Minutes 1979-09-10 Vocational Committee

VOCATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING:

Held at the office of Len Hoogerbrug at 5.00.p.m. on Monday 10 September 1979.

APOLOGIES:   John Eddington, Bryan Hutchinson, Jack van Bohemen, Len Webb, J. Cornelius, B. Campbell.

PRESENT:   Garry [Gary] Pike, Les Snookes, Pat Stainer, Bert Eising, Len Hoogerbrug.

1.   PREVIOUS MINUTES:
The previous minutes were read and confirmed. Garry Pike – Les Snookes.

2.   MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:
(a)    “School leavers Handbook”. An order has been placed by L. Hoogerbrug. Both the Boys High School and Karamu High School will be handed 200 copies each.
(b)   “N.Z. Craftsmand [Craftsman] Training Foundation”. No further news has been received. The Directors have rendered their support to the application and promised to pay the air fare costs to and from Auckland if Len Wright is invited for an interview.
(c)   Visits to places of work. Les Snookes reported as follows:
(i)   H. B. Farmers Meat Co. – Visits after Sept 17, mornings only.
(ii)   Tuckers woolscourers – Any evenings.
(iii)  U.B. – Not possible.
(iv)   Tomoana Freezing works – Any morning and afternoon until 3.30 p.m.
(v)   Milk Treatment Station – Mon. Wed. Fri. from 10.15 – onwards.
(vi)   Vidals – 6.30 p.m. any night.

Moved that L. Hoogerbrug investigates a visit to Vidals for Monday 15 October. The visit will combine an[d] inspection of the premises with a meal and will be open to all Roatarians [Rotarians] and their wives. This outing will celebrate Vocational week and a short meeting will be held prior to the social event.

(d)   “Employer – Employee relationships”.
John Eddington has arranged for Doug Hugget [Dug Huggett], Jim Redgrave and Roy Batchelor to meet senior pupils of Boy’s High School and Karamu High to discuss and advise on Employer-Employee relationships.

3.   CORRESPONDENCE:

No corresspondence [correspondence] was received.

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4.   GENERAL BUSINESS:
(a)   Speaker during Vocational Week. Bert Eising suggested to approach Alan Walker to talk about the “Printing Trade.”
L. Hoogerbrug undertook to make the enquiry.

(b)   Bert Eising expressed concern at the size of the Club and found it disturbing that there were many members with whom he had little or no contact. The other members present supported Bert’s views. L. Hoogerbrug said that as the Hastings Rotary has a tradition of social contact rather than that of a service Club, it may not be necessary to undertake ambitious projects.

(c)   Jubilee Project:
There was a brief discussion on possible projects. Generally it was queationed [questioned] whether it was necessary to undertake any thing large. L. Hoogerbrug suggested that the Jubilee be marked by an organised trip out of town for a weekend. Wairaki [Wairakei] was suggested as a venue. Rotarians and wives would travel there and back by car or bus. Generally the idea is to enjoy each others company, have dinner, play golf, go for walks boat rides etc.

(d)   Job talks:
Thought is to be given to job talks with “Hobbies” as additional scope.