The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1905. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7980, 17 November 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1905. TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

There can lie low people in the colony to-day who have not heard that there is such a living as technical education. Itut hew, many ever trouble themselves To think of its importance in the national life? It is impossible to say. if we judge b\* the otitwanl and visible signs tlv pr.ipurt.inn of thu population giving he. d to the subject. and coming to an intelligent comprehension ui i..s aims and advantages, is nol nearly so larj.ii' as might be desired. !j\ery step. therefore, which is taken to educate the people u U «he subject of manual arid t.'clinical work slum! i hwl'Yoinrd. The address given here

.11 Widnesday evening by .Mr llog--1 ''ii. lns|M<(Mor-<;ciieral of Schor's, w.s exceptionally well caleultled lo iiiif ress the community with Mi-- advantages thai accrue to (he *n I.\ •-lual worker and eonse,jueu' ly in ihe, na'iin In means of technical and ln.nmal classes. Mr lloghrii wisely

lv. rained Jr .an attempting too much In the shitrf time at his disposal itiil conliind his remarks ehielly to two points, namely, the necessity for te-linieal rduralii.n. and its ad\an-ia:<-s. A- was to be expect id :'i.n; an . ducal joins! of Mr llog.ien's ■>l nd-n-r the subject was dealt willi l in * lucid and convincing manner. «'\'li though lie was necss;iril\ coui-,p-1i..l io ileal with generalities. As .he p< 'in 11 d i.ut, lluyhu of brute force i ke.'|ni,y a nation in ihe front is I gone. It li.ls ui\c|| Wil\ to theiuon iHiJieill; it i o|| of intellects. I, j- this which has rendered necsvr> fhe highest training in all classes (t| work ill order to act pi ire and maintain the main spring o:' a net ion s success—trade. Character, o: c,>uise. plays a prominent part, in a country's w<lfare. and giwn a |p • 'pie with the highest character 1 ; it;s the best training, its destiny is H -vwre "< >n!y trained rm u." said tlw 1i sp.-cl oi'-(>cnei'al. "can hold the ,i. itMiosi places in a nation, and oi;K a nation of trained 'men can k. • p jn the loi efr out." This was exemplified ID-He and more every day. henee il.e urfent nee<| for facilities to pi mv this training at the service of !}•' community, and the imperative duly oil their pari' ;lo proliti I hereby. As an illustration in point. Mr Mogivti instanced the special training m«<vssa'\ for antl the inedi-c-d profession, ;ind the confidence which thesNj experts engendered in the j**ople purely ami s« It'ly )>y reason oi l hat training. This, lie contended, was eipially applicable to other callings. and that his reasoning is .'H>utid is l*ey<>n/J question. "(Jive." he said, "Uvo trained and untrained mm i equal chance* n:vd the result iin.si he thai jhe trained men come to tire front in Jiff's battle." This is readily] seen in such affairs us football and oilier sp'orts, and car-ri.-s conviction in a way that possibly other illustrations might not. It .was onl\ natural ihat Mr Ilogben should point the ie«iral of his |e\t by referring to what education hud d'lic in foreign countrie.-s. With re-

giinl to (tVnnany. special im-mion was made uf ilie aniline d ,\ e works, whic h in lorry \<>ars had risen ki a vjtlm- <>i ~11,. hundred ami thirty millions. ih«* (loverninent bavin# spirit H't i \ - kin millions -and the profit " ,,u I w<-ni \ -four millions. To attain this result every phase ol' tin.' inhislrx has In*i*ii studied and made tin' subject i»i expeiim-ml and research. mi.' Jinn alojw emplov ini; six i \pi-n rhrmisis lo assist, in tflvr work. The ivmili was a cninphlc capttiie "I ;» highly pr<>lil;il()»' Hade. th* t'Mti'ttini* t .r trchnaa! knowledge. in i li<-• hi-MtiiarU. ,i h>' r«noit|\ has iV I mii [ntV"r'y ami unpeople hiiVf (ft•••II mailt' prusp.Tnu< solely •■is il,.■ I —.III the ;,[>)»!irai on of • • •<«1I*i:< ;i 1 kn. ,w 11 ;|<>,. i ~ | )|i- |,i| t t i r i n- • 11 is I r \ This i>, ; i |>oini lhat Ihe people <■( Taranaki shi-nl.l It.' im-pre-vd w:th. especially as ! hey an* •\er\ d a \ having a direct object lesson in 'he price 11| i J a i n f I for ih< j r iint.-i-, which has attained its pn-s- ---• n! p'"-sit;i.n on the markel b\ tic use ■ '! Hi' 'hod- which technical Mud\ has pro\e i 'n he ihe best for tlic pii r* po~e \ti"th<M- roii pe! il or j n ! he produce t i a.;.- i ",i mnl.i - also referred i" as ,| ~| i i 1,),- f.xaiiiplc el' t he .ll.ri .•rchi iial ediaa'ioM. There is anoih-i nspi'cj ill- (|ijes t ion that Ml W)>rl\ plat' d befole Jlis h.-arefs. .Mid is the mleU'-ejind and moral advan'au/' rhal ir, obtained by means uf ibis <;alnlliL\ which lends to raise ih<- stat'is of Ih«* propie li i- refreshing in learn that at last Mich a /ligh authority as the head of ih r Kduiai ion Department '?ti*•'■> thai «'dmalioji has Jx.eii . roreedini: on ii>« U'P>ug 'Hid hat children must not I' l ' ' an;:ht in i e ;l d about I hin,us but in see ami handle them, as to under- I | si anil w Ji.tt th"\] see. Air lloubcn j rightly plan* giyaf value "ii 'mrnt't observation. and he str.>,igl,\ advocates ihe teaching of technical work iti tJijP primary .schools. This adds n fn'irlii "li/' signifying reasoning, to our olrii friends. Hie Mini* "15's" as the elements of i duration To li'ain )>oi)i ihe knewn to the mi- | Known is a logical and tu-

ables the pupil to grasp tho under- ' lying principles ot any given study. In the abstract-* technical education covers a wide range of subjects, and we arc gla-d to see that Mr Hoghen la\s s'tivs'S -on Hie policv\ of/the education in .each district being regulated according to the particular requirements -exist ing there. First of all. in learning: a tnude. 'boys must, 1.-arn how to learn, ami -this accomplished, the rest is comparatively easy. One often hoars the query, Mhat is the use of technical education? It fits a \oung man to do his work, and the experience in America i* tli&it nl -- years, of agu his wages are doifbhd. and *at 2o they an quadrupled in comparison to what was paid for unskilled labour. This is a material advantage "that speaks lor itself. Moreover, it is evident to the most, simple minded that the more proficient a man is in the technical knowledge of his craft or business, the more self reliant ho is. and the greater the value of his services. A debt of gratitude is due by the nation to all those who are

endeavouring to 'benefit the peoph' l>y means of technical insl ruct ion. t'uh*ss this colony adopts the proved methods <>f successful training its future has hut a poor prospect for the rising generation.

ON THE Vol HTir PACT,. The Storyteller.