DAIRYING CLASSES

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 3 February 1915, Page 7

DAIRYING CLASSES

■ ■ FOR COUNTRY SCHOOL TEACHERS. BIG SCHEME IN CONTEMPLATION. Step*, have been taken by the Auckland Education Hoard in the direction of giving instruction in dairying to country school teachens. At to-day's meeting of the Hoard the chief inspector (Mr. E. K. Mulgan) asked for permission to hold a class in Auckland during the present dairying season.

Mr. Mulgan said that between 20 and 30 head teachers in country districts had already taken up the etudy of elementary dairying, and in his opinion it was desirable for the Board to give them assistance. They could be taught a great deal about tlm properties of milk, and also 'instructed how to take care of it. One of the Board's instructors would conduct the iclass, wki>eh it W** propased should last for a week, Teacher* who .attended would, #f pour.se. ba-ve t9 Pb»e their schools fpr that period,

The chairman (Mr, S3, J, Garland) f How many schools would be affected? T.h« Chief Inspector: r ipput gg, Th.i Chairman: 'Dial does not peem yery much to «sk.

. Jhe Chief Inspector: I w/?uld )jke tiw Board to give wie chairman and wj«ej| power te \»«t, and jf t!*e scheme »» agreed to I WflnhJ ji.ke to get put *0B?e circulars at one*,

Mr, A. B, Harris: This will grow into a very big thing. Thj* cfoir.ina.n: Instead pf having to close 2,5 schools we might have to close 50 pr 60 next' year, Mr. Harris moved that the chairman and .chief inspector be appointed a committee to ilea] with the matter. He suggested that if it would not be overcrowding they should admit souk- of the older scholars to the classes.

The Chief Inspector said that this was to be a course for teachers, who would borne to Auckland for the purpose of learning sufficient to qualify them for instructing the school children. Spme of the members suggested varlioufi country districts for tlie holding of I the .els**, put the Chief Inspector pointed put that the equipment waa already available at the laboratory in Auckland. lie hoped that the <lai_cs would later on be extended to country districts, and conducted in conjunction with the dairy factories.

Mr. E. C, Banks suggented that the Board ask the chief inspector to report with a view to the extension of the scheme next isea^on.

The suggestion was agreed to, as was also the proposal to leave the matter of oatablisbing a class in the hands of the chairman and chief inspector, with power to act.