AN EDUCATIONAL WEEK
A proposal that an educational week should be held in ■ Wellington towards ' the end of the,'present year in order to increase public interest, in education -was placed before ,the Wellington Education Board to-day by /the Director of the Wellington Technical' College. Mr. Howell suggested ' that a conference, of educational bodies might be/ held in order to consider the matter}' ; ' ■/'■ The chairman of the board (Mr. T. Forsyth) said that the idea was a good one,, the only thing that would have to be watched was that the exhibition did. not interfere with ordinai'y school hours. The time allowed for : getting through the necessary school work was 'already' too short. .'"..■ Mr. G. T. London agreed tliat exhibitions of work were a veiy good tiling. If there had been more, 'New..'Zealand might'not be in such an embarrassing )>osition asit was to-clay" ■in ."-.having criticism levelled at it for' failing fe> surIkiently advertise the goods that were cent abroad.1 ■ Hie board agreed to call'a conference jjpxLiha.linea jsoggesteds.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 7
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167AN EDUCATIONAL WEEK Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 7
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