Auckland Educational Matters.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7803, 20 April 1905, Page 2

Auckland Educational Matters.

COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS PBPARTMEXT. l (Par Pre* A**ooUUml) AUCKLAND, April J9. ~A I « ' neo "°« of the tiducation Uoart, Mr Hobb* drew aU«Uon u, -y some statement* in which the Vtomier is reported to have mado Adverse «tau«ienu wiu, rturt to the iTi .i r i tlon sf ,noße >« «v «*»«<*• .on Itoards m, ,**„,, Mrt--(hat the Premier be asked what ISoard lie referred to. •■ it wu a reflection which should not ptuw unchallenged. He moved accordtaarly Other members opposed any notics being taken of the »tote»cn« «nf on being put to the tneeUw Mr Hobos' motion wag lost.

Ihe sub-committee appointed to report on the (mention of ewUbliafajngtwo district high scnoote for the City und suburbs, u* suggested by the Minister for Education to * 4eputatiou which wafted upon hfen on March 2, recomuiendod that atwlfcdtion bo made to the Minfr(cr ior hi* sanction to the conversion of N«wmuiKet and Hichuiond Rood School* into district high school*,. The rw « port was adopted. Mr IJ. J. tireenslade said th*f for the past six month* the Board had been in communication with the Edu. cation Department in regard to the matter of making provision lor Mip> plying, public school* with tfc* maparatjis and appliance* required «n> der. tho new syllabus of htvtroeUaa. -* I'he only reply received to CktO jk> dicated that the matter v«||| m. ceive attention. "• TM«, "mid Mr Greenslade, wo* extremely woKtl* factory. In the Auckland district tho now syllabus wa» brought fet* ' general operation at the beginning «t !"" this school year, and school oauSlfc ' toe* and teachers alike war* cUubh 4 ouring to the Board lor the atuWi sary appliances wherewith to CORK* out the scheme of instruction o£ scribed in the syllabus. It wa» •« absolute absurdity that the new) scheme of instruction should be Introduced without adequate provt* sion being made for the same. Ba moved "That the Uepartment ba * again communicated with by telegram on the subject, and iu urgency pointed out.'- This waa carried' unanimously.

The same subject wa» referred fta by the Chief Inspector in hit amMal, report. He stated that if adust!**) training is to have that dote rtJa». tion to the ordinary life impulsm and surroundings of the cfcQdraa.' which the new syllabus aJMataaa* plates, apparatus will hare to %aj provided with as little May mm* I sible* -'J