NO AFTERNOON SCHOOL

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21391, 6 February 1935, Page 12

NO AFTERNOON SCHOOL

EDUCATION BOARD'S DECISION TiFNEFIT TO YOUNG CHILDREN' V.'- ■■•■<rl:i)VM. FXi'FKSSLD BY lib A! J.MAS'! 'MRS • ■<:':.< -.>Js end district ; _ ■•_<.' ;.-. ti'.f- Canterbury ; .■..-: !-.■ :.:•■■'■'.i ui.-.lrict will be •.■.•;; .... ft a.m. till 12.30 p.m. i i :.:.-; February IS. This! i ■ ..-.:.:.: :..,:':'.- yesterday by the | , •..:...::: . : ti.e board, Mr C. S. "'.•:■;...',;.. A.v.i the .secretary, Mr L V.. hv..':'. ■••', following the telegram >.-:.'. :,'.■ ;..'.- .Mir.;.-.Aor for Education, • ■• .■:■ .-.. '.',. G. Smith. £v<\\v& permis- :_• :: : , .•• .. •■.r.io:; boards to close :.-..• '/.', . ia ti.e afteir.ooii during :.■ ■- :::.'; of February, in the in1. : ■ • .■" ia" ;..; i.hh of the- children , ..;.■.< ■...- ; re: '■•• it spell of exeep--1 ■■■..-.. ■.'■:... v. eaihC'i. The board j .-: .::.: ',_.. a rin-uiar stating that, F'-b. ■..'•:•;' '■'<> the weather may ':■;■:■.■ !,'"•••,me cooler and that a fur- ; /■■: notification will be given on j. broary 1!) as to the course to be i I//!'! jo:- the re.-,t of the month. J)-. K. Baker MeLaglen, School }b■;,;•.: (.'iiirc.-r, .said yesterday that ■ : i ;- • • -• the schools in the ;.;o-r:.oo:: .a; a very suitable :;■.'•,■.-;:,.:<•. It .bad long been the r:,_tom m the Auckland district to j'-mce school hours in February. It : ; . ];.<■ hoped that the children ■..,.:<; I.(have reasonably, and get ],--.■ c;' f:e:-i: air without expos- . ■ •■ < :: ■ :•.•> .' to the Lain at the risk i.: :;.A:-o;-:e or runburn; they : .., ;.H ; ; .'o- mare riot to tire them- .-:•.. ■, a.ahim' use of the afternoons : , ■_. :.• ■] , rmt which they needed, j

