THE PATEA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL APPOINTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 9

THE PATEA DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL APPOINTMENT.

'Sir—l: notice that the Taranaki Educa- '-; tiph" Board'is advertising for; teachers .to fill no less 'thanl7 vacancies. Now, if the Taranaki Board'.: read, .the; now; Act as does our committee—"That the committees are still en-, titled to select a teacher- frbm : a ; number of .'. candidates,'! why'.should the Wanganuiv . Education : Board j wish •to dispense:: things. differently?: What will be the position if our. 'board adopt'a,system of transfer, instead of . calling for applications?. It means the teachers themselves will be disappointed,' that education in'our district will tend-to lag be-y, hind/that of other districts; ; and it means . that tho members of ..the board will be actively canvassed for promotion.; It is-more than human to expect that members of; the ..-, board ;will hot .have friends among the teach- ■ ors; ,and that 'the;, said.members -will not- be'.-.".■ subject to influence. .■ : " ■ ' One of. the. grievances bur'teachers, had-:in;-the. past was..the.;difficulty;of,-getting an; apr pointmenf in one of. tho larger districts. .Yet' • wp;.arO; going; to .close,'our, doors on outsid--; ..ers...;.'.We;,are going .to";say. we shall:'not : to-',. ceive : an outside teacher no matter what his ; •ability may l the .board's.intentions..mean.):Personally,vl" .think,: there is'..a; distinct• advantage, in :■ let-' :,- ting.-teachers.move.from'one' district, to an-.'. other.;\ A;;teacher ; -to'-shift '■■'"•foi . •famUy'reasons :or;becausp: of ill-health': When ■'.':.: agood teaoher..oome.frorii 3 another districthe; , ; brings.in..new; idea's as to method and.organ-. jsdtiohr; ; culatcd: by the,:inspectbrs and adopted ,;'by •':'- ; other'-.teachers.' l - ;.Thus; our "education - ; : ever ; Amoves onward, arid ..stagnation: does; not"■.•■ "reign,supreme.";, : ; .'f'::' ; ■■■'•" -. [■■ ''~-;.>.; :; . "■ This; is': a^. matter ior;every, school, commit-:; ■ tee: ,to•consider £ >It is.'of vital interest to all'■'■'. : those;.;: who : have . our--education at" .heart.' -; ,Every., nerve, shoidd-'strain,';. every . piilse : -\ : should thrpb'.till:.our rights are'assarted. If\ theboardjnferidtqlallo.w;..the; Committees to ">' do .-but 'collect'money .w'hen ; the .school; committees''funds;are; lowand -pass. ; cleaning.'accbunts,.theri.the personnel of the -: committee's','mn : st; : ,materially 'suffer.'■'., The., -board' should'remember, that 'the.members of.; .our school' Committees of the present,may be 'the members of the;board;inr,the.future,..and'.\ ?that many, committees ,are. quite .as.'compe- '-._ :i'erit," ; to;select a'teacher'; as' is,'.the Education; ; , Board'.' ;- : Vv;';" : ' : f'-' : ':-:,-;:>^;V ■'■) ; 'y,-, '-''■•:•■/; ';V' '■''':■ :' .In conclusion, 'I may add;that the Patea > School/'.Committeo; has .ho teacher-whatever'". fighting for-a principle ■ only,; ■not -for. ariy : -'particular teacher." -All things'. ■being equal; the committee .would be only too '; pleased tb!gi,ve, : tho''preference.to a teacher ■ working'unfo'.the'J.Wangamii Board,' but the • committee' wishes ;'to. get 'the .best mah : avail-.i ■' a^^otc^^-/'-^ ; ..-..; : - *;' ■'■'■': ' •'' '■■•■ :K" £ ':S ; W;DAtENEY^,'V : ;;;:.' : ';o :Secretary,; -Patea ..District :High; School ■Com-;.,' .-;:'.•' mittee.- ■:.-_■ :•:;■--'.';.-•■'■. .^V.:::,;;..;.;: ■_:■•■ ; '--:;■:":.•■ ■ - r r; Patea,'iJanuary:;s.i::.H,v : :,'■ -,:, ..'; v