W.C.T.U.

Otago Witness, Issue 3444, 16 March 1920, Page 58

W.C.T.U.

ELEVEN MONTHS' ACTIVITIES. WELLINGTON, March 12. The W.C.T.U. Convention treasurer's report stated that the period ended February 18, 1920 (barely 11 months) closed with a credit balance of £142 4a 5d in the New Zealand fund, and £605 14s 8d in the organising fund The 91 unions that furnished balance sheets commenced the year with an aggregate credit balance of £932 4s lid, and closed the year with a credit balance of £IO6B 17s lid. Miss Helver brought forward a suggestion that scientific instruction be made compulsory in the curriculum of the schools. Miss Helver pointed out that some thousands of men and women would be coming her© from overseas in a short tisie, and not all of them would be sympathetic to the temperance cause. She strongly urged that they should get to work at once to have this scientific teaching made compulsory in the schools. What was wanted was that it should, be made a compulsory subject for examination. The idea was adopted. Mrs Nimmo said that in goods and money an amount of £3500 had been raised for the provision of comforts for sailors by the efforts of the W.C.T.U., and several letters of appreciation from sailors and.. organisations working for the benefit of sailors were read.