KHAKI UNIFORM.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 14

KHAKI UNIFORM.

WEARING IN CLASS ALLOWED. TECHNICAL COLLEGE BOARP'S DECISION. "After contihuefl disctisftibn on the motion proposed by Mr J. W. Robert's, disapproving attendance in class bf stildbrits or ienchfefs ih militdry hnifofhi thb Bbrfrd of Goveriidts bf tllb dhristchiircli Teclinical College decided last evening to make 110 alteration to tie existing custom/ which allows the Weaflii& df thb khaki unifdrlh on drill days. The Director (Dr. D. E. Hansen) pointed out that ii Mr Rbbetts's motion were etlforcedj the Boatd would Lave to prdVlde fldeqti&tb ehtitiging-rodmS; The chairman (Mr McGregor Wright), announcing that the discussion would be restlmed from the previous meeting, allbwed Mr ItbbbftS thb of recapitulating his case. Mr &oWts said that ho had brought down the bbcause boys &nd mastgts Werb attbnding the Glasses ifa Ufaifbl*ih. Me iihdeffetood 1 that the practice had now bben discontinued aid was therefore willing to Withdraw tHe iilotioni It seemed to him something like tiUiiiblig that fabys should sit in uniform in clasS while ail the' great statesmen were arguing for peace. He implied no criticism of the conduct of the " elapses. 'i Dr. D. E. Hansen expiaifcbtt that lib had 'tibt bi'dei'bd Against the wearing of because ho aw&ited dn expressibn of opinloh frbm tiib Boaifd. Aft U, fnatter of fk6t, ttibte bad beeii ft toinbdrary flisagieemefat With tliei i)efeiice Department, Which had Wot eiiouefh uniforms ,tb liiippiy the. boys. This fact HroiiUbly ii66diint6d for Jar itiforihfttioh. -; j PfeAce Cdiiobll'd htypait. I'be chuirmai read messages from Ml- W. H. •Wxtxspr.and Mr G. $3. Franklin, ifecdraiilg their votes, against the hlotlbn, atid also the following reflolution from the. National feacO Council: "'That tiib Natlflhal Peace Councii epngfhtlllatcd Mr Roberts and his support' Bite on the Board of the technical College, in the effort to prevent the wearing of military uniform during school hours by the pupils, and supports the resolution moved by Mr Eoberts, in VieW of! the fact that military traihiiig haS been suspended; ahd is Aow AO longer compulsory.'' . Mr Roberts continued that he wsa not objecting, to the use of nlilitary titiiform on paradfei ■ The qbestibn was whether they were going ; .tb turn , the school into, a military college ' once s a week, or were they going to insist' on the filial ttitifotib. Tfiey Wotild tidt tolbtftte fat die Moment HttVihfe Bbys lit riliooi id fbotbill, dt iftMffliilg td M)f J. S. HWWy.ihdtltfht ,tHat tM Ug« Uitfuia hot di«titigui|h itself ty into a Xtaft? qUbOtfon; fi6iiti9i¥@a th§ qWitiofl of ; titlifttM be optional, and continued kfi lt, at tne discretion of parents. The amendtflgaf VaS fibfeohded by' Mir G. A, Pascoe. ' x - Mr G) Shipley glaired thtH: the amendment was * direct negative and should bS.irtibd feut of drier, the chairman did not ftphold hii oWjebtifen. Mr W. S: |idlittbd 6dfc that if they passed Mr . Robert's'e .motion they would have to provide facilities for the boy* t& nhftttge tibtvir felbthes. These did ftfeiSfc According td tfib, inotidhi Girl Guides would also nave to change. Need f6f'Ch&igiilg-S«Qifiil. Dr. S&id tluii if UtsLV^oard, passed 'the resolution he wtftild have.'to ask it tb agf«b « sold dV«F. tlie iW%g ttfitil ft nMtlgiiik'f&M'Mi ptiirim. If thb boyi M&rH fo drill iti itikltb «kb ne bptlbh Mt ffer thbW ta eoftb 'is that tlfliftrfifl to tftlhool. It wag iihttpf Mibl«T 46 sedtirb «'fleß6dt Mlttdfefd ,-M dtin without tmifpjfiii, Hadthey & mobi. lihiforltt, he ,W|Wld be Wifliiii to drill the'boys ia that) but th<?y hftfl itdt .sdih a imifoffliji and thbtbfbtc;' USfe' the tAilltatfy (Id thing. Itt his ttilid tUm, Was net thb jlliihttiit dbdfit dl tfife Vaiafi'tti. dfiii ia 1 tioii aha - dd torps: fie jtfif flobws ofcifciMj#, bat it fiueJHdH 6t iHe t frdAifig Hi MS mm h<w m ahith'ib gotiia bb iiiiit, Mi &«¥ 5%«61 tt Cihaßi dhhr«h there were &d«t(riht«l'fMl^ ties foif* tiib "febya "td chiiiig® ilato itd% ,twy tihifbrti «ft«* hbttrsi v - ThS dhttiMSii <Mf MaGfdggt Wright), ridiculed the idbi ihavthb militawy influenced boys tt}wdt)sU vjsx. To think that ttt .drill in certain clothes ■was to make "the boys think of War—■well, he couldh't seb it. As long' as they gotr-the .best rbsults' they must think, first, Second, thiifff, and. ISWi» Was best fo? the boys of thb Gqilbge; ■ the diiielplinary- ,df thi , was,, carried, by. Vi*' votes $d flvbj tod, jtat as a ,mptibh, iterf carried without dissetit« , .< ' > »!«• 11 '