EDUCATION AND POLITICS.
QUESTION OF "INFLUENCE." REQUEST FOR DEFINITION. " Is this a speech or a confession ?" interjected Mr. S. G. Smith, M.P., at tho conferenco of Education Boards in Wellington last week, when Mr. T. Forsyth (Wellington) proposed, amid tho laughter of delegates, that a romit bo adopted urging that the administration of education bo made entirely independent of political influence. " I know my friends in the political arena don't like taking up this question," said Mr. Forsyth, " but I do know that it is in the best interests of education that a foot should be put down against political influence." Mr. W. 11. Windsor (Canterbury): " I would like to know how wo aro going to give effect to tho remit? I would like to know how to control some of Uie members of Parliament in Canterbury." " I don't get tho drift of tho remit," said Mr. A. W. Jones (Southland) " Representations have to be made to tho Minister. Perhaps somebody can give us a definition of ' political influence.' " Tho remit was rejected.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20271, 3 June 1929, Page 10
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