MAORI SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1921, Page 5

MAORI SCHOOLS.

HANDI-WORK A NECESSITY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Dec. 29. The opinion that Maori school-child-ren should receive more tuition in handiwork and vocational in preference to academical subjects, now so largely taught was given much prominence at the conference of the Native School Teachers’ Association, and a resolution was passed urging upon the Education Department the necessity for early revision of the Native school syllabus, Insisting that in any such revision the paramount requirements of the Maori people should be the first consideration. RAT ANA’S WORK APPROVED. Auckland, Last Night. The conference of the Native School Teachers’ Association has concluded. The conference expressed sympathy with the work of Ratana in combatting tohungaism among the Maoris. It was resolved to hold the next annual meeting in connection with a summer school and camp to be arranged for January, 1923. It was also decided to make arrangements for lectures on agriculture and special subjects dealing with the native schools teaching in addition to a refresher course of physical instruction. The new arrangement will be in lieu of the usual conference. The summer school and camp will be in the nature of a refresher course.