evinced considerable interest in their own studies and progress. In reviewing the year's work, although one finds matter for gratification, yet it must be admitted that weaknesses and deficiencies are also apparent. For instance, there might well be a much closer connexion between the Technical School and the University. A large number of our students, both men and women, possess more than average ability, and if opportunity offered many of these would probably continue their studies on definite lines, with a resulting benefit to themselves that would not be without its effect upon the community. In those classes in which the leading student is granted free tuition by the professor of the subject at the University there is always a keen contest for first place, thus proving that the students are eager to obtain the opportunity of further knowledge, and are anxious to make a special study of the subject. Again, a number of the girls of the domestic-science course, after undergoing a two-years training in both the theoretical and practical work, relinquish their study of the subject just when they have reached the stage at which the special knowledge acquired would be greatly enhanced by attendance at a University class or two. These young people cannot yet be made to recognize that the University class and its atmosphere would prove of great advantage to themselves and do an immeasureable amount of good for domestic science. A fair proportion of the students in the trade and domestic classes are adults, but it is a matter for regret that in the literary classes young students are gradually displacing those of mature years. I wish it could be made widely known that the programme of work followed in many of these classes is suitable for men and women, and that, if necessary, separate divisions can be provided for them. The attendance and conduct of the students as a whole was quite satisfactory, while the application and influence exercised in quite a number of individual cases appeared to mc to be worthy of special notice. Angus Marshall, Director. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Classes conducted by the Dunedin Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 1,386 19 5 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 3,225 5 2 Capitation on olasses .. .. .. 3,187 5 0 Office expenses (inoluding salaries, stationery, Capitation on acoount of free plaoes .. 424 18 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 313 4 0 Material .. .. .. .. 113 12 1 Advertising and printing.. .. 119 18 6 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 997 11 5 Lighting and heating .. .. 121 7 4 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 603 11 11 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 120 11 10 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 1,381 8 0 Rent .. .. .. .. 17 5 0 Sales of material .. .. .. 42 12 6 Material for class use .. .. .. 345 8 2 Callander Scholarships .. .. .. 75 0 0 Janitor.. .. .. .. .. 106 0 0 Contractors' deposits .. .. .. 800 0 0 : Water rates .. .. .. .. 14 0 0 Callender Scholarships .. .. .. 75 0 0 Contractor's deposit refunded .. .. 400 0 0 Architect, &c. .. .. .. 190 10 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus.. .. 306 011 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 3,658 7 5 £9,012 18 4 £9,012 18 4 Thos. Scott, Chairman ) ,„, Angus Marshall, Secretary f of Mana g° rs - Extract from the Report op the Managers of the Oamaru Technical School. The Managers have to report a satisfactory year, the attendance having been regular, and, generally speaking, the pupils having evidenced a desire to gain the full advantage offered by the school. The class entries numbered 312. There is, however, cause for regret that the advantages of wool-classing are not sufficiently recognized. The Managers feel that in a farming community like
