WANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 4

WANGANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

FOUNDATION STOXE-LAID. , - -.' '.'.] (By Telceroph-Prea's Assoclation.l r ': ■' ■;':"' ' : Vyanganiii, TebniifryllS.^,; The Hon.. Geo.' Fowlds ; laid- the foundation stone of,th:&. Ae»\ r .' Technical College, a fine two-storied brifli'V structure, which is to -cost jeiO.OOO. •■ '.); ■ : In introducing Mr. Fowlds, , the chaii>> '■"' man of: the Wanganui Edncation Board ,' (Mr. Fred. Pirani) gave'an interesting "re; resume of technical education in Wanga-'■.■i nni, which he contended'had shown' wore >.: self-reliance, and Teceived less Govern- V m6nt' support' (so' far as technical ednca- .: tion'. was concerned) • than- other- centres. V Dealing -with 1909 .a sumLOf • waa . collected in fees as against iElCteiriAuck- - r , land,' M in- TFellingtoh,'' £13i-ii' NortH■';-C-anterbnty, and *284 in Otago.' •Invtha matter of capitation'; Auciland -earned ... £600 '■ less,: Wellington'■• JE7OO less, Nortn . Canterbury- £Yl% less; and Otago -JK523 - ; less. Local contributions exceeded the centres - as: follow:—Wellington.;! «£B3S, . North Canterbury JCT-15, ; Otago^JHltt.'. ' Auckland' contributed i6972';more than \Wanganui! • .The board had: only recnvetl : ■ from the Government during the past; 21 year's 23500 -for' technical /buildings' >'»nd wt.ihe itcWni had liow • beenV leased,' and ■•wiei bringing in'.'a revenue of nearly .per annum: : >>Mr. ; Fdwlds. sa|d.; : ';Wa.ngan.ni's 7 ; se\f; reliant policy ivas'.mp'st;c6mmenid[ablej ; .and provided an" answer.to th.o£e\;critics iwho. considered ; that' the .Government i should undertake the initiation. 1 of technical and agricultural iiistructibn ,;and provide ttte ' whole cost. ' He .was.;of "•opinion that the Government , should inot'be asked to give assistance for -t€clinical;:and ..agncultnral instruction until it was shoVri.that sufficient local interest existed to a reasonable attendance at 'classes. jWhila Minister • for; Education .he would.:.aelp those who tried to ; help themsjlvjs. :.■