The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 403, 27 June 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

The question of technical education has been discussed by the local School Committee during the past two years. Addresses on the subject have been delivered by the Board’s chief inspector and technical instructors; two rooms in the old school in which to conduct the classes have been approved by the Board ; the Borough Council and Chamber of Commerce have donated grants, and a number of townspeople have generously subscribed towards the object. The question, however, has hung fire, by reason of the lack of pupils offering. This may be accounted for by a dearth of information, touching fees, the nature of the classes, instructors, etc. At Thursday’s meeting of the School Committee, at which Mr Fossey, the Board’s technical instructor, was present, it was unanimously decided to make a start With the school immediately, with the following classes Dressmaking and millinery, arithmetic and English, shorthand, book-keeping, woodwork and stationery engine driving. The instructors are all well up in their calling, and the work of the whole school will be periodically overlooked by the Board’s chief technical instructor. Day school pupils who have obtained proficiency certificates will be given free instruction in English and arithmetic and in any one other of the above mentioned subjects. The fees for all other pupils will be 12/6 per subject for two hours’ instruction per week, for 15 weeks, where the pupils in any given class number 12. If the number of pupils in any class does not reach 12, then the fees will be raised proportionately, but will not exceed £1 per term. It will therefore be seen that a splendid opportunity is offered to local

young men and women to cultivate their minds and fit them for higher callings in life. The school will open about the middle of July, and prospectuses may he obtained from Mr W. Adams, the local supervisor, or members ot the Committee. We feel sure that the technical school will fill a long-felt want, and that much good will result therefrom.