CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
STATEMENT BY MINISTER Wellington, This Day. Confirming Mr Nash’s announcement that schools will close the day war in Europe is 'officially declared over and on the following dav the Minister of Education, Mr Mason, asks that before a school is closed the children be assembled and the significance of the occasion briefly explained to them. In the • primary schools the ceremony of honouring the flag will be performed and other schools are asked to have some appropriate ceremony. After that it rests with the local authorities whether or not the schools will participate in other fommijri*” In the event of peace' in Europe being declared after school hours, the schools will close the two following days and will have a ceremony when they re-open. Should peace come during school holidavc therp ’ T,ni be no special extension of those holidays. By special arrangements Reuter s world service in addition to other special sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in this issue, and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 30 April 1945, Page 5
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