N.Z. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18785, 19 May 1923, Page 12

N.Z. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

THE ANNUAL LEFORT. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 17. The annual report of the New Zealand Educational Institute, submitted to-night, stated inter alia that the Minister had expressed himself as being in accord with the Institute in regard to most of these topics, but with regard to the payment of removal expenses and payment of salaries on the Hylton scheme, he said the difficulty was one of finance, as i the change asked for would lead to | additional expenditure. Tn regard to education in its na- ' tional aspect, the executive noted ; with the greatest satisfaction an ever ! increasing public demand for postprimary education. | The first draft of the school denI tai nurses had commenced duty. The 1 result could not fail to be seen in an ! improved condition of health in the i young. The new system of instruction by i correspondence for children in outI of-the-way places should go far to ; minimise the disadvantage which I these children suffer. j There was no indication yet of any j intention to raise the school age, alI though increased attendances seemed; to show conclusively that the public I was quite ready for such a forward . mon ment. The building record, too. was still far from what it should be. There were complaints from north to south of sh old age of teaching material, especially for manual training. Tile report was considered in committee. The conference adjourned.