TEACHERS' CONGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 7

TEACHERS' CONGRESS.

pi;iecToßs^btsyLL4Bu^/|:''INTERRURfipNH^tHE'SQHOqi;V jSii /Thb^Wi^erPncfs^pj/ delegate's/f :i[4i^mt:;;bra'ikihes' o. ;the:/lfefe : viZ«aland^ |i Building.:! ■Jfdn/th^, abVepcej yf lif fylCi; Macdotf :j / : |iflldi.'(prc'sidellt.* Jwho/was , fThei-wiiple ypi !.-;.'the' f oronpon , : .-leesaoii/sSvas'Ptak^iv' Dβyiii'disouESJqns/6f ! Si(ai ternpon^ , the/ prekideili i{Jiri; Jiacdbhaldf, (iahZthoiohair,;-pa'pe're'..weve-'read ,byi.ilei>srs.. ;::'!lffi>sßairiie.( (city, libratiaii),-; l?.t, «r,: GibbSr i :trote6Eor/T;-: : A.i :Hun : ; :'■■ !:ter";CVibtpTiii: .iOollegeJiiTaftsf/whiclirithe': . iTemaindor.. pf tthe/ranitS'dcaling/witU; the, ,v4tipnolp^tHa : ;"e|f«ct.:tliat:' , hu^eveni n g..;«;s----h 'eipu • be pii- tholcastihg ; ; vpte /^ef^the^ch^irmdnij.r.E/;^W//i ; .:'i;/:h!::-; ii',;^ 'place, on .'. '.the' subjedt of 'certain 'rSuiits* dealing With. r vlthfl':syliabus: ;i general-statenVent: of: ■/lhe'we7?Mr. ; ,;y^id'."tte:S^llaT!iM. , .-.had'Vlbhg'-;:been;>-tKe. ASiiibjectV'qf v earnest'-' consideratlon/in:' thei; scheme •"-'«{ iostruction ; .-l»ltt-«B4iv;£'iin '•th4.-;syllabus ; ' :^^not 'defiivitC!' enough"; liberal p?;Were;pf, ; cy^,nter'preKtiPn'; Vere !: .tli us v giycn", tdithe : 3ipMtors,?%nie''''of-'' ; *hoiil--.Were',se"metini«s:-.'.'■■siMlined, 'to;; bully -young- :teachere-in'. the : V-..<l6untry.■Uistncts.'^-ln.tthe -larger jschoola r teachers'- wererhb're' , independent..,'••;.■.; "■a";Mr.v-J.f''A.'i yValentihe..; (South.: Canter/i ,iury)Awais'':nbt;inclined agree-:that; the; :^iospeotbrs' : ;werc}'gniltyHPf. Mlynig./;;? ; :- -ijlt ! '"'■yrds-(Tflnallyi?i'deoided/ivafterivEome '"■ 'farther: discussion/t.that .the! whole: of : j tho - ; : ; 'rbmits "dealing " /with-V the; •'■ syllabus—ls-25 iiicl.usiver-be Preferred :.to "the;, representa-. .'-tf;Tes iroin'.Anckland; ■ Taranaki, -JNelson,. //Bad , : : Sbuth:/CarAertary i V':: : with;^ ar ' view to Jv.b-aeVieport'.being submitted for/discussion/;sjr^;toβ^conferenw;v^^^,/:^S;/l/^/^Vi■K^i /f/C; LOGGER uSCHOOI./CIV\Y/ : '/-/