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this such a class should be the largest in the district. It is, however, hard to convince young men who should form the bulk of the class that such a course of instruction is beneficial; in fact, the same remarks apply to many who would, by attending the classes conducted by the school, reap considerable benefits. The Managers desire to thank the various public bodies and individual subscribers for their support, also the local Press for their assistance. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Associated Classes conducted by the Oamaru Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 53 010 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 143 13 0 Capitatioo on classes .. .. .. 47 8 1 Offioe expenses (including salaries, stationery, Capitation on account of free plaoes .. 19 9 0 &c.) .. .. .. .. .. 100 6 0 Material .. .. .. .. 2 13 4 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 3 18 0 Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 67 13 6 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 5 911 Fees .. .. .. .. 88 5 0 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 2 9 6 Voluntary contributions .. .. .. 63 9 6 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 100 Material for class use .. .. .. 4 7 0 Cleaning .. .. .. 14 4 5 Rates .. .. .. .. .. 210 Bank charges .. .. .. .. 010 0 Refund of fees .. .. .. .. 110 0 Balanoe at end of year .. .. .. 62 10 5 £341 19 3 £341 19 3 Fred. S. Aldred, Chairman) , M A. A. McKinnon, Secretary ) 0I mana g ers - Extract from the Report of the Managers ok the Balclutha Technical Ct, asses Association. Classes under the new regime were held during 1912 in the Balclutha School, and although these were commenced late in the season, fifty-five pupils (thirty-five males and twenty females) took advantage of the opportunities presented of increasing their knowledge in special subjects, and received tuition as follows, a number of pupils taking more than one course: Dressmaking, twelve pupils; carpentry, ten pupils; mechanical drawing, twelve pupils; book-keeping, fourteen pupils; shorthand, thirteen pupils; typewriting, nine pupils. In addition to these a very successful class in wool-sorting was held, but under the jurisdiction of the Education Board. Mr. McElrea, the Headmaster of the District High School, frequently visited the classes and assisted in every possible way. The Managers consider the above results (so far as numbers are concerned) are very satisfactory for the first year, taking into account the fact that the season was well advanced before the classes commenced, and that the accommodation and appliances available were not all that could be desired. They hope that for the ensuing season a large increase in pupils may be expected, as everything necessary for the successful carrying on of the classes will be provided in the new technical buildings. D. T. Fleming, Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Classes conducted by the Balclutha Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ 8. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 57 10 0 Salarios of instructors .. .. .. 23 17 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 31 17 6 Office expenses (including salaries, stationVoluntary contributions .. .. .. 27 7 0 cry, &c.) .. .. .. .. 0 8 6 Sales of material.. .. .. .. 0 10 Janitor .. .. .. .. 3 10 0 * Balance at end of year .. .. .. 89 0 0 £116 15 6 £116 15 6 D. T-. Fleming, Chairman 1 ~, A. McDonald, Acting-Secretary i of Mana § ers ' Extract from the Report of the Managers of the Milton Technical Classes Association. Classes were formed in the following subjects: Dressmaking, thirty-five pupils; cookery, fourteen pupils; typewriting, eight pupils; shorthand, five pupils; book-keeping, nineteen pupils; mechanical and architectural drawing, nine pupils; painting, nine pupils. The following are the attendance percentages for the various classes : Book-keeping—First quarter, 91 per cent.; second quarter, 93 per cent. Dressmaking—First quarter, 80 per cent.; second quarter, 86 per cent. Painting, 89 per cent. Cookery, 84 per cent. Shorthand, 85 per cent. Typewriting, 83 per cent. Drawing, 78 per cent. Whilst the classes were not so large as the previous year, the percentage of attendances show a splendid record, especially the book-keeping and dressmaking classes, which were carried on for two quarters. The number of individual students was seventy-six, and of class entries ninety-nine. During the year new rooms were completed for pupils receiving instruction in cookery and agricultural science in connexion with the District High School, and were formally opened by the Hon. James Allen, Minister of Education. The use of the cookery-room has been granted to the evening technical classes. The general conduct of the classes and the high standard of work done reflect credit not only on the teaching capabilities of the teachers, but also on the diligence of the pupils. Thanks are due to the Milton Borough Council, Bruce County Council, Tokomairiro Farmers' Club, and individual subscribers for donations in aid of the classes. J. R. Laing, Secretary.
