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Show Irish Education Bill Criticized in Dublin Circles DUBLIN", Jau. 2. The government's j Irish education bill is criticized here on tho ground that the Irish education-: al system should be framed by an Irish parliament. Tne home rule bill was expectf-d to grant separate treatment for Ulster, but the education bill is framed on the assumption that Ireland is a single ' unit. The education bill sets up only ;ono central authority In Dublin direct-j direct-j ly responsible to tho imperial parlia-I parlia-I inent. i It introduces for the first time into the educational system of Ireland a , local school tax. Hitherto all the ; money has been found by the ireas-ury, ireas-ury, supplemented by voluntary sub-iscriptions. sub-iscriptions. There will be popular representation rep-resentation on the school board but its function is to be advisory only, and the power is all to rest with the new j education department. This will con-slst con-slst of the chief secretary and the fvic- president of the department of j technical education, both of whom (come into and go out of office with the ; British ministry of the day, and of a! permanent member who will be the 1 (roal administrator of the new svstem. I .Religious controversy is avoided by' , the provision in the bill containing! i the existing plan by which the school managers, mostly the clergy of tho various va-rious denominations, appoint tho' teachers and control the schools. I nn |