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':t! WELbH CENTKAL BOAHD. Iill^QRTAXT MiEETIXiGiS AT SHPvEWS^ iBURY. The Central Board of Intermediate Educa- tion in Wales held its first meeting (alter being fully constituted) at Shrewsbury on Friday and Saturday, under the presidency of Mr A. 0. Humphreys-Owen, M.P. The following is a list of those present (C.C. de- noting representatives of County Councils and C. G. B. representatives of County Governing Bodies):—■ Ex-officio members Principal Roberts, Aberystwyth Principal Reichet, Bangor Principal Viriamu Jones, Cardiff. Anglesey G.C. Mr Lewis Hughes, Am- lwch. Brecon C.C. Coilonel W. Jones-Thomas. C.G.B. Commander Algernon E. Thomas. Cardigan C.C. The Rev Llewellyn Ed- wards. C.G.B. Professor Edward Anwyl. Carmarthenshire C.C. Lieutenant-General Sir James Hills-Johncs, V.C. C.G.B. The Rev John Davies, Llandilo. Carnarvonshire (C.C. Mr C. H. Darbi- ghire, Penmaenmawr. C.G.B. Mr D. P. Williams, Llanberis. Denbigh iC.o. Captain Griffith- B'ooc.a.wen. C.G.B. Mr Thomas Gee, Mr John Evan Powelll, Wrexham. Flintshire C.C. Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P. Glamorgan C.C. Mr J. Blandy Jenkins, Rev Aaron tDavies, 1M¡r Llewelyn Davies, Jjatndore; lAjlderman John 'jTones-Griffixhs, Penygraig. C.G.B. Mr Ð. P. Davies, Mr T. Manse] Franklen, Mr Oliver Henry Jones, Mr W il'liam Llewelyn. Merioneth C.C. CUr T. E. Etlis, M.P. C.G.B. Mr Edward Jones, M.D. Montgomeryshire C.C. Mr A. C. Hum- phreys-Owen, M.P. Monmouthshire C.C. Alderman J. Jones, Arbercarne; Councillor J. Daniel. Aber- syeliau. C.G.B. Councillor J. D. Thomas. Pembrokeshire C.C. Mr George Griffith, M.D. C.G.B. Rev (Lewis James. Cardiff C.C. Councillor Edward Thomas. C.G.B. Mr John Duncaln and Alderman W. Sanders. Newport C.C. Councillor Moses Wheeler. C.G.B. Alderman Thomas Jones. ISwansea C.C. Alderman Richard Martin. C.G.B. Mrs M. B. Williams, Councillor T. Freeman. University College of WTales—Council Mr D. C. Huberts. Senate Air Foster Watson, M. A. University College of North Wales—Coun- cil C. Davies. Senate Professor Frederic Spencer. University College of South Wales1—Coun- cil Mr ILewis Williams. Senate Professor Thomas Powell. Jesus College Oxford Principal Rhys, M.r W. M. Lindsay, M.A. Headmaster and Mistresses of County In- termediate Schools in North Wales Mr W. Glynnc Williams, Banger Miss Ellen Louise Nott, Newtown. Headmasters and Mistresses of County Intermediate Schools in South Wales Dr G. Sherbrook Turpin, Swansea; Mr Edgaff W. Jones, (MaTidiilo; Miss Catherine Dtavies, Lla.nelly. Representatives of Certificated Teachers in Public Elementary Schools in North Wales Mr Henry Bedford, Abergele; Mr WilHiam Tegatrty, Bangor. Representatives of Certificated Teachers in Public Elementary Schools in South Wales Mr Walter Brockington, Cardiff Mr Tom. John, Llwynypia; Mass Hannah Williams, Cardiff. University of Wales Mr Charles Owen, Merthyr Tydnl; Ms- J. Trevor Owen, Car- narvon 'Professor R. W. Phillips, M.A., Bangor; Lady Verney, Bucks. Co-operative: Miss Collin, Cardiff; Miss Hughes, Training Oollege, Cambridge; Miss Ivendal, Llandaff; Mr D. E. Jones, Chief Examiner Science and Art Department, Car- diff Hon. G. T. Kenyon, Llainetrch Panna, Eilesmere. Letters expressing regret for absence were received: from Mrs Glynne Jones, Bangor; Mr 8: C. Bosanquet, Monmouth Aldermaai Edward Grove. Newport; Air P. P. Pen- nant, Flint; 'Mr Lloyd Griffith, Holyhead Mr Gwilym Evans. CHAIRMAN AND YICEhCEAIEMAIn In proposing the eleotion of Mr Hum- ■phreys-Owen as chairman for the ensuing year, Mr Llewellyn Davies (Swansea) alluded to the efficient manner in which the work had been done during the past year. The resolution was seconded by Dr Edward Jones, DoHgeliey, and carried unanimously. Air Humphreys-Owen said it was a matter of great pride to him to preside on that his- toric occasion of the full meeting of the Central Board of Intermediate Education in Wales. He hoped the work they were now beginning was one which would last for many generations, and would leave its impress upon the life of the country, and raise and widen it for ages to come. Principal Viriamu Jones (Cardiff) was un- animously elected vice-chairman. EliEOTION OF EXECUTIVE COM- MITTEE. The principal business of the conference was the election of the executive committee. —A motion by Mr J. E. PoAvelU to allocate representation on the committee to the differ- ent classes making up the board was lost.—. Nominations were then invited, and there were successive votings. The third vote stood ca follows: Mr Tom. John, 35 Principal Relchel, 29; Principal Roberts, 23 Dr Ismnbaird Owen, 23 and 20 votes each for Mr Edgar Jones, Principal Rhys, and 3rr Trevor 0wen. Mr Tom. John, and Principal iReichel, were declared elected, and the names of the others were again voted upon.—Fourth vote :—Principal Roberts, 31; Dr Isambard Owen, 19; Mr Edgar Jones, 14; Mr Trevor Owen, 13; Principal Rhys, 5. Principe Roberts was declared elected. The name of Principal Rhys was eliminated. —Fifth vote •—Dr Isambard Owen, 15 M? Trevor Owen, 7; Air Edgar Jones, 5. Dr Isambard Owen was elected.