TECHNICAL COLLEGE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10604, 1 June 1920, Page 3

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

- MEETING OF BOARD OF GOVER-

NORS. CLASSES FOE RETURNED" SOLDIERS. A meeting of the Technical College Board of Governors was held last night, tho chairman (Councillor G. Frost) presiding. The other members present were Councillor W. H. Bennett.. and Messrs Laurence, Shand, and Partridge. "A letter was received from tho Repatriation Department stating that it Had been tho practice of the department to always favour tuition at the Technical CoMego in preference to private inutitutions; but on certain subjects, accountancy in particular, the tuition given at the night classes of tho college uas not sufficiently advanced for many of the discharged' soldiers who applied to tho department for assistance with their foes. The department was, of course, aware of the special classes for returned soldiers under Mr B. K. Cameron, bu't as these wero held in the daytime this would mean that the department would have to pay training sustenanco to all men attending tho classes, and that was only done in cases where the soldier was badly disabled and not able to take on heavy employment. With reference to the architectural classes, the Kflopartuient stated that in the cate of future applications for this form of study it would most certainly induce theni to study at tiie Technical College in preference to any private institution. If tho board could arrange evening classes in advanced accountancy, the department would also adviso soldiers to attend them. A letter was received from Mr Hall a master at the Wellington-College and night instructor in electrioty at tho Technical College asking to bo relieved of his Friday mechanics class, as ho had received an oifer of employment that ovening by the Workers' Jjduoation Association at a salary of .£72 a year, four times the amount paid by tho board. The chairman and other members observed (hat it was a peculiar position, as thj> City Council subsidised the college to -tho extent of .£3OO a year, and the Workers' Edueaton Association 'to tho amount of JBIOO a year, and the Government .subsidised tha Workers' Education Association, so that the salaries in question were practically coming from the same funds. Mr Hill's request was acceded to. An offer of work.ship space, for the returned soldiers' class in electricity was received from Messrs Tolley and Son. —Tho matter w>as left in the hands or the director. Tho nn'l'ionnl committee of the Y.M.C.A. wrote offering to (lie college for £si a quantity of carpenter's tools, engineers' tools, drawing, wood-carving, and leather-working equipment used for training soldiers during the war. —The board decided to accept tho offer.