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Evening Star, Issue 16823, 27 August 1918, Page 6

\ iruMio to the Mum. 1 ’ ter of by n member of t-bo \V-eJ3uij;-ton Education 'Board, Mr 0. London, that ho should inquire a* to the* possibility <>£ recruiting the ranks of tern hems by Iraiuin<r soldier? incapacitated V>y wounds from doing hard manual Avork.” Ah* London said that a, number of young men, during convalescence in the fon 1 itir v , had been going thi-ough a ivtmo of training io fit them for their now life, and some who liad returned to New Zealand Arere in offices, performing their avotJc most efficiently. He thought it deplorable that so few young men were attracted to the teaching nrotession. and urged that hoys of a certain age should bo brought under the influence of men teachers. He saw no hope of improving the system of education unless there were more ’ male teachers available. In the military discipline and experience gained by suitable men was to lie found a. valuable qualification for the work of teaching. Ho thought one of the most experienced of school ins lectors, might be- instructed io ascertain if, in the direction indicated, it was possible to find a solution of the difficulty of getting teachers, The Minister remarked that only in exceptional circumstances' carpenters and other tradesmen could be made efficient teachers. This statement did not satisfy Air London, who declared that there were many peoph.ouUido of the profession -who rvould make , efficient teachers.