Member Complains Sport Is Put First
AUCKLAND, Fel). 1G. "It appeai's that we are putting sport before University training," said Mr. M. G. Lee, at the Auckland Education Board mceting. lle was coininenting on the fact that in two successive items of agenda, the board had refused a wonian teacher eight months' leave of absence to attend a University to coniplete lier B.A. degree but had granted indcfinite leave of absence to B. Sutelifl'e, an assistant. teacher at the Kowhai Intermediate School, to enable him to travel to England With the New Zealand cricket team. "Leave of this nature has ncver been declined," replied the chairman, Mr. G. K. Hamilton. The board decided to cong'ratulate Sutcliffe and also F. B. Smit(i, a teacher under the Cahterbury Education Board, on being chosen for the touring team.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 February 1949, Page 3
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