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PHYSICAL TRAINING. Going into greater detail the Minister explained that the charseter of - the iostrvction in the continuation schools would be partly physical. It

Was hoped to continuu the general educssion on the foundations and in the elementary schools. Dineation authorities would be 10-camps and

axpreasly empoweroll to provide school

social training.

Mr Fisher introduced the Education The Government Mr. Fieber an Bill in the House of Commons this afternounced, wished to take this opportunity noon. His speech was a fine effort based, of assisting the physical education of the on the scholar's assumption that "educa contained the following provisions People in avery possible way. The Bill

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VISITORS LT THE HOTBEN,

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Mr and Mrs E AO Altken ss. 9. Anderson Mr. Sk. Kirkness Me G. Anderson Finppera

and airs W. Capt. C. G. Bubu Mr Murray Bainar and Mrs

Appleton 3le 0. Lann : 233 Mr. J. R. Baring Lauritson

Mr and Mrs H. A Me G. Guidon

"Baxter and child, Lavalleels

Mr RJ. Birbeck Meland Mrs J J. Mrs E. Balilion "Me and Mrs. R. W. Mr C.D. Boll Lawton

Lairis

1. It gava physical training a place in- & T. Bring

Mr J. D. Birrell the continuation schoola,“ 3. It empowered the local education Mr and Ms 0. Mrs H. Bleecker authority to establish nursery schools. and to maintain playing fields, school baths, game centres and equipment for physical training-

Mas Campbell L-MeO- Little

Linn

Capt. R. Bottoms Capt. 8. P. Longland

Mr. S. Longfeld Me and Mrs A. L. Mr. G. Ludio

Fount

[3,It extended the powers with respect Capt Mrs Branch or D. Maodonald

Krs.filebor

Men

and

which should be more widely shared amongst the children of the country??

Mr Fisher formulated his specific pro Doa London-posals under the following six heads :-

1917. (1) We desire to ire prove the administra-

tive organization of education... (We are anxious to secure that every boy and girl of elementary school life

by the education authorities Mr & Mrs Brunemad Marriott up to the age of 14 shall be unimpeded by the competing claims of industry.

Fically, Mr. Fisher selected three of Mr & Mrs Carpmail Me H, E. Mashio ((3) Wo

We desire to establish part-time day the administrative provisions of the Billfies M. Clarke Mr. H. W. Mayes continuation school, which every or special comment. These related to Mr J. T. Van Cleve MrMcNeill young person shall be compelled to the inspection of pablis and private attend, unless he or she is undergoingchools, the collection of educational sonte suitable forma af alternative information, and the consolidation of all struction...ets

grants for elementary education.

Mr. Fiaber spoke for an hour and a quarter and he was cordialy cheered at. the and of his clear and arresting stater ment, which contained hardly a super Anous word. In that discussion which followed, very hearty welcome was given to the propoesia Mr. Acland, from (6) We wish to make an effectively surthe Front Upposition Bench, declared vey of the whole educational provision that the Bill, it passed, would mark the of the country, and to bring private greatest advance in the education of educational institutions into closer the people since 1870. He called it a zad more convenient relations to the splendid, stap forward in our national national system..

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(4) We make a series of proposals for the development of the higher forms of elementary education and for the in provament of the physical condition of cf the children under instruction. ** (4) We desire to consolidate the element

ary schepi grants.

CHINESE LABOUR IN BIRMINGHAM.

4th ult. complaint was made of the in- At the Birmingham Trades Council on

troduction of Chinese labour into works in the city and district:

ML Courtney Mr J.D. Courtesy Mr. H.Davenport MrLouis Dupire Mr C. W Falk Mr G. H. La

Fountaine

Mr J. F. Gala Mr M. Gazjoin Mr M. Gis Mrs Corneliussen

Glastro

Mr H Van Mamer Mr J. Merecid Mr. Mirovitch Mr. S. Nicolson Mr J. L. O'Leary- Mr Olsen

Mr and Mrs P. W.

Parker

Mes Plunkett-Cale Mr and Mrs M, 8.

Mr.A. Bux

Mr V. Goulboure Hr E. H. Bay Mr & Mrs J. Gould Miss F. Reay Mr. Gravenhout Mr B. A. Roberta Mes Grik and 3 Me H. R. Roxburgh

children Mr. R. Nallen Capt. T. P. Hall

Mr B. Sikora Mis M. Sisdo Mr E. §. Smith Me A. W P. Spiers. Hr AW. van der

Star

Mr J. S. Hamilton. Mr and Mrs W. A.

Hannibal

Mr G. Harper Mr. D. S. Hewitt

Mrs A. E. Hodgins Mr CP Templaton Me and Mrs Paul Mr F. U. Thompson

Hodgson

Mr R. J. Tobin MrA. Shelton Hooper Capt. E. J. Vigo

hoom Mrs F. H. Jackson Mr C. D. Jackson Me M. R. de Journel Mr E.M. Joseph

Dr F. T. Key

Mrs G. N. Wald »

Waterfall Mr and Mrs. H. W.

