NELSON COLLEGE.
RUTHERFORD HOSTEL. FOUNDATION STONE LAID. (MESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAU.) ' NELSON, November 26. In laying the foundation etone of a | new hostel at Nelson College,: to be named "Rutherforfl House," in honour of a distinguished, old boy, Sir Ernest Kutherford, the Minister for Education, the Hon. H. Atmore, emphasised the need for unification of the controlling education authorities in the district. One controlling authority in charge of primary,'■ technical, and academic education, he said, would make for efficiency and thoroughness. The people of New Zealand were fully realising, their responsibility of supplying educational facilities. He was proud of. the fact th&fc about 900,000 adults were raising for public and private schools nearly £4,750,000 each year. The men and I women of New Zealand were deterI mined to give adequate education to I yirls and boys, so that they could face the future with courage. He believed that when the proposals outlined in. the report oil the Education Commits toe were put into practice, New Zealand would again lead the world in. the matter of education, as it did in 1904, when Mr Seddon was Minister; lor Education. r . No education was complete unless it had its practical side. He had noticed when visiting various secondary schools throughout the Dominion that the girls had not been treated fairly in regard to expenditure on their education. He looked upon the education •of girls as being equally important to that of boys. Turning to the girl* who were present, the Minister . assured them that their educational needs would not be overlooked in th« future. (Applause.) Earthquake-proof Buildings. In giving a brief description of the hostels which replace the accommoda-< tion destroyed by the earthquake and m.-ike provision for the rapidly-increas-ing number of boarders, Mr Atmore said his instructions to the architects were that the new buildings were to be designed and constructed so as to have earthquake-resisting qualities, and that the boys were to be given first consideration. In the planning of the buildings, steel frames wer® used, wi th reinforced 'concrete : panels. The buildings were being constructed on the hospital principle, i.e., a central block with pavilion, wings m which would be placed dormitories, and living quarters. . Eight out of nine n) r +b» rlnrmitnrjos would obtain, the first morning sun and the ninth would obtain the sun in the afternoon. Tlip Hni mit!>rip= wmp rlpsisnPrl ns* balconies. so that the boys would really sleep in the open air. • At the conclusion of the address, cheers were given for the Minister,: followed by cheers. given specially by the boys. , " .
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20096, 27 November 1930, Page 13
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