AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 104, 23 October 1911, Page 5

AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS

WAIEARA-PA WANTS ONE. By Telegraph—Press Association. ,'j Masterton, Last Ni»ht. At the last meeting of the Wellington Education Board it was decided, on the • motion of Mr. A. H. Vile, that a conference be held with representatives of': III 0 . a S r^ unci Jocrtl bodies m nairarapa to consider the question of the establishment of an agricultural i school. The conference took place in ' Masterton yesterday, and was attended'* by repiesentatives of the Masterton anil v\ airarapa A. and I*. Associations, M'asterton, Eketahuna, Mauriceville. Wail'arapa South and Featherston county councils, Masterton Borough Council and other bodies. Mr. Vile presided and pointed out the defect in the education system through there being no institution in the Dominion at which children could take a rural course. In the Australian States and other parts of the British Empire agricultural high schools and colleges were provided. n After the matter had been thoroughly discussed, n resolution avus unanimously passed to the effect that the time had aui\ed when the system of rural enducation in the Dominion should be extended, and pointing out the .facilities offered in the Wairarapa district for an agricultural school. It was further decided that the delegates present form themselves into a deputation to wait upon the Acting-Minister for Education in reference to the matter.