DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[in. l'£i,£cqs.pil—i’EK PitKSB ASSOCIATION.] PHARMACY ENAAIS. AA'ELLr.Ni: TON, Dec. 17. The pharmacy examination results for the Christchurch centre are:—Section!!: Bluett, John B.; Petrie, Alfred I’.: Reid, Robert 11. Section C. — Drayion. Ralph E. : Ford. Marie: Parkinson. Arnold W. Dunedin Centre. Section A. Aleny.ies, Ronald. K. I).; Scott, Finlay T. Section B. t.'ox. Basil .R. W. ; Finlay. Frank X. : Shepard, Edwin A. Section ('. Clifford. Win. P. C. ; Gilchrist. Kalb: GtllT. Osgood IT. PROPORTION OF APPRENTICES. AECKLAXI). Dec. 17. At the Arbitration Court, on the application for alteration in the proportion of apprentices to journeymen in the furniture trade. Judge Frazer said. I la-. Court was not going to entertain such applieal ions, when an order ol the Court bad only been in operation two or three months, lie added: ‘‘Mo let the employers’ applications go a few days ago. and wo will let This one go, but the job of the Court is not to be a court ol appeal against its decisions in three months' time.” “A DISGRACE.” NAPIER. Dec. 16. ‘MI is little less than a disgrace that wel let those beastly film posters appear on i In l hoardings in our cities.” stated Sir James Parr. Minister of Education, to a deputation from flic Education Board, urging that- strict censorship should be exercised over the pesters exhibited on behalf of picture bouses. “I consider they are an evil.” continued Sir James, ‘‘and should receive lbe ntt-entinn of the proper authorities without delay. Unfortunately, as Minister of Education 1 have, no voice in this 1 , ln.it if T did, T would see that these hoardings were stripped to-mor-rmv of iheir lill-hy suggestive posters. That kind of beastly stuff is no good to our children, and as Minister of Education I take the strongest objection. I hope the Department will make some move to have it controlled.” “ADOPTED” SCHOOLS. AUCKLAND. Dec. 16. An experiment was made in the Auckland Education District this year by having 37 sole charge schools in isolated districts “utlopod” by certain large city and country .schools. In other wards, the smaller schools wore given the benofil of special personal attention and advice irom the highly trained specialists of (lie larger schools. in reporting to the Education Board on the results of bis experiment. Mr C. W. Garrard. Senior Inspector, expressed bis tbanks to the teachers of the parent schools Tor their loyal assisianee in the mailer, and his personal gratitude at their enthusiasm. lie quoied letters from a number of leaebers of Ibe adopted schools expressing their grntilude for assist nine given, and confidence Hint the help rendered would be reflected in heifer vesnlis from iheir own teaching in I lie. fill ore.

So keenly interested were the teachers of the adopted schools, Ibat many of them arranged their school jerm holidays so as to spend a portion of iheir own holiday time in the parent schools for experience, while others used the opportunity of sitting for University examinations in Auckland to get into personal touch with the parent schools.