IS THERE OVERLAPPING?

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 296, 10 September 1919, Page 7

IS THERE OVERLAPPING?

BETWEEN DEPAETMBNTS OF EDUCATION AND DEFENCE.'

"That urovision should be made in the Defence regulations for exemption from drill for all vouths who attend technical classes. for a minimum of two evenings Der week. when, attendance at drill conflicts with attendance at class." Durine the discussion oh the foregoing resolution adopted at ■ yesterday's meetine of technical college directors,.. Mr. Park (Wanganui) said that • LieutenantColonel Sleeman's new syslem of trainin? for our youths consisted largely of civics and history.-. "It seems to me," said Mr. Park, "that now the war is over, the Defence Department is trying to keep going by developing an education system, and I am afraid it is going to mean overlapping between the .DefenceDepartment, and tho Education Department, I think we ought to point", out that. _in this new system of military traininc there is overlapping, and it is not right. It is the province of the Education Department to toach civics and historv. hot the Defence Department." The sneaker went on to say that he favoured the exemption from drill so long as eveninir classes were, compulsory.

Thei chairman (Mr. George) said that he did not altogether agree with the remit. He favoured military training as far as phvsical training and the musketry course were oonoemed.