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Aberdare Education Committee.
Aberdare Education Committee. On Wednesday, April 4th. Present: Mr. Ogwen Williams (chairman), Mrs. Davies, Messrs. D. R. Llewelyn, W. Lawrence, Evan Jones (Cwmam&n), Evan Jones (Aberaman), T. W. Griffiths, 11 Walter Williams, Idwal Thomas, L. N. Williams, J.P., Illtyd Hopkins, David Davies, J. O. George. J.P.. John Evans, W. Thomas, with Mr. T. liottin,- (Director) and Mr. T. D. Jones (Assistant Director). PHYSICAL TRAINING The Director recommended That a eoni taem-in £ salary of £ 130 per annum he paid to the lady instructor whom they proposed appointing in connection it li physical training, with J:10 per annum increment, raising to a maxi- mum of < £ 150.—The recommendation was adopted. Mountain Ash Education Committee wrote asking Aberdare to protest ;i gainst the inadequacy of the prant made towards the organiser's salary. The Director said that since the above letter waa received Mr. Fisher, President of the Board of Education, had promised to make a statement on the whole question of educational grants. Mrs. Davies moved that the protest be deferred until fr. Fisher made his statement. This was seconded ond carried. SPECIAL GRANT. It ";I" reported that the speciaJ grant for AlH>rdare was the same a.s in the year 1916-17, viz., £ 9,893. CHILDREN'S SLEEPING HWEs. There was a communication from a Government Department urging the Committee to take steps with the view of preventing the curtailment of school- children's sleeping hours during the operation of the Summer Time Act. SUSPENDED ANIMATION. The Ministry of Employment De- partment wrote that they were directed bv the Minister of Labour to state that the term of office of the members of the Aberdare Advisory Committee on Juvenile Employment had expired on February 8th, 1917. The Minister fully appreciated the efforts made by the Committee, but he understood there was very little scope for such a Com- mittee in Aberdare. Under the cir- cumstances the Minister doubted whether any useful purpose would be served Dy re-appointing the Committee for another period. He would be glad to be informed of the views of the Aberdare Education Committee. Chairman: They are weighing the Committee in the balance. Mr. T. Walter Williams said he quite. agreed that there was very little scope for such a Committee in a town like Aberdare. Ir. Illtyd Hopkins concurred. Mrs. Davios said that up to now- it was true there was very little tcope, but we never knew what problems would arise when the war was over. Possibly new avocations would be open for girls, and she felt chary about dis-. continuing the Committee altogether. Director: I think we better not ex- I press ourselves definitely to-pight, I shall be sorry to see tie Committee abolished, and I suggest that the p resent Committee remain in abeyance. Mr. D. R. Llewelyn moved that the Committee be re-appointed. There could be no harm in that, and they would be ready for action if their Fer- vices were required at any time. Mr. J. O. George: Let them remain in a state of suspended animation. Mr. T. W. Griffiths seconded Mr. D. R. Llewelyn. The Director said that the member? were: Mrs. Davies, Councillors T. W. Williams. J. O. George. Illtyd Hopkins, Ogwen Williams, A. P. Jones, Evan .foneH (Aberaman), Idwal Thomas, Mr. Kvan Williams (Higher Standard Schools); nominated by Labour, Guardian John Davies and Mr. J. H. Hruton: by employers. Alderman T. L. Davies and Mr. Frank Hodges. J.P. Also Mr. W. C. Cox, Miss Cook, and Mr. T. Botting— Mr. D. E. Llewelyn !%it,, elected in. the plate of Mr. A. 1'. Jones. MINISTERS AND TEACHING. A communication was received stating that ministers of religion may now be appointed to give f-eculax instruction in schools, when it was found im- practicable to obtain the service- of ordinarv teachers. Mr. T. W. Williams: I suppose they eai«t be qualified men before wo can appoint them. Who is going to be iudcre of their qualifications—the Dir- ector!' Supposing the Rev. Miles Standish applies for a poet, arc- we to submit him to some examination. Surely we couldn't appoint him simply heeamw. he is a minister of religion. All ministers of religion are not adapted tor teaching. Mr. Evan Jones (Cwmaman): We have not reached that stage yet. We have plenty of teachers in Aberdare. Chairman: There is nothing to pre- cnt them applying for poets in tht, or- dinary way. but we can only appoint them in the event of our failing to get anyone else. The Director said he had reeeiTed a letter from the National Free Church I Council, 12 Dumfries Place, Cardiff. The letter stated that ministers had been asked to enrol on a special form tor ministers, and teaching was one of the occupations of national importance. Neville Chnmberlain had em- phasised the value of giving part time i teachers in day schools. In the I majority of cases only Pa_rt time cnujd • given, because thf- ministers would hll rptain the work as pastors of their i hurches. atri would be preaching on Sundays. The lpttcr added that two ministers in Aberdare area would be «illing to teach three dwvs week, < 'ne waq a graduate and had hllll some cTPerTcnce in -—- M-rDs!vi°- I don't (hin'i we ^'tonld hear thei- names. p;r«.