TO INCULCATE LOYALTY

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14663, 28 May 1921, Page 2

TO INCULCATE LOYALTY

AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN. DEPARTMENTAL ACTION. NEW INSTRUCTIONS JSSUED. By Telegraph—Press Association. ,\ WELLINGTON Friday, e Minister of Education suited yesterday. w,th reference to, recent statements'll ia(lc by him in regard to inculcating patriotism and loyalty In the school chfv r,ren > tlral the Education Department is taking action this -week. The Department has inserted a new instruction fpr boards and teachers under the heading of "Chios" as follow*: Instruction An hiatory civics shall ami at instilling lit hoys and ..girls a love for country and p'vide in the Achievements of the race throughout the Empire Lov ally should lie a dominant note, amd tessoiw should selected amt preseisted in sttcb a way ns to lay stress on thte need ft* sympathetic co-operation not only on the paW of the various Dominions wlfltiln the Empire, but on the part of every scctiov 1 of the comnwraty within which we live. The inculcation of patriotism or loyalty to Kuwr aDd Country and laity ideate readily finds a; basis in British history. In this connection lessons of a celeb rational character are of rtw utmost importance. Anniversaries such as Anzac Day aniri Empire Day should devoted to special lessons appropriate to the theme. In addition, at every celebration and at the beginning or the end' of each school week the New Zealand flDg or the Union Jack is to be saluted arid the National Anthem sung by the teachers and pupils, in the presence, wViere possible, of the whole school. A record of these cebemonles is to be entered in the teachers’ work book under’ the heading "Civics," and examined by Jhe inspector.