EVENING CLASSES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19179, 9 December 1927, Page 9

EVENING CLASSES.

EMPLOYMENT OF DAY TEACHERS QUESTIONED. [THE PBBBB Special Sirriee.] AUCKLAND, December 8. The question whether headmasters and first assistant teachers from other schools should be employed on evening work at the Seddon Memorial Technical College was discussed by tlie Board of Managers. The Board was considering the resignation of a headmaster who bad rendered 28 years' service at the evening classes of the College, when Mr G. Brownlee said he thought the complaints of the hardships of teachers were greatly exaggerated, if a headmaster with a salary of about £6OO n year from the Education Board whb able to do further work in the ovening. The chairman (Mr H. 8. W. King) said he believed there were a few teachers engaged in evening work when it was not really necessary for them to do that work. However, if the teachers at present employed were carrying out their work successfully it was not the business of the Board to interfere. "The whole principle is wrong, said Mr J. P. McPhail. '(lf a teacher is receiving a decent living wage in day employment he should not have a job on the evening staff." Mr King: Are there any second assistants capable of doing this workP Mr McPhail: Any amount. Mr W. I. Mcintosh agreed that teachers in receipt of salaries of £6OO or £6OO a year should not be allowed to undertake evening work. Mr G. J. Pork, the principal, said if the Board adopted the policy of inflicting such a penalty it would be serious for the technical schools. There were at • present three headmasters teaching at the College during the evenings. It was decided to obtain a report on the daily occupations of the evening teachers.