—In the voting for the election of seven members from other members of the board, the result was de- clared to be in, favour of Professor Ajiwyl, Alderman Aaron Davies, Air Mansel Frank- len, Alderman J. Jones-Griffiths, Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., Mr Humphreys-Owen, M.P., Mr P. P. Pennant, and Mr J. E. Powell. ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. MJss Œ!f.-tnlna.}1\ (W|iHiiaaTi(St(|Cardiff) brought forward' the question of the advisability of having a uniform method of examination for entrance scholarships! to Welsh Intermediate Schools, and a very interesting discussion followed.—Eventually Miss Hannah Williams accepted an amendment, proposed by Mr Herbert Lewis, and which was carried in this form.: — "That the scholarf^iip committee inquire to what extent, if at all, it is possible or desirable to adopt a uniform method of ex- amination for entrance scholarships in the Welsh Schools, and that they report to a future meeting of this board." PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL OF SCHOLARS. Mir W. Glynne Williams (Bangor) moved "That^steps be talk en by modification cf the Welsh Intermediate Education Act, or otherwise, to mitigate the evil of the prema- ture withdrawal of scholars from the schools." He referred to those who were in the enjoy- ment of schcHarships and in receipt of public money, and the practice of some parents of withdrawing the scholars from the secondary school after only one year's tuition was mis- chievous. N"ot only did the scholar re- ceive no benefit, but he was Dositivelv harmed and wou d have done much better to have remained m the Elementary School. It was !n=! (the speaker's) experience that of the children elected to scholarships, which con- sisted in first instance of total remission of fees, fulfv one-third were withdrawn at the end of the first year by the parents, who had never paid a penny in support of the boys' tuition in the Secondary School. This was a nositive waste of public money. His idea was that the only way to remedy the matter was ■- ~rv W- 4 by legislation, that no scholarship should in the first instance have a greater value than half the tuition fees. Then, at the end of the year, the question might be considered whether the buy shoutd be promoted to a full scholarship covering the whole of the tuition fees.—Mr J. E. Powell pointed out that in this matter it was for the governing bodies in awarding scholarships to lay down such conditions as would make impo.ssib.e the evil complained of by the last speaker.—• The Rev Aa-ron Davies urged that it was too soon to legislate.—'Several speakers urged that the evil was one of the past and not oi the future, and the motion, not having been seconded, fell through. MANUAL INSTRUCTION. On the motion of Principal I-teichel, it was resolved that the. attention of the county governing bodies and local governing bodies be drawn to the importance of manual train- ing as an element of secondary education and that in the opinion of the board it is important that a conference of representa- tives of governing bodies and teachers of Intermediate Schools should be arranged, in pursuance of Clause 40, Section B, of the scheme, for the consideration of the subject. —Mr T. E. ELlis, M.P., hoped the confer- ence would be held at an early date so that teachers ,nliight imake arrangement to go through the course next summer.—The re- solution was passed, it being understood that arrangements for the conference would be made by the executive. TEACHING OF WELSH*. Professor Powell, of Cardiff, moved "That the board urge upon the county governing bodies the great educational im- portance of introducing the Welsh language as a subject of instruction into all schools in Welsh-speaking districts." Principe Rhys warmly seconded the mo- tion, and said it ought to be a very easy mat- ter to make Welsh, which was often treated as mere gibberish, the means of culture and education, and the very effort to learn to write Welsh prose was as good an exercise as to write Latin prose (cheers).—(Professor Anwyl supported. Ulna experience a;s ex- a.miner was that Welsh could not be efficiently taught in schools until they had teachers in the schools competent to teach it.—Dr Ed- ward Jione« (r/o':lgellev) pointed out that Welsh was a compulsory subject in all schools in Merionethshire (hear, hear).—Air Edgar Jones (Llandilo), while supporting the re- solution, feared they had no books en Welsh history, Welsh geography, WeLsh grammar, Welsh literature, and Welsh geology that were adapted for use in Secondary Schools, and he hoped the board would soon take upon itself to inquire into these matters (cheers).—Rev Lewis James (Pembrokeshire) said that in his county they had, by appoint- ing a majority of Welsh-speaking teachers, placed themselves in a position to under- take the teaching of Welsh.—Mr J. E. Powell: (Wrexham) said that in that town the chil- dren who were mostly English were very desirous of being tanght Welsh (cheers).