§ 63. Mr. T. Smithasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether a knowledge of the British Commonwealth is imparted as part of the curriculum in our elementary schools?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (Mr. Kenneth Lindsay)Yes, Sir. The importance of a knowledge of the British Commonwealth is generally recognised by school authorities in the framing of syllabuses of instruction.
§ Mr. SmithHave the Board of Education considered showing the beauty spots of the Empire in a series of educational films as a means of increasing knowledge of the Commonwealth in the schools?
§ Mr. LindsayIt is not the province of the Board to prescribe curricula, and I think that is just as well, but I do know that such films are being used by local authorities, and I hope they will make even more use of them.
§ Mr. MaxtonWill the Minister see that some of the facts in the recent report on nutrition in the Colonies are embodied in the lessons given?
§ Mr. GallacherWill the Parliamentary Secretary go to see "Colony" being played at the Unity Theatre?