THE EDUCATION OVERHAUL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 4

THE EDUCATION OVERHAUL.

£'p, FINISHED J/!' t'lj:: ; ! ißy Telegraph.-J'rsfis Aa6oclat!an.) : ■ ~' ?lft ;,„,'?: ' Auckland, June If. %' ■ , J-lio Coranussion apiiointcd to inquire - v.. , into ; the. present stnt«>'of education in : :■'■ ftew Zealand continued their sitting this Vs morning. Sir. G. L. Peacocko spoke in favour of retaining tho engineering school connect- V-'■■■: od-with the Auckland ■ University Col. ■ f- ; leg*. ■'. - ' . ■-~.- '■;>.'. _, Mr. Lamb _vns also oxainin«d conccTnj : :, , : , . ing the. University engineering classes, '«;"■;; winch-are attended by over 30 students. :? v Mv. p. Healon, Bcience master at the "'■'■ ; Ciramuiar School, drew attention to th*'"; , ' small salaries paid to the female teach* -: ; ' : ore of secondary schools. ■'.-& , Mr., C. J. Van, Mayer of Auckland. ■and formerly chairmtti) of tho Auckland , - :' Education Bosrd, said that the present .-,,, system of administoring the primary i'j'-'. , education system by boards and wmmiNs=S teos was as satisfactory as could be de-:;? iJ vised. ; lie agreed, however, that some at■■'"£' the smaller boards could !;e amalgamated.-, f■■ The chairman of a largo Iwo.rd shoul<t' : f4? be paid a salary, , and he should travel ■■■.'.■;* about tlse district, as many difficulties ' I could be settled very quickly by personal . •; interview between chairman and com- ; :-:i rnittee. In regard to tho city schools, a . :, "? ; great evil was the lack nf adequate play- : KC grounds. He thought that the New Zeii , -- land system of local control of education :%■ was much preferable to ihe bur«iuerat!o ;■•■;.■ system in vogue in Australia. His opinion. >?;' of the New Zealand syllabus was that it ■■.;-; was an excellent one in tho hands of a i.J; I trained teacher, but was not so success- ■■ : . ;, fill in the hands of uncertificated teach- , ''v , crs, of whom thero were a number in the/;". Auckland district. To meet the ktte* : \'.', case the Auckland Board hud appointed-'"-.i a sort of advisors , . teacher to travel ! about and give advice on the syllabus. V, [ In his opinion, the reading and writing \". in the schools were both bettor than they ,- : Z '?> were 20 years ago. The arithmetic was fiJ; perhaps not so accurate. '--Jft In answer to questions, the witness*?;:: said he did not approve of local ratesiW-,: The cost of education should come out of.?;;A: the Consolidated Fund, otherwise ■ ther6'" : :K» would be no uniformity. ..■■,.■ . :, .4,'.'.. , V' ; ' John Ifatrell, architect to the Auck» ;: ;; land Education Board, was not alto-JY.. gether in favour of a Dominion architect,,, ' being appointed, as the work in conneo»JS, tion with the building of schools ■ considerably in different districts. ' This closed the evidence from the Auck- ; i land district. _, _ .. ■ '-Af-p V-'.'. Jlombers of the Commission' , left-.''for^fl tho south by tho Main Trunk esproseV ,';> this evening. . The Commission will _opc.n'.:..,■ their sittiags at DunedJn on Friday.;ftvy.'! .