NEW ZEALAND PRAISED
SCHOOL INNOVATIONS NOTED AUSTRALIAN IMPRESSED Reed. Noon. SYDNEY, To-day. The Minister of Education, the Hon. D. TI. Drummond, on his return from New Zealand yesterday, praised New Zealand agricultural training and the reform of juvenile offenders. “An innovation of providing the type of school furniture best suited the height, etc., of the pupils in many centres compelled my admiration,” said Mr. Drummond. “Other interesting experiments are open-air schools, notably at Christchurch, and the provision for a degree course in Home Science at the Universities.” The Minister was particularly impressed with the extent to which local government had been developed. New Zealand had a number of fine ports along the coast, and an exceptional diffusion of population throughout the country. With its many progressive cities and provincial towns, New Zealand provided a striking contrast with New South Wales, where decentralisation was long overdue.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 651, 1 May 1929, Page 9
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