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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 152, 27 June 1917, Page 2

- A general discussion 'on. the whole question of . the, control of education arose at a, recent meeting of the Council of Education when the present. system of appointing teachers was mentioned. $ome speakers advocated the placing of primary, secondary, and technical schools under the same authority, while others favouredl the establishment of boards in each' centre to administer secondary and technical education. There would be less overlapping and: less jealousy, and friction between secondary and technical schools in Certain centres if the same governing body controlled both institutions. The question of reducing materially the number -pi local bodies in some 'of our overiToverned centres, and of placing education under special committees of the borough or county councils, in much the same way as the Education Committee of the County Council controls education in. London, was, warmly supported, by some. But whatever the system of. control adopted should be,. there was a 1 general agreement that, the idea, of making one. controlling authority for the appointment of all teachers was a worthy one, that should, if passible, be made practically attainable, not only in the. interests of.the teachers, but also of the .children'of both primary and secondary schools. The council was also agreed upon the necessity ; of improving the teaching in tho lowo* forma of secondaryschools. • '■'. . -