WHITE CROSS LEAGUE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17352, 17 May 1924, Page 12

WHITE CROSS LEAGUE.

TEACHING SEX HYGIENE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May 17. A meeting of delegates to the White Cross League was held to-day. Dr J. S. Elliott presiding. It was explained that seven districts had been set up in tho North Island and seven in the South. It was decided to set up a Dominion Council, which was instructed to add to- the council at the earliest possible moment women members. ' The question at issue for the conference was what form of instruction should be given, and by whom—by parents, teachers or special travelling instructors, male and female. The Hon C. J Parr wrote regretting that he was unable to be present, and wishing the movement every success. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: “That the Minister of Education bo requested to take steps to have sex hygiene efficiently taught to pupils of our primary and secondary schools by the utilisation of existing machinery as far as possible, and, where this is not possible, then by the appointment of specially selected and trained experts, for preference medical men and women, but in any case to provide for the efficient training of specially selected teachers in sex hygiene, and to make provision for all approved instruction in sex hygiene being given in nil the schools in the Dominion, and that the names of the appointed instructors be submitted to the Dominion Council of the White Cross League for its approval.”