TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16853, 5 June 1920, Page 12

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

BOAP.D or GOVERNORS,

The Board ci Governors o: the Christchurch 'xcchiiieai College met :aet night, Air C. 1L Opio presiding. Tha Agricultural committee reported that a letter nad been receivci Irom'tiie Director oi Education, stating that his Department was opposed to prants for the ptirohaso cf instructional tarsia ir. connexion with technical tchools. 'i>.e co.-j.-

mitiee eUi:u that ifc was commas ica aty with Canterbury member? oi l'criiaße:;!, sad setting out fully the r.ccKjiiy for such .1 farm if agricultural iiijiruction were to be carried cut satisfactorily ir, the College. It was making CHqniries "regarding leas:".;,' or otherwise the u;o> cf £0 or oj ccrcs of lar.d on wkictt to carry out instructional work in the meantime. TLe committee rcconuuer.ded that the Board? of the Wo-'lingi-or, Auckland, Wanjrar.ui. Palmersion 2\ortb, Napier, ar.d lr.vcr;r.r;;il! Xcchnictl Col:t~eo b: asked to ii urging upon tho Minister er.d local mera-bf-rs of Parliament tho necessity icr providing suitable areas of land vrhera instruction in agricultural subjects was vea. The recommendation was adopted. Tho .A pyoin taicnts Committee reported that it had rcmmunicatod with i'ue Tramway Board, aching for a revision of the new regulations by winch technical school tickets, formerly available :::r evening; s-tudss'.had been withdrawn.

The Director (Dr. D. K. Hansen) reported that in Iho first tern tho number < en-

trifeci in the evening classy was nearly US per cent, greater than in .1019, although tho number oi individual students had not increased. Thi3 meant thr.i on ail avenge each student was att-sndir-? moi» clui&os which was decidedly desirable, since the general progress was bcttc-r if clasLcr, rc ; (- taken on several evenings instw.l c: "onlone. Tho mc-st marked increase was shorni in the trade classes, although increases in the case of examination and genera!, and in domestic science, respectively, were considerable.

It iva3 jlcci.-iod to jw.y a ccfit oi living bonus to the oSice stall and to tho c.-rotskeit on tho same scale as wis being provided Tor the teaching staff by tho Education ijcpartment, an-I to pay tho men engaged for general v.'irk i'.t the hostel at the rata of 14a pads J - .

ilr S. Ko=ser -sv.is appointed assistant caretaker at the College.