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"YOUTH SCHIOOLS."
HEADMASTER'S ADVOCACY
Future Educational Policy.
SYDNEY, Jan 24.-The establish
ment of yothschools" In a national
system which would incorporate the
public schools was advocated by the
headmaster of wesley Colege, el
bourne (Mr N. H. MacNell) In an
address to the Headmasters' Con
ference yesterday. Mr MacNel, who
was speaking on the future of ABs
trallan education, said that Aus
tralla had fopowed the pattern of
the old world and acquiesced In the
divislan of her sodety into classes
which was natural to the mmnigrants
from Britain 155 years ago.
"The United tsttes," he said,
'"ave setted their divisions by edn
cational poicy whereas Australia has
done nothing about hers, but has
tended to promote them. The edu
cational system could be improved
by raising the school-leaving age to
17 years and by putting all children
through a common school such as
a youth school standing on a bass
of nursery school and ground school.
"Occupations under the aegis of
the univerzty enjoy the greatest
presuge," said Mr MacNeil. "We
shold thaetfore bring all institu
tions of higher learning under.the
control of the university so that all
may sabre alike. These Insutns
should be erganised as colleges under
the control of the unversty. The
university sbould give up its teach
ing flmion to these colleges and
devote Itself to adm tring the
ationalgrant supervsing the
colleges and overseeing the schools."
Mr McNeil said that If a com
miion wasa respaolsIble for educa
tion It would avoid the disabilities
of a political minister of education.
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