PROTESTS RENEWED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 August 1929, Page 4

PROTESTS RENEWED.

l/i AklJUA'A'i it) A AG At AST cO' c „ vl u 1 *ufi u uJus. Hi reply to protests leoently made, too I'arajiaki itaueatton Jioiarci auvised last night's quarterly meeting of tine .tout'll laianaKf School Committees’ Association tn at tne education Department had replied that it cornd not .see its way at present, ror nnaitciail rearsons, to alter it® present po'iicy either with regard to the election, or dental cuiincs or with iegard to local contributions for improved .Heating systems.. Tne cnatrman, Mr J. Cocker (Hawhituoui, expressed the opinion that it would by necessary to make a luirttier protest. The department's reply wa-s very unsa.tistactory. Ur. \V. At. Tiiomson (Hawera) said that it was necessary that the two martens sinoukl 'ue separated,. The question ol dental roonty was on a, different rooting to tne providing of heating. A matter that was on a par with the jjat=. ter was: the fact that the department ashed country schools to provide part ot the cost oil lavatory accommodation and water supply, and he thought that was a shameful thing. The speaker than uetailed .the department’s attitude in regard- to dental clinics and explained tireir working. Regarding the Hay. era. e.inio, a reply was at present being a,waited from the Minister as to what schools would lie classed as A grade schools for clinic purposes. He did - not think that it would serve any purpose making further leipresentatioms in regard to clinics, as the department’s policy was now clearly laid down. However, in regard to the providing of heating and lavatories, lie thought that the protest suoulid be repeated. Mr A. Gamlin (Mana.ia) said that his school would be gllad when the winter was over. It. was also not fair that country schools should lie asked to pay half the cost of typewriters and othern coded, material.

If any new schools were being sought, stated Dr. Thomson, committees wouid be well advised to inspect the Hawera Infants’ School, where the design was such that very .little heating, was (required. The Education Hoard was thoroughly in sympathy with the attitude of country schools, but it was the department which had the final say. The secretary. Mr A. R. Kemp (Eltiham), pointed out that the association had passed a resolution of protest as far back as a year ago. The meeting decided to renew its protest, the resolution earned decrying the discrimination between town and country schools in the provision of adequate heating and lavatory aocommodiation.