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Schools, 1921

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Stern Rules for Chicago Schoolgirls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 4

Girls of the Chicago University High School are angry because of the stern rules laid down by Assistant Principal Elsie M. Smithies, who…

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Gresford Public School. Christmas Fair and Prize Distribution

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 9

The village fair in aid of Gresford school funds was an unqualified success, over £80 being netted. Space will not permit dealing with the…

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School Teachers. Inter[?]state Conference. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The first Interstate School Teachers' Conference was opened to-day in the Education Buildings in Sydney by the Minister for Education…

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Children's Swimming Schools

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 4

This children's swimming school opened at Newcastle under very unfavourable conditions, only 200 children being present out of 750 enrolled, due to the…

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School Concert and Presentation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

The Wangat school year was brought to a close on Friday 17th ult., by means of a very successful concert given by the the school…

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Interstate Teachers Co-education of Boys and Girls Disapproved. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 5

Mrs. Taylor, addressing the conicrence of inter-State school teachers, said she did not approved of the co-education of boys and girls, although she…

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Boxing in Schools. a Successful Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) stated that the system of tuition in boxing in the public schools which was instituted in October last…

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Soldier Teachers. Treatment by Queensland. -

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 7

Speaking at the interstate conference of teacher in Sydney, Mr. Benstead, a delegate from Queensland said the Government of that State had…

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Lady Teacher on Co-Education Prefers Pupils' Social Meetings. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Mrs Taylor, addressing the conference of interstate school teachers, said she did not approve of co-education for boys and girls, although she believed in…

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School Teacher Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Mr, H. Thompson has been transferred from the staff of the Maitland Boys' High School to Fortstreet High. School, where he will…

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More Chivalry. Views Op a Teacher

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 6

According to Mr. G. Alanson, a prominent teacher in Sydney, one of the deiegates to the interstate Teachers' conference in sydney there is less…

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Teachers' Confer-ence. Federal Provincial Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

The Interstate Conference, of Public School Teachers was concluded in Sydney. A sub-committee appointed to draw up a scheme for a federal provincial…

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Democracy. Schools in Relation Thereto

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 4

Air. Moyes, of South Australia, read a paper at the Inter-State Teachers' Conference on "The school in relation to Democracy."…

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Labors, Ideals Mr Mutch at Teachers' Conference. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

Mr Mutch, Minister for Education, speaking at the civic reception to the delegates to the Interstate Conference of School Teachers remarked; "I am…

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Soldier Teachers. Concussions for War Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

"I am happy to be able to say that the New South Wales Government is not behind any State in the Commonwealth in regard to the treatment of…

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Travelling Abroad. Miss Skillen, B.A. (Senior Lecturer, Teachers' College, Sydney.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

We are in receipt of another letter from Miss Skillen, which deals with her trip abroad. Miss Skillen writes from Montreal, Canada 20/10/20…

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Narwonah Private School

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 2

A pleasant afternoon was spent at Narwonah on Thursday, 16th December, the occasion being the breaking up of the school for the Xmas…

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School Stationery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

In commotion with his personal representations on behalf of Mr.E.G. Greentree, hon secretary of the Parents and Citizens Association, at…

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Soldier Teachers. Treatment by Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 7

Speaking at the interstate conference of teachers in Sydney Mr. Benstead a delegate from Queensland said the Government of that state had…

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Boxing in Schools. a Successful Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

The Minister for Education (Mr. Mulch) stated that the system of tulion in boxing in the public school which was instituted in October last…

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