POLITICS IN SCHOOL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13905, 12 November 1908, Page 6

POLITICS IN SCHOOL.

A - RICHMOND INCIDENT. CHILDREN'S SHOW OP HANtwlM&ll CHILDREN'S SHOW OP HANDS, A surprising statement in regard to the Grey Lynn election was mad« i atf(^S|f ! meeting of the Auckland Edueation'y^gg^^S yesterday, by Mr. G. J. Garland. «f| stated that in the Grey Lynn ' whooijf^^p J Richmond, ono day last week, a teach» #1 asked the scholars for a chow of 9 in regard to the direction in which their'.* I parents were going to vote at the coming- B election. The statement was received by the bers of the Board with cries of "Oh!" "Surely not," and other expressions of ait tonishment. , •„ * Mr. Garland: It is quite true. At tha'* 1 -'';! last election, too, a. ballot was amongst the pupils of the 'higher :?ltSaflP|l' dards. - ■. , g Tho Chairman of the Board (Mr. C. J-, | Pan-) said that there was nothing object i fc tionable in a ballot being taken, as it'--." I would give the children an idea of what"*- I an election was. and thus servo to instruct V"-* 1 | them in tlieir future civic duties. f"~ : [ Mr. Garland: Ido not mind the baUolJ | 3 business so much, but when a teacher ask* for .1 show of hands as to how the chil* ftl I dren's parents aro going t vote, it going a bit too far. < v. The Chairman: Is that a fact? ; Mr. Garland said lie could give naw«'A-i to prove it. He said that a child of %'* T 1 Grey Lynn resident, whom he named, wa« I at the school when tho incident occurred. : f Mr. J. D. _ McKenzie: Was this'dou^ with the cognisance of the headmaster? • * V Mr. Garland: I do not think he was to - : blame. It- was dono by one of the m;' 1 - v sistants. , Mr. McKenzie: Oh, this is a district; anything may happen there. \\ Mr. Garland: If tiiej want to take -» *' ballot in the schools, they should take f\j / on the no-license question. ■ The Chairman said the matter had beei i : properly mentioned by Mr. Garland. Teachers should be careful not to. inter' fere in any improper manner with the chU '< dren in regard to such things. The matter then dropped. i iV 1 '