-t"r; T rot r)iT! to name ft>pr>i. Th" jHwovd ipi"ist»»r is also a, graduate, and has had teaching ex- pi-rience. C!-airtnan: We can adjourn this are li,rf, preyed for tepichers. Mr. L. N. Williams: l they will lyo teachirg. T supoose. Mr. J. O. G^rtre: They would go t,.n'1 theolosv to the doxology if they ]1:1(1 an rinnointnK-nt. No further action was taken. FOUR VACANCIES. The Director reported that the mili- tary appeal against the exemptions granted to Price D. Davies, Aman Schools, and John Howells, Cwmdare Schools, had succeeded, and both would have to join the Army. There were aleo two resigniLtions-Mrs. Phelps, Cwm- dare, and Mr. S. M! Silverman (Glyn- hafod), Cardiff Road, Aberdare. SWEEPING REFORMS. There was an invitation to attend a conference in London on May 3rd by the Workers' Educational Association. The same body asked Aberdare Educa- tion Committee to pass certain resolu- tions and send them on. These em- braced free education. from the nursery to the university; nursery schools for children 2-6 years of age; age at which children should leave school to be raised in 5 years to 15; compulsory continuation classes for working boys "14-18 years—2 £ hours per week to serve I in employment, and 20 at school. Imperial grants to be increased to 75 per cent. Mr. D. R. Llewelyn: No one will quarrel with that last resolution, but there is some contentious matter in some of the others. Mrs. Davies thought they could adopt all the resolutions with the exception of that dealing with working boys 14-18. She moved that. Mr. T. W. Williams: There ought to be consultations with employers before anything could be definitely done on that subject. Mr. Illtyd Hopkins said that the Committee had discussed most of the subjects six months ago, and had ap- proved of them. He seconded Mrs. Davies. The motion was agreed to.
Mountain Ash Jottings.
Mountain Ash Jottings. BY LUCIFER. Mountain Ash Education Committee were given & problem to solve last week. They failed to arrive at a solu- tion and the matter was finally referred to the clerk of the Council for his legal advice. The problem in question was whether the Education Committee were called upon to pay half salary to teachers, youths of 18, who were called I, up under the Military Service Act. The resolution dealing with the ques- tion was passed about 12 months or more ago, and its terms were that all those teachers who attested should be j paid half their salary after they joined the Army. Those teachers who re- fused or neglected to attest, and later were compelled to join the Army, were not to receive any monetary consider- ation from the Committee. i I 1 Of course at that time there was a near issue between a volunteer ana a I conscript, and the Education Commit- tee were entitled to encourage attesta- tion among their teachers by offering half their salary in addition to Army I pay. That principle was all very wcil to teachers who were of military age 12 and 18 months ago, and its operation now, as applied to those who attested before the Military Service Acts weir passed, is still quite fair. passed, is still quite fair. For example, if a teacher attested IS months ago, but has not been called up till now, owing to being classed in. Bl, he will be paid half salary. An unat- tested man in the same class will not be paid because he refused to attest when Lord Derby's scheme was still in working operation. That issue is quite clear. But—and this is the point—what virtue is there in a youth on the lnres- hold of IS rashing to the Recruiting Office to be attested, when he knows full xi-ell that, attested or unattested, he will bo swept into H.M. Forces im- mediately he attains 18 ? Such a step is only a farce, and it is clearly unfair and impolitic for the Council or Eduea- I tion Committee to differentiate now between attested and unattested with a Military Service Act in force. It is only wasting everybody's time to at- test at present. There was in it an indication of willingness to serve at one time, but there is absolutely nothing in it now. Either the half salary should be paid to all youths of 18 who automatically get drafted into the Army, or it should not be paid to any of them. 1 am 1 aware there are facilities for attesting tor a month or so before the 18th birth- day is reached, but why trouble about itr If any distinction be made at all it should be lietween the youth who joins the Army willingly, and the one who tries to evade service by some unapproved or illegal means. Announcements have reached Eduea- tion Committees that they may engage ministers as teachers in day schools, where no ordinary teachers arc avail- able. What have the male eligibles to say to this latest It may well me<an that an unmarried curate or Nonconformist preacher may fx*, en- gaged in a school to release a married teacher with half a do/en children.. Would it not be better and fairer for the married teacher to add the clergy- man's duties to his own so as to re- the unmarried clergyman for military servicer What a Business Government we have!
