EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1930, Page 8

EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

CRITICISM OF UNIFICATION z COMMITTEE'S REPORT EXPLAINED. NOT COM PLETE CENTRALISATION, By 'telegraph.— Press Association. Wellington, Aug. 12. The Minister of Education, Mr. H. At* more, speaking at the laying of the foundation stone of some new classrooms at the Nelson Girls’ College, referred to the criticism directed by the college governors against the unification proposals contained in the education report. The Minister expressed regret that the governors had made the criticism on. advice that was not founded on facts connected with the committee’s real proposals and declared that while there was an outstanding necessity for unification of control, which, the committee had fairly met in its proposals, the committee was strongly against the abolition of all existing boards, post-primary as well as primary, and was not in favour of a completely centralised department in direct contact with schools as suggested by one of the principal witnesses who gave evidence before the committee: ■ > The committee set out to explore every possible avenue that might offer the prospect of reducing the admittedly excessive administrative costs of th© system without sacrificing the principle of local interest and authority, on which it set a very high value. x