—Air Edward Thomas, J.P. (Cardiff), maintained that the knowledge of Welsh orthography, so far from having declined, had very much im- proved during the last few years.—Colonel Jones-Thomas, while considering himselif an enthusiastic Welshman, maintained' that if all the children were to spend their lives in Wales, a knowledge of Welsh would be de- sirable but under the present circum- stances he considered that the teaching of other languages was infinitely more important. ■—The Rev Aaron Davies pointed out that Welsh wa.s more largeEy spoken now than had ever been the case. There were large Welsh colonies in every large English towns, and even in America and Africa (cheers).—(Mr G. Williams (Bangor) urged the importance of settling the vexed question of Welsh ortho- graphy; while Lady Verney pointed out the value of the work accomplished in Scotland, where the children were taught all the his- torical and geological features of their own counties and parishes, and where the school- books 'bristled with quotations from Scott and Burns having reference to the country in the immediate locality of the schools (hear, hear). Her experience in Anglesey was that under the present system the Wetsh children were able to write and read English, but Rot tii1 speak it, wMle they could speak Welsh, but they were unable either to read it or write it grammatically.—(Mr Gee having further supported the resolution, it was put to the meeting and passed 'unanimously.— Professor Powell's second resolution, "That tke board suggest to the headmaster) con- ference the desirability of securing such un- iformity as is practicable in the adoption of set books in the various languages throughout the schools," was' withdrawn, Dr Turpin and others arguing that the schools should have freedom to develop on their own lines with special reference to the needs of their localities. MUSEUM GRANTS FOR WALES. On the motion of Mr Herbert Lewis, M.P., seconded'by Rev Aaron Davies and the Hon. George Kenyon, it was: resolved "That the board, being of opinion that it is unjust that Wales should receive no share of the museum grants for the United King- dom, respectfutly submit that Parliament should make provision similar to that made for Sc,thnd and Ireland for. the expendi- ture in Wales of a. due share of the museum grants that copies of this (resolution be for- warded to the Prime Minister, the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, the Leader of the House of Commons, and the County Govern- ing Bodies for Wales and Monmouthshire. PENSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE TEACHERS. Mr T. Mansel Franklen moved, and Mr Lewis Williams (Cardiff) seconded:- í"TIJat the executive (committee be in- structed to endeavour to arrange with the Education Department that any scheme of pensions for Eliementary Teachers that the Department may lay before Parliament shall be extended to include Intermediate School teachers. Alderman T. Jones (Newport) and Miss Collin (Cardiff) opposed the motion, the lat- ter pointing out that the matter had not been eo'n.-id'ared 'by the Secondary School teachers. —Mr Tom. John supported the proposal, which, after a long discussion, was adopted. NATIONAL SYSTEM OF SCHOLAR- SHIPS. Air Ca,dwaP.adr Davies submitted the re- port of the committee appointed to consider the question of a national system of scholar- ships, which shewed that the committee had made exhaustive inquiries, but owing to the incompleteness of the returns received were not able to submjit any deifijnite scheme. They suggested that a conference oæ con- ferences be held to consider (1) the age of entrance (2) the duration or tenure of the scholarships (3) the means of equalising1 the conditions of scholarships and exhibitlona as between town and country schools; (4) that the tenure of scholarship awarded should be coincident with the Intermediate School year; (5) the preparation of a syllabus for entrance scholarship examinations; (6) whether examiners and examinations for Ele- mentary Schools be arranged and appointed by county governing bodies or local govern- ing bodies; and (7) the uniformity of the proportion of entrance scholarships to in- ternal scholarships.—It was resolved that the name of Mr A. C. Humphreys-Owen be added to the scholarships committee, and after considerable discussion the report was referred back for further consideration to the scholarships committee. INSTRUCTION OF PUPIL TEACHERS. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr T. E. Ellis. M.P. :— "Tint the executive committee be re- quested to consider the merits' of the plan originated by the Festiniog School Board of given its pupil teachers a period of instruc- tion at an Intermediate School, and to em- body the result of their consideration in a memorandum for the information of man- agers of Primary Schools." It was also agreed, on the motion of Air Cadwaladr Davies :— "That the attention of local governing j « bodies be drawn to the Tate plans for County Scho ells, and that a memorandum be pre- pared and circulated showing the advantages thereby placed with the reach of local govern- ing bodies."

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