KING EDWARD COLLEGE

Evening Star, Issue 20135, 27 March 1929, Page 12

KING EDWARD COLLEGE

MEETING OF BOARD _ The monthly meeting of Lite King Edward Technical College Hoard of Governors was held yesterday afternoon, when the following were present:— Messrs T. Scott (chair), \V. G. Baird, G. Clark, J, T, Paul, L. Sanderson, J. hi. Wilkinson, J. Jfc. Wheeler, and Mesdames Herbert and Cummings. WORKS COMMITTEE’S REPORT. The Works Committee’s report, which was adopted, stated: Re the dismantling of buildings on Lancaster estate, the, committee decided to give immediate instruction to the Public Trustee to servo notices upon the tenants; also to instruct Messrs Park, Reynolds to sell the properties by auction, each bouse as a separate lot and tin; fencing as one lot. | Re the purchase of Mrs Duffs property, the chairman repotted (bat Mrs Bull's daughter had offered her house and section for sale. The chairman had suggested £375 as a fair price, and .Mrs Dnif’s daughter had accepted it. The committee eonlirmed the chair- ; man’s action, and agreed to accept Mr •J. B. Brngh as solicitor for the sale. The principal suggested that fifty or sixty new fables and chairs were urgently necessary. The Education 'Department had i eplied to his request for approval of a grant stating that no money could he approved without the Minister's .sanction. The committee agreed to accept the risk of the cost not being approved, and authorised the principal to order fifty or sixty tables from Messrs Seoul la r ami Chisholm, and the same number of chairs from the Otago Chair Company, at prices of P’s and It’s (Id respectively. The principal also reported that the college had grown so much that only a few small rooms were left, unoccupied, and suggested that, minor strnei arat alterations might he necessary to make the remaining rooms large enough. In view of the shortage of rooms in the main building, and the apid growth of the art department, it was suggested that new workshops. il erected on the corner section, might he occupied for a year or two by art classes until a special art building could lie erected on the Lancaster Eslate. The committee decided to go more thoroughly into the principal's suggestion later. A letter was read from the secretary o( the Tennis Chib. Amongst other things, dissatisfaction was expressed at Um state of the surface of the tennis courts. The secretary of the Tennis Club was to he notified that the hoard forsnw a time when the Tennis Club might no longer have I he right to play on the courts owing to additional buildings being erected on that part cl the properly. NEW WORKSHOP. The outstanding feature of the appointment e Committee’s report was he decision to (alee advantage ol the presence of the superintendent ol technical education to ask I’m- a report on the staffing capacity of the college buildings, and the number oi additional classrooms that might he brought into m-e. The superintendent was also asked to consider the hoard's proposal tor a one-storeyed workshop to he creel al on the triangular pint of ground a I (he cornel' of York place and Teimvson street, and to use those workshops temporarily to hoii-e art classes. The report was adopted. PI! IXCTPA ITS REPORT. Enrolments in the Technical High School reached, the nnmhcr of (HA mi March 1, as compared with off! and ASS) on the same dates in 11t>27 and MIL’S respect ively. The increased number permitted the hoard to engage a considerable amount of part-lime teaching, as was notified at the previous meeting. A si a Lenient contained in the principal's report, further slated that he had Imped to he able to make slightly improved arrangements at the tepid baths lor swimming in.strnel ion. hut he could not secure even the lime set apart last year, and so far he had been unsuccessful in his inquiries into the matter. It would seem that a school of (JAM might fairly expect more than one and a-liulf hours’ n-e of (he topic! baths each week", .seeing that town primary schools, so far a-, he knew, used the baths lor only mm hour weekly, and the largest secondary school in the town made, no use of them at all. Evening cla>ses reopened on Wednesday, February -7. In spite ol the fact that daylight saving was to continue for three weeks after that dale, students enrolled near the time of opening in greater numbers than ever before. The numbers on the roll at the mid of the first, and second weeks of teaching were SIP and PPA. as compared with last year. 773 and 907. Tins excellent start made it possible to (ix evening class time-tables almost immediately. Pnfortnnatcly the Territorial camp at AVainakarna disturbed attendances very seriously, ten days alter ela.-ses had opened, and the serious Hoods of Alareh IP did the same. Breaks such as these, coming alnmsl coni i lll kmisly helore the. Easter holidays. which arc also early this year, may radly damage (lie success of evening classes for the whole session. In general, evening classes showed n decided strengthening of third and fourth year work. A beginning has been made in separating fourth-year building students and a fifth-year course in engineering is in operation for the first time. Glasses in first-year engineering subjects have had to he divided into Iwo, and fourth and fifth-year commercial work has an increased nnmhcr of students. Some difficulty lias been experienced in painting classes owing to the lack of senior students at the moment, hut this difficulty is expected to Ik; removed shorlly. The college lias also been asked 1« open a.class in boilermaking. hut it is felt that the. time is hardly opportune. The junior students are well catered for in first and second-year engineering classes, and the few third-year students are not yet sufficiently numerous to warrant special instruction. A lengthy discussion ensued on the question of securing the Public Baths for the teaching of swimming to the pupils. Mr J. 11. Wilkinson moved Unit Messrs Scott and Paul and the principal wait on the mayor and town clerk in regard to the matter. Airs Herbert moved that the A\orks Committee should go into the matter of providing baths for the use of pupils at the college. Air Scott added that the question of heating the building might also be considered at the same time. Both motions were earned. The principal’s report was adopted. The only matter of note arising from the correspondence was the question of erecting a memorial to the late Mr Kempf.horne.—lt was decided to set up a small committee to consider the proposal. The report submitted by the Finance Committee showed that accounts amounting to £Sli2 7s lOd. including £375 for the purchase of Mrs Duff’s property adjoining the college, were passed for payment. Salaries amounted to £839 Is 4d,