THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10069, 9 August 1895, Page 3

THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

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Wellington, Thnrsday. At the Education Conference to-day Dr, Newirmn brought up the report of the committee, who urged that the Conference requests the Minister of Edncatiou to reintroduce the Manual and Elementary Instruction Bil) of 1892, with a view to It being passed tbls session, also that the regulations be amended so as to make provleion for the Kindergarten method of teaching, and also thai tbe Conference request tbe Minister to take steps to enable Boards to make provision for evening continuation schools, and that copltatlon for pnplU attending be provided by legislation. The resolutions in their entirety were agreed to. Mr Bridge moved that building grants should he distributed on a more satisfactory basis, especially in new districts, than obtained at present. This was apreed to. A series of resolution') by the Rev. Mr Barclay, who urged a new text-book on elementary work, on poll.'cal or eocial economy, ethics, and morality, were rejected. The Conference Intend interviewing tbe Hon. Mr Rp.evea to-morrow on Inrodncing his old bill, nut virtnally the Conference Is concluded. ,

Later,

At the Educational Conference a resolution wsb carried that an amendment be made id tbe School Committee Elections Act so as to provide that no one under 21 years of age should be allowed to vote at school committee eleotions.