TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 274, 29 April 1915, Page 7

TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

.„ . .COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE ,.- ... i EAYORED BY" THE BOARD. ~ i ./ The question of: compulsory attendance at technical schools was brought up at yesterday's meeting of the, Tar.atiaki Education Board.' The following report was- received ffom,, Mr, A. Gray (dirK'tdi;-): ■ ";,,,' "'.' ' ," hi accprdance witli your 'ihstructloiU" to; report . .School. Committee's 'requests:' that tile,board.should''Vftfnj?- jntii oppratibn the coiiipu^ory'attendance clause' of the Education Aet,d have to state as jfollows:—;Claiise. 124 of , the' Act reads-Hl) On the,,application of the Schncd 'Coinuiittee ,the. Education 'Boarcl may; with, the concurrence .of the, Minister, make regulations-requiring the attehdanei! at a technical sehpql or' at continuation classes ,pr technical jclaSscs of young pei'sqns within, the, sehpol, district who are* not: otherwise'; receiving, a suitable education'or who are not sper, cially cxcmpted.-froiri such by. the rcguJatiopS.' •' ■:.!■' ;• ''Provided that no-young person shall be: required do.attend-''tt 1 technical school or a continuation or technical 1 class if, it is heM'-heyond, two: miles .(measured along : trtc'llcltrest road) from the residence''cif such young personyior to attend such-classes fed- ; -lAore than live l hours' in 4ny' one ''w'6ek or for mora than one hundred- aiid ' -fifty ' hours - inany year. (2) If any person knowingly employs a young person at any time (pthjer thari'the ordinary --hours' of: Mripioyjnent) when his attendance is by ;any such 'regulation: required at'.a, tinuation class or technical class, he ;shall be 'liable' tp: a,, line pot .exceeding , tjvp pounds and npt less than live-shil-lings,, or'in. the-,«aae of a:isccoJKi! or subsequent- offence,-.whether, relating to the ,samc or another -yqupg, por.spn,, not J exceediiig five pdnnds,/, (3)' Any parent.] of a young perdoni who- dojos'.iiipii .iffgU-larlyj-'altteiid' a itpelmical,-.school l ; or a r . class : or classes! a^ ! i'equired:hy..'.such., re--, is! liable: to,-the like''penalties as the aforesaid; iifl)-AH'..proceedings-undef'tho two last preceding suh-seetibns niay'lie-'had and-'taken- in :the: mn»her : and %y .''persoP'a i-prrt*ril>fed!';in.--.-fc>detio«*! '(>?, ; (H"ftPd'fis : of th}s"'Act. r , Where .eomplaiift to' : a Mngjstrate'that any i'eiluii'etl-'tiy 1-Siiclv'vogula-.-J tioa."i!o J kt^ei)d"a l, t r eelmica : l'tschoplipj ffi.c c'ontitaiktiHrl''-class vpr 'claSsfca' llasa'belai: guilty 1 of misc'oiHli'iet or hahitlilal: disrtuefliencfij 1 thri'Ma^'Strate'inay,'affairsuclf' irifjiihy' a's hi'e J^hMcs: ~f> : t; WAnirean.y pareqt of tlie jibrsoil 'Vti. AiVtci" into.'a ifecogpisaWe'to! t'w sa't'isfaetion of [tii.e Magistnfte'for'tK'q-' gobd.'be'h'a'viojirof tl!e'''y6(in < g_ i^rSoii. 1 for 1 the reJ. mainder of the period dutrn<f which 'lie. is.Required, £», attend as aforesaid, (fl) •For the, 'purpose 1 Mf fids' ''se(4ioii, ! •'y'ou'ng l pe'rsou' mcan3 a boy or girl over the age of age of seventeen years; 'ordinary hours of employment)- young person,; tithefc (p)'. in-,1-l|Q)f?i,s'ij-'ip-,,\yJijci>[; the ordinary htftirslbfi fcmploynleiit, are, 'prest'i'ihedi: foi-- sueh -youngi ; hyi itfily'Act ot awarit.