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Personal.
On Saturday, Mr. T. T. Jenkins in the cl^jr. Personal. Mr. Frank T. James, Clerk to the Guardians, was present at the Board after a 3 months' visit to. France, where his son, Lieut, W. F. T. James, Glam. Yeomanry, attached to the Royal Fly- ing Corps, lies wounded. The Chair- man expressed his pleasure at the pro- gress Lieut. James was making, and the Rector endorsed same.
Aberdare Schoolchildren and…
Aberdare Schoolchildren and Gardening. The Children's Homes Committee's report contained the following:— "The Superintendent stated he had applied to the Director of Education, Aberdare, for temporary leave of ab- sence for some of the elder boys to assist in planting the garden, and sub- mitted a reply stating that the Com- mittee could not entertain the applica- tion in view of the difficulties which would arise with other boys. The Supt. stated t-hat he understood the boys would have a fortnight's holiday at Easter, and he proposed to put them to work in the garden then under super- vision." The Rector said that the matter should again be brought before the Director of Education (Mr. Botting). It was most important for the lads to assist in land cultivation. Mrs. Richards: They will be behind at school if they devoto their time to gardens. Rector: Suppose they are. It is no good having highly developed intellects and empty stomachs. Mr. John Davies, Aberdare, said that if the Aberdare Education Authority had granted the required concessions, the same would have to be done in scores of other cases. It was decided that the boys should be kept from school as long as necessary to work in the gardens, without the sanction of the Education Authority.
Echo of a Dispute.
Echo of a Dispute. The case of D. J. Williams, of Barry, previously of Trecynon, which origin- ally led to the dispute with regard to maintenance orders between the Guard- ians and the Stipendiary (Mr. H. A. Griffith) arose again. Mr. John Prowle called attention to a statement made by Mr. Llewelyn Richards, war- rant officer at the meeting between the Guardians and the Auditor (Mr. M. D. Propert), and it was decided-to refer the report of the meeting with the auditor for consideration by a special meeting of the maintenance committee.
Resignation.I
Resignation. I Mr. A. J. How-field, J.P., Morthyr, sent in his resignation, as member of the Board, and the letter was referred to the Local Government Board.
"Ridiculous."
"Ridiculous." Auditor's Surcharge and Guardians Criticism. There was a letter from the Auditor (Mr. M. D. Probert) sent to the Local Government Board, and the Board had forwarded it to the Guardians for their observations thereon. The auditor took exception to items of 10s. 6d., plus train fares, charged by several mem- bers who represented the Board at var- ious conferences in Cardiff. The audi- tor stated that in certain instances the members left home at 11.{0 a.m., and returned home at 7.50. Hector: And sober, too. (Laughter.) The auditor submitted that members could return earlier in the afternoon, and he went on to quote from the time table various trains by which they could have left Morthyr and Aberdare, and return from Cardiff. The amount of surcharge was zCl 13s., the auditor's contention being that 5s. per day ought to l>e the allowance and not 10s. (id. Mrs.- Richards It is a most ridiculous letter. Mr. Harry Evans: If anything re- duces this Board to the level of comic opera, this letter does. I am surprised that a man occupying the office of auditor could write anything like it. Clerk The auditor takes upon him- self to dictate the time every member should leave homo and the time he should return home. Mrs. Williams mentioned that meni- bers called at the Treforest Homes on their way to Cardiff. The auditor had stated in his letter that the Homes were quite near the station. That was a great mistake. It was a long walk and and an uphill walk all the way. Mrs. Jenkins said it was sheer lgnor- a nee on the part of the auditor to com- pose such a letter as that. He evi- dently did not understand the geo- graphy of the district. He never took into consideration the object for which members were sent to visit Homes and attend conferences. They were expect- ed to see the children and inspect the conditions under which they lived. As one of the delegates who had visited Treiorest and Cardiff, she would go to Swansea Prison rather than pay the surcharge. "I am selecting my home of retreat now," added icnkins. "It is a discredit to us that wo should Jt. drawn through the mire by a man who knows nothing about the work." Mr. Walter Lewis said they should not take the letter too