TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12086, 25 June 1920, Page 4

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Per Press Association, Wellington, June 24 Representatives of the Technical School Teachers’. Association met the Minister of Education to-day. The speakers held that technical education was somewhat overlooked, and said the time was ripe for extending and improving the scheme, and suggested extending the school age. It was considered that more technical training should be done in daytime, ami to secure co-ordination all the schools in one district should be placed under one controlling authority, Universities excepted. There was omul for more facilities for training technical teachers, and a more uniform syllabus should be considered. A boy should not do required to drill after technical school work. The need for higher salaries and definite hours was stressed. The Minister said he feared that technical education was looked on as a side line, instead of a very valuable factor of the educational system that would have benefited. The Department was determined to do it# best He was satisfied the country could now face an extension of tha school age* to Ifi Ultimately ha promised to cousicer all the matters brought up