TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1915, Page 7

TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

NKW SVSTK.M IX XKW I'LYMib'T'i. 'l'lic Taranaki Kdueation Board ha-, decided In bring intu operation clause ]•_'■! ul' the Kdueation Art, whereby boy- a;u! girls over 1-1 years n!' age, but n.'.t. .nor 17, must attend technical ur t-onf inn alion classes for a few liours weekly. I This uudoubfidly marks another -to , forward in tlw education matters o!' Ne.v f i'lyinoutli, and the lienelits accruing froai ' this abolition of fees will In siieh a- :„ t cause groat satisfaction to parent.- it ] must be noted that, alllioue.li four hours . weekly is the minimum time that mu-t ' be put in. there is practically no maximum, ami parents can now seeuri .'roe tuition for their children on ivory d;y i or night of the week if necessary. lV:ain, j although there is no compulsion for 'children living more than two mile.- from 1 the classes, vet such voun" oeoplc ran attend free of charge if thev wish. It is to be hoped that parent-; an.! all those who are interested will «o ■.;,,.,•.,(,. with the Kdueation Board, and a- far as they possibly can, facilitate the w.ukins of this beneficent clause of -.he Act. It may be noted that at th- first silting of the Council of Kdueation. .Mr. ('. If. Opie expressed the opinion ' that technical education should be free for those wim wish for if. .Mr. llogbcm, however, pointed out that the same object I would be attained by exercising tbe j power vested in education boards by clause 124 of the Kdueation Act, and this is exactly what has "been done in New Plymouth. As will be seen from the advertisement in another column, copies of the fifll regulations nmy be obtained from (be board's oflice or 'from the director of technical education, ami parents should lose no time in making themselves conversant with tbe r-fula" I til. lis. '" I