TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17109, 2 April 1921, Page 11

TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

The Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College met teat evening, Mr C H. Onie presiding. , I The Ladies' Advisory Committee "Po™* 1 'that a course of winter addresses at the 1-ostel was being arranged, and recoinmended ! that Mrs Andrew Anderson be asked to ac- ! cent a position on. the committee to fill the [position formerly occupied by Mrs SethThe'financial statement showed' the total iieceipta since February 25th to have been !r,931 18a Td, which, with the JP»vwn« balance of £984 3s 10d, made a sum of £2916 2a sd, The total expenditure during tho period mentioned had been £1763 6s li.- At March 18th, the Board had a total credit balance of £1152 16a 4d. . . , The Appointments Commit»«e recommended—(l) That the Plumbers' Board; of !New Zealand be asked to provide for at least five examinations before' the registration of any plumber; (2) that the girls in the St. S.t. Saviour's Orphanage bo granted free tuition in the elementary cookery classes this' year; and (3) that Miss E. V. Dowding be appointed instructress in physical culture foi three months on trial ~.,,. ' The director, in his report, said ,that since the last .meeting additional. evening had been formed in English, shorthand, typewriting, woodwork, and French, in order, to keep the roll number of the existing classes within satisfactory limits. It would probably b> found that, wtien a further class in fitting «nd turning had been arranged, the evening classes would all be well provided for. Very satisfactory work was being done by the students of the agricultural class, and interesting mannrial tests with potatoes* were bomg made while tests with sugar-beet were also being' carried out. The gardens generally at the hostel had given' very satisfactory returns, and had provided large quantities of potatoes and other vegetables for use at the iostel and in the College kitchens. The report concluded with a resume of the successful season experienced by the College in athletics. All tho reports were adopted.