WHITE CROSS LEAGUE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 19 May 1924, Page 7

WHITE CROSS LEAGUE.

TEACHING OF SEX HYGIENE.

(B"» TELEGRAPH —PKESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, May 17. A meeting of delegates to the White Ckoss League was held to-day, Dr. J. S^EHiott presiding. it was explained that seven districts had, been set up in the North Island ■aod «even in the South.

ifc was decided to set up a Dominion council, which was instructed to add to the council at the earliest possible moment women members.

The question at issue for the conference was what form of instruction should be given and by whom, by par--ents, teachers or special travelling instructors, male and female. ° The Hon. Mr. Parr wrote regretting that he was unable to be present and TO^jing the movement every success. The following resolution was unaniaaoasly adopted: That the Minister of Sxiueation be requested to take steps -to have sex hygiene efficiently taught to .pupils of our primary and secondary schools by the utilisation of the existing machinery as far as possible, and ■sphere this is not possible then by the apopintment of specially selected and drained experts, for preference medical men and women, but in any case to provide for efficient training of specially selected teachers in sex hygiene, and -±o make provision for all approved Instruction in sex hygiene being given in all schools in the> Dominion, and that the names of the appointed instructors be submitted to the Dominion Council ■of the White Cross League for its smiproval. v