JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

Southland Times, Issue 19519, 19 May 1922, Page 5

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE’S VIEWS. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 18. The subject of junior high schools was discussed by the Secondary Schools’ Association, being introduced by the Education Department. A deputation representing the directora of Technical School Boards presented a resolution respecting the organising of the system so that no break should occur in the passage from one school to another, and urging that in order to foster a spirit of co-operation a senior high school should have a junior high school as part of its organisation or should provide a course of at least four years, so that when the separate school units were all formed & full six years course could be provided. Mr F. Milner said that the California junior high school course was most efficient Canada was following suit Success could only be obtained in big centres. He had prepared a report for consideration by Parliament on the subject. America took a pride in its schools and spent largo sums on beautiful buildings Finally the following resolutions were adopted:— That the Association considers that such schools should not be set up throughout the Dominion until "they have been tested by working experience and until further investigation has been made into the secondary education obtaining abroad, and that care should be taken as a matter of economy and justice. That the interests of existing high and technical schools should not be prejudically affected by the establishment of any junior high or secondary school of an experimental type-