Mr G. G. Wood Mr C. Zentz

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"Coming to the details of the Bill, the Minister explained that it imposed a daty upon the council of every county berdugh to provide for the progressi vp development and comprehensive organi. tion of education in their areas and to submit schemes to the Board of Educa to. In order that this function might to remit the 2d. limit of the amount be adequately discharged, it was proposed raised for higher education. But there were some problems which could be mest conveniently considered in relazion The Secretary of the Smethwick Trade to larger areas, and the Board was to be Council said that they had written to the Ministry of Manitions stating that the empowered to provide for the establish feeling was so strong that unless

intess the ment of provincial associations, which Chinese were withdrawn firm stand would he empowered to exercise fanc. would be taken against them. The Pres tions delegated to them by local autho-Chinese bad been put on to machines, sident said that the complaint was that rities. It was proposed to require in one place the regular employees ceased education authorities to make adequate work and the Chinese had to be with

It has been reporter that fifteen provision for what might be termed drawn. higher elementary education..

traing full of Chinese had been seen passing through Crewe 250 Chinsmen working in Birmingham A councillor stated there were about in the heavy metal trade

There was some very rough work to be done, and Mr H. Davy Englishman could not be got to do it. If Mr and Mrs Dubois they could find other man to take their Mr F. W. Evans places the Chinese would be sent back... Evana but the heavy metal trade had gat to

MeFoerster bave men. Many of the Chinese bad be (1) We propose to encourage the estab-rined, and refused to go to sea agzin

longed to vessels which had been subme M Denman Fuller,

Mra Gaudiot Mr and Mrs A. A. shment of nursery schools for It was decided to support the Smeth-Mr and Mrs B. A Pratt

a satisfactory settlement.. -children under five.

wick Trades Connell in its efforts to get

Mr. Fisher passed to a series of pro- posals designed to improve our existing fabris of clementary education, so as to secure to every child's sound physique and a solid groundwork of knowledge before the period when the part-time system began. These proposals can be summarized as follows:--

(2) We propose to amend the law of school attendance so as to abolish all exemptions between the ages of five and 14.

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Mr D. K. Blair Mr and Mrs 0. T.

Breakspear Capt. N. Branton Mr. and Mrs A. E.

Mr&Mrs F. W. Cary

Carleton

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RAM.O.

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de Matbor Capt. & Mr Vieria

Mr and Mrs G. F.

Nightingale

"Mr and Mrs Luke

Miss Pedersen

Mr T. L. Perkins Mrs Perrin

Comdr. Reed-

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Roberts: Hurling Mr and Mrs. M.Miss Skinner

Howe

Mr&Mrs A. Findlay Mr & Mrs Howe Smith% Ars T. J. R. Johns Mr & Mrs V, Findlay Mr F, B. Johnson Smith Mr & Mr JonckboorMrs Staple Smith Sit Ellie Kadoorie Mr S. R. Smith

Lt. Col. John Ward

Mr G. E. Wetton Col. Young, RE

(3) We propose to place further restric

tions upon the employment of children during the elementary school period. The second of these proposals, Mr.

THE SILVETEERS. Fisher said, involved the abolition of the half-time system, which fourished Aworking mother in the North of certain parts of Lancashire and York England (writes "Vanne ) said to me in shire. He considered that the end of the the second year of the War. "A bad-Var!

when a large mass of new labour 1 don't think. Thirty bob a week allow Mr & Mrs T. Kring, Major Gen. Vontri would be thrown on the market would ance comin' in reg is, and I got rid Mr and Mrs 3. Miss Voatris. be a convenient period which to of und 'uabing Other people bare termina te this system. Under the third like reasons to think it

Lembelet head, it was proposed tint no child firm connected with the purchase and a good War. A under 1o should be employed for profit. the sale of silver has nettet, I am in- The most novel, if not the most im formed to Two other financial firins twelve millions sterling since portant, provision in the Bill was next Aug. 4 examined i by Mr. Fisher. He proposed of like extraction dealing in the same, that, with certain exceptions, every commodity have likewise made enormous young person no longer under any obliga fortunes. tion to attend a public elementary school should attend a continuation school for a period of 250 hours in the year, or the equivalent of eight hours a week for 40 A good many people seem to be weeks. Every young person, who had not bit, or more than a bit, puzzled by the received a full-time education up to

to the of 16, was to

nomenclature adopted in the mention of ago

to receive a part-time the collossal sums of the war loans, etc. ap 18 either in schools pro. For example, take this little lot :---- education vided by the local education authority or

1,000, 000, 000 in schools under their direction, such as those established by manufacturers in their works. He laid emphasis on an- } other provision of great importance. The Bill provided that part-time instruction In French it is one billion, or one should be by day. It must be taken milliard-

This in Englab, la me thomand million.

In the American tongue it is one billion.

out of the employer's time, and provision The British billion is one milhon was made to ensure that a young person million and in America this is called o should not be worked unduly long hours trillion. In figures it looks rather a lot, dering the days on which the continua thus

tion classes were held.

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