SECONDARY EDUCATION

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1923, Page 4

SECONDARY EDUCATION

POINTS EXPLAINED BY < MINISTER. s WELLINGTON, Oct. 11. |

\ arums aspects ol secondary education were raised when a deputation waited on the Minister of Education today to make several requests with respect to Nelson College. Dr Gibbs, chairman of the Roar I of Governors of the college, asked how the proposed junior high schools would ali'eet secondary schools in the smaller centres. The .Minister said that the junior' high school was in an experimental stage in New Zealand, which moved slowly in educational matters. Hitch schools were an integral part of the education system in America, however, and the junior high school was a great success in Auckland. In smaller i-li-tres it seemed that if there was to be junior high school it. must he attached ti an existing secondary school. Tito policy of the Department must he to link up seondnr.v schools in the smaller towns with technical schools. Afr J. C'attghley (Director of Education) said that this would he done by putting them under one board. The Minister said there could not j be two Boards in one town. T( a b. v | was not doing well at a junior high school, he could be sent to a teehnic-t! seitool to be given instruction in. sty an engineering course. He valued the existing .secondary schools too higk'y to hurt them. The scheme would tot do away with the present Board ol Governors of Nelson College. The hoard would lie increased by two or three members to represent the teehnie.il side. Regarding requests for improvem ?ut" to the college grounds, the Minister said that lie would try to arrange a vist to Nelson to investigate matters. He reminded the deputation that he was not "tlnsh" financially so far as education grants were concerned. In regard to the request that provision should he made for hoys or girls to hold private scholarships which they could not hold at present liecause cl the Senior National .Scholarship system. Mr Parr said that regulations would be altered to ensure 'that- a State scholar- ! -hip should not he a bar to a deserving I pupil receiving further recognition in the way of a bursary or prize.