THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 8

THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL

EXHIBITION OF PUPILS': WORK. TO .BE OPENED TO-DAY. An interesting exhibition , off tho 'work of the pupils of tlio Wellingtoiy : Tocbnical School' will bo hold to-day and tri-morrqW in the school buildings. Thescope of'tho exhibition was indicated in a report .which the Visiting Committeo. of the Wellington Provincial Industrial Association presented at last night's mooting of tlio Association's General Committee. ' Tlio report stated that tlio. committee hid had the pleasure of..seeing. the exhibits, 1 which are arranged in .the' woodwork and carpentry rooms on the first floor of the now workshops, the walls and tables being cov- ied with examples of work dono during the term by pupils attending the day, and thoeveni.ig classes. ".Some of the .drawings rand paintings, also stencil work, are by.pupils whose .ages range from 8 to 12 years'. - Wonderfully clover, too, is the. work of 'these, children'.. Then-there, are exhibits from older pupils, thoso of from 14 to 16 years. ; Again, exhibits of advanced and • professional pupils. Amongst work shown by. tho; latter" are model stairways, doors, shutters, windowframes, pulp and plaster "ceilings, roofs, and many excellent examples of house construc-: tion, wood-carving, signwrithg, printing, plaster models, panels, cornices,-etc."' Referring to the drawings and • paintings, the roport states: "The. pupils work from nature. ' They have' flowers, birds, butterflies, insects, and animals 1 , and, .they work out their own designs, -v -Amongst the ox--. hibitSjare some scientific apparatus designed jointly by Messrs. La Trobo and Alexander. Tho apparatus are made by- students, under their supervision.' One apparatus fully illustrates the whole question of the driving power of-a belt on a pulley-; another lor finding tho acooleratiqn of gravity ; and one. for studying the laws of forms. There is a beautifully-constructed model-;, crane, with changeable gear. This ; crane ...indicates the various pulls. v Then. there is a telescope, which enables one to read; to a 4000 th part of an inch, and is. tho;' optical method of measuring. Tho support and tripod of this telescope were made at the"-;school. ' Messrs. La Trobe and Alexander -take .V keen." in-

terest in having apparatus ;Uiadc, ; . at- the school which illustrate the fundamental laws of mechanics. It is pleasing',to record that Wellington Technical students obtained 01 out of 139 awards at the Palmerston Show and Exhibition." ■ "Mr. A. T. Clarke, chartered accountant, England and Wales, is the-instructor in accountancy and bookkeeping,..and he has 170 students. • During the t,erm just closed, Mr, Clarko has had the excellent average attendance of 167. He is .proud of, this, and, as he states, it speaks well.-for tho earnestness of tho pupils, who sit for 2} hours at each lesson. One of the candidates, who sat for 'the reco'nt • examination of 'the Institute of Accountants of New Zealand', obtained second highest place in the exam." 1 :He received all his training under . Miy .Clarke at the school.'.' '.. 'r.'.' ' ; Tho report was received .by-', the General Committeo with expressions',of -appreciation/ Mr. Pallisor spoke highly .of .-the work of the school, and pointed out the great educational value of the practice of nlaking the instruments, to be used it -the;.school.., He also warmly commended soirie ; of ;'the modelling. The President (Mr." F-.VOg; Crease)' - also spoke appreciatively of the. school..' '..Tho Secretary (Mr.i'-HSiF : . ; s»id members. pf the Association; had' Visited itjio school, both iii tho daytimfe tind'at. night,' : and had. been delighted to 'observe the' interest a,nd onthusiasm shown by the pupils! The exhibition will be open" to-day from 2 to o o'clock and from 7 to 9 p.m., and to-morrow' from- 10 to noon, from - 2 to 5 o'clock, and from 7 to 9. o'clock p.m.