Where They Like To “Stay In”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 169, 22 July 1935, Page 10

Where They Like To “Stay In”

OXFORD SCHOOL HAS A CINEMA AND SOFT DRINKS BAR “Staying in” is no hardship to-child-ren who attend a primary school at Ox ford, England. The school already has a cinema, a “soft” drinks bar, and a miniature meteorological station. And an ambitious wireless installation is the latest addition to its attractions. Parents have contributed part of the cost of wiring every room. The school syllabus includes regular wireless lessons, and, in addition, the children enjoy musical accompaniment to handicraft and other lessons. When it rains, instead of going in to the playground, they ‘remain in the classrooms, and listen to the music. ‘‘We are trying to use every modern device for educating children.'' the headmaster (Mr R. C. Cole) told a Daily Mail reporter. “We have proved how valuable the cinema can be in teaching, and we are proving that radio is equally valuable.” Oxford will be Ihe scene in August of one of the largest conferences of teachers ever held. Four thousand, representing every country in the world, are attending. Delegates are even coming from Japan. Oxford itself cannot accommodate [such an influx of visitors, and the- delegates wifi be housed in the surround ing districts.