EDUCATION BOARDS

Grey River Argus, 25 May 1935, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARDS

CONFERENCE DECISIONS. WELLINGTON, May 24. A desire for an amendment of the Education Act of 1933, so as to provide for the annual retirement of approximately half of the members of the school committees, and for an election to fill the vacancies, was expressed by the Conference of Education Boards. At present the Act provides for biennial elections, the first of which took place last year. A remit was carried that, in view of, the expiry in 1937, of the contract for the supply of school text books, the conference strongly represent to the Minister the advisability of the De- 1 partment securing the services of most capable educationalists for the preparation of new matter covering the respective subjects of curriculum; that the Department retain the copyright of all of the subject matter so prepared; and that, subsequently, tenders be called for the printing of the issue of such new school text books. Another remit urged the increasing of the education vote, owing to an adverse effect of economies introduced in 1932. which were never intended to be a permanent part of the education system.