EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 313, 12 February 1910, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

SECONDARY EDUCATION

By Toleg. .\»h.—Press Association,

Wellington, Friday. The Education Conference to day ro- ' solved that the avenue to secondary education should lie (]iiite tree and unxestricted; eligibility therefore to be de. penitent 011 a primary school leaving certificate, awarded oil the joint representation of the headmaster and the inspector of schools.

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Wellington. Last Xiglit. Tile Education < (inference adopted a. motion favoring the extension of the school age to fifteen, and that all boys ami girts not receiving full lime in seeonaary instruction or technical .schools "beyond that age should attend -the continuation classes till they rea-h .the age of sevent'cn. An interesting discussion (00k place on the work of the Stratford District High School, which gave practical attention to dairying and its allied subjects. The Tnspector-General hoped they would see oilier similar school* following on those lines. . Mr. Alexander. Director of the Lincoln 'Agricultural College, drew attention to the lack of knowledge possessed i>y somp students of English. and weakness •in mathematics, lie favored continuation classes in agriculture. After discussion on scholarships, Mr. holmes (TTawke's May) moved that all Junior National and Education Hoard •Scholarships lie abolished, but sufficient travelling expense* and boarding allowances be made to pupils attending secondary schools at a distance or obliged to live away from home. The abolition of the scholarships named was agro-Mi to by 2!l votes to 17, and the rest of .the motion was carried 011 the voices.