NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2555, 1 September 1915, Page 3

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

SHOULD THEY BE DONE'AWAY ■■'■4'--v:;' - WITH? / The Wellington Assistant . Masters' Association does, not approve of National ,'Scliolarships, which they maintain have been rendered ■unnecessary, iii j view of-the free places that are now [ given to pupils; who qualify. The association is of opinion that the money : so utilised might be diverted towards paying-: tho board of countrv students taking.! advantage of- scholarships, which I have to.be worked out.in, town. , Referring to this point' at the Education Board yesterday, Mr. W. Allan I said lio did not altogether , think it would be a fair thing to deprive th® bright children of'poor people in town of _ the money supplied by the scholarships for tho purchase of books. Ho did not wisli to stand in the way of the country' children, but.- the .town children had their rights.; ■Mr. Moss m<Jved : that the letter of the Assistant Masters' Association bo sent on to the Department, with the approval of tho. board. Mr. Moss pointed out the privileges enjoyed by ' town children against- those in, tho country, where children at times had to travel five or six miles' -over rough roads in' all [ weathers to reach, the primary school, I whereas in town they wero invariably on a penny, section and in any case had asphalt paths; to walk on.' A-scholarship return, rea-d' by the chairman (the Hon. J. ,G. W. Aitlien) showed that 85 scholarships had been allotcd during the past two years, 61 to town scholars of £5 each, and -24 'to country scholars. Tho/motion was carried, with one dissentient voice.* ■ Mr.j Allan gavo notice of motion to the ■ effect that before the letter is forwarded to tho Department that tho Chief Inspector ;report upon the. whole matter (of these scholarships). ' _•