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Tuesday, July 24, 1973

NEED FOR BETTER STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

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The acting Director of Education, Mr. Charles Lowe, said today that

the question of bi-sessionalism in schools would certainly be considered by

the Board of Education.

He was referring to a recent speech on the fight orine campaign

given by the Secretary for Home Affairs, in which Mr. Cater shoved his

distaste for bi-sessionalism, particularly at the secondary level.

Mr. Lowe was speaking at the joint prize-giving ceremony of

Salvation Army Primary Schools at the Concert Hall of the City Hall.

The Director pointed out that 81.4 per cent of primary 6 pupils

moved into day secondary classes. This was a major improvement in providing

secondary places for adolescents.

Agreeing with Mr. Cater's conclusion, Nr. Lowe said: "We do need

more secondary education. We do need to struggle\for and to achieve better

standards in education."

He fully agreed with Mr. Cater on the need to extend recreational

opportunity for the bored, disillusioned, and the semi-employed adolescent

in a dead end job.

Mr. Lowe added: "I have long advocated a system of district sports

and recreation officers (with a professional physical education background) to

ensure that the games and recreational activities which we do possess can be

used on a more organised basis. The scope for inter-district competitions in

a very long range of sports and recreations is indeed endless"

/The Education