EDUCATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 7

EDUCATION.

STATE AND DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS CARDINAL MORAN'S SCHEME. PUBLIC MONEY: POWEKS OP DEMAND. (Uj Telegraph,-Pros Asimelnttnn.-CorijrlcM.t (licc. September 29, 0.21 a.m.) Sydney, September 28. Catholic Congress, is discussing.educational matters. Archbishop Redwood said ho, had had experience.in New Zealand of State examination and inspection of Catholic schools,' and it had re-' suited to tlioir advantage iti overy respect. He thought that means should lie > taken to: obtain tho system in Now South Wales. ~ Cardinal Moran • will introduces his primary education schema this week;"', Tho principal points aro that tho maintenance of. ment schools, following tho, Dutch system, would devolve on tho,municipalities, shares in the payment of teachers and expenses of administration devolving on the : Government. For tho erection ■ of schools r the Government would contribute one-fourth; and the municipality three-fourths. . ■' When twenty' heads of families in any district agree to demand a denominational" school, the request must be acceded ; , , although State'of private 1 schools may'already, exist in tho locality. Suoh denominational are to receive the 6apo amount of Government (lid for erection as State schools, the-payment to ■ be spread . over five years,'■ Teachers in . denominational schools aro to, be;on tho samo, footing as teachefs in State schools as regards, salary and pension.- Salaries in all ' schools aro to be fixed by law, 'accordlng to the grado of tho scbopl, the grade to bo- fixed by Government 1 inspection.'- ' ;