EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 3

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

.y ..■..'. ■■•■■■■■', .v •■(i •" ■ - .'• '■.. / .'. ' '"■'": WELLINGTON BEANCH. ; SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS AND PEOMO-: ■''..;; / :•■,■ .•;. - '; '■■■ A' meeting .of the Wellington .branch, of the New-Zealand' Educational Institute was held last evening, the; president (Mr. Geo.. Flux) being in the. chair,.! '.There ,was. a' f air.attendance of members.'" ..■■■■;.• ■■'■'•"! • Consideration was given-to a motion by Mr. Yeats, referring to school appointments, discussion of, which camo up at a- previoue ..meeting and'was'.deferrtd. Mr. Yeats, asked leave to withdraw his'"motion.■■- The .whole question of teachers' appointments,'he said,;would'very probably come before Parliament at the forthcoming session. .'Leave iwas.granted. . '*'~■■-.-'.■' ! Mr; H. -A. ; Parkinson- moved, pro forma, the following remit'from, the 'Management Committee of the' institute:— ■..-■■. . . : : ••' "That it ; ie,in the: best interests of the '. ■: teaching profession that, teachers, except .■ ! under ■ special :ciroumstance9,'should not ■be promoted,. especially .by transfer, more it than orie : grade at a'time, as.otherwjso_of ; ■: neoessity a- smaller number of "promotions 'i must tako;place." r _:■ ... ■••' • , : • •■•■ /Mr. D. Mi Yeats eeoondod the motion. The suggestion, he feaid;' might do good to the icxtent that it would oonvey'to 'the.'Education Boards some'hint of what was -wanted.. . . : Mr.E. H/'BaUaehey also epoke in support of tho motion.' .V;/. .1 '.■'.■,■' ' •' • ' : I Mr. 'W; Foster thought that it would be mOTO to . tho, : purpose if the institute wero to recommend the Wellington Education Board the adoption ;of. the'scheme of promotion recently formulated-bjr.the, Auckland; Board of Ho was of ■ opinion that there was something to.bo leamt- irora'a' etu'dy of that scheme, even if ithe. Wellington Institute were simpjy, to"-stand;by. and.note tho.'progress of oventfl in tho" northern district during the nest two yoars.j .•Hβ • would, not counsel, members to follow the /example of Wanganui and swallow • tho^Auckland • scheme: whole. ■It 'was no use tinkering'with the subject. They, should set' thoWEelVes , to "consider' a proper echeino. : Mr. A. Erskine..agreed with the ■ previous speaker. He was■• not:in favour of the motion, .which' 'wae contrary .to the principle that brilliant teachers were descrying of rapid' promotion.". .: vi ■ : • .". . . . , The'motion:.was''lost.- v • • ■:• ■ ■ .• , ■ ■ A letter from' .the Nelson branch enclosing 1 ;oopy.of.;tho' regulations formed by trio Nelson Education Board,.was referred, to 1. tho Manrfgoinont: 1 Committee. . • . ' Nominations for "eleotion to the Execudve Committee of. tlie .New Zealand-Educational Institute . wero..then-receivedi Mr. - Wnv Poster Wellington) for the position jf secretary; :Mr. T. treaeurer! and Mr. Ai Erskino' (Wellington), ion-official member if the executive. Noniirki:ions for the presidenoy.were deferred.