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Schools, 1915

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The Cost of the Public Schools

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 22

Democarcy has a broad back, and can cheerfully bear any burdens laid upon it, provided it has the assurance that they are for its own good. There are assurances in…

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Tree Planting. Beautifying School Grounds

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

The Education Department has issued instruction to teachers with a view to encouraging the pupils to undertake three planting. It is stated in the circular which was…

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Trades for Boys. Evening Continuation Schools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

After the long summer recess the evening continuation schools resumed work last Monday, and are now in full swing again. The institution of what is practically an entrance…

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Drummoyne's New School

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 11

Mr. Carmichael, Minister for public instruction, Yesterday opened the new public school buildings at Drummoyne, erected at a cost of [?]. He announced that he would give the…

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Evening Schools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 4

After the long summer recess the evening continuation schools resumed work last Monday, and are now in full swing again. The inspector of evening schools, Mr. S. H. Smith,…

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Fire at a Queensland School

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

Early on Wednesday morning a fire occurred at St. Joseph's Christian Brothers' School. Nudgee, ten miles from Brisbane. The blaze took place in the…

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Trade School for St. George

The Propeller · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 1

Mr. Bagnall, M.L.A, and Mr. Nangle, Director of Technical Education, paid a visit to the Technical School at Kogarah on…

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Fraulein Jensen's Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 18

A concert was given in Paling's Concert Hall last Wednesday evening by pupils from Fraulein Jensen's Danish Academy of Music and Orchestral College. In addition to mandoline and banjo…

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Miss Ida Gough's Pupils

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 18

The pupils of Miss Ida Gough will give a pianoforte recital at St. James' Hall on Saturday, March 20, when Misses Patty McMahon, Grace McColl, and Tessie Marshall will assist. Mrs. Gough will also…

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Public School Teachers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 15

The council of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Association has circularised teachers, urging them to assist the authorities in the effort to secure adequate National…

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Last School He Would Open Mr. Carmichael at Granville

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 8

At the opening of the new school at Granville this afternoon, Mr. Carmichael said that this was the last occasion on which as would open a school [?]it it gave him pleasure. If…

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The Boy's First Term at School

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

It is a terrible ordeal to a mother when her well-sheltered, fresh little boy leaves her for the first term of school says "Woman"). It is just to English boys…

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Phonograph Mounted on Wheels for School Use

The World's News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 11

THE value of the phonograph in schools is now well recognised, not only as an aid in cultivating musical taste, but for supplying the music for marching, physical-culture…

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What the Teacher should be

The Methodist · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

1.—The value of character: We teach more by what we are than by what we know. Emerson once said: "What you are thunders so loud I cannot hear what you say." Everywhere the character of the…

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The Sunday School in the World

The Methodist · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

The Sunday School population of the world has been estimated to be approximately in Great Britain, United States of America, and Australia, 1 in 4 of the total population; in Canada, 1 in 5; in Holland,…

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How the Summer School Is Expressing Itself

The Methodist · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. Hugh T. Tones, Superintendent of Hexham School, reports that following upon the Summer School at Kiama, Hexham has instituted the Cradle Roll with satisfactory results. Hexham has also arranged to…

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?Ask the "G.s." [All questions relevant to Sunday School work addressed to the "G.S." Sunday School Department. 139 Castlereagh Street, will, if possible, be dealt with in this question corner.]

The Methodist · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

Question 7.—A worker on our Bingara Rd. School asks (a) "How can a Young Worshippers' League be conducted in connection with a Church where services are not held every Sunday? (b) What is the cost…

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High School Vacation. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Sir,—In replying recently to a deputation from the Teachers' Association in answer to certain demands made by that body as regards High School holidays, Mr. Carmichael said…

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School Playgrounds. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 18

Sir,—Mr. Carmichael, Minister for Education, speaking at Drummoyne, as reported in your paper of the 4th inst., says that every school should have at least a double row of…

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Open Letter to Teachers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 9

An open letter to the teachers of the State is addressed by the president, vice-president, and hon. secretary of the Public School Teachers' Association, in which it is stated that they…

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