TUITION V. DEFENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1686, 1 March 1906, Page 2

TUITION V. DEFENCE.

TEACUERB’ COMPLAINTS.

(Per Press Aseociation-) Wellington, last night,

Certain aspects of the eatet movement are meeting with some rescn'rmnt from teachers io the Wellington eductt’onal distiiet. It is alleged that caiets are oilled out on every couoeirable occasion to parade themselves, thus grratly interfering with their school work. The question wts o tnsidered by the Wellington Education Board yesterday. Mr T. W McDonald said there was no doubt teachers had a genuine grievance. It was felt by headmarters that so many ceremonial parados jeopardised ics’i-uerional parades. He moved that the Board resolves to disallow any further ceremonial parades, without consideration. Mr Hogg, M.H.R., seoonded the mo ion. Ho thought they were going really too far with tbo spirit of militarism amongst children. The people responsible for this condition of things were col in their proper senses. Mr McDonald’s motion wq? carried. All applications for c.remonial parades must in future come before a sub committee of the Board, At the Education Board mectiog, Mr Hogg, M.H.R , in opposing ephcol cadets being called out for ceremonial paiades, said he thought they wore roilly going too far with their spiiit of militarism amongst school children. Some parents were abso’utely opposed to anything in the shape of militarism. It was not right that infantile soldiers shoull bo created, simply because of the prevalence of the military fever. Tolegraph officers wero compelled to join the volunteer movement, otherwise thoy would get no increase in salary, Trose responsible for this condition of things were not iu their proper emss.. A worse condition of affairs prevailed bore than in Germany. This spirit of militarism was to bo severely deprecated.