EDUCATION.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8015, 13 April 1918, Page 3

EDUCATION.

KEYNOTE TO EFFICIENCY. The following rimilnr Idler from Hm New Zealand Kdiicatioiial lush tide came before the Waipawa District High .School Committer al its meet in,' on Thursday evening; “I am directed by llm New Zealand Kdiieatiou Institute to re.pie. I that hers he given to Hie need lor im provemeiits in the cducalion system ol the Dominion. “The ability of our counli\ I" among nations depends on Hm eliar lieler and ellieieuey, civic as "ell as ill.lust rial, of its people. I'lllirienry depends on ediiealion. The demands made ii|ton the individual alike hy nvir respousihililii*s and industrial or ganisalioii and eompelilion heroine gleater year hy year; hut there lias not been a corresponding addition I" the ediiealinii ri|ui|»iimn! necessary to I Im meet ing of I Imse demands. ‘' Kiluealion means much mole I da > I ban il did m even I lie nea r pm,l W»■ know that to learn v,i II Il.e in! i, and to work well the ml.ill, mu i hr 'II good lien till illld lie placed 11, lien ll Ii lul surroundings; Hint i-• i«• r l'i : 111 hi:, cl vie Well the Mi,. '. must hi* well t Hugh I ; mid Hu i|■, i ' f. mi In- in.liisl 11 ;• 1 i well ll" '"I Cl 1111 -I h 'll li • -.l' ‘ ' ,'hilil \ mol iml i"iuil pro. pi , ' d< pc I d ei|liall> oil (lot It. “To the I'llll llliil these conditions imi\ he mcl tlm New Zealand Ivlu ciiliniial I list il ill e iii'ilc- |i< co operation of all social orgiuiisat ems in Hie Dominion that are eoneerned uilh mi' of I In* Mined aspeels "I rdm a l.i.nal work and progress in presume upon Ihe National iiovernnmnl llm parainoiinl imeessily of making ln l ie. provision lor Hie eduealion ol tin nation’s future citizens, Hie prescr Mil 101 10l the health of the nation’s children, and I lie I raining <>! I lie mil ion ’h youlhful workers. Tin* civic , eduealion that is to resist tin* forces ol internal disruption and to secure the bringing out of Hie best inl.dli gence of the people lor the service ol Hu* community, and lln* leelininil training Hint is to enable our people to hold tlu.*ir own m the Her.*.* com petition that "ill arise in Hm near fill lire eaunol he left till ‘slier Hm war. ’ It is in * the brains and h ..lies id the people’ thill the real xve.i 1 1 h ol Hie nation consists; and ediiealion menus tlm training and using d llm brains and Hie developing «d Hie i odi< Ii i- on ihcsc ground Hml lln* Institute solicits assishniee in moving the (lovernmenl lo streiigllll'll lln* eilucalion system in some ol its weakest parts. “ Uesohilions from many varied or • iininations in dill’ereut parls ol Hie Dominion Hen! to Hm Oovernineiil would convince il Hull llm people arc idi'e |o the needs ol the country and are resolute lo have lliciil attended to. Your members are therefore respect fully asked lo assi d this moveineii! hy , nihodv i heir v iews in are olid ion mid sending il lo the I’rinie Minister, the Minister of Finanee, and Hie Minister of Kihmnlion.’’ The letter was cordially endorsed, and a resolukion was passeil “urging the (lovernmenl mil only lo resist all ilftempls to eucromdi upon iml iolllll system of ediiealion, es| eeiallv in the direction ot dc iM.inimd loiinhsin, hut also, "illmid di lay, to make provision for mi I rovenmnls and extensions peeesSlll'.' to enable the nation HUcceSHflill.V I" ci>pc with after war eomlilionw.