AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10446, 11 October 1911, Page 5

AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT.

IN RiURAL EDUCATION

j,p PALMERSTON N., Last Night. ' >', The Palmerston North TechniSchool inaugurated the first sheep-slitearing classes in the North Island here yesterday, and they will be continued for six days, atid a furthe • course, if necessary. They began With thirteen students yesterday but on the farmers seeing their prac- 1 tical character the numbers increased to more than " twenty to-day. There is a machinery expert, an expert shearer, : aiid an woolclasser in/pharge. -The; sheep were serii. in from avneigftibouring station, after .thie'mingger ; sa the .m>rk: .lie. saus, douMt 'have' <>nfe 'thousand' if the/. I watitfd. them, aj&L the same- ■ nes&' year. The are in the Showground* sheds. The studei\ts> are first taught the use of. the oil-engine which drives t|ie plant, then- the orutching blade and machine-shear-ing. skirting, classing, baling, and pressing. To-day the A. and P. Committee and many farmers visited the sheds, and were greatly surprised at .the thoroughness of the teaching, • find the of tjie bfeys, and the excellent condition of the shorn sheep. The boys proposeto go shearing this year. The wool elasser in charge of the tables, who: now has a good position, was himself Ni<. graduate at the Palmerston. Technical School wool classes, -which have been (successfully carried on for the pas-t three years. /