At the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Engineering Society of China held on May 24, a preliminary "discussion on the Stattis and training of the various trades of -npprentiee in the engineer riy world was suaested by the new. Wrolecied President. Mr. J, Haynes Wilson, Me surstested that the time hho come for the Soclely to take serfots and Tasting interest in the ap: bprentiee not only for his benefit. but for the one fit of future engineering. processes in China, Following the President's rears nine or ten members of the Sociely Fecounted. briefly their experience vith: various systems. of apprentlc: ship. and described roughly. the an-lent and modern systems which are fn'use. Tt would appear that. there ire ome five or six classes of prentices comprising (1) the unive sity" graduate seeking practical perience, (2) the -edueated but Qualified student having much the Same aim as (1), (those training] to become supervisors and foremen, (4) those training a artisans. (8) boys. of no education, nominally" prenticed" to. small" shop masters (Child labour in an extremely une satisfactory. form), Tt wns found that each of those classes had special needs and expert: fence had shown that most of the ays toms in use can be materially im= fenved in all grades. Tt was therefore felt that this Society can perform a very useful service, for the community. by co-ordinating informa tion and experience and ondeavour-Inge to formulate practical and muily: satisfactory systems of training. conclusion, on a proposal of Me.
Wele the Council of the Society was directed to appoint mediately a committee to investigate fand Feport us soon as possible on the Ways and means in which the Society can take sation:
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