STREET COLLECTIONS
UTILISING SERVICES OF (
SCHOLARS
HEADMASTERS' OBJECTION. |
Disapproval of street or house-to-hoiuse collections by children was expressed, in a letter from the Headmasters' Association, whicli was mentioned at the meetiing of ; the*l_ducation Board to-day. v ' The Chairman (Hon. J. G. W. Aitkin) expressed himself as ..being, in agreement with the teachers in the matter.. .Tbe examinations were coming 'on and th'i? minds of the children were disturbed ".v*. these collections. It'was not reasonable to disturb the scholars at this time i.i the year.
In reply to a question the Chairman sa_d that, the Patriotic Society had asked for the children.
Mr. Forsyth: Let the Patriotic Society make their'own arrangements, : Mr. Penny said that unless a guarantee was obtained that the children! would not. be used .for. collecting purposes any resolution passed by the board would be useless.
Tlie Chairman, explained that the children had just finished a supreme effort on behalf qf^the Belgian Fund, by which they had raised the sum of £4600. (Hear, hear.) On his motion it was decided to.condone with the attitude taken up by the headmasters. "...
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Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 76, 27 September 1916, Page 6
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181STREET COLLECTIONS Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 76, 27 September 1916, Page 6
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