Teachers' Strike. Training College Again
The male students attending the Teachers' Training College, Blackfriars, went on strike just before noon yesterday, as a protest against the poor accommodation and the lack…
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School Banks. a Record Year
The Public Schools Savings Banks have had a record year's business. At the close of last year there were 726 school banks in operation, the amount deposited totalling £37,097 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rowing Double Bay Regatta: the Schools' Coming Events
Double Bay Regatta, in aid of the Double Bay Honor Roll, will be held this afternoon. The first rowing race will be the Ladies' Double Sculls, which will commence at 2.25 p.m. sharp…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Quest V. Question. Expert Criticises School Examination Papers
Mr. Blair, the [?] Officer, in a [?] examinations [?] often [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wanted Time. a School-inspector, who was examining a class of boys in arithmetic, set the following question:—
"If a cat fell into a bottomless pit, and climbed up two feet for every three it fell, how long would it take to get out?" This proved a regular puzzler to the lads,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swimming. Parramatta High School Races
The Parramatta High School held a very successful swimming carnival In the Centennial Baths on Wednesday. The swimming was very good, and the events keenly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Penrith School of Arts
The monthly committee meeting' of the above institution was held on 13th' inst., there being present—Messrs A E Baker (president), W R Bragg, C…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schools' "Mystic Orient" Matinees
Arrangements have been made for day screenings of the Dorsey travel pictures, "The Mystic Orient," "at the Lyceum this week, in order to accommodate parties of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Veterinary School. Melbourne
Speaking to-day at the University of Melbourne veterinary school, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hageltborn) said that very careful consideration would be given to the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →School Athletics Riverview College Regatta Girls' Swimming Carnival P.S.A.A.A. Fine Cricketer Great Public Sohools
The first Half of the G.P.S. Cricket Competition is practically over. The matches for the next draw will commence in September. Rowing and Rugby football are uppermost in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Submarine School
AMSTERDAM, Monday.--A submarine school has been opened at Constantinople, managed by German naval officers, who will teach Turkish officers and sailors to command and man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Schools. Teachers As Politicians
Last Parliament contained two ex-teachers. in the persons of Mr. Gardiner (Newcastle) and Licutenant Down (Mudgee). There were other members who, at some time at their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schools' Standard Athletic Programme The Proposal Discussed : Victorian Expert Opposes the Suggestion
For some years past I have advocated the desirability of there being a standard programme—for all school track and field sports if possible, but, anyway, for championship…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →School Sport Queensland Cricket Honors to Toowoomba
Last week what was really the premiership of Queensland Schools was decided in favor of the Toowoomba Grammar School, which defeated Brisbane G.S. by 93 after closing at six…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Public Schools Cricket
Combined High Schools (Second Grade) played Primary Schools at Alexandra Oval on Wednesday last. The latter side consisted almost entirely of the team which recently visited…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rowing Preparing for the Sydney Schools' Regattas
St. Ignatius' College regatta is a fixture for next Saturday at Riverview, Lane Cove River. Mr. Q. L. Deloitte, the popular veteran president of the N.S.W. Rowing Association, is on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Chastising School Could Beet the Blanky Push: Darcy and McGeatiy Smashed
It was in Snowy Flynn's boxing [?]ent on a country show morning. Snowy was preparing for the big second day. When I dropped in he looked perturbed. I thought it was the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Raising Farmers: School Children's Experiments
THE excellent work that is being done in the high schools and technical schools of the city is continually being pointed out (writes a country correspondent), and has been much in evidence of late by the lengthy…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Country School Sports
Great interest was taken in the annual sports competition which took place last week at Cooma, between representatives of the Goulburn High School and Monaro Grammar School…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →School Children's Savings
The Minister for Education has been furnished with a report on the operations of the New South Wales Public Schools Savings Banks for last year. In spite of war conditions, and…
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