MINISTERS IN DUNEDIN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2158, 6 April 1908, Page 2

MINISTERS IN DUNEDIN.

THE NEW TRAINING COLLEGE,

OPENING CEREMONY DENTAL SCHOOL.

Press Association

DUNEDIN, April 4. The foundation stone of the new craiiining college on the .site of the present Union titreet school was laid ov .Sir Joseph Ward this afternoon m the presence of a large representative gathering, included in which •vas the Hon. G. Fowids, Minister for Education. In the course of his remarks before laying the foundation stone, the Prime Minister said that me total amount granted for building the college was £7650. In 1896 die total number of nuniLs in train.ng colleges in tho Dominion was 161 jt which the Dunedin proportion was 79, while at present tho totai number was 300, of whom SO wero in the Dunedin College. The total allowances to students in the lour colleges m the Dominion were £10923 and in addition, £2199 was passed bv the Government on behalf of students .or university fees. Tbo amount paid annually by the Government •or salaries of teachers in training colleges was £3OOO. Tho Hon. Mr Fowids said the movement for reorganisation of training colleges in -ke four university centres was the greatest educational improvement -anen up in New Zealand for many years. The claim made upon tea--hers in modern days was very much greater than it had been in the old -lays and proper equipment was most necessary, necessary. In the- last tew years many increases had been made in the salaries of teachers, and .while some might need attention, ho oelieved it would be found, generally speaking, that the pay of New Zealand teachers was equal to that of ceacliers in other parts of the world. There were now 61 male teachers and 292 female teachers in training, and in spite of tho cry that young men were not entering the profession, he thought tho above proportion very reasonable. At the conclusion of the above ceremony, the Ministers proceeded to ••he Dental School (a recent adjunct .o tho university) which was officially opened by Mr Fowids. Speeches were delivered by the Hon. Mr r-on-iris, Sir J. G. Ward, Mr J. Alien, M.P. (Vice-Chancellor of tho university), Dr. Pickerill (Director .V 10 “ ll 00 1) a iid Mr T. K. Sidey, , , • Tho local speakers paid a tnuuto to th© Government for tlie geneions assistance rendered in connection with the establishment of tho school and all referred in terms of pi a iso to Mr Sidey’s energy and enthusiasm ip connection with the sch,Dl\ Ticker ill stated that since tin. school had been opened in Julv ast, o\er 1,100 dental operations uad been performed on 483 patients. At present there wero over 100 pataents on the books and this he ret “? X, " oa , k svot inasmuch as • t showed the demand was greater ( ‘ > the Present facilities. lie also , at ' vJle “ } \* came to New Zea“iml he expected to find matters in connection with people’s teeth fairlv "' as »<* Prepared for the £ that tlle condiin Fn"L,Pi Ullcd , ul , " e , ro wor so than ‘ Limland and lie bad no reason Jnn otbL that r D ' U L ,cd . in " as "orso .uessts Allen, Sidey,' Armstrong and lr I ickrell advocated the MS D ,h ° , SCI !° 01 thoroughlv p to-dati thus placing it on a len th. 011 4V n dillg , dental «hools 11 DldWorld and America.