TEACHERS CONCLUDE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Chronicle (Levin), 17 May 1947, Page 5

TEACHERS CONCLUDE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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AUCKLAND, May lo. A salary bonus for teachers with liigher acadeinic qualifications was ailvocated at a meeting of tlie Nevv Zea land Edueutional Instiluto 'which ha? concluded its annual conference. Deiegates expressed .the view tiiat professional rjua'li'fic.atibns were necessary to support demands for prpfessional pay and' e/icouragement would be given to ihe desire to faise the' stant'lar'd ot teaching. Tlie proposals were oiipo.^eil by soine delegates on the grounds that they were inconsistent with other recommendations of equal pay for equal work. ' Jt' vva's poinjLed out that t)ie encourageineiit was pracljcaJly limited to voung people entering t]ie profession and' a remit tliat a b'onus 'shoujd be mi;orporated in the nevv saiary sciieme tor those with certilicates higher than C, to be retrospective to April, H)46, antl layable uii'jt II the retireineUf of fjie reci[iient, "was aijqpted. Another f'eiiiit ndopted was for a ompulsory retiring age of 65 years ror •nen and 55 years for women, with an •ige liinit of 60 years wjiere male teaclie'i's had" eompletei) 40' years.7 geryice. Crovision was I, included dealing witli •ases of liardship. Tlie following officers were elected: — Bresident,' ifr." Cr." Afitehel! '(Can'ferniry); vice-presidents,' Messrs' )M. J. . .'grtwright (C'anferbufy)' and 8. Ti. RoberJLsbij' (^yaiigapui) ; treasu'rer. Mr. M. 8. Vitkowsky (Wellington)'; exe'cuive, Messrs J. Boj; (Auckland), 8. Dunn Wjiihato), 'N. Gijchrist ( Wellingtp'u), Y Hahna (Qtago), D. Jlllgtt ('Opuniltej, M.' Riske' (;Wellington), W. - H. iniitli (Hutt Valley)/ A. Thonxpspjj (Marton), Misses M. Hull (Welliugfop; and M. V. Kennedy (Canterbury).'1