EDUCATION COMMISSION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 18

EDUCATION COMMISSION.

CHRXSTCHUTteH WITNESSES... . (By .ielecr'aplj—.Press .Association.). Ch.risichurch, Juno 'JR. _ The Education Csmimis-ion eoii.tjitjird its sittings to-day, .and evidence ivas ;riveil, by' C. IV ..Asoliin.aii',, JieadiriaS'tei: cjf Normal' -School;,- Gen., Scotf v chairman j)f. tlw Hoard of _ Governors of Hie Christ* clinrch Tpchniui! Epllose. I!. Hn-dinan Siiiifh, director of the Cliristdh,ui;ch Soliooi of Ari, .A'ex. 8011, of the South. Cjntcpb.n.t.v Education BbAr.d, JI-. Dai.wel,. chairman,.. and' & Penliiigtpii, ffrchijept-,: of the.- . North .Cii'nt.orbiiV.v' Kdneatiori jioa'.rd', G, 'I'. Booth' i.of Booth. M'Donal'd ■ :aml t'o-.), John A.. iilniik, truant ofiiVor ■for tljf! North, f anti-vbury Board, 10. B:>van Uro.vn. principal' of . the •Chri.sfchurr.h Boy.-' Jlijfli. School, Jl.i>s : . Jlnry Gibson, principal of the Girls' H.i'aii School; Isaac A.' He'iViis'icisi, jevfish Ifabbi'. in. Christ-' Church, .Mary Sliirteiif'ej. itiu-nt niiMress a! Addihiton". ami David i.usnsden, school .caninii'tfee- inaVv. The .Gbiii.niis.sion'' Kill' ■cp.nel'uufl - it's ?it- ■ tings: hero i.o-ntorr'pn':. . ■' Christchurch, Juno. >25. Tho .Commission leaves ChVistciiurch on Saturday and sits in Wanganui from Tuesday to J'riday. The Wellington .-iltings i'vii.l follow-.' Napier, Neisim, and '.jßleii.ii.eiiii; evidence, will' lib "talfen,'.at: tlie.,'' capital.- _ ■; '. . At: this, .Morning's, Session Mr. G.. T... Aschman .Miggesled that the Department, iliouhl publisji-. periodically precise- accounts of tho' meflipds found- siice.'e.ssfu'l., in some se'nools lor the Isoiscfit of other schools. He instanced v.ritijisi, in which ..wii-0 schools nch inai-lcetl success, ■ivhil.o' Others ntetliotls. The, inspector's.' reports were of too Roheral.-a character to meet this case. He op-ancd de!niiiitin'iatuiiv of.-the c'ade.ts .on the'.ground- thai "t.lio present selicmio had an ■ excellent disciplinary 'influence,.- In'siihy. 'helping .'flip ;boys. ,-t'o" 'appi;.eei.atc; 'their >pV; sponsibi'itie-; to the /reh.ojp community. Ho 'suggested it "might b<; found prqfiiab-p to retain military drill for the 'junior eyelets: and release the soiiiqi' l ■c.a'iipfs irpni military : conipulsion, lint: compel thr.m |V 'nttenil.'. teelini.c.a.l ■ aiiil continuation.classes. ■■ ■ ;