MASTERTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3121, 23 February 1909, Page 5

MASTERTON TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

ANNUAL MEETING OF SUBSCRIBERS. The annua! meeting of subscribers to the Masterton Technical School was held last evening, Mr E. Fe>st, cbßirman of the managers, presiding. About a dozen persons were present. The chairman, in moving the adoptionn of the annual report and bal-ance-sheet, as published in the Wairarapa Age yesterday, said that last year was the most successful year in the history of the school. The handsome memorial school had been erected, while in other directions technical education had shown a great advance. The various teachers had done excellent work, and the scholars had been more numerous and done better generally than in previous years. The Very Rev. Dean McKenna congratulated the managers, and the teachers on their past year's work, and said that the public of Masterton had reason to feel proud of the position of the school at the present time.

Mr C. E. Daniell endorsed the remarks of the previous speaker, and said that it was somewhat to be regretted that the meeting was not more largely attended, as it showed that while the public gave practical support to the school they did not take that personal interest in the welfare of the school which was really verj desirable. However, that feature was not peculiar to Masterton, as when at Home he noticed that many persons who had assisted ' technical education with most liberal endowments often took no personal interest whatever in the work of the schools He thought the position of "the Mast?rton Technical Sohool at the present time was indeed satisfag-, tory. The election of managers for th 6 ensuing year resulted in the unopposed return of Messrs E. Feist,. W H. Jackson, E. H. Waddington (re-elected), C. E. Daniell and i Rev. Dean McKenna. The renomination of Mr J. M. Coradine was considered by the meeting a desirable compliment to that gentleman in view of the work he had accomplished for the school, but the chairI m°n stated that Mr Coradine had expressed his intension of being absent longer than a year, and in view of this fact, Mr Coradine was not nominated. The managers elected then returned thanks for their election. Mr W. H, Jackson, in the course of his speech, said he hoped that next year's balance sheet would be even more satisfactory than the one just adbpted. The speaker announced that in connection with the proposed wool-classing classes, Mr Guy Williams had generously offered to make available for the school a bale of classified wool, which would be of very valuable assistance to th: school. Mr Daniel! approved very heartily of the establishment of a wool-class-ing class, and was pleased to see that so much interest was being manifested in its establishment. Complimentary reference was made by the chairman to the valuable services rendered to the school by Mr J. B. Keith, who was a retiring manager. On the motion of Mr W. H. Jackson, seconded by the chairman, it was decided to place on record the very valuable work done by LVir J. M. Coradine, on behalf of the school. The chairman moved a hearty vote of appreciation of the work of the secretary of the managers (Mr N. D. Bunting). Mr Feist stated that Mr Bunting was » capable, painstaking officer, whose work gavj grjat satisfaction to the manager.-. Th>? motion was carried by acclamation. The meeting of subscribers the.) closed. At a meeting of managers held afterwards Mr Feist was re-elected chairman, and the secretary reI elected treasurer.