THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL CADETS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12474, 26 February 1909, Page 3

THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL CADETS.

lUniied Pbess Association.] "■ „ Auckland, Feb 25. jOiit of the 420 boys at present attending the Auckland • Grammar School, no fewer than 335 have joined the Grammar School Cadet Corps. In reporting, this, fact- at a '-meeting of the Grammar School Board ti-iiay. the head master (Mr J; W. TiWjs) suggested that the Government should be approached with a view to compelling those boys who held junior and senior free places to join the corps. lit was -their, own laziness which kept the';balance- of the! boys out, and. he thought in' view Vbf -the fact, that these boys received their secondary education free they should do something for their country in return. Mr Gibbs'also thought the junior masters who acted as instructors should receive special remuneration for their services. . ; -:■'- On the motion of Mr C. J. Parr it was decided^to refer the latter suggeston to the ..Finance Committee for favourable consideration. Mir Panthought that the Board should compel all the boys attending the school to join the cadet corps unless they brought written advice from their parents saying they had conscientious aversion to military, drill, or. discipline of any -kind. It was resolVed to issue instructions accordingly. . ';.'■■ \. ._,'-' '.- : .. ,: