EDUCATION COUNCIL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 November 1915, Page 5

EDUCATION COUNCIL.

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS. By Telegraph.—i Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Minister for Education Rtated today that the following resolutions were adopted at last week's meeting of the Education Council:—

"That in the opinion of the Council, National Scholarships should be tenable only at secondary and endowed schools, as defined by the Act, district high schools, and technical high schools." "That those already in receipt of free education in secondary schools, district high schools, and technical high schools, be not excluded from candidature for Junior National Scholarships. "That with regard to free places in technical schools, held by those who are employed during the day in districts where compulsory clauses of the Act are not in force, free places in their present i form should bo abolished; that fees be reduced to not more than 30s per annum for a full course, and that bonuses equal to fees be paid to those who make satisfactory advances at proficiency classes, and, further, that in districts where compulsory clauses are adopted all fees should be abolished, and that in the last-named districts employers should be required to give time off equivalent to one-half day per week. The Council passed the following motion unanimously: "That free places be not tenable at private schools." The following resolution was adopted by 8 votes to ii: "That secondary school certificates should be obtainable at all registered secondary schools, if conditions are complied with, and that the Minister of Education b« advised to have the Act amended accordingly."

Other resolutions were: "That in view of the present difficulties occasioned by the war in obtaining a permanent medical inspector of schools; temporary arrangements 'be made with local medical practitioners for medical inspection of schools in the country and outlying districts"; "tlint the Minister be advised that, in view" of existing circumstances, the attention of medical inspectors shouid hi? specially directed for the present to case 9 c-f special ilefeets."