FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 12

FREE SECONDARY EDUC ATION.

THE DECISION OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS GOVERNORS

At Thursday's meeting of the Education Board tha question of fice education at the Otago High Schools came up, when the Ci:ail"man moved — '' (1) That in the opinion of this board the Government, having made secondary education free in the district lugh schools for country children, cannot longer equitably withhold a similar concession from city children who attend the board's schools in ■very large numbers, and for whose education the board can make no adequate provision ; (2) that in the opinion, of the board the proper solution is the tiansfereroe of the Sc\ enth Standard in city schoo's to the High Schools ; (3) that the High Schools Board having resolved to offer to make iccondary education free on conditions similar to those regulating district high schools, this board would respect fully uige on the Government the great desirability and wisdom of giving effect to the liberal proposal of the High Schools Board ;• (4) that thu board also recommends that the department should favourably consider any reasonable proposal that the Board of Governors of the Waitaki High Schools may submit for securing free secondary educa,tion to children who have passed the primary standards ; (5) that copies of the foregoing resolutions be pent to the members of both Houses of Legislature representing tho city and province of Otago respectfully requesting their co-operation in Parliament to confer so desirable a boon on the children of this province." Speaking to tho question, Mr Frasor said that the board some time ago passed a resolution and sent it to the Minister expressing tho opinion that tho time had arrived when the Government should no longer withhold concessions to city schools gucli aa had been conferred on children in the country. Since then the High Schools Board had tpken the step of making a definite offer to the Government of its willingness to make its schools entirely free on term* similar to those provided for district lugh schools for a capitation allowance of £6 For the first year tho sum of £8 was being asked. It would help this very desirable object of the Education Board could see its way to unite in bringing pre3SUie to bear on the Government in. this matter. It was also to the interest of children in the country that this proposal should be given effect to. With their free passes, children could coipc in to attend tha High Schools, and, more than that, it would; unable the scholarship funds to be used for the purpose of boarding scholarships for children in out-lying districts beyond tho reach of a district high school.

Mr Sim seconded the motion. Mr Peattio said he did not object to Hie object of the motion, but he did to the method by which it had come before the board. He would like to have seen it come befoie the bonrd as a me^asge from the Hich £m hools Board. The Chaiimnn: Yon have a representative on I lie High Schrnli, Board Mr Peattie: You did not state fc. It is a good thing to do things in proper order. Continuing, he taid that the High School* Board wa- endeavouring to do work that propertlv belonged to the Education Board. Mr Marshall thought it was quite beside thp cinehtion altogether. The thing was 1-eincr done in the interests of the children of Otago. and as long as it was done it did not matter very much which body coriicd it out. The Education Board should assist the Hii;h Schools Board in what ib was now doing. The motion was carried unanimously*

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