HOW SCHOOL WORK IS ' INTERRUPTED. _ i / Mr 7J, ' Watson (North Canterbury) | moved that any t extension of Olb school dny bevond the, hmit of five hours vas lnoxpedieut. Generally speaking, he said, I it \was considered that tho demands bf the syllabus required-longer homs io that ie<did not agree, as the principle uiion which the, Bvllabus was designed wiis really in tho direction of lightening tho 1 burden of the school day. leachers could select from the syllabus a programme suited to the conditions of their particular districts A lengthened school day was not desirable. Observations of school , systems aUawhere had convinced thiar o-ftn exports that nheuever a cer itaiß limit was overstepped unmistakable elans of fafigue were noted, m the children, and aleonn tho teacher, Ho coueiijered that the eitension of the school age and the substitution pi the metric sylitem' for tho ( present cumbersome , syiitem of sohool anthmoho seemed to him to oiler a more practical way 01 escape, from tho overpressure t wmcli se'med to exist in certain places " i\ delegate Reform the spelling, too? IClie mover . The' spelling is all right. Wi3 have no trouble in our district Mr iGiven (North beconded thii motion. . Five hours, he slid, was quite long enough A good deal of we oMjrpressnre could be traced, ho stated, to the scholarship fover s Mr George Macmorran (We'dington) -- suupoftod the motion . He wa. inclined, to think that a good deal oi , the ovorpriissufe qn 'the Lve hotus' slJiool day was due to interruptions Tor instance, at. by>the ulioada" caused -by tho necessity _ot biaUmg suitable arrangeraonts foi ,int/ sbuction in 'carpentry Half pf a par- / bcular claes vHf required to be absent /. fai'an hour and a half, and then the /' othpr half had, to go latei on m tho saute ' Uar, A.uofhor day, the girls would bft / eway the whole morning for instruction 1 in coQkery. Again, thoy had ' a local ' ariangement whereby a teacher had to 1 supervise school sports in 1 school hours Then theio were battalion paTades, shooting, visits to warships cricketing teams, vriifcs to local manufacturers, saluting th« flat;, and so on All lnttrruptions— ho did not ■wish it to. be mferrfed that the" time , " taken up bj these v. as alto gether lost—used up so much, the actual time* allowed for education as almost to jtfstify" , demand for linger hours / \ lie motion was then put and carried ' /(TRANSFER Oi;' TEACHERS. I ' TWO KESIITS BEJECTED , 1 Two remitSj dealing with thd ti ansfer 1 'of ieachers, iveTe lost Tho first of these J "That if education boards have th'e powei!to transfer a teachei to an mferior portion or grade ot c chool,' then stops ' be taken to amend the Education Act bo is to withdraw 'that porrer," Wis t moved by Mr L F. de Berrj (6rey), and seconded by Mr , "W. C Smith (Marl--1 borcn B 'h). The second '/That' the B\ocutire of the Now Zealand Educational Institute be ( requested to endeavour to \ havcf the Teachers' Court of Appeal Act amended so as transfers as well as dismissals/'-was moved by Mr D vv\ Low 1 and seconded by Mr. 1 E Watson (botli of Wanganui). 1 1 Speaking as a member of Uie'eTecutive, 1 Mr . William Toster ' (Wellington) said tliat , it was not desirable to ask for any amendments to the Teachers' Court of Appeal Act, and tho institute would bo viefl advised to let both remits drep Mr H (1 Cousins (Auckland) said that in a recent conversation ho had had with the Minister tor Education (the Hon & Towlds), in Auckland, had been informed that the interests of teachers itfrespdct to the education boards''powers of tiansier *ere lullj protected by the leachers Court of 4ppeal Mr l'oster, reverting io the subject, said ithat tho- boards wiuld lequire to prov(, it ueces ary, that trailers were made on tho score, of effioipncy If 0 teacher buffered a- loss of status and sil , ary >y reason ot tiansfer, he could call on the board td show cause feo far, no Buch case had occurred t \ CENTRALISING THE INSPECTORS.

; .na!"j,a;strict-;braiiches- f onrtae'. : subject of ,':.conti'nlis'ulg -the '■schbbl'.iiisgectbi'S'^evoked , ■ W ;^te^BMiMllssion;,thei 'cOufercncd' . ;SW D ?, in :f! :V tno : ..prluc!p;id / of.^centralisation' " ;fe \>\clep|jng. ;eaciv,--lil'hoSnrsti'-'iiioved :! br : ;Mr/.W^.:.:Newton-(Aucklaiidj,,•arid-sec^ :oflded;vby;jMr:--'j;aA'itkeift:(>Vaiisraiiui),i •:.: sought to.■■ affirm;;.'tho.-principle , that - tho' ..inspectors. , shouldi;be/,place'd lliider th'o v : control o^'the'EdncationlXlepartmijnt'with- ■ respect 'to ;?f 'the-syllabus.-viThb , moter . ??' d . , t .??V : conter.ehco Waiter. conference;" for . years, , 'had : ',dirine'd-the : pnoc)]?le;;6f;;centralisation-. ■-.J.ri- thiv'.re- ■■■-■ W. -now,; before'-.theinrjt; was 1 ; songlit , to" •■: Ciirry.i.centralishtibh' only■■ so far"as 'the" .;intcrpl;etaHon;ortho-;syltftbus- ; and'oi-the" regulaiions'.n'as cqneerried.'- - :'; •;■/•-■- ■feeling.: expressed" was "in :. favour,', of absoluto : -centralisation;' A? vßcrry; (Greyj issortod, in.,reply;.tp.;:a suggestion'-that~:the,bbards ihould: ; -,bafallowed.-to./retain ■ theiy. 'ah- i: :■ ; thorite inspectors, '. that. 1 ?pf thft.-tliirteen-.education.boards; in tho'Do-' -; minipn;; r .inat .least; half the. members-did ; not .uMersfaud,. two lines of the syllabus;' Agaiujjan: small' districts' auch'• 'as 'Grey -. the.' environment .andVjimitbd , : ScojM ' of I tapir,Situation-was'iriiriiical-'to' , thV prf serVatiflii ..of', a- broad -point -'of: view; ; .Other '.- k'hew;;'nothing? of their in 1 ■a sinhJl;district, ..werei.'practically. side- , tracked; 1 .walled in'.-, , /:.The qnestion -was : bo- •-. fore, the;'Minister,isn6t;.pßrfnnctorily..af--; ,' -firmeefcyear'after year;'-(Applause.) .-.One ;., ,insppottr ihe iKneiv"fof :-l^aoV*publlcly; : de-. ■.;-clared'' ; liis.iudi.fference: j toitlio., regulations; , and; said '.thaj:'' lii.S'iintorpr.e.tatitm, of the < syllabu'f must.be'talien- as 'absolute..,' ■'-.•: Mr. s;Geo.; : Jtacitiorrair ; : ;(Wc!lint!ton) thought; that jhe institntes ' might. bo . i'.trustedi to safeguard : ,the,;intcrestJotVthe .:. teacheri,: and .upon between

