ENCOURAGING THE TEACHER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1963, 21 January 1914, Page 8

ENCOURAGING THE TEACHER.

•„ « —• ADDRESS' BY HON. JAMES ALLEN. To tho teachers gathered in camp at Bay.'s Day for instruction • 111. ])h.Vsicai culture by-the Physical Education Department, the Minister of Dil'fo.iico (tho Hon, Jas. Allen), had sonic encouraging remarks to make OH Monday afternoon. A great deal for' the boys , and' girls'of the. Dominion, he thought, could bo done by the scheme'which had been undertaken by the Department, and ho was pleased indeed to see the advance made by tho teachers in the short time they had been at work. thoso who had been officers of the Junior Cadets., as an old officer of tho volunteers, ho would say that they could: not tarty oii the Junior Cadet system alone, it was not fair to'tho girls, who As 'fit. tiife nrothers of'a strong rflco, needed physical •instruction as much, if' not ■mpre,'than'tte'lxiys. He'wished tho men. to Tcnow,. as the ladies hi' camp atßctene already, knew, that'tie'valued their sacrifice m'giving up part of their Jiolidays' 1 to' go' into training. When 'tlk. 'ca.mp ivas ' over he thought- the teacU*ri in Wellington would: giws tho sajtio jvidgment upon'the scheme as 1 had beon "given b,v teachers in Cither parts of- : N«y? Zealnfid•.who had already' re- : ceived 'tho' training. The' tactful manner in which tho' instructors worked was also appreciated. "Tiki whole'coiumunit'y woujd-Appreciate the saeriGcotho teachers'were making) in order'to equip thftrtiselves'to improve the physical Weil* being of;the;race. (Applause.)