MUST STAY ON JOB

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 38, 12 January 1943, Page 4

MUST STAY ON JOB

SCHOOLMASTER'S POSITION

A schoolmaster -who tlesired to join the Air Force, feeling that his place in the school could, be easily filled, was appealed fori by th« Auckland Education Board at a recent sitting of the No. 2 Armed! Forces Appeal Board in Hamilton. The reservist was Douglas W. B. Turney, head, teacher, Te Rapa, and the Education Board was represented by Mr S. B. Sims, a member.

Mr Sims said Te Rapa school was in grade 6, with a roll of 54. Ref% servist had a female assistant. The '1 board could not get enough male teachers, nor enough competent female teachers. Advertisements had been published, but the response was practically nil. The inspectors ' had declared efficiency in the schools was falling because of the lack ot experienced, and qualified teachers. Turney expressed the opinioa that there would not be much difficully in filling the position at Te " > Rapa, as. it was a more attractive" ./$. school than many in the province, fie explained that it was handily ~*: situated to a large centre and many '\ teachers envied him. To questions, ;v,Mhe said he -wanted to join the Air \£ Force, feeling that teaching was nob j-as, exactly the sort of' a job a man ";, classed lit should be doing in war-s Vtime. , ;"'''