inspectors and teachers.on pointß,;of in-, terprotatioh , of'the.: syllabus, the- institutoV: could .be.ap'poaled.toVt'or support.. There'.was-no necessity to go so far' as theceutralisrjtibn; of the inspectors.. •■■'..-■ /' •-..-. . ; Mi',- Aitk6n;/(W6.hgan.ui), .referring ". to; educaliouH board-coutrol:'of : inspectors; said-:that -'-the/system^.of- electing'.'.tho ,boards .'was';the:'.weakest thing in. local goveramont /in' Now- Zealand* 'Boards iWbro abdv'o control... ; .They.were answerable; to nobody,,for-tho committees which .elected thetfi: , counted for.'v'eryU'lHUeV •■.:'. ir.Mv.VPfirkinson /(Wellington) said that .they/ihust;riot overlook ; the fact that Jf .they;,'; desired- on /established system of ■ : prpinotiqni l ' ; some'; basis.of". centralisation, so far.;.;as ; tho/ihspbetors were;concerned, Was/essential,'if the.claims .'pf teachers' throughout.-:Now'-. 'Zealand;-'were" to-'bo jUstly. -'■ '<•■ - : ; '-// : ~'," '//'■ v. : . Finally,, the.'Pi'ineiplo , of. centralisation •'wiisaffinnej/'absolnteiy, by the;adoption' of ■-. the '(remit..'lnoved-'by'Jlri'.Ji'llroy ;.(Taranaki)•;-«That, "the■;inspectors ■;■ of ■isnhpbls' should ■•be' placed • iiiidef; the ■ 'con,trpl''.of tho -Education; Dopartuient." . ;

./:/: ■STANDARD ;OF;'EXEMPTION,;./, j; AJjrX /AItiTHMETId ■;/ V ''MOir the "itiptipn iof /Slry'-T.'-■ Pi-VWarten' (Aucldaud), the conference.'affir'med;.. the principle'ttiat tho .standard of': exemption;. .should^be-'the/Sixth '..Standard.'/,' Tlio '■ iiipyer 'said.. that :■ the of 'jesenip- ■ 'tibn/frbm-. compulsory school .attendance had previously: been a pass in ".Standard. IV/iNbw.'ia , pass in-.Standard/Vi i .was / in-' Msted /upon:••■ But/ they .found-that. Uov? crnuient''services' aiul private insHtutiona would riot;receive boys ivhb. had n'bfc pass-; ed tho : :Siith..Stahdard,::and ;thb/:ppsition; now' '= was .-.that - many.' young. inenv found.. .'therilselves j 'obliged': -,tb vattend •cohtmua : . schools in orders,to./qualify:'.:th?insclves v for.; 'promotion in life:.'. \ Tho -up.v; flrmneit ;had r instit'utedj.regulations: of.;a } retrospective •nature/in'' this' respect; aiid he hrmself'had.seqri apos'tmariiin A.trani"oar:::dbvpuring the; f contents of, a-/Sixth Standwil' arithmetic';bpok. Tlie/age ; ;.:of 'exemption ■ should bq . raised to. fifteen....'..; / VMf;:J.;A.-V:alontiiie ; (South':Canterb.nry)/ ! qnbted f roifl.'a ' repbr t: by • ■ the : \lnspector■oeneraJ;Vqf Sclibpls ;to'. show, that "Mr. Ho'gjjßtt , ':'■apprpyed.i.theVprJnciplc.'pf'.keep-. ing.'alV'children, at. school; uiltil : the. v ag6. :'bf -ii/ At pfesent,:it : was'.possible to;.ob-: ta|n:i bxemptibn'. at 12. years; of age-rand ■less.;';:^;/:::':/./;:,;;..■■.; ■■■: :: :.-v&-- : :: ':^/.'/;/'

