“WASTED HOURS”
SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND THE MINISTER.
“We believe that we are on the eve of great events in the educational world,” states the annual report of the Wellington School Committees’ Association, which was adopted last night. “All sections are clamouring for change. The action of the Minister in taking from boards and committees their original powers and treating then; as irresponsible bodies has tended to disgust some of the personnel. They consider the time spent in their meetings as “wasted hours.” They refuse to offer themselves for further terms of office. We ask, is it fair to expect J men, in whatever station of life, to waste time in investigating matters for the public good, only to have same vetoed by the Minister? Members of boards and committees are not paid for their services. They sit on these bodies with tho sole ooject of rendering service for the common weal. If the Minister wishes to abolish these bodies he should at least take a courageous stand, and say so openly. Continuous pin-pricking and behind-the-back methods are no incentive to loyal service. We have an educational system which under proper control could he made second to none in the world. Tho amazing, confusing regulations are hampering staffs, boards, and committees. The onus is on the Minister of Education.”
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Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 195, 13 May 1924, Page 8
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