CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14554, 23 June 1913, Page 4

CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.

This question, too, said Mr Mulgan, must be considered more in fu-

ture. Already committees had power to establish continuation schools, but in his opinion such schools were lof not much use unless attendance' at them was made compulsory in order to reach that class of young men who hang! about the streets and do nothing else unless compelled to. SCHOLARSHIPS. Mr Mulgan said he did not consider the present system of scholarships successful. He was not a Socialist, but he certainly believed that secondary education should be within the reach of all. All children should not only have "free places" at secondary schools, but should be given means of using the free places. What is the use of a free place to a boy in the backblocks whose parents cannot afford to send him to a secondary school. Such a boy should receive a boarding allowance from the State and he believed before many years this would be done. The present system of" scholarships should be done away with and the money utilised in providing boarding; allowances for children who lkfe distant from secondary schools. Mr Mulgan" then touched upon the G-EIA.DIXG OiF TEACHERS. ■Ptarhaps <t»he most difficult task ,the inspectors had to perform, because they had to judge from impressions formed at a limited time at their disposal because the work; of men and women were in one sense in-, compassable—and because teachers had to carry on tJieir work under very different conditions., ■•'... '.: ;