School in the Afternoon ;.-limited by all authorities • •.•":', .-..ming is the best school - .'.'j f, ;■ rmidren." said Dr. McLag-■•vj.-.i !' is a question whether • - .-LlMren of. say, up to eight , ;,•■ ' <■]'[ would i.ot be better if ';(.'.,,;■.. :c !i"ol only in the morn- • '..- very doubtful whether •■ , i.i'! go in trie afternoon. It , :.: . a" m.:g day for them; and . ■.'■"•.••'.;■.'4 "children, particularly • ■....- v.-hfj are highly strung or con- /•:(-.:';:<.'.. would' be better for a > .d-dav re.-rl. If the parents take :.-, .■!_■■/ advantage of the present ? . ,'.■'. -:-:■•_■ they may do their children ; ■• ' -.: r< id'of good."' b;. 1 icLaghv. added that in Engv ■"..;, <\y.;\;y± 'the war, when a great . ■';'. Mi e schools had been turned '.',./;■ .■.-..•:•.; ;f hud been necessary '■';■'::■.;>■ <■::<-■ school building do the ■ ~.; ; o: tvo bv sending some child- *<•■■, 'ir, e-'■<■■■'j1 'in the morning and , ■-",.•• i-i ''he afternoon. It had been ■■ '['. Vi L ; ; ;.-. ;;- .■<• who attended in ■■ . , ■•, f." made nurmal progress, ■ - :..' i;.._,..(,' who attended in the ••,.,, , n {;; d L-cn inclined to lag M';vc Not Approved )>,.<:■: .j !c-:\s of Christchurch • •■> ~•; jr.v.Tviewod yesterday gave ,- ■ \.( ■ oviv a auahfied approval of ■■•.■■ ::•-■.,. "n-.adt; by the Education ;;-.':,rd The opinion was expressed -• ;--. v.:.:)•.■ conditions in parts of the ?."■ ■•:: i.-hmd might make a reduc- .■/ h</.:s nccf.ssary. there would ],. r :.'_.■ .":;r.-:-':,;d need for it in ',;•• ',','. ('. <:"!■■':. headmaster of the *: ■• ■ ; ; ; ;-f !.(,'!, raid that he was .-. ro.a'hv with the closing of - ; ■ .1 '. rv'i.di* ;<iik in the Nor- .. -■ :-'!■',-' i'i nar'i-ular were very ;• ; • ;. • •'•V children and they • •■! - .f ! i :!<•;■ i;, seheol than in • ■ : . J oi' the- street. In Auck- ' ~.,:>■,...■ -..vc'i- different, as , --\r. ■-: pherc m February was - i '• <■ .:' fl humid. There it was !•; ;.,', : o u. chre Jn the afternoons, .■ :■••'• .■ v :■■ ■ not really needed. " • ■■.: • .: v. a.; often cooler in < ■.; .;.'.; •;•; the afternoon Ihan .'. ;■ .■ ••:, ;.chool I would much - f ■...-. •■f :ho!i!d be permitted ■ •■..••■ ... •• ;-,ir L. F. de Eerry, .■■/. ■>!■ of the "'est Christchurch ' ! :mh Sc!io< 1. "Our children : ■ -:•. and we have swim- , • . ' ;•; d excellent facilities ■■ ■ •; "'it!.out detriment to j ii , children. How- '.'■■■' instructions arc to , ",, 1" . ' obey the instruc- {,.,,. -,, i: -,. ■. rowc'.j l>e:-irc(l . ..• ~-• , .„| 1 n ;l ''-t"r of the ',' ■ •'. ~. ;: •K,l."sa ; a\. |Viat he . , . . .' ,;.';,. ',o . • -.■', f'oarv "i% 'vers " : - • •( i. ' 'h'. headm ■ " rs .. .'■. f - .- --'of i'< the -.' • o- ■• •;,,.;..,',. the wathVi-" .. ~. .. 1 '.;;• th" children's healt\h .::. . 11 v:as too difficult a\ ■■" ■ 0.. !-,, f . Education' Board toy •..1 -.r-. v.. ..■;-. with each school; and ~;; ~; , ... bo ~;.;al t to close all • , , ;.- '. f .;••:!■;» February. Some- , ■; )•■■'■:< dh'crotinnary pow- ■ ■ ■:< 5 ,-d come as a sur- .■ -• ■ ■>;r-<-. tj'e need for it ■ ■• ■. .. ■■:•'.. ijart< of New Zea- ■ •'■: ■ -,,-; - v•: pcneial here. The • -•' ;-j ;'(i }■:<-■ regulated in some VODinEI) SYSTEM IN TA'tANAKI j C ■ ■■■ ,'■' !', IN" KXf'F.I'TiONAL '.-, h'.liiilK . . :, :■ :: - f .:.i:c,r..\M.) ..:/.:■ jA. J:i r'ebruary 5. ~; ;;;:iirj!: are to close in 1 .-.;..,;.../,;. <,r.ly when exception- •-/ - (■•••.. prevails, and only ';','■,',"',.'", .",:,", bv the head r ■'■'. . " ' h ,"■'">' ■ : .;' m oh'ain the consent ~:'•..' . :.:'. .:<.•■:! <a 'he school com- ■ ' ■•.. ■!'... ~:i! ;.ij!.!v only in locali- •".' *" •■*; 0 : ..-ro ai'x-'no trees in the ■:■■ ■,- ■ i/.:.f| or ocurbv parks where :. ....... r..a. proceed out of doors. On <■■ <.■■<!■■ .!.:■■-■■ ,/r.eii it is necessary to close -..,." t,,...f.',j it wu suggested by the lliy,'<:d in a circular issued to-cia'.-, 'jij - io-.iriK-uon iri swimming Hiot.!*ri be .o.c.i v.ii'.re facilities are k svailablfc.