SCHOOL COMMITTEES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 51, 29 August 1934, Page 14

SCHOOL COMMITTEES

FEDERATION CONFERENCE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

TIMAEU, August 2S.

The first annual conference of the Dominion Federation of School Committees' Associations opened today, a large number of delegates being, prosent.

In his presidential address, Mr. J. W. Preen, of Timaru, said that the executive had had a strenuous time in that it had to blaze a trail, and perhaps it had not accomplished as much as it would have liked. As a result of the views put' before tho Minister by the last conference, tho Minister had seen fit to make two substantial grants. It was regrettable that the Minister did not procure the passage of a Bill dealing with the life of school committee*, by omitting the most essential part, "in that "part only" should retire. The president also suggested that gatherings he held biennially, on the score of expense to the committees.

During the afternoon tin) delegates were accorded a civic reception by the Deputy Mayor, Mr. G. Beristcad, in the absence of tho Mayor.

The conference agreed to the following remit from South Taranaki:— "That in view of the changers in the federation headquarters a strong and vigilant advisory committee be maintained at Wellington to act in conjunction with the Dominion executive."

The conference strongly opposed tho further establishment of intermediate schools, it being considered , that the pressing needs of primary schools should first be satisfied.

A Wellington remit urging an amendment of the stalling regulations and. reclassificatiou of teachers to rereive promotion in their Own schools without tho necessity of transfer was agreed to.

If; ivns iilso decided to m.-ike an urgent appeal to tlio Minister of Health for travelling dontal clinic services for country districts.