;r ho No. 3245.
PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1966.
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Education Minister Speaks On Subsidies LAS To Schools T Sunday, the Minister for Education, the Honourable E. H. M. Lewis, M.L.A., told the Annual General Meeting of the Parents and Friends' Federation that he was very pleased to be able to say that with the aid of Parliament he had succeeded in granting additional subsidies to independent schools. He said that all sides of Parliament had readily consented to "not only extending these but to increase the r ange of additional subsidies on the many things which we might term the recurrent expenditure—the things that help us to carry on in our schools." The Minister told the meeting that in the State school the Government depends so very largely and ystem s heavily on the sacrifices of members of the Parents eant l Citizens' Associations. and themselves -They finance many things in our schools and many amenities which the Government cannot provide financially," he said. ''We subsidise this, and I can tell you, the Parents and Friends' Associations, that we subsidise the independent schools to the same extent and
PERTH APPEAL! AIDS INDIA
Australian Catholic Re- shipped to India at the lief has received $2,000, earliest moment. A.C.R. has already negobeing a share of the proceeds of the Lord Mayor's tiated for the purchase of Food for India Fund, approximately seven tons which appeal opened in of skimmed milk, which Perth for a brief period will be despatched by just after Easter, and ship, leaving Australia on which was extended to June 4, and will be distributed by the Conference May 31. Even though the appeal of St. Vincent de Paul is not yet finalised, the Society at Bombay. committee decided that, This aid will be in addiin view of the urgency of tion to the $50,000 donatthe food situation in In- ed by the Australian dia, the money already in Bishops to the appeal of hand should be divided His Holiness the Pope toequally between the wards the plight of the World Council of Church- famine victims in India. es, the Australian CathoMonsignor J. Bourke of lic Relief, U.N.I.C.E.F., Perth was the Catholic and the Red Cross, so representative on the that arrangements could Lord Mayor's Appeal be made for food to be Committee.
the same range as we do the P. & C. in our State schools." He went on to say that there was now no difference in the things or the amounts in which the Government subsidises. Mr. Lewis told the large number of delegates at the conference that he could not get enough loan funds to satisfy the needs of the State system in Western Australia and he had the feeling that the position is going to be relatively tighter. "I hope my predictions are not true," he said, "but all the portents are that the position is going to be relatively tighter this year. We may get a greater amount, but the needs are greater." He said that the number of students in the post-
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primary classes have gone up over fourfold in the last 12 or 15 years. Mr. Lewis assured the delegates to the meeting that as Education Minister he was interested in the education of all children in Western Australia, "because they are the society of tomorrow and the standards that our society attains tomorrow will depend on the standard of education being imparted to all children today. "I believe that the responsibility of our teachers, wherever they may teach—independent or State—is one that is greater than any other profession. "I believe that we will need all the wisdom, all the knowledge, that we can impart in our children, and it matters not to me as a citizen of the State or member of the Government whether they are in independent or State schools. "We want to do all we can to lift the standards of education, and I can assure you that I will be very pleased to co-operate with the Parents and Friends' Federation, with all the independent schools, to achieve this objective."
Top: Mr. J. Keogh and Mrs. A. Evans checking
1 the agenda for the P. & F. Federation meeting. Below: Minister for Education
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On Tuesday evening, in St. Mary's Cathedral, His Lordship, Bishop M. McKeon, presented diplomas to those who had graduated as Lay Catechists. In the picture His Lordship presents a diploma to Mrs. F. Hrubos. Assisting the Bishop are Father J. Corcoran ( left) and Father J. Depiazzi.
LABOR MAN SAYS AID WILL REMAIN
He said it is hoped that all those benefits at present being enjoyed— even though as yet not MR. GERRY DOLAN, to the full—will be exr epresenting the tended and the time will Deputy Leader of the be reached "when alOpposition. Mr. Tonkin. though you may not be who was attending a entirely satisfied, they Labor Party Federal w ill be at least some Education Conference, measure of compensatold the Annual General tion for the work you meeting of the Parents are doing." and Friends' Federation Speaking before he that "irrespective of officially opened the what arises out of the meeting, Bishop M. McFederal Conference be- Keon said he took the ing held at the present opportunity of saying time, any privilege or that he. along with the any benefit that is being Parents and Friends' given to private schools Federation, would altoday by anybody in the ways remember with form of Government aid gratitude those who will not be interfered took the first steps in with in any way whatso- h elping independent ever by the party to schools and the children which I belong." who attend the schools.
New Rule On Scholarships Informa- been framed after repreTHEtionCatholic and Service sentation had been made
Centre of Ballarat Dio- to the Prime Minister's cese, Victoria, has been Department on behalf advised by the Prime of four students from Minister's Department Ballarat. that, in future, any student who has won a GREAT BENEFIT Commonwealth ScholarThis regulation about ship and who wishes Commonwealth Scholart o enter religious train- ships would be a great ing will be granted per- benefit to religious ormission to make up to ders and seminaries and three years interruption would make it much in his or her University easier for priests, Brocourse, thers and nuns to underMr. Rimon Ashkar. take tertiary courses. secretary of the CathoThe Catholic Informalic Information and Ser- tion and Service Centre vice Centre, said that at Ballaratt was estabproviding such students lished in 1965 by a resume their courses group of laymen with within three years they the approval of Bishop may qualify for the re- O'Collins, to serve when sumption of Common- required as the reprewealth Scholarship sentative of the Catholic benefits. schools and institutions Cases of students in- of the Ballarat Diocese terrupting their course in dealings with Govfor more than three ernments and Governyears will be examined ment Departments. individually on their It also acts as a genmerits, he said. eral Catholic InformaMr. Ashkar said that tion and News Centre in this new regulation had the Ballarat Diocese.
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