COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13808, 1 July 1915, Page 3

COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.

I United Pkebh Association.]

Wcillrigton, Juno 30. The first meeting of tho newly created Council of Ecluentioii was held today. The proceedings vicre not open to the Press. Mr A. Bell was appointed secretary of tho C.)uuc-il. The Jioti. James Allon (Minister of Education), in adchossi.'ip; tho Council,stated thai, its recommendations with recard to expendituro would iinaily l)« decided In Parliament. Jlo sincerely trusted \-\\l t(H> CoiPicil would assist in tho odueational policy, so that "the country cotdt! folio.v a]ong lines Uiat would rlevelrp in the future- the citizen that was u-quirr<] That citizen, to his mind, was ouo who .star;eel hi>s training tit the earliest stages, and would •continually develop until tho citizen was produced who ivo-.ild he pullicient for all th() purpoae-s of iho nation—imiii ih was one'to guide tlu- clpstiny of all. 'the nations of thy- earth. Tho Council had been set up with hopos thao the .visdom that would conic from it would lead the Government upon right line,.; in its odueational system,■ and he liopeft and believed that many of the weaknesses which existed might bo removed.