THE JUNIOR CADETS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 5

THE JUNIOR CADETS.

LOCAL OFFICERS' PROTECT.

CONDEMN THE PROPOSED ALTERATIONS. .

A meeting of junior cadet officers was held at the institute club rooms yesterday afternoon to consider criticisms recently passed on the junior cadet system. There was a very largo attendance. The remarks recently made by General Godley were the subject of very emphatic comments, and the following resolutions were unanimously carried :—

(1) "That this meeting of junior cadet officers strongly protests against any action calculated to bring the junior cadets under the control of the Defence Department."

(2) " That this meeting of junior cadet officers expresses its general satisfaction with the present management of the junior cadet force, and strongly disapproves of such proposed alterations as turning it into a body of scouts, or depriving the boys of their uniforms."

(3) " That this meeting of junior cadet officers requests Major D. W. Dunlop to represent its views to the authorities at Wellington."

(4) "That in the opinion of this meeting of junior cadet officers no cluvage should be made in (a) the control of junior cadets, (b) the syllabus of work for junior cadets, without either submitting' the proposed alterations to the junior cadet officers for their opinion, or conferring with representatives appointed by them." (5) '' That the, junior cadet officers of Auckland, having read the remarks of General Godley before the Education Commission on the inefficiency of tho teachers who ' carry the title of officers, but have no commissions,' desire to state that several of those teachers, in reliance upon regulations, have qualified themselves by examination for those commissions, only to find j

that those invaluable commissions have been finally withheld."