seriously. I move that we thank him for sending us a railway time-table. Rector: We are accused of misappro- priating public moneys, and it is suffi- ciently serious to appoint a committee to draft a reply. Mrs. Richards mentioned several things that required to be. done when inspecting the Homes, to satisfy them- selves that the children were properly- cared for. Mr. J. Prowle said that a resolution was passed 4. years ago that IUs. tki. be allowed. It had taken the auditor 4 years to find that out. He had been appointed to attend a conterenoe ROW shortly, and even with an allowance of 10s. 6d. he would be losing Is. 2d., his wages being lis. 8d. per day. It was extremely important to visit Homes and attend conferences, because thereby they met members from other Unions, I and were able to learn something from each other. The auditor's letter was the most ridiculous bit of literature lie had ever heard of. Members Literature, indeed! Mr. Prowle: Hero you have a man who is supposed to be intelligent, searching up time-tables instead of learning some of the principles of the work of Poor Law Guardians. He knows no more about our work than the pigs in Trecynon Farm do of the work of the Farms Committee. (Laughter.) The Rector moved that the members implicated in the charge—himself, Mr J. Prowle, Mrs. Williams, Mrs Jenkins, Mr. Morgan Williams—be asked to meet in committee and go into the whole matter. .fr. Prowle: We are the only Union he attacks. He does not criticise the Bedwellty Union, who charge just as much. Rector: If we had charged 1st class faro h'e would not say anything. I be- lieve that the auditor is egged on bv some people in this town and neigh- bourhood. That is the plain English. Chairman Quite true. The Rector's motion was seconded, and other members were added to the committee. Mr. J. Price: And I move Mr Morgan Harris, the owner of the ambulance. (Laughter.) Mrs. Edmunds: Is the ambulance for the auditor? Tlio Rector's motion was agreed to.
Trecynon Red Cross Hospital.
Trecynon Red Cross Hospital. lr. J. Prowle said that a letter ought to have been received from the Red Cross Hospital regarding the dis- pute between them and the Guardians. The Hospital Committee, at which he was present, had agreed to accept the amended agreement of the Board, and the only point in dispute now was whether the Red Cross should continue to pay 75 per cent. of the engineer's salary. The Clerk advised the Board to defer the whole matter until the letter had been received.—This course was agreed to.
Grand Theatre, Aberaman.
Grand Theatre, Aberaman. C.B.'S VISIT. ] On Saturday evening last the manager of the Grand, Mr. A. Norton, gave a special show of variety turns and pic- turee to a large audience. The entire proceeds were in aid of the War Heroes' I Fund. Mr. C. B. Stanton, M.P. for j Merthyr Boroughs, presided. He waa pleased to be present to support such a t good cause, a fund to provide for the boys who are serving their country. Ho had been criticised at various meetings of the I.L.P. on Sunday evenings at the local hall, but he was proud of the re- ception extended him that evening. Mr. Stanton thereupon handed the chairman of the fund a substantial donation. Prior to the entertainment a re- ception was given to C.B. at the King's Head. Host and Hostess Dan Hughea catered. Mr. J. Palmer presided, and in a brief address welcomed the Member for the Merthyr Boroughs. The following also gave addresses: -MeSArE'. Sam Miles, T. J.. Williams, T. R. Ed- wards, W. Brown Jones, JameB Elton, Isaac Bowen, William Daniels, T. M. Lloyd, secretary of the War Heroes' Fund: R. M. Evans, secretary of the local branch of the Goneriii Workers' Union, and Mr. Arthur fforton.—Mr. Stanton, in responding, thanked all for their kind expressions. Mr. A. Norton proposed thanks to the host and Hostess, and Mr. Dan Hughea responded. Afterwards there was a procession to the Grand Theatre. All tho R.A.O.B. Lodgee of the district paid a regalia visit. After the entertainment a brief meet- ing was held at Mr. Norton's Office, when speeches were made by Messrs. T. Job Davies, chairman of the Institute and Theatre Committees, and Handel Harries, secretary of the Theatre. The turns at the Grand were Merrie and Doraine, comediennes and dancera; the Musical Boldens. instrumentalists: Fred Lincoln, comedian; Maryon and Vens. comedy duo; Miliano Trio, musical act; Walter Gatty, singing back- woodsman; Dor-ine and Maude, comediennes and dancers; .Tack Morgan and Doreen Heal, instrumentalists and vocalists; the Joyboys, in a vocal and comedv sketch. The orchestra was con- ducted by Mr. Bert Thillips.
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