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Questions For
The Minister
PETER BARNARD asks a question of the Minister for Education (Mr. Jeffriest, when Mr. Jeffries talked to King's College students today. Sitting next to the Minister is the headmaster IMr. Ootes)., who initiated a series of political talks and discussions at the schoo,. Help
PETER BARNARD asks a question of the Minister for Education (Mr.
Jeffriest, when Mr. Jeffries talked to King's College students today.
Sitting next to the Minister is the headmaster IMr. Ootes)., who
initiated a series of political talks and discussions at the schoo,.
Students Talk
With Minister
On School Life
Students of King's Collegel
bhrashed out questions affecting
Ichool life with the Minister for
Education (Mr. .Ieffries> at the
school today.
It was the second mneeting of
this kind at the school. A littler
more than a week ago, the Auis
tralian Labor Party candidate for
Norwood Mr . F..K. Nieass) was
the speaker.
In answer to questions. Mr. Jef
fries said:
Hie was opposed to Govern
ment subsidies for denomina
tional schools:
He did not believe in free
milk for schools-those who
could afford to pay should be
asked to do so; and
He thought area schools would
be the salvation of country
areas.
HOME CONDITIONS
One youth. Peler Barnard. aged 1",
asked:---"Don't you think it is difficult.
!o improve character of children at
schools without at the same time:
:ackling home conditions. such as slums
and unemployment. which miltatei
against such improvement??"
To this. Mr. Jeffries said he believed
IhaLt, to the extent that Nazi Germanlly
had used its educstlonan! ystem fOr
ignoble pilrposes. so was it. Dossible for
our educational system to be used fo!
noble puirposcs.
Mr. Jeflries said he had had a fightI
with "cereta ir inllences' in lndustry
wanting the Department of Education
to train boys and girls only for some
particular job. They had now with
drawn their claims.
"J.Iust to train thie hands of human
beinRgs for one machine would be disas
traios." he said. As soon as that
machine became obsolele, so would the
hands lhat used It be thrown on the'
Crap heap.
Some people wantl :o make our youth
iirst slaves in t he industrial maIn rket."i
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