SCHOOL CADETS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 125, 22 November 1907, Page 3

SCHOOL CADETS.

DISCUSSION" AT THE EDUCATION UOAItD. At the meeting ot the Wellington Education Board yesleiday afternoon several important questions relating to the school cadet- by stem weie raited and discussed. The report of the committee consisting of j the Chief Inspector, -Mr. T. K. Fleming, J and Captain M"Donald, appointed to c6u- \ sider the whole sytteni, recommended (1) | that the control of the public school I cadet corps be placed under the Eduua--iion Boaids in accordance with subsection 2 of section 17 of the Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900; thai the Government be asked to subsidise th'u boards lo an amount, equal to the present expendi- ! tn re on cadet corps, and that the Ed"- j canon Depaitment be asked to appoint an inspecting officer. (2) That other lion ids be lcque&tcd U> co-operate in making join! repi (Mentations to the Minister to'h.ne these resolutions given rlfeel to. '(5) That the Public .School C.idef, Regulations be reused tv meet, iho change proposed abo\c. Captain M'Don.ild said that- New Zealand had led the uorld iit the cadet movement, the Wellington Education Boaid had led Xew Zealand, and ho himself had led the Wellington. (Education Hoard. Ciidisfc work v A\a.s a. branch of' education, and, us such, should he under Ihe control and autbonty of the Education Boards. Ke moved that the lecomlucnd.'ttons of the committee should be adopted. Mr. W. Allan, in seconding the motion, consideied that as nnht.iry dull was a compulsory subject, Iheic should be no di v ided nut na gemciit . The recommendations were adopted. Tiie Education Dep.irtniGnt'b piopov.ils towards foiutmg cadet c.niips weie then discussed. Captain M 'Donald thought that the country bathihun* sl/mild receive 'rather mote •tasistaiiuc Icm .mis '11111 expense of moving to camping grounds. Mr." A. W. llojig availed the notion of cadet camps altogether, lie thought it was toiutodleVy and even dangiTuii:;. l'neuinonia had lesulted in past instances, when the weather w;is bad. Jlu moved I that tho boa id should Jiot cnliuUin thu ! piopOMil of Ihe di'p.tiliiient Mr. A. 11. ViU 1 seconded the r.iution. He thought the notion of eneampuiie,iits was all very well fioin a'DeiYniej Department point of view, hut lift it i benulicial tv the i/hildten and lo ihe j Dominion? I Mr. \W Alton defeiuled eiuninpnienl 0 . i It could not. but be of benefit tv ltcl ilic I,'fivs uway li om the du-ay sueet*. Mi. ITujj" : "r.iko 'om t" Mu.im.ii- and ('lien) v lu!e mi Ilic Miitv; vli«t;>.." , Ihe niouuu «as> lost.