SCHOOL INTERESTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 204, 29 August 1934, Page 10

SCHOOL INTERESTS.

COMMITTEES' FEDERATION

TIMARU CONFERENCE

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

TIMARU, Tuesday.

-Tho first annual conference of the Dominion Federation of School Committeps 5 Associations .was opened torday. A large number of delegates attended.

, In his presidential Mr. J. Yf? Preen, of Timaru, said the executive had had a strenuous time in that it had had to blaze a trail and, being so involved in the activities of its own business, had perhaps not accomplished as much as it would have liked. As a result of tho views put before the Minister of Education by a deputation, the Minister had seen "fit to make, two substantial grants to education boards for the maintenance of school buildings, while the boarding allowances for country pupils had greatly helped those who lived away from home to take advantage of secondary education.

The president suggested that the gatherings should be held biennially on the score of expense to committees.

During the afternoon the- delegates were accorded a civic reception by the deputy-Mayor, Mr. G. Benstead, in the absence of the Mayor.

The conference agreed to' the following remit from South Taranaki:—"That in view of the changes in the federation headquarters, a etrong and vigilant advisory committee be maintained in Wellington to act in conjunction with the Dominion executive."

The conference strongly opposed the further establishment of intermediate .schools, it being considered that the pressing needs of primary schools should bo satisfied first.

The conference agreed to a Wellington remit urging the amendment of the staffing regulations and reclassification of teachers, so that they should receive promotion in their own schools without the necessity of transfer.

It was decided to make an urgent appeal to the Minister of .Health for travelling dental clinic services for country ■ districts.