GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 171, 19 January 1914, Page 4

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES.

By Telegraph.—Press Association,

Feilding, Saturdiv. A strange communication was received at Inst night's mooting of the Wanganui Kiluontion Board from the Education Department in .reply to a letter from the Hoard. It Appear*. tUat tj-cently-'thc Hoard asked the' Department to issue special attendance certificatas for inijiils -who had earned five first or second-class attendance certificates provided l>y tlie Department. Heplying to this, the Inspector-General wrote that it is not considered advisable for children and parents to be encouraged to strive after such a faultless attendance as thVt. represented ■by the first-class certifies::;, much less a series of such certificate** During a child's school career it w« possible that in many eases it would ha bolter for a child to stay at home. Copies of the correspondence wore forwarded by tW Board'to the Minister for Education, and the lion. .Tomes Allen was- askoil if the Inspector-General's letter bad bis approval. On Deccmbir 29 the Secretary for Education wrote rtlie iUiaid stating. thiW the, Minister approved of My. Bogbcn's letter. Tim chairman of the Bpard remarked that the attitude of the llinister of the Depart incut was very strange in face o£ the legislation passed at tho instance ot tbe Department making; attendance compulsory at primary school*. AX UNWANTED. Paltnerston N., Saturday. A two-days-old infant waV found on the doorstop of Uett and Bayly's motor K'li'ajse early this morning. There is no cine, to it* identity. It is a healthy child. DEFAULTING TERRITORIALS. Piilmer'ston N., Saturday. Nino dt'fnultiiu! Territorials wore finwl in amounts rnngim? from £5 to 3s la tbe Police Court this morning.