EDUCATION SYSTEM

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18900, 30 December 1935, Page 3

EDUCATION SYSTEM

ADVISER FROM HOME “EVEN A SCOTSMAN AT e 10,000” Speaking in semi-serious vein but obviously with the, object of being taken more than half seriously, Air. H. P. Kidson, rector of tin; Otago Boys’ High School, staled at liie breaking-up ceremony that lie would add his small contribution to the mass of advice that would be given to the new .Minister of Education, the Hon. P. Fraser, during the next few months. Air. Kidson. said the Minister should ■secure the services of an adviser from the Homeland—a mail with real weight of authority at the back of him, a man with brains and vision and not too old. He should secure his services for three years and pay him even £IO,OOO a year. The Mayor, the Rev. E. Oox: You take our breath away. “Even get a Scotsman if you cannot get Englishmen.” continued Air. Kidson. who said he, felt that a pretty good Scotsman could be obtained for £IO,OOO a yo;tr. “Let ibis mail,” lie continued, “evolve an ideal, a philosophy, and ail administration scheme to suit the times and the '•ountrv for two years. Let him soak in our special circumstances and our special problems, and our potential constitution and culture. Lay one prohibition upon him, that lie, should make no public .speeches on education during that period. “By Onler-iii-Council it would be made an offence for any organised body, such as the school committees’ associations, education boards, high schools’ boards, and teachers’ associations to approach him. lie should be left to wander at liberty through the country talking to whom lie may wish. Above all lie should be guarded from deputations. At, the end of two years lie should formulate bis scheme, expounding or defending it if necessary. Then the people should be told what it, -would eost to administer.’’ Mr. Kidson added that lie felt sure the people would then do their utmost to find the money.