WAR AND THE SCHOOLS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2447, 28 April 1915, Page 8

WAR AND THE SCHOOLS

EFFECTS TO BE DESIRED. The chairman of the Education Board (the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken) makes the following reference to the effect of the war on the schools in his annual report to the hoard:— "The outbreak of war, -that allengrossing theme of the world's thought, ;had its immediate effect on our schools. Inspector Charters and eighteen teachers joined tho Expeditionary Forces; every ma'e student in the Training College rendered some form of military service, either at' home or abroad. Tho enthusiastic effort of the school teacheis and children was aroused by tho Fie'd Ambulance proposal. Local schemes, mostly for Belgian relief, had already, been planned, and in several instances, for these individual schools raised over £100. Nevertheless, the ambulance fund benefited to an amount' of over £233. As indirect results of the war, the board hopes that new life may be imparted to the teaching, esepecialiy of geography and history; that the latter may attain the place in the Dominion scheme of eduoation which its worth demands; and, finally, that as our children see an army of free men grow into'being under their very eyes, patriotism and freedom may for them attain to new meanings undreamt of before, and their hearts may vibrate in deep, strong', and pure responsive reply to the call of home and! country."