;:;: ? V>.rTRAtNJNG ! O|F tMACHERS; ./ 'jT.; I')\-■':%:/:•. '■:'■'■[, *'.■?:'';O;"^g ;v 'v••/; ;•'.V. ■■ '■.':■ Mr^dw-en; :'(Npriii 'pantfefbury);; mpved: /staffed; ,vf itli a^sistanlsioiily,- a-'. for.-itMe! '-teaching profession.'snail' , :'serye; ■tffp-Qf:,w]ucjf; , ;and ;twb.-jasjn! stadent ~a tr.ainihg'.'cpl-' ;jego;" or" three:, as' ; :'a :b»e..inutile .training/college;''v ; .This jnoveiy an: : ,t:h'oi:^ut'sql"of/a;.liuiabrou3.' : spcech,:com; r .plained.' thlit ■ tho , "product''_ of Hhqtraining; • cbllegM'''were; too iminature/'.VHe'Jreferred' esperiallyStp,''- ;the'i';students .''graduating >fr«m fhe.':B'.division, /whp'.iwci^xab'le/'-to' 'qualify;fqr ! apßbmtjnentf after;two. years' 'disapproved :of /siieh. , a 'short period of Japprenticeshvpi' \.-TKe i period .of-/training shouldv;be': fotit;";;years.'fcAnCapprentice-' ■ship 7 bf/.liye. , '. years'*as needed to-, qualify tpr.bmpibynipiit.'^ (liepanty i Ttts y^tSurd/'.; f.The, ;, resnlt i wag' that/;raw'istjidents, ; iiaH, i ;nb, i nbtion : ;bf ;inatetaliiing ■:disoiplirio,'.i.were' ißent ; qiit'to ■ timejiiimfcntii^some' ; even' • to : 'tako. charge "students as "keeping. : ',the!.6pl(bpl,' Toll; : .whilb : fhe had ''. :cven"' been/ 'obliged'; , to'anform';a■:"C;s" t'ertificated■ ex-^bide'nt:■ tKa't .'iritis'--'(the • speaker's')!, sehbol;';.'.ic>.was usual' to ; . spell; -"forty;- /withoutxthe .."u;" 1 i(Laughter.) ' ■'.■--;*s<l^'+<.■»■'■'*■': *••"' •'■■'■' >,- ■•:V:.-I .fhat' the motion'-might bevaltered ;to.prevent B•. Students" .being ■ sent to > take I chargo ibf v 'Bmall^cPuptry''scnoplK-7 : '. , 'JE[e , ;-!mqve'd',td':l 'arid .the-iqrigiM /motion *:'•>•.» ■'On' '■:the ,'motjb.n v'of •■' Mr.: '. Just (North Canterbtiry),'it was -also -resolved..... ='ff hat; inasmuch/■■■as ■Vtte<.'Bdncatioriv.,Act' : 4mendnient:v ! Aot,.:'l9oßj:-. anticipates i -the ■subsKtution Vof -J trained ;yj assistants for pupil-teachers.'.; tliev-.MjnjStdr,..for .\Edueasome; wstron-bq.irani'edr-Wheroby'vas-thefs'upply-of .trained '.teachers an.o.tys,', assistants' may be? gradually appointed ■in 'lieu : of. pnpil-feaehers:^':^;.■•-;W;1^':-^:.•/';■;■■:-r: : [■}

f J ; The expenditure .of capitation.'grants for speoial.',classes.Vqaiiie.'in' ; for some- free Criticism;.":;'":: , P'-'*-';'■'?;.''i'-.'U •;: : ■;:>■ ■ -: : ../;-. ; •;That i-the.;-. Education.-;/Department -J bd. ■asked; tbr;abolishispecial''capitatipri i '; Brants fqr/haijdwprlc, 'ete.,--and/;to'.ißcrease , .the. general • bapitation.' grant''to ; F«dtication invlieu , ■that■>theres'wa's.-. a'Wndency'..pfe.the'part bf, