FUTURE OF TRAINING COLLEGE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 65, 10 December 1919, Page 7

FUTURE OF TRAINING COLLEGE

?WO XOJi.MAI, SCHOOLS HiOrOSED. A meeting of the Comm'ttce of Advice wt up to deal with question:. related lo the.future of the Wellington Training College was held in the offices of the Education Board on December L There were present.: Mr. T. Forsyth (in the ciiair) and Messrs. ,H M'Tnlyro, I'. Wilson, J. S. Tennant (principal of Ihe coliega), and F. It. 'I3ukewe.il (senior inspector). Mr. J. Caughlny (AssistnntDireelor of Kdncalion) was associated with the committee in its deliberations. The committee submitted, llioifollowing reconimcndaDons to the Kducatiou IBuord:—

"That. 'Thorndon and Kc'.burn Schools be retained as normal school-..

"That a class for backward children be established a' : school to be selected by the principal.

"That. llm regulations be amended in the following respects:—(a) The head of the Normal School lo lie named the head teacher, and definition of duties to 'be excised; tb)-thai, the total sliujenl pwtce of <HltJ hours lie spread over the two years of training at the discretion of the principal; l.c) that, subject to the approval of the Minister, the period of (raining may on Ihe rconime'i'lalimi «f the principal be extended to j third year.

"That l.he position of tutor and librarian. combined with home science, lie advertised.

"That the-.offer made by the V.W.f.A. lo estahl'sh a hostel for women students of the Training .College be accepted with thanks, provided the rent ami tost, of furnishing are met by the Government: and that, further, the Education Department be again reniiestcd to favourably consider I lie provision of proper hnsle! accommodation on a perm,infill basis, and that authority be given to the board to mako preliminary recommendations as to site.

"That, in view of Ihe anticipated increase in tlie nnmbcr of Tr.rn.ng College etndenls, the remaining bloc!: of the Normal School, Kelburn, be at onco proceeded with, so as to provide in the meantime sufficient, student nminimodation.'''

The above recommendations were discussed by the Education Board at its meeting yesterday. Mr. Moss said that the Y.W.C.A. was to lw heartily thanked for taking an interest in the accommodation of the young women students. He hoped, however, that the -acceptance of.the olTer made by the Y."\V.O.A. would not prejudice the board in its endeavour to induce the Government In do it's duty I>y providing su'lable accommodation. Mr. T. Forsyth (chairman of Ihe. board) expressed t!ie view that there was no ground for Mr. Mo-;s'* apprehension. Something had to he done immediately, md the Y.W.C.A. oiler provided the best temporary solution of flic accommodation problem.

"The board endorsed the proposals, which have yet to rece : ve the sanet'on of Hie Education Department. Tit a<ld'tion to the rcenMM'.judafio'is dptailed above, were certain others t-our-h----ind the personnel of ihe "tuff to be employed at the Iv-'burn iWmal School. Tlie.se were discussed in committer-'.