School Conference.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 19, 23 January 1895, Page 2

School Conference.

[United Press Atsociatio i]CinasTCiiUitcii, January 2-2. The Secondary Schools Conference opened thin morning, when twelve delegates wore present, and the schools represented were the ChrUtdmrcU Hoys' High .School, CiiriKtclmrcli Girls' High' School, Chrht'B College, Wellington College, Tiimnulligh School, Nelson Girls 1 College, Wanganui Collegiate School, nnd Napier Girls' High School. The Hon. \V. P. Keeves, Minister of Education, and the Key. W. J. Hubens, Insjtuutur(Jeneral, were also present. Mr C. K. IJev.in Urown head ma-ster of the Cnriittliiircli Hoys' High School, occupied the chair Mv Iteeves made ii lengthy speech, I in which he indicated the widening, as far as possible, of the sphere of secondary school. The fact that free secondary j education was at present an ideal should not check them in trying to extend the benefits of secondary udncat'on as far as they could possibly be extended. He did not tliiuk it a credit to New Zealand Hint tlie number of New Zealanders getting tiie benefit of secondary education s-houlu be something under two per cent. ,Mr Habcns s:iid there were considerable difficulties in the way of having a uniform examination of all secondary schools. He thought that if the step were deter; mined on, the best plan was one by which masters themselves should form a .syndicate for the purpose. The following were appointed a Committee to consider the the Secondary Schools Bills -.—Mrs Foster Miss Gibson, Miss Frazer, Messrs Firth, Hogben, Bourne, and the Chairman.