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Schools, 1913

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P.l.l Conference. School of Arts Debate

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 6

The discussion at last Thursday's meeting of the Sydney School of Arts Debating Club was "That the control of the Labor party by a conference is still necessary." The…

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Making Patriots' of School Boys. German Thoroughness

The Sun · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 7

Do English schoolboys play too much? Mr. Price Collier, in his "Germany, and the Germans" in "Scribner's Magazine," present a curious contrast between the German and…

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Health of School Children. Dr. Willis Appointment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 19

The appointment of Dr. Willis as superintendent of the Education Department's medical and nursing staff is part of a scheme which the Minister (Mr. Carmichael) has had under…

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Musical Schoolboys

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 21

The value of musical teaching for schoolboys, both from an intellectual and from a hygienic point of view, was urged by Dr. Lyttelton. headmaster of Eton (Eng.), at a conference…

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Teachers for the Northern Territory

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1913 · page 4

The Commonwealth is recruiting its teachers for the Northern Territory from the State Education Department. Applications were recently invited for the position of Chief Inspector of…

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Rush of Pupils. Scene at State High Schools

The Sun · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 7

The State High Schools were the scene of busy activities this morning, and from an early hour the playgrounds were thronged with parents anxious to enrol their children…

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School-teachers' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 10

At the first monthly meeting of the N S.W. Public School Teachers' Union, held on Friday night, Messrs. R. H. Shields, T. R. White, and G. Ross were elected delegates to the Trades…

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Redfern School Improvements

Evening News · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 3

The chairman of the Redfern School Board (Alderman J. Leltch) announced at last board meeting that he had received from the Premier (Mr. M'Gowen) an intimation that tenders had…

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King's School Commemoration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 7

Saturday was set apart tor the commemoration of the eighty-first anniversary of the foundation of the King's School. Owing to the recent death of Major Corr, one of the…

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Schools of Art. Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Saturday.--At the monthly committee meeting of the local School of Arts, the advisability of participating in the scheme of university extension lectures was discussed. The lack of interest displayed…

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Classification of Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 6

Some useful hints regarding the classification and promotion of pupils in the Public schools have been given by Inspector Riley, of the Narrabri district. The advise of the…

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New High School. Grafton

Evening News · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 5

At a meeting of the Grafton District Parents and Citizens' Association Cation Seymour announced that the consent of the trusters of the Jewish Syna[?] land grant (Messrs. [?]…

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School of Arts. Government Subsidy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 12

The annual meeting of the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts was held yesterday, the president, Mr. Wm. Reid, being in the chair…

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Tempe School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 4

The Minister for Public Instruction has informed Mr. T. S. Crawford, M.L.A., that approval has been given to the appointment of the Public School at Temple as a junior technical superior public school…

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Teachers for Fiji

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 6

The Department of Education has received a communication from the Methodist Missionary Society in Fiji requesting assistance from the department in seeming the services…

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The Registered Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 6

The registered schools under the Bursary Endowment Act are:—St. Stanislaus' College, Bathurst; the Sydney Grammar School; Newington College, Stanmore, the King's School,…

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What's Wrong with the Mixing School? Students Diminishing. Inquiry Committee Appointed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 9

There has been a distinct falling oft in the number of students in mining engineering at the University. What is more, it looks as though the falling-off were becoming progressive so…

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Sydney School of Arts. a Satisfactory Year

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1913 · page 3

The members of the Sydney Mechanics' School, of Arts held their annual meeting last night, the president, Mr. W. Reid, being in the chair. The annual report pointed out that the revenue for…

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Long School Hours for Small Children

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 7

Having read the article in last Wednesday's Woman's Page, which tells of altered school hours in a country school, I am led to hope that the authorities may be induced to effect…

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Studying the Health of School - Children. the State As Doctor and Nurse

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 12 February 1913 · page 15

THE Education Office has a little Health Department of its own. At present it comprises four doctors and four nurses. Shortly another doctor is to be added, and the appointment of Medical Superintendent has…

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