EDUCATION SYSTEM

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 188, 17 August 1935, Page 2

EDUCATION SYSTEM

REFORMS IN CONTROL TEACHING- AND CURRICULUM “That this conference recognises the importance of a radical change in the educational system and Ithe necessity for a close investigation of proposed reforms in control.” This was a resolution carried by the Dominion Federation of School Committees’ Association at its annual conference in Palmerston North yesterday following the presentation of a report by a sub-committee set up by it to report on educational control. Recommendations made by the subcommittee, and agreed to by the conference, were as follow: —•

(1) That a special committee of nine members —three from the federation, two from the New Zealand Educational

Institute, two representing post-prim-ary interesTs and two from the University of New Zealand —be appointed to consider and submit recommendations for a curriculum of primary school teaching and administration as part of a general system of primary and post-primary education under a National Board of Education.

(2) That the federation appoint its three members at this conference and arrange with the Teachers’ Institute, post-primary authorities and the New Zealand Uni versify Council for the appointment of their representatives and the time and place of meetings. (3) That the sittings of the committee be held in Wellington.

(4) That the conference appoint the chairman of the committee.

(5) That the committee have power to co-opt the services of any organisation or individual whom it may consider helpful in its deliberations. (6) That the committee submit its report to the executive committee of the federation.

As a basis of representation the subcommittee considered that, if it was possible to secure the services of the following, the special committee would have in its membership a wide and varied experience and knowledge: Uni-

versify representation, Professor Gould (Wellington), and Professor Hunter (Wellington); post-primiary authorities, Miss V. M. Grieg (principal, Wellington Girls’ College) and Mr A. W. Armour (principal, Wellington Boys’ College); Teachers’ Institute, Miss M Magill, Mr O. A. Banner, Mr J. F Wells (headmaster, Kowhai School} and Mr T. U. Wells (Auckland Education Board), with Mr G. R. Ashbridgf (secretary, Teachers’ Institute) as con suiting officer. The conference decided that Messrs F. H. Porter (Wellington), N. A. Tn gram (Wellington) and W. G. Blacl (Palmerston North) should be its re presentatives on the proposed commit tee, with Mr Poriter as chairman am Mr Ingram as secretary.