CADET CAMP.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 132, 27 February 1908, Page 3

CADET CAMP.

AT AUCKLAND. (BY .TCLKGj^Tir.—SPECIAL .CORRESPONDENT.) i Auckland, February 2G. The Chairman,, of* the • City Schools Committee (Mr. j,-,P. M'Kay) was • last night in strong:, opposition to'.the proposal, of the Education'=lloard to hold a- cadet camp next week; and' -oompel -'at least:. one teacher to be in attendance: Ho said tho'Board had taken'upon Itself, to order the teachors to do certam : things,, and-..this, it had, no right to do. • ■ 3'-' • ■ ■ ■ :■ ■■■ ■ Mr. P. .Allen;.That can only come from tho Defened^Dcpartment. Tho Chaiggian. said he,did -not think (the Defence; Department had such a power: The desii:ablenes&.;of; military'training for boys ■was : not in jQjspute,'. seeing how strongly - the cadet movQmpnt had .been supported by ,tho teacher3.^'|^ , :questip!V'W'as whether a camp, was good fpjrj the boys and >fair to the already hanl-worked., ; teachers. In' the face of the objections, jhe did not think' that ;Colonel Loveday .;, and - the • ' Board.'. should have persisted. in' ; fofrjng .the matter upon the teachers. The pßoard should havo ' "climbed down", instead of - issuing ■ such; a : circular. The presence iii cainp :of .300. hoys -of , ages from 11 tij'"l4, could not.': be.'• beneficial to them morally, as' it. was impossible: for any set of ' officers' to exercise efficient supervision. Mr. G. IJiggins; I agree with you, Mr. Chairmdri..; r . . .' Mr. Gaudm : You must.have a vory'poor, opinion .of hoys. ' ' ' . [ : ' The ChartHian stated that he had a good' opinion of boys, but when. they v/erd taken out to Pukekohe for a h olfday (in consideration of the way in which they were treated on Dominion Day) tho. arrangements and organisation .wero .very; unsatisfactory. Ho did not . wonder, in view of this* experience, at the- teachers .setting . their face against the -Encampment: The 'sanitary, as-' pi'ct also shojild be considered, especially, in a sub-tropicaj; climate. As to mg;- he thought tho boys could get more of thni ; by; beipg. attached to volunteer battalions when,othe latter were at work-in' tho Domain. -.'■'•. - .- ~ ;'■ A . motion'[| supporting the proposal; was carried. ... : - - . .