TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 296, 8 September 1920, Page 3

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

CONFEBENOE OF BOARDS. The annual conference of directors and supervisors and managers of techmca sclicols of the Dominion opeiicd yesterday afternoon by the Jlayo ot Wellington (Mr. J. P.' Luke). .D"«tois and supervisors present were: - iUssia. J. H. Howell; (WellingtonJ, J. E ; Newton (Napier); A. MarsFiall (® u 5 et im 1, * L. Mooro (New Plymouth),_ It. J. ton .(Ashburton), I D. Opie North), W. Fossey (Ttoiaru), W. 0. Mpi-ns':(Haivke's-Bay),. W. It- ,^ ra lV ,'churcii). .T. P.(Knlauifher (Auckland), A. STombic-6 (West jiort),:, l'. C. J. Cockbum (Nelson). ;W. G. Aldntlp dmc - carßill), G. ,T. Pask (Wanganui), M. A. Illackmore (Chr'stchurch), Miss A. B. 'Juniper (Auckland).^ Representatives of hoards of liiaiiage.'s iii attendance w.ere: - rs . r."7i. llauine (Auckland), Messrs. W. C. Hurley (Nelson). "W.. It. Ridde l (Tnvercargill)v Q.' H. .O?' 6 - church), H. R. Kushbridge (Chrir,tcliurch) B. Seth-Smitli (Chnstchurch), T. Scott':(Duneilin), 'E. F. Dutlne.'(Dunedin), W. H. Swangur (Wanganui), G. P. Browne CWanganui). L. H. Pari r'dge (We'll .ngton), AV./H. Bennett.-(Welling-ton), W. T. Grundy (Alnsterton)/; 'Mr. W. S. La Trobe (Superintendent of Technical Education) and Mr. T. In. Cmsswell (Seuior iiisiwctor-of Secondary Schools) wero also in attendance. ; Tho Mayor extended to* the delegates a hearty welcome to Wellington. Ho saM he looked upon tue nresent as a most important stage in the history of the Dominion and of the Empire, and one of the most pressing matters lor the attention of pfople was .that of education. The teaohina protess on sliou'd b® c-xalted to as high a position as pofs~jle and should be kept free from politics. They looked, to tlie'teachers to e?ve a lead in tho matter of; defence ariu in cult:Vating a right spirit among the young people. Whether'a policy could be enunc'ated providing for a sound defeneei system, and, at the same time, a proper system of technical education, was a problem requiring solution, and on this matter there was need of 00-ordiination between the' responsible authorities. .Mr. Luke said ha favoured apprentices attending technical .college's in the dayfcmo instead of at niglittime, and be regretted that sufficient consideration had. not been given to technical education in the past by Parliament; Unless more- was done for technical education than had been the case in the past the country would undoubtedly suffer considerably; He wished the conference success in its del berations. ii, Mr. T. ■ Scott (Dunedm) was elected chairman of the conference. After-the remits on the order paper had been referred to various committees j'nr reiKirt the' conference adjourned until fl a.m. to-dgy.