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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Classes conducted by the Milton Technical Classes Association. Receipts. £ s. d. I Expenditure. £ s. d. Subsidies on voluntary contributions .. 48 14 7 Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 56 0 0 Fees .. .. .. .. 76 10 0 Office expenses (including salaries, stationVoluntary contributions .. .. .. 91 3 4 cry, e&c.) .. .. .. 36 11 6 Sale of bookß .. .. .. .. 0 16 0 Advertising and printing .. .. .. 8 12 0 Sale of material .. .. .. .. 17 2 Lighting and heating .. .. .. 319 5 Insurance and repairs .. .. .. 0 7 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 213 3 Instructors' expenses .. .. .. 10 4 6 Janitor's salary, cleaning, &c. .. .. 13 5 0 Bank charge .. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 86 13 5 £218 11 1 £218 11 1 F. G. Henderson, Chairman) ,*. J. R. Laino, Secretary i °
SOUTHLAND. Extract kko.m the Report of the Inspectors of Schools. During the year our agricultural instructor has met with much success in the prosecution of his special work. Approaching local bodies with much tact and discretion, he has been enabled to break down the prejudice against school-gardens which existed in many quarters, and to establish instead a disposition to sympathetic co-operation in the matter. The experimental plot at Gladstone is of great service not only to the Technical College pupils taking an agricultural course, but also to the teachers attending the Saturday classes and to those undertaking schoolgarden work in their own districts. There is some necessity for teachers to remember that, when unseasonable weather puts a stop to garden operations, opportunities still remain for outdoor observation or for experimental work in the schoolroom. We trust that the establishment of school-gardens will lead before long to a general movement for the beautifying of school-grounds. Many of these, at present distinguished from surrounding holdings only by their utterly desolateappearance, could be improved out of recognition by the introduction of one or two groups or belts of ornamental shrubs or trees. The first cost would be inconsiderable, and would be seen in a few years to have been very fully justified. Mr. Moodie, we feel sure, would be delighted to place his expert services at the disposal of any Committee interested in this matter. The success which attended the establishment of the Technical College proved abundantly the need for such an institution. Under the able direction of Dr. Hansen it will, we believe, still more firmly establish itself in the good opinion of the public. The vast majority of parents are now convinced of the value of the instruction given at the manual-training centres throughout the district. A great deal was accomplished towards this end during the year by inviting parents to come to the various centres where woodwork and cookery are taught, to see for themselves the operation of the scheme. We feel sure that in this way prejudice against manual training was largely replaced by warm appreciation of its advantages. Extract from the Report of the Director of Technical Instruction. The year has been a fruitful one in many respects. The introductory and consolidating work of past years reached its climax when at the beginning of the period' under review a fully equipped and staffed day Technical College was opened with an attendance considerably in advance of expectations. There w : ere enrolled no fewer than 140 pupils, of whom seventy-three were boys and sixty-seven girls, and these distributed themselves over the four courses of instruction for which provision has been made as under: Commercial, 88; trades, 25; domestic, 17; agricultural, 10. The attendance was well maintained throughout, the College closing at the end of the year with 119 students on the roll. The total number of free pupils was 118, while more than 50 per cent, of the students were drawn from outside Invercargill. Owing to the fact that the accommodation and equipment were inadequate for the large numbers presenting themselves, the Principal found his work somewhat hampered and restricted. A grant, however, from the Education Department has been obtained for the purpose of erecting and equipping an engineeringroom, and it is also confidently anticipated that another grant will shortly be obtained with which to erect, for the use of primary-school children, a new No. 2 woodwork and cookery centre in Don Street. Meanwhile both No. 1 and No. 2 centres are attached to the College, and the buildings and grounds are overcrowded. When the projected removal takes place, the two rooms presently used for woodwork and cookery will be transformed into class-rooms for domestic science. With these and the engineering-room added, the College for many years will be fully equipped to deal effectively with all the students wdio may seek admission. The Principal and every member of the staff have done their utmost to make each course as complete and educationally effective as possible. Especially has this been the case with the agricultural course. A considerable area of ground at Gladstone has been fenced off, and there the students are given practical instruction in all the necessary operations of agriculture, horticulture, and fruitgrowing, in addition to the laboratory practice at the College in chemistry, land-measuring, veterinary science, wool-classing, and woodwork. The College from its initiation has established itself as a permanent and valued institution in our midst, and great expectations are entertained respecting its educational value to the young people of our town and district.
