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Dr. P. Winstone, Mount Eden Road, Auckland, and Dr. McMaster, Ponsonby, Auckland. Urging tho appointment of two lecturers (one of each sex) on the subject of sexual physiology. R. A. Armstrong, Mount Eden, Auckland. . " Suggesting, in regard to instruction in sex physiology, that a special committee should be appointod to deal with tho problem of the most desirable method of instruction, which " should be as simple and straightforward as possible, the physical truths to go hand-in-hand with the moral truths. The subject should bo mado one of tho ordinary facts of nature. Reverence for parenthood and the married state should be inculcated." ./. W. Tibbs, M.A., Headmaster, Auckland Grammar School. There is grave danger of arousing prurient curiosity and unhealthy discussion among boys by any form of direct teaching on tho subject of sexual physiology. In my opinion it is safer to trust to general moral teaching on the lines laid down by St. Paul—" Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are truo, whatsoever things aro honest, whatsoever things aro just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things aro lovoly, whatsoever things aro of good report : if thero bo any virtue, if there be any 7 praiso, think on those things." The so-called " export," insisted on by more than one witness, might easily bo as dangerous to others as he is to himself, from the fact that his temperament may be naturally morbid, or may have become morbid, through continual brooding on the subject. lam not sure whether it is in the best interests of family life that the teacher should invade the prerogative of the parent at all in this matter; but, if anything is to be said, I hold that it should come from a trusted toachor rather than from an " export "of whom nothing is known by the parent. lam of opinion, that teachers should not bo too ready to allow outsiders to address their children on any subject. Oscar D. Flamank, Headmaster of North-east Valley School, Dunedin. Instruction in sexual physiologj 7 should be extended to all children of both sexes, and special instructors for this purpose should ho appointod. In making such appointments the following matters should have full consideration : The actual amount of phys ology to be taught is so small that the services of a medical man are not required ; it is not tho amount of physiology that is of first importance, but tho method of its presentation. To ensure that the instruction shall be given in the most beneficial manner the instructors must possess — (a) Very great tact; (6) sympathy with child- ife ; (c) ability to teach largo classes ; (d) above all else, ability to surround the whole teaching with a proper atmosphere. It is on tho street that children, whoso minds are not stored with correct information on several matters, fall a prey to contaminating influences. Much of the impurity which now exists would bo prey 7 entod by tho adoption of a curfow law similar to that in force in many American cities. Children under sixteen years of ago should not bo, allowed to roam about the streets at late hours unless under special circumstances or accompanied by a proper guardian. F. C. J. Bellringer, Chairman, Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, New Plymouth. Forwarding reprints of a paper on " The Laws of Health," read by him at the Hospital Boards Conforonco of 1911. The Women's Christian Temperance Union, Stratford Branch. Suggesting the appointment of Mr. R. W. Bligh, lecturer of the White Cross League, as teacher of sexual physiology in tho schools. Life-saving. Kennedy Basselt, Chairman Canterbury Head Centre, Royal Life-saving Society. Urging that for training colleges a regulation should be framed requiring students to acquire the art of life-saving. He further suggested that the capitation for last year of a pupil's instruction should bo paid only whon tho pupil has learned to swim a distance of 50 yards, and that in the event of his obtaining an elementary certificate of tho life-saving society an extra capitation fee of 2s. 6d. be paid to tho teacher. Swimming shoulcTbe made a compulsory subject. 67. S. Hill, Chairman of Executive, Wellington Head Centre, Royal, Life-saving Society. On same subject. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,000 copies), £395.

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