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Schools, 1913

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The Continuation School

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 6

The Minister for Public Instruction is disappointed with the poor attendance at the continuation schools, and wishes to introduce the principle of compulsory attendance, which…

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Physical Culture. Examination of Women Teachers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 11

The special Examination Board, which was recently appointed to examine the 22 women teachers who attended the physical training schools, have made their results available…

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The King's School V Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 5

Played at Parramatta, and won by the City and Suburban team, after a hard game, by 15 to 11. For the winners G. Ferrier scored three tries, converted by T. H. Bosward. For the School B[?] and…

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Continuation Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 8

Not the least important part of the educational system of New South Wales is the continuation schools, which enable a student to drink of the fountain of…

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Religion in Schools. London, Sunday, 9.50 p.m

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 10

Preaching to-day in University Church, Cambridge, on religious education in the primary schools, the Bishop of North Queensland, Dr. Frodsham, gave an interesting…

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Convent School

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 5

A branch of the Sacred Heart Convent at Rose Bay is being built at Kinkoppeal, Elizabeth Bay. Mr. J. T. M'Carthy is the architect. The new building is to be used as a boarding-school for girls. The main structure will be 112ft. in length by 48ft. in width, and will contain, besides a basement and sub-basement, four floors surmounted by a flat roof. The main basement will be divided into kitchen, refectory, scullery, stores &c. The ground floor will be used as a chapel. The first floors are divided into…

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Scripture Lessons in Public Schools. to This Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 6

Sir,--It has been stated by Father O'Reilly that those teachers who teach the Deity of Christ are violating the Public Instruction Act and Regulations. Permit me to state, as a teacher of many years' standing, that the…

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A School Site to Be Chosen

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The three aeroplanes which have arrived in Sydney ore to remain there till a site has been chosen for the proposed aviation school. The Minister for Defence…

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General News. Evening Continuation Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 8

Mr. Carmichael on Saturday gave some interesting figures in connection with the attendance at evening continuation schools for the first term of this year. The figures show…

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Hospital to School

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 14

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The building which was used as the Mater Miserecordia[?] Hospital for a number of years was opened as a home for girls on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of a…

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Diphtheria at Chatswood School

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 10

At last night's meeting of Willoughby Council, it was stated, in reply to questions by Alderman Petrie, that notwithstanding the fact that the Department of Education, the Health…

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School Atendance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 4

The reports of the school inspectors to the Minister for Education contain many significant remarks concerning the unsatisfactory nature of the average pupil's attendance at…

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Education. Syllabus for High Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Classical Association of New South Wales, held to consider th report of the sub committee appointed to deal with the syllabus for the High Schools,…

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Religion in Schools. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 15

Sir,--Dr. O'Reilly again evades the point at issue. I must, therefore, again quote the statement to which the Archdeacon of Cumberland and I took exception--that the…

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Mr. Harrison Allen's Pupils

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 13
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr. Harrison Allen's pupils met with a cordial reception at a recital in St. James's-hall last night. Talent was to be found right through the entertainment, and the versatility displayed by the various performers was…

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Diphtheria at Chatswood. a Pupil Dies. Why Hot Close the School?

Evening News · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 9

The outbreak of diphtheria at the Chatswood Intermediate High School so far from being checked, as was reported, has developed [?] first cases were confined to girls all occupying…

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16,000 School Stammerers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 17

Dr. Dick, of the medical staff of the London County Council, has reported upon the speech of elementary school children. He finds that there is need for special educational treatment…

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Fixtures. To-day. Great Public Schools' Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 5

Church of England Grammer School v St. Ignatius, at North Sydney; King School v Sydney Grammer School, at parramatta. SATURDAY, JUNE 7…

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Early Morning School

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 7

The German child is well looked after—too well, perhaps, for his present comfort and ultimate well being. He begins his "school day at 7 o'clock in the morning, ana leaves off…

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