IN HOSPITAL.

Otaki Mail, 10 February 1919, Page 4

IN HOSPITAL.

VOCATIONAL AND CURATIVE TREATMENT. 'SOUTH ISLAND - ARRANGEMENTS. Wellington, This Day. Arrangements for curative work for useful occupation, and where advisable vocational training of soldier patients •who will bo in hospital at Christchurch and Hanmer arc well in hand, as shown by the report of the officer in charge of this subject, who with Lieut.-Colonel Christie recently visited Hanmer and the Chalmers Orthopedic Hospital in Christchurch.

A carpenters’ shop has been provided at Hanmer which will serve for carpentry and other occupations. It is intended to provide instructors in bootmaking and tailoring. The earpeutery instructor is already at work. It is proposed to give instruction in motorcar repairing, • and there are several cars'to be maintained which will provide good opportunities, for instruction. It is intended to appoint an instructor in accountancy, and also or teaching primary and secondary subjects. As Hanmer is isolated, there will be difficulty in' getting an instructor in university subjects, but it may bo possible to get a schoolmaster with university degrees .who-can take the whole range of education.

Lund has been acquired to provide opportunities for instruction in farming for those whose patients who will be fit for the open-air work. The Y.M.C.A. has undertaken to build a recreation club at Hanmer.

. Equipment for the making of splints and other appliances-for the wounded, including surgical boots, has been obtained from, England, and the erection of \tho machinery ,at the Oitlioptedie Hospital for this work was almost completed at the. time, of the visit. There is also, a good carpenters’ shop and a room for other occupational training.'Mrs Templer has been appointed in charge of occupational- work. She has already done valuable service iu a voluntary capacity, and has now been placed on salary and given an assistant! Professor Hight has taken a great deal of trouble Over the arrangement of university education classes, and as the vocational officer, temporary Captain Moore is himself an M.A. of Canterbury College, it is anticipated that there will-be’no difficulty in complet- ! ing the matter. A satisfactory arrangement was made in regard to primary and secondary education, the Director of Technical .Instruction offering to provide the necessary instructors in these subjects.

The Director of Agriculture has of- I fered to give every facility for his | officers to provide farming instruction, $ and Lincoln College was visited to dis- a s cuss the matter with the director, Mr f Alexander. Ho offered to personally I give lectures on - the breeds and man- | agenient of sheep, and thought that | Dr. Hildendorf would give lectures on | the rotation of crops and other farming matters. The Director of Technical Instruction, Mr Howell, subsequently informed the officer in charge of .vocational training that he could make arrangements for lectures on farming subjects to the soldiers either at the hospital or the technical college. Tho vocational officer iu Christchurch is now arranging for this to be done, so that full provision has been made for instruction in all branches of farming. Doubtless arrangements can-be made later on for the completion of the training in a practical way on State or private farms.