SCHOOL COMMITTEES.
TARANAKI ASSOCIATION. MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE. A meeting of the executive of the Taranaki School Committees’ Association was- held' last night. Present: Messrs. S. G. Smith, M.P. (in the chair), J. W. Downs, F. Lee, W. H. Robertshaw. J Garcia, and the secretary (Mr. W. G. Reid). The chairman reported that he had visited Hawera, where a branch of the association had been formed and rules adopted. A circular letter was received from the Federated School Committees’ .Association regarding proposed amendments to the Education Act, and the representations made to the Minister tjiereon. It was also suggested that' a North and South Island representative for the Federated School Committees be elected to the Council of Education, which dealt directly with the work of committees. Another important matter had also arisen through the department fixing the grading list of teachers as the of appointment, and it was suggested that of applicants graded within five marks of one another should be sent in to the committee.
It was resolved that this School Committees’ Association urge the Minister of Education to amend the Education Act in the direction of making provision for the appointment by the Federated School Committees of two representatives. one from the North and one from the South Island respectively, to the Council of Education.
The chairman stated that he would endeavor to attend the next branch meetings at Stratford, Eltham and Hawera, and also arrange meetings at an early date at Opunake, Waitara and Inglewood. Some discussion took place on the effect on technical education of the suspension of the compulsory clause regarding continuation classes. It was stated that this had a detrimental effect. especially on those apprentices who wi- 1 anxious to attend, because the department would not permit continuation classes to be held unless there were TS pupils in a class in State schools, and unless there were 12 in technical school Classes,. Unless the compulsory clause were in operation it was pointed out that it would be practically impossible to obtain those numbers. It was resolved to forward a protest against this clause to the Dominion executive.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1922, Page 8
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353SCHOOL COMMITTEES. Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1922, Page 8
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