A PARENT'S DUTIES.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13738, 2 June 1913, Page 8

A PARENT'S DUTIES.

"The school does much," said tho New South Wales Minister for Education (Mr. Carmiehael) last week, "but| its work is small in comparison with j tho work that remains for the parent j to do when our best has been done."! In reply to questions concerning religious instruction in schools, tho Minister went on to say that there could hardly be two opinions that tho foundsi bions of any lasting national existence -must be built deep and solid on those-* great ethical doctrines that underlie all roligibns with any claim to greatness, and especially the Christian faith. This could never bo successfully dolegated by parents altogether to any body of professionals, whether teachers or clergy. If ho were a pressman ho would hammer this into the people. . A parent's duties wore not completed by bringing a child into tho world, feeding and clothing it, and handing the rest over to the State. Evidences wore very apparent of want of control. The day when the child had to have it "bolted into him" had fortunately gone, but unfortunately the pendulum had swung right to tho opposite extreme.