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The evening classes in Invercargill were conducted on much the same lines as in former years. The attendance at these classes fluctuates very considerably, and last year proved no exception to the rule. One or two of the classes placed on the syllabus failed to proceed owing to lack of students. Others, again, were attended by larger numbers than in 1911. The work accomplished, however, was well up to the average in general excellence. 290 individual students were enrolled, this number being seventy-nine less than last year. Evening classes in technical and continuation subjects were conducted at Greenhills, Waimahaka, and Nightcaps. Wool-sorting classes were held as last year at Invercargill, Mossburn, Lumsden, Balfour, Wendonside, Riversdale, Mandeville, Gore, and Mataura, and were attended in all by 141 students. These classes have proved very popular with the farming and mercantile community. In every primary school in the district, with one exception, there is being carried on some form of han'd-and-eye work. 1,000 boys and 938 girls in no less than seventy-two schools received instruction in woodwork and cookery at one or other of the manual-training centres at Invercargill, Riverton, and Gore. This result is rendered possible by the exceptional railway facilities available in Southland. All the railway-lines converge on these three towns, and the children are carried to and from the manual-training centre free of charge. This is a great boon, the real value of which time alone can adequately disclose. The teaching of elementary agriculture has made considerable progress during the year. Mr. Moodie, the Board's instructor, has entered most enthusiastically into his work, and a good broad foundation has been laid on which the visible superstructure will be reared as the years go by. When Mr. Moodie took charge agricultural classes were being conducted at forty-one schools. During the year thirty-one other schools took up the subject, making a total of seventytwo. During this year it is confidently expected that elementary agriculture plots will be established at over a hundred schools. School Committees and teachers are being interested in the work, and, as opportunity offers, the instructor lectures at such centres as can be advantageously visited, and in this way much valuable information and practical instruction is given which cannot but result in material benefit to the State. Owing to the appointment of an Agricultural Instructor and the desire of the Board to encourage the introduction of this subject into as many schools as possible, instruction in this branch of education was made the leading feature in the Saturday teachers' training course. As it was found impossible for the instructor to attend and conduct classes both at Invercargill and at Gore on one day, the series of classes hitherto conducted at Gore was discontinued and the work was concentrated at Invercargill. Two classes were- formed, and both were largely attended, the combined numbers totalling 100. In addition to the theoretical instruction given in the class-room, the agricultural plot at Gladstone was laid under tribute, and several visits were made there for active practical work. A visit was also paid to the nursery at Waikiwi owned by Messrs. J. Lennie and Sons, who most kindly placed their extensive grounds at the disposal of the instructor. A plot of ground adjacent to the central school was also brought into use, and a model school-garden was instituted. Altogether, valuable work was accomplished, and the teachers who attended the classes received such an insight into the work as will enable them to conduct successfully agricultural classes in their own schools and grounds. At the request of a number of teachers, who desired to study zoology for certificate examination purposes, a class in this subject was established and placed under the charge of Mr. R. Gibb, who did excellent work. The class was attended by twenty-seven students. The other subjects placed on the syllabus were advanced needlework, elementary physiology and Hist aid. freehand and model drawing, blackboard drawing, brush drawing, English for D, mathematics for D, and school method. Next year classes will be resumed at Gore. The addition to the College building was completed and equipped during the early part of the year. A suitable class-room was also erected at the Gladstone agricultural plot. These works, together with the fencing of the College grounds, the erection of a boys' pavilion, and the conversion of the old manual-training room into a girls' pavilion, comprised the chief building operations undertaken. The boys' and girls' playgrounds were also levelled and gravelled, and are now in fair order. The erection of the engineering workshop will be undertaken next year. At the annual examinations held during the month of July under the Board of Education, South Kensington, and the City and Guilds of London the following successes were obtained : Freehand drawing, one first-class and eight second-class passes; model-drawing, one first-class and four second-class passes; light and shade, two second-class passes; drawing from the antique, one first-class and three second-class passes; architecture, one second-class pass; plumbing, three passes; cabinetmaking. one second-class pass; carpentry and joinery, one second-class pass; woodwork, one pass. The balance-sheet shows a debit balance of .£2,199 17s. lOd. There are, however, assets in the form of capitation earned but not yet paid, grants due from Government, and other items, amounting in all to over £3,000 This sum is more than sufficient to liquidate the debit balance and to meet all outstanding liabilities. This is very satisfactory, especially in view of the fact that out of ordinary revenue two very important works have been undertaken. First, there has been purchased, improved, and fenced, at a cost of considerably over £1,000, the section adjoining the College on the western side, now used as a boys' playground; and, second, there has been erected and equipped, at a cost of over another £1,000 more than the grant obtained for the purpose, the College hall and class-rooms at the rear of and attached to the original building. The technical department, therefore, is in a sound financial position. The Board again desires to thank the Education Department for the courteous consideration driven to the various requests made during the year. Mr. E. C. Isaac, the Organizing Inspector of Manual and Technical Education, visited Invercargill during the year and assisted with much helpful advice. The staffs of the various departments have also done excellent work, and the utmost harmony has prevailed. To all I desire to tender hearty thanks for willing service rendered and kindly assistance received. W. McCaw, Director.
