COMPULSORY CLASSES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 62, 15 March 1922, Page 7

COMPULSORY CLASSES.

SUSPENSION OF THE REGULATIONSPROTEST FROJI HAMILTON COMMITTEE, The Education Department, in a circular, dated, February "27, to Education and Technical School Hoards, stated that-no classes would be recognised for eonip.il]sory students during the year 11)2— At to-day's' meeting r>f the Auckland Education Hoard the supervisor reported that the Hamilton Technical School Advisory Committee wished to enter an emphatic pvptest against the suspension of the compulsory "regulations in the Hamilton Technical School district. . "For several years past regulations have'been enforced requiring the attendance of boys between 14 and 17 years pf age at technical classes fop: {pur hours weekly. Last year 139 Irpys'attended under these regulations, and f&v the first time for several years the Technical School Committee, were able to provide satisfactory workshop accommodation fpr' these hoys. Tenders are ftfjv being invited for a new workshops building, and" the committee pointe:! out that these boys will no able to attejuL courses of instruction in any of U'e following commercial subjects:—Plumbing, engineering, eleefricitv, ifcadwork and mechanical drawing. The Hamilton committee desired to "emphasise the great benefit that would re-ault to the boys by attending these classes bofli from a disciplinary and educational point of view. Mr. J. .S. Bond, a member of the Education Board, strongly supported the protest of the committee, and the board resolved to endorse the protest and to write to the Minister of Education on the matter.