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TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

PROGRESS IN NORTH TARANAKI. | Following is the report of Mr. J. W. Connell, submitted through the Director of Technical Education to the Board at its meeting on Wednesday last:— Primary Schools. —Owing to the term holidays and teachers' classes, which lasted for a fortnight fewer schools Have been visited than usual. Those visited' were: Bell Block, Omata, Motonui, Waitaro,, Waiau, Huirangi, Lepperton, Lin. coin, Inglewood, Egmont Village, Dudley, Durham, Norfolk, Vogeltown, and Central. Excellent work is being done at Dudley school, where, through the enthusiasm of the teacher, the committee and pupils have done much to beautify the school surroundings.' Fences have been erected, and garden plots, extended, a rockery built and shrubs planed A fine collection of grasses and weeds has also been made. At Lincoln f.ciiosl the Committee have greatly improved the grounds, by ploughing, levelling, and sowing down a "cleaning croj)" preparatory to putting down in a lawn gra»s mixture. At the Central School a potato variety and manurial trial has been started and the results should be of interest, 15 varieties of potatoes and four manures are being used. Good Work, as usual, has been done at Bell Block, Motunui, and'Omata schools. * New Plymouth Technical College.— Field work has been continued, the work consisting of potato planting, mangold, carrot, maize, pea. bean, soft and swede turnip growing. All thesfe have been sown in a small plot set aside for the technical pupils at the High School grounds. " New Plymouth Boys' High School.--In the upper forms a good deal of laboratory work is being done in connection with dairy science and agricultural chemistry. The testing of artificial manures has received special attention. Mr. Syine gave instruction in testing milk for butter-fat by two methods, the Baibcock and the Ger.ber. In. the lower forms most of the time has been devoted to preparing the plots for seed-growing.

Teachers' Classes.—The course which was given this month will provide teachers who attended with the requisite number bf hours of practical work to enable them to sit for their "C" and "D" certificates. However, if teachers wish to continue the Saturday classes I should be pleased to arrange a programme of instruction suitable for general teaching purposes.

General.—During Mr. "B- Syme's absence on sick leave, satisfactory arrangements were ma-de so that the work, especially at the New Plymouth Boys' High School wag carried out as usual. Mr. MoKinuey, of the High School Staff, handled the Preparatory classes in agriculture practical work.

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Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1919, Page 6

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TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1919, Page 6

TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Taranaki Daily News, 11 October 1919, Page 6

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