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9e S ® \l ' AP\'. Transfer Praised. f The proposal to transfer the first year or the first two years of the secondary school course to the ele-- mentary school deserves serious consideration," the report states, adding that the committee rerom-- mends "that generous grants be | given elementary school boards for the conduct of the work of one or both of these grades in the etemen-- tary school where it is offered in a manner satisfactory to the T':epart-- gummme n cmmmce n mc meao m m:'nt oft Educati}tl)n. Condit.ions in # eérent areas should be considered Shlff Load Off Real ES*G*G. !ni formulating a policy, the com-- * mittee emphasizes. McArthur Committee It is recommended also that Ur es grants for secondary education and 9 for public and separate schools s should be increased, that every part ASKS WIDE lNQUlRY of a county should ultimately be Incorporated in a secondary school ween cce eaklls district, that the payment on teach-- Pointing out that it is desirable ::s' Ce:'"ficgte? fg" ;'}ral P}lb"t;l a"g §R io burden of taxation on rea _ t6Parate schools be discontinued an 3 n this estate should be roduoed: the report account should be rdded to the ap-- of the McArthur Committee of In-- propriation for the grant on teach-- quiry into the Costs of Education Pl't; Stll':ll'lesi Day&blli! loguraLSChOOIS hn R an ose in small urban districts. which '""f feleascid to Leglsl:.ldli: Apportionment of the school grant | members yesterday, states consid should depend to a greater extent ation should be given to taxation than hitherto on the need of the by the Province of other forms of municipality. wealth. That should be followed Experiment Urged. by the distribution of the proceeds Although the committee does not of such taxation to the municipal-- recommend the adoption immedi-- ities in the form of increased granis rtely of larger units of administra-- ' for education. :alr?onpo::otuhga,:o:::pe::lr;enflr:;:)nuifl' bl; tax' income es mad the' eifect in findertaken with Aifferent toves of urban centres of shifting a greater '"Fg.'-" uni}:s. with a.twew to deterci portion of the cost of education to "?.mh'"'; their merits asfcompa_re | real estate. It was, the report adds, rlcl)tn the present system of organiza-- | represented to the committee that t & 5 | {al':m lands were required to bear 'The qommlttee. which made. ar}' more than their proper share . of exhaustive survey of educationa taxation and that the equalization needs and costs and has just com-- of assessment undertaken was limit-- pleted its findings, included Dr. ed to the property located wtihin a Duncan McArthur, Deputy Minister, county while different methods of as Chairman; Dr. Georgs F. Rogers, equalization were employed with xlce-Chalrman. E. C. e;orm;zauf. different counties. . K. Greer, W. T. Kernahan, is The committee recommends the Longmore, B. B. Patten and John Institution of an inquiry by the Stuart. Province into the principles which ought to be applied in the assess-- ment of different types of property throughout the entire Province with a view to undertaking a Province--wide equalization of as-- sessments. Costs Are Lower. Attention is called to a general | decline in the costs of education ? since 1930. Aa examination of ex-- penditures per capita shows the cost for all educational purposes was $2.73 in 1920--21, $3.89 in 1931-- P 82 and $2.73 in 1936--37. Tne committee believes that dAuring the next ten years thore should be a reduction in the amounts required annually for th: retirement of debentures. As a means of reduction of interest 'charges, school boards should be permitted to set aside from their annual revenue an amount not ex-- ceeding a mill of taxation for the purpose of providing new buildings when they are required. These moneys should be placed in the ecustody of the Provincial Treasurer and allowed to accumulate at compound interest rates and be paid with the approval of the Minister of Education to school ' boards. ' The committee reports that dur-- Ing the next ten years teachers' salaries are likely to be increased rather than reduced, because of a decline in the supply of teachers. It does not recommend, however that any salary schedule shou'd be put into force in either the e}emen-- tary or secondary school panels, and suggests that that is a respon-- sibility for the individual area.