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Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Tear ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of School and Special Classes in the Southland District. Receipts. Expenditure. £ s. d. Day Technical School— £ «• d. Balance from 1911 .. .. .. 1,120 511 Students' fees .. .. .. 44 5 0 Day Technical SchoolGames fund .. .. .. .. 34 2 0 Salaries .. .. .. 1,014 13 3 Contributions to prize fund .. .. 15 2 0 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 20 11 11 Material refunds .. .. .. 13 15 9 Advertising and printing .. .. 70 15 7 Capitation .. .. .. .. 1,088 0 0 Stamps and stationery .. .. 51 14 7 Technical College evening classes— Furniture and fittings . . .. 213 9 4 Students' fees .. .. • • 99 ti 9 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 175 11 9 Voluntary contributions .. .. 15 4 0 Material .. .. .. .. 66 14 11 Capitation 11l 211 Games 38 2 1 Capitation on free places .. .. 78 6 0 Library .. .. .. .. 12 15 11 Grant for material .. .. .. 25 3 8 Sanitation .. .. .. .. 1 11. 0 Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 5 8 6 Janitor .. .. .. 48 4 4 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 15 15 11 Agricultural plot .. .. .. 69 2 2 Technical College art classes— Administration .. .. .. 11 10 3 Students' fees .. .. • • 58 0 0 Technical College evening classes— High School subsidy .. .. .. 100 0 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 252 5 6 Capitation .. .. .. •• 37 16 1 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 26 1 4 Wool-classing— Advertising and printing .. .. 32 4 0 Students'fees 135 12 6 Buildings 1,125 14 4 Sale of material .. .. •• 12 0 Material .. .. .. .. 27 15 8 Capitation .. .. • • ••47 14 6 Site and improvements .. .. 107 18 1 Evening classes, Riverton-- Museum and fittings .. .. .. 107 12 2 Students' fees .. • ■ •. 3 0 0 Rent of section and rates .. .. 24 10 0 Capitation .. .. • ■ ■• 17 7 0 Drainlayers' examination .. .. 116 6 Grant for apparatus .. .. .. 11 5 6 Janitor .. .. .. .. 19 17 6 Grant for material .. .. .. 2 5 0 Administration .. .. .. 39 15 10 Evening classes, GreenhillH— Technical College art classesCapitation 49 5 0 Salary 200 0 0 Refunds .. .. .. •• 13 13 6 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 6 0 0 Evening classes, Queenstown— Model fees and miscellaneous .. .. 14 19 4 Capitation 3 0 0 Wool-classing— Manual instruction—Woodwork and cookery— Salary .. .. .. 140 8 0 Capitation .. •• •• 1,645 7 6 Instructors'expenses .. .. .. 15 911 Grant for equipment '.'. .. ■■ 371 10 11 Material .. .. .. 57 9 7 Grant for buildings .. .. .. 125 0 0 Advertising and printing .. .. 10 18 1 Grant for conveyance .. .. .. 17 15 5 Evening classes, Riverton— Subsidy on voluntary contributions .. 10 7 6 Salaries .. .. .. 13 0 0 Voluntary contributions .. .. 118 0 Advertising .. .. .. 1 610 Cookery refunds .. .. • • 126 0 0 Evening classes, Greenhills— Woodwork refunds .. .. .. 28 4 0 Salary .. .. .. 25 6 0 Manual instruction—Agriculture— Evenmg classes, Queenstown— Initial capitation .. .. • • 199 10 0 Salary .. . . .. 3 0 0 Capitation . • ■ • • • 65 1 3 Manual instruction—Woodwork— Refunds .. .. ■■ • • 9 910 Salaries, Invercargill .. .. .. 285 17 11 Manual instructions-Other classes— Salaries, Gore .. .. .. 225 0 0 Capitation, elementary physical measure- Salaries, Riverton .. .. .. 42 0 0 mentB .. .. .. 129 0 2 Material, Invercargill .. .. .. 39 4 2 Capitation, advanced needlework .. 153 15 0 Material; Gore .. .. .. 36 2 6 Capitation, physiology.. .. .. 10 2 6 Material, Riverton .. .. .. 77 8 Capitation, swimming .. .. ■ • 87 6 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 15 0 Capitation, botany .. .. • ■ 27 8 Conveyance of pupils .. .. .. 