COLLECTIONS IN SCHOOLS.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 169, 18 July 1924, Page 11

COLLECTIONS IN SCHOOLS.

A DUNEDIN PROTEST. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) DUNEDIN, this day. "It is time we put our foot down on this using of schools as collecting agencies," said the chairman of the Education Board (Mr J. Wallace) at this morning's meeting. The remark was called forth by a letter from the secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Association asking that the board communicate with the headmasters requesting them to help in the disposal of flowers on Poppy Day. A letter explained that the money raised was to be devoted to the relief of unemployment, of which there was a great deal among returned soldiers in Dunedin. "All the objects that were brought before them seemed to be good objects," said Mr. Wallace, "and it was difficult to discriminate. The object under notice was especially good; there wu« not a better object than tho relief of unemployment among returned men. but the board had to put its foot down somewhere." The Hon. D. T. Fleming said the school committees should decide so far as the country was concerned. He knew there was an objection to subscribing to funds that benefited Dunedin. Ho moved that the letter be referred to the school committees. The motion was adopted.