RURAL INSTRUCTION.
CANNOT BE ELIMINATED. “New Zealand cannot afford to dispense with agricultural instruction in schools if she is to remain in the educational and economic van of the nations.’’ This is the opinion of Mr ,1. A. Valentine, deputy-chairman of the Taranaki Education Board, who spoke at a meeting of parents in New Plymouth which considered the Economic Commission’s recommendations concerning education. “Seventy per cent, of even our district high school pupils find their livelihood on the land,” stated Hr Valentine. “Another 17 per cent, find a living in occupations closely allied to farming (dairy factories, etc.) The remaining 13 per cent, go to academic occupation or into shops or offices. Yet our education is still academic, and liable to be bereft of what practical education we have.”
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10831, 1 April 1932, Page 2
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129RURAL INSTRUCTION. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10831, 1 April 1932, Page 2
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