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THE FREE EDUCATION ACT.

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THE FREE EDUCATION ACT. BARRY AND CADOXTON. In celebration of the adoption of the Free Edu- cation Act, which came into operation on Tuesday last, the 1st of September, the children attending the board schools under the jurisdiction of the Barry United District School Board were given a day's holiday on Monday. On Tuesday morning, prior to the commencement of school business, the children of the respective schools were ad- dressed by members of the Board. On Tuesday morning. in the unavoidable absence of Mr. Lowdon, the chairman, the Rev. J. Price and Mr. E. F. Blackmore (members of the Barry School Board) addressed the different sections of the school. The schoolroom was almost quite full when prayers were read, and the scholars looked healthy, clean, and intelligent. Mr. Blackmore, in explaining to the children the reason why a holiday had been granted on the previous day, said that the 1st of September of this year would be looked upon by future his- torians of the age as one of the most important days in the Victorian era. From that day out education in elementary schools would be free, but he hoped that they would not think, because it was free, it was therefore of no value. (Hear, hear.) After exhorting the cMldren not to be daunted by apparent difficulties or to be afraid of doing work that was uninterest- ing. he went on to make a suggestion that as no fees would have to be paid now, the parents of the children should give the children a penny or two- pence a week to put in the penny savings' bank which had been started by Mr. Higman in the school. The Rev. J. Price emphasised what had been said by Mr. Blackmore. He hoped that education would not be despised because it was free for God's greatest blessings were given free. Afterwards the infant school was visited, and the order, cleanliness, and good behaviour of the children reflected the greatest credit on Miss Wood and her assistants. CADOXTON. At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. Dr. P..1. O'Donnell addressed the children of the various departments of the Cadoxton Board Schools, in reference to the fact that from that day forward education would be free in the schools. The children were present in full force, and looked exceedingly clean, happy, and tidy. At the con- clusion of Dr. O'Donnell'3 brief remarks he was accorded hearty rounds of applause. Dr. O'Donnell said he had been asked by the members of the School Board to attend the open- ing of the schools that morning, from which day education would be entirely free. The cause of his being present vas a mark of the Board's appreciation of free elementary education as a grezft boon. and he hoped that their parents would realise it as such as well. The Board bad been one of the first school authorities to adopt it. and he hoped that now it had come into operation, the attendance would be very much increased. It did away with the necessity of those parents who were poor and had large families, appearing before them for the remission of the school fees. and which was alike distasteful to the Board and to the parents. Each child in the schools could from that day forward avail iteelf of every educational facility in the school without the payment of school pence. He desired, however to draw the attention of 'the parents and children to the fact that Mr. Ewebaiik, their master, was commencing a Penny Saving's Bank for the children in the iphools, so that those parents who so desired might send a similar amount as had hitherto been paid in fees, with their children to the schools,and those sums would be placed in the Savirg's Bank to the credit of the children. He thanked the children for having listened so attentively to his few remarks. (Loud applause.) BRIDGEND. The National School at this town will be free. The managers at their meetirg soxe days back decided to accept the fee grant according to the Act, an amount which will keep the institution in much the same revenue as hitherto. Though some parents m&y wish to pay for the schooling of their children, yet the managers ;"eel that the working-class population in the place generally does not permit the school to throw away the opportunity offered by the grant. They say they cannot help themselves. NEATH. The managers of Aldermen Davies's Schools, Ifeath, have decided that the payment of weekly feea shall cease after the 31st of August. There are about 200 children in these schools. It has been publicly announced *hat after the date above named no payment will be asked for the education of any cldld, and to this will be added the free use of books, copy bcoks, sHtes, and other school materials. The schools cannot be properly carried on without the aid of subscriptions, and the managers invite the contribution of small sums from the parent. The Jibove remarks also apply to the Melincrythan School. As already stated in our columns, Mr. Join Henrv Rowland, chair- man of the board of management of the British Schools, informed our representative that this board had resolved to adopt the Elementary Education Act of 1891. and parents would now have simply to feed, clothe, and house their chil- dren are Protestants. He imparts his religious instruction to children of Catholic parents before and after schoo1 hours, and there is no attempt on his part to proselytise. Questioned on the point, he stated unhesitatingly that'there was not a single case of a Protestant child having been drafted f-om his day school into his Church. The Education Act would be a great boon to his school, but he did not at present see how the in- evitable deficiency in the maintenance fund was to be made up. GLYNTAFF. The managers cf the National Schools have resolved to declare t' e schools free from Tues- day. It has also been decided to appeal to the parents of the children and others interested in the religious education of the people to make up by means of voluntary contrifcutiors tho s which the schools will sustain by adopting the Free Education Act. Means will be provided to enable everyone to do this systematically. ST. FAGANS.s The managers of St. Fagans Castle Church of England Schools hive decided to accept the Free Education Act of 1891 from Tuesday. PONTYPRIDD. The Free Education Act has been adopted at Pontypr'dd, and all the schools of the district were closed on Monday to celebrate ihe event. LLANTWIT-MAJOR. It is not known whether tne School Board inter d "0 take advantage of the Frte Education Act at Llancwit-Majoi. Certainly the public have not been informed of the fact, and unless steps have already been taken, it wiil be impossible to adept the At,o unt'l vlie 1st of October. It is to be hoped that Jie parishioners will take the matter up, and b-iii g piessu'-e on the Boaid to compel them to accept the great boon of free schools.

THEATRE ROYAL, CADOXTON, BARRY.

WORK AND WORKMEN.

TRADES' DEMONSTRATION AT PONTYPRIDD.

'v MARRIAGE OF MR. WALTER…

ACCIDENT TO A PENARTH YACHT.

BARRY DOCK WEEKLY TIDE'TABLE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

IMPROVEM ENT IN THE MORALS…

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