EDUCATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1916, Page 4

EDUCATION.

STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER. A NEW ERA DAWNING, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The second annual meeting of th# Council of Education was held to-day, in camera, after the formal nooning whereat the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister of Education, spoke. He said the council was on its trial. lie believed it was capable of doing good work, and that the result of its deliberations would bo conducive to sound and practical educational advance. He looked, however, in consequence of certain lessons of the war and conditions that wore arising, to a great forward movement in connection with education, which would probably invohe the recasting of views and educational ideas throughout the Empire. Problems would arise the solution of which would bo helped by right education. There would be a itemand for higher efficiency in industrial work, as scientific and technical education would come to the front and receive that prominent place in connection with educational work which it merited. The feeling of the House of Representatives and the country was that there was neea and room for nipro\ement in connection with the work done in the various branches of education, and they must move forward on the line of thoroughness and efficiency. As they had a national system of education,, and wished to make it more efficient, it was desirable that more should he done in the way of co-ordination and the linking up' of the various branches. He wanted the Council to understand that some reforms were necessary, and that people e.vpected reforms in certain directions. Had the National Cabinet not determined to confine legislation to matters concerning the war, he would have introduced legislation enabling him to give effect to some of his views in order to make cducaton move practical and efficient.