EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
ADDEESS BY THE MINISTER, ' By Tolegrapli—Press Association. Dunedin, August 21. At a meeting of the Education Board to-dny the Hon. J. A. Hanan (Minister of Education) delivered an address on what his examination of educational administration had disclosed, and some of the reforms ho deemed essential. He thought the system regarding the maintenance of school buildings had inherent weaknesses. In some cases if buildings had been attended to at tho right lime a saving ,of thousands of pounds would have beejuinudo. In one district, the condition of the buildings gave him the greatest concern, while the account had been so depleted that the board had no money to provide for the repairs necessary. Although tho boards received money for maintaining schoolmasters' residences, many had been allowed.to get into disrepair. Some provision seemed to be uecassavy to ensure tho money appropriated being used. He had made alterations witlrtho object of putting matters on a better footing and to enablo the Department to supervise expenditure. Ho had no wish to centralise things, but the question arose whether by a modification of local government control an improvement in administration could bo effected. He was being urged io bring about educational reforms, and two of the first, importance put before him wero the reduction in the size of classes and continuation classes through adolescence, but lo carry out these reforms thero must be teachers, and while reform was asked for • the boards were letting tho teachers go. It was an absurd proposition. He had been asked to appeal for teachers as the Minister, but ho could not do so. His views had'becn ignored by the boards, and essentinl reforms could not be carried out because they had not a supply of teachers. In' conclusiun the Minister said he wanted to see industrial education prosecuted vigorously. '
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 286, 22 August 1918, Page 6
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303EDUCATIONAL REFORMS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 286, 22 August 1918, Page 6
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