PRESBYTERIANS WANT INDEPENDENCE FOR THEIR SCHOOLS
TIMARU, November 11 (P.A.) — “One of our stands is the cherished independence of the church schools, said the Rev J. S. Somerville emphasising the complete opposition of the Presbyterian Church to State aid for church schools, at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Timaru today.
The Presbyterian Church had already established nine schools in New Zealand, and was about to' start a tenth, said the Rev F. H. Robertson, “but as State aid is concerned we are against it.” Authorities governing Presbyterian schools had emphasised that they wanted nothing to do with State aid. They wanted to be independent schools, since these were able to make the best contributions to the education and thinking life of the country. “We do not want to take everything from Wellington/’ he said, “so that we can let the State school see that there is still hope for them.” If the present system was to be wrecked it would then be wrecked properly and there would be a Presbyterian school in every village in New Zealand. Neither Mr Fraser or perhaps Mr Holland, would bh keen on this, he said. '
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 November 1949, Page 3
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