-iof industi'iallagree-: mentrWio' houni--j;'o.lrireicrited,- or 1(b) 1 ,; !'jn, the'ia'se in ! so' pVpseWbeill thtfqoniin*riy -.Hours, iof; emplpybienK'-lfßual'iipV fcuendisfrifet'; in the ti'ade' W'wliieh'siieln'yoimgpers6ril,k o-ver-time^ ~i-IT n'4''', ' anuilni96fa<i((n'-i-, d ft'v-.tli)B'.: clause i, '\VouTd l 'entan«a. , c'gr<!ilt deal oS ex T tra| w'pi'k flWfcctot*,' but' r after.'g'o-, ing] yijfeft.ill/'' l iii'to^tae' l ,mattler''<l have'. ~to that''the'clause bobrought' '.'into 1 ' .atii*'¥,i'^a-niPc.aUi^l ''tlib . rHiniittirnv ''attendance 'for this: yrar r be ! fbur h'oitfs' a'weelc foV'hdvSj'hUd fcvft "ii,bifi'-s ! 'f6r:f#ls. ,i0 r r r% J -'6livih v «e-'-lße ,J iAesßity J .'of 't)i r c ,! .j>'ij'& n A*Bat' nighfV'l ain''iu;efiaWa,.tr)' , cbijfttic't flaSseS;' (or them t!ib' daytimcif it'can 1 be arranged. "'Parent»^Wiyui(l"'lcle'arfy ; ' uhldWitflncl that this tuition is absolutely free, as ;the ; D«p'aj:tideiilt-J:inee(tsi;thiif c'Rtra costs of the-tuition'by ..'Mtreiisod capitiitfion.,! sinc«-tM's .iiayinentiisj; ; ili(fde..bXi(j;ofi the. Cqnso'liOated-FMnd),; itl sliould ,be .olivlous-th'at'-th'e Nbw' Bljimoiithi <j*areivts|.'ba.ve! fojc 'the eduoatioit, pf, cliih '"aren''iii-'OCli'W l oohtrcs,- ; jirid'')i:we .beeini getting 'no : ' If or. > - tWemsdlhros; I There are at preSGiKjuft'ihmiv'bev l qf-isttt-ilents who without-free-tuition-still take 'technipql,, c)asses,i as- .students.Tliege ueserving'sluuents" would be 'r'e--1 lieved of. the necessity qf paying fees. If : the''board''depidte ] 'Vb J enroree the t flauscj, I/ 'aifi.' : Hb; tf ace" 1 entirely '&f the l ''[tisi)osar"rif,\ja ! i'eiits J and: pupjls .dui'ihy edrqing' J moA 'iWitf' f have' iio 1 'ab"vA't J 'tn,it/,s{ritJl'Me i ' classes'-' can M li tji' aor'ft'qt] : '-n'ish' i ' i ' : claSses.'in'; conne'ftipn r '-Avjtl). |iWty'' IpfcrtfcMl'ir.'' !trad f e' \ur prpfebsioii, w'e cS.h offer'a dlifiidi'wm' g 1 , and Wptin^pu4 g)i cMin|rM^ ! aji^ ' J ','■ '. -The J suDjeclr'was also'dealt','with' in', ,(l'letter received from Mr. 'S. G.'Smith'' ijeliaiirman of tho Central School Comprittjee), pointing out that H was the 'wiajj of the coatiriiitt'au tllat'compulsorj. attendance at technical schools should be introduced. Mf. R.. Masters. thought the, board ; should have fhe'opifti'on of all *tlle SfihoM committees . before anything was done. i.i'MK -fa Mortoi 1 !' saM-'Vc understood :thatithe'Scw PlymoWli; , roy,! and'; 'Frankley Rpafl' 'Committees nverd irf c- Mf.' B.- Masters' moved A.' M. j ! Halcomhfe' Ji sec6ndi> ! dr- v ?,Tliai; '* "tfida 'board' take' step's' to Wnfe iiitti fip'emfSif Clauisc' 124 :6f,tlie' Edite>^on',Act/,'i&l# as reqdested';by.'the^eptfal'Scliobl; imittbu,' aiid 'as. recoinmended' by. the. di-.' rector, /and'''that' the' 'director ,be re,-., next) Ipeet.ing-'a,' ilrai't'of the'necessary. -regulations.".';'' ..';,.' .',' ~.,',-,'?.!, '', ',,' Tlje .'mo|i.ori j^'as' ) cai;ri,e;i juparjiiii^iisiyt