UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 24 January 1908, Page 4

UNIFORM SCHOOL BOOKS.

A FLAK OK FOSSI LISA HON. The cry of the people tor uniformity in school Uiiiks throngliotit tin' fcilmiy has. il -eciiis. at least been noticed by the Falin-.ciiuii Department. At tin' l:i—t meeting .il the laran.iki Education 15...ird ,i letter wa- received I'roin tin' Secretary tor Education, stating (hat tin' Miui-tcr would lie glad to know whether in the opinion of the Hoard and of the Inspectors, of schools, it was de--iiable or fea-iiltlo to have uniform school liook* in all the public school ol the Dominion, especially whether then- should lie one uniform series (i I rending Iwioks in all the education di--I trirts.

The letter had Wen referred to I lie In--|>eetor-. who reported: "The Inspectors are of upiiiion that it is feasible to have liiiiforni -cloud iHiok-. iniil certainly dc--irahle in the case of tin' reader. If an uniform -cries of reading hooks i; introduced. piovision should he made for a perioilu.il rcvi-iou of them."

Mr Moiiklioti-e moied. and .Mr I .mil s.>eondeil. that the Hoard is of opinion that it is feuidiiTc to leave uniform -M-uool iM.nk-. but there is a diversity of ..pinion a- I" whether uniformity is .1. -

-irahle: the uiciiilk'ls are uuuiiiiiioiilliat if an uniform scrii* of books i adopted the -election -h.Mil.l be ma.l. by a eioHereni-c of evpert-. and tho provi-ion -luiiihl lie made tor a perio.li cal revision of U*.ok-.

Mr Kemn-dv moved an a mended, seconded by Mr Mori-on. that the Koard is of opinion that an uniform system ",' sidiool books lie adopted, but that a conference of dcWgate- and inspectorlie held, and lmards lie set up to decide as to the kind to !»• adopted, and thai to prevent l"o--ilisi\iion a periodical revision Ik* made. The aiiiendiiieiit was defeated, ami the motion carried, (lie amendment being supported by Messrs Adlam, Tisch, Mori•on and Kennedy.