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)■ns, am-fign ani-vi a. ar-of Jni*Veim To Be At Mlt;l to 9 15 lial ree-the gorberndtheers.iindadyIrs.theachthekithAfforgiven good and sound legislation to the people,” the premier concluded. Our policy has been aimed at bringing prosperity to the people.”The Hon. W. C. Miller, provincial minister of education, defended the government's education policies, and the alleged crisis in education” as non-existent.Mr. Miller discounted the claims MEDIC of other parties for a royal com- Harry V« mission investigation into educa- named at tion. We have already imple- Thursday merited a request from the school Medicine trustees fur a grant of $2,200 for eral elect each qualified teacher, ‘ he said. The ma Mr. Miller supported the opera- one proi tional grant system which is in party me use by the provincial government, will oppoj He said that this system had been Soeial Crt compared to an assistance pro- nominatec gram for construction, but had monuis * been adopted on the recommends- Progress turns of the school trustees them- officials p selves. here in JiCompared Brandon’s Grants bility of Mr. Miller compared grants in riding. Brandon for the year 1946, which Mayor 1he stated were $16,083 to grants ^xr; .....• - - sai(i eral electheHat busiiion•in-rlhtheer-terichrepaid this year, which totalled $138,170. .Every province is experiencing . ’,a teacher shortage, Mr. Miller f0101'^ said. Manitoba is comparatively C5 , vwell-off. The education minister rac;n-said that 40 per cent of rural “ _grade 12 graduates were entering the teaching profession, but even with this number, the normal school at Winnipeg was operating at about two-thirds capacity, he stated.Mr. Miller said that the opening of new, rural normal schools would not add one teacher to die profession. His solution to the problem would be a recommends-Missii By Pr Churc.in-rndm-thethecityLONDC*ng.esidebleidetion which would interest students in the profession. PresbyteriWe are determined to main- ®n. overslt; tain professional standards,” Mr. f‘e-ekait’s Miller said. “Our permit-teacher meeVn* ° ratio is still low. 'dMr. Miller paid tribute to the $\iss prwork accomplished by Brandononto, naticblyca-hislorthe205us-?de202elpita-offCollege. “I am convinced,” he direct-*d r said, that this institution will be cchoofs ai the centre of higher education in j^,5s Mur‘ western Manitoba for many oufimed tfy*ap- with Chini“Let s not sell Manitoba short, \jjss jtji,Mr. Miller concluded. You have work of tan efficient and low cost govern- Vancouvermcnt. Return it.” new Ca:ialt;Both James A. Creighton and The natiM. R. Sutherland spoke during also outlnthe first part of the meeting. Both schools ojmen pledged themselves to the wbere ouprinciples of the Liberal party. Indian peThe meeting, which was held earning tfin the auditorium of the city haU, and off thhad an attendance of approxi- Miss Domately 150. of extemsi
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Brandon Daily Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Thu, May 28, 1953
Page 19
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