12 12 5 Grant for machines 710 0 Prizes 513 0 Elementary handwork— Ja J mt . o 'i * \t ® Capitation, ordinary 342 8 4 Administration 410 0 Capitation, standard needlework .. 160 IH 9 Manual instruction—CookeryTeachers' training classes— . Salaries, Invercargill .. .. .. 127 5 0 Class fees .. ■• •• 415 0 Salaries, Gore .. .. .. 130 0 0 Government grant 275 0 0 Salaries Riverton 83 « 8 Grant for material .. •• •• 310 3 Material, Invercargill .. .. .. 119 0 Capitation .. •■ 39 13 1 Material, Gore .. .. .. 53 12 11 Balance .. .. ..2,199 17 10 Material, Riverton .. .. .. 46 19 7 Heating and lighting .. .. .. 23 911 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 21 13 11 Buildings .. .. .. .. 58 13 6 Conveyance .. .. .. .. 12 12 5 Prizes .. .. .. .. 5 12 0 Sanitation .. .. .. .. 111 0 Administration .. .. .. 7 2 6 Janitor .. .. .. .. 7 8 6 Manual instruction—Agriculture— Salaries .. .. .. 139 3 4 Instructors' expenses .. .. .. 46 310 Apparatus .. .. .. .. 294 15 4 Material .. .. .. 15 16 4 Administration .. .. .. 6 16 2 Manual instruction —Other classes— iMaterial ... .. .. .. 45 18 6 Sewing-machine .. .. .. 15 0 0 Administration .. .. .. 38 11 8 Elementary handwork— Needlework, salaries .. .. .. 152 I 7 Material .. .. 483 9 5 Administration .. .. .. 38118 Teachors' training classes— Salaries .. .. .. .. 102 15 0 Material .. .. .. 9 a 10 Janitor .. .. .. .. 4 8 0 Administration .. .. .. 27 1 5 £7,963 1 11 £7,963 1 11 John Neil, Secretary.
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Extract from the Report of the Board of Governors of the Gore Hioh School. During the winter of 1912 the following technical and continuation classes were in operation : Cookery (including invalid cookery), wood-carving, carpentry, architectural drawing, building-construction, dressmaking, book-keeping, electricity, English, arithmetic, French, shorthand, Fifth and Sixth Standard work. For the staff we drew largely from the teachers of the High School and the Education Board's itinerant instructors, and the students who attended undoubtedly reaped much benefit; but the fact remains that the value of the instruction provided is not realized by the great majority of the young people. It is a difficult matter to bring home to those who have recently left school and entered on a business career the great importance of carrying on their education with special reference to subjects having a direct bearing on their daily work. The same difficulty is probably experienced in other centres, especially the smaller centres. How to discover a remedy short of compulsion is not an easy problem to solve. J. Hervet, Chairman. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ending 31st December, 1912, in respect of Special Classes conducted by the Gore High School Board of Governors. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Balance at beginning of year .. .. 72 11 0 I Salaries of instructors .. .. .. 179 0 6 Capitation on speoial classes .. .. 15 0 3 Advertising and printing .. .. 12 14 0 Furniture, fittings, apparatus .. .. 100 0 0 Material for class use .. .. .. 3 3 6 Fees .. .. .. .. .. 56 15 0 Furniture, fittings, and apparatus .. 100 0 0 Balance at end of year .. .. .. 50 11 9 ' £294 18 0 £294 18 0 George Brett, Secretary. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (3,209 copies), £H!i
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EDUCATON MANUAL AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. in continuation of E.-5, 1912., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1913 Session I, E-05
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