Ellesmere Technical Association

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XXIV, Issue 426, 16 March 1921, Page 3

Ellesmere Technical Association

A meeting of the Ellesmere Technical Association was held at

i Leeston on Monday night. There | were presents-Mr' W. O. Rennie I (chairman), Miss Glanville (secreaary), Rev Laycock and Messrs retary), Rev Laycock and Messrs Robertson, Webster and McMillan^ The secretary reported Miat a bnsketyinaking class had been arranged for at ' "Sedgemere and would start the following day. TII3. prospects were good: A request had been received for a, dressmaking class at Sedgemere, but although it was' not possible to. accede to the request at present, every effort, would be made to start a class a little later on. The secretary further reported that a class inli'ome nursing- would be started at Brookside prabablv the Friday after Easter. There 3vas evei^ prospect of a strong - class. It was also"thought that a dressmaking class would be very successful at Brookside if it could be arrange^ for. ~; It was decided to hold a oneterm wool-classing class if a sufficient number of pupils offered. The secretary reported having** written to a« accountant enquiring if he would be willing to conduct classes in bookkeeping.' A ; reply was received from the " accountant, Mr F. Sl?ep"pard Green, that he would be willing to do so, but could not start until after Easter. * \ It was decided to start bookkeeping classes after Easier and to run typewriting classes io conjunction. It left to Mr Webber to procure, if possible, a second type- ' writer in Christchurch to-day.* ■■» In regard to cookery classes, enquiries were still bemg " made about ranges. It was hoped' to . have a range installed in Leeston! before long, when a class would be opened. - - •-- . . .