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Fix this textJournal of the N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation
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Fix this textVol. 39.-No. 9.
Fix this textJULY 23, 1958
Fix this textPrice: Threepence
Fix this textPARENT-TEACHER
Fix this textEDUCATION COUNCIL
Fix this textTERM MEETING
Fix this textREVIEWS AND PLANS
Fix this textProgramme of Action
Fix this textThe Parent-Teacher Education Council and supporting organi-
Fix this textsations he'd their first term conference on Friday evening, June 27
Fix this textin Anzac House. The Chairman of the meeting, Mr. S. F. E. Liebert,
Fix this textsaid that the meeting was realty a continuation of the great educa-
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Fix this textMr. Liebert, President of the
Fix this textFederation of Parents and Citizens’
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Fix this textfree to make its own decisions, but
Fix this textthat when they joined together in
Fix this textthe P.T.E. Council they were able
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Fix this textThe P.T.E. Council was really a
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Fix this textThe first meeting sponsored by the
Fix this textnew council had been the one ad-
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Fix this textThe Council had also arranged
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Fix this textMr. Liebert pointed out that wide-
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Fix this textMr. D. A. Taylor, President of the
Fix this textTeachers’ Federation, gave a report to
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Fix this textRecent survey figures, said Mr.
Fix this textTaylor, had shown that many classes
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Fix this textTHE THREE PRESIDENTS
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Fix this textFederation of Infants and
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Fix this textTHE CITIZENS . . .
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Fix this textThe Conference unanimously adopted
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Fix this textTraditionally, the home
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Fix this textparents and teachers repre-
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Fix this textToday, vocational training,
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