The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1903. EDITORIAL JOTTINGS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10478, 23 November 1903, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1903. EDITORIAL JOTTINGS.

MATIO'NAIL SCHOLARiSHIPISI

AGAIN.

It does not appeaai to be [generally known thait thie Edwaa'tion Coummititee ,'has 1 ou|ti off ftShjel SNtaitiomial Scbolarsihips) Bill the schedule specifying in detail the nuimiber! of junior sielioia-rshipsi to ba oiferedl annually in -etacihi educationi dfisiti-iidti, and air fcaredl cliause, 4 toi providlei ihatt in fea«|hi edfuoatticwii district there siall be offered annually at junior BchoilairBhipi for» eadhi 5000 oir pair* of 5000 iini .ajvfefriagtei yfetairiy attitendiamoe- The provdeiooi tha*t in each district -at) least one eciholariship shall be awardled to one of the candida,tes fromi schools, having not, mone than forty dn .average yearly attfendanoe, eta., hasl been made to apply where two on more scholarships aire offered ammiually. The isuibnalause ttnat in no cas© shall miore than one sicholanship be ia(w!aird«d) in any year to thei danididiate frorni any one ■school has been strtick ouit. Ajsi the Blilli cam© down a s'ciholairship iciouild! not be awarded to: a person wkob© parentisi' neti annual pi-ofits or inoomie exceeded £200, but the Gommititee has iincreasedl *hiafc to £300. The sienioirf scholaiTshiipsi must ba awardied 'annually on the result of the jumior soholarship examiLnation of the University, : thie piroviso "or S'uahj otheiiexamiiinationi as the Minister miay provide" 'hiaiviiingi beem. dleleted. It was originally Proposed! that candidates for the senior/ soholainships miuetl have been holder® of junior Nlaitional sciholarships for 1 noti Jess' tihiain thiree yeans, .but that pnovi?iiom hais been; altered to "hatfe been holderisi of junior scholarships or< of Eidtaeaitiom Bom-di scholarships." By an alteration, in clause 5, the sienioir scholarship shall root be tenable with a junior e>cholairship ;of the University, nor with any scholarship the value of which added to that <6t the senior Nlatiotnal scholarship exceedisi £86 mi any year.

BEBLEi-RiEtAiDINiG IN! SOEOOiLSSomie isev'er€i coimnenitis: on. tiha attitude of the Premier towtairdls the questioaa of Biiblewreading in sahoolsi were iniaidiQ by Mir Taylor recently. A large numib^ltf jo^ ane|mlb|eirSi,. he 'Sa|idjl Iliad piledg^d themselves to vote for same measure giving] the general puiblic an oipjjoirtuniby of swyimig whiether Bible lessons 'should be inicludedl ml ithe ayllaibuisi of our! puiblid 'SdhooJa The Ptamier led tihosa peojpLe whio intieo*vieiwed liiiithi oin) tlie subijeciti to believe that he wouldl igive the publics that opportunity. How 1- asked! Mr Taylor, had he 'redeemed! tiluit ptiomise? He brought down a, ltefeirfiindiuanl BUI thatwas anything but ai Referenduinf Bill, a.nd thei sui'ggjestion was diistimiqtiljy mad© when the Bill was before tflie House that it was drafted mi such, a tiianner ais to almosti giuaramteel ite rejectioini in the Legislative Coumioil. The Piienriiier, with! the apparent sincerity lon which he is famied, loafed! sadd'enedl at the suggestdon that any such duplicity '•could! .possibly form part of hisi politioail conduidt,. 'but whien the Bill wiaiß before the Council it was. paased by 27 vote® to Z — passed! out. (Laughter). He did not think the Premier 1 'had. the slightest intention of laillowiing 1 the people to express am opinion on the question. The Premfer declaredl that the (xov'r erament wais perfectly siinciere in the matter!. Nta ome was; more surprised ithat the 'Go'Vernmient ait. what took plaice im the Council- The Council d4^i a great 'wrong; to tfhe Hous©,"it; treated the people with cooitem,pt, and tihe "G-overnmen'ti Trould not. allowl ths House to be treated in, sucih ai miamw ner. The G-ovemmierit \\aSi dome w'hait it promised to do