EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXX, Issue LXXX, 7 January 1920, Page 4

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

REMITS ADOPTED.

(BJT TELEGBAPH —PRESB ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, Jan. 6. At the Education Conference, Mr R. J. Foss (Pahiatua) moved: "That thisinstitute affirms the principle that theEducation Department should! control, all classes of pupils held during school hours."

The reference in the remit was to themilitary training of cadets in schools,, when under the present regulations the* pupils in schools came under the control of officials of the Defence Department and boys attending drill could be marked absent from school.

The general opinion vorced by delegates was that though representatives, of the Defence Department had power to call out pupils in secondary departments of schools, as a rule the power was not exercised without consideration.

It was agreed that due notice of the, time of drills should be given, so that, arrangements might be mads beforehand with time-table. Boys attending drill could not legally be marked pre~ sent at school y

The remit was adopted. The conference affirmed the last conference resolution relative to salaries - lhat the salary schedule shall substitute for payment a schedule based' on. efficiency on service, on educational status, and on professional and domestic responsibilities."

. lh c Institute adopted a remit that'in* new of the value of the moving picture as an educative factor, th 6 Governmenl be urged to establish a Film Bureau for the purpose of supplying suitable material for use m schools The following officers were elected:—