"UNHEARD OF THING!"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3042, 31 March 1917, Page 12

"UNHEARD OF THING!"

; MR..HANAN, AND THE. COLLEGE GOVERNORS ,; IMPOSSIBLE was expressed 1 at yesterday's- rh.eeting of tho iVolling--. » 'itoii'Qollege'Govty'nors over certain pro--I wjsaJ3"to add io'the-accomraodation of s ' ,thg AYcJlington..Girls''College at Thorn- ;■• 'don), on 'which subject there was a pile ' iqf corjesppndenco. The chairman (Hon; ■> ;J."'G: W: AitkOn) said that it would )i 'be; rerhembpred. that:at the last ineet--3 iiig of the :board a proposal had been put forward that a side building should " be erected at the.college, but on being ■■ i apprised of the cost of the building Jlthfi .Government. ;c]eclincd.. to fao.o : it,. ' i and suggested, renting a house which • I had .been .referred tp.-.heforo.: The Gov-.' 3 . iernnient, proposed 'to .contribute. the. " | amount' of £100 towards the rent, siib- ' j-'ject to certain stipulations.. The first ' was- that they jvoro to; undertake a course of domestic instriiction, and the 1' second condition was .that .the Minis--3 ter-was to' have the final.say in the ",' appointment of teachers. To'the latSl ter: tho' board ' had replied that the 5 proposal .was feasible. ' • Professor Easterfield; "But it's no 1 part of the.Minister's functions. Sure--3 Iy this is : aa unheard,.of thing!" b ':The chairiKa'n.said.'that tho Minister bad been tolcftthat thov could not listen l ':to it.-"- '■''■■' ! " ': ".- »'' ; Mr. W. H. Field, M.P.: It's most. b surprising! Why, it's ono of Our main b ' functions! . - 3 ; In,reply to a question, tho .secretary ■'■ of ,the board (Mr.C,P. Pnwles) said ".; that an-arrangeinent had been made -' for Mrs.-. Urqnhsrt t.o,"rn'sido 'in Tina- ' .kori- Road;", and ,th», ; la;id).ordi had said that, if the college .wanted..tbo place '■■ the rent would'be £300 a yeiir,' as.whfcii. occupied lyith.'classas•.the place would doterio^ate;j^&v>? :^■.'■:■'■'-': ;y}' , .' i : -. . The tho. follows iiig Depart- . .. ; . ■• , ; ..... . : "I am directed by'the Minister, of .Education, tq-inform-vou ;t)iat he dc- • sires; that a. cnurp.o of doniostic training should;, be undertaken in evcrv secoffd-' ary/school, for,-girls: .It should bo unnecessary;. to cnipbasiso tho importance, and- --necessity for.such training-' if we- are to■ keep, education,, in touch with, the- natural "environment- of the future women of the Dominion! In a', order that in each school a free adaptation _of the necessary nieans to local require.ments, .should- be .made;' it is desired that .the stons . necessanr 'to: provide for such-training should bo-.' • apfl carried put Ti'y. jbe <:onitroljing' authorities' thbnisolves, rather r . than by.the express direction and; Control of the Department." ' ' Tile! letter . was., received with . surprised smiles, and Professor Easterfieldsaid that the obvious reply' was that .they had. initiated ,a ' domestic course long before; they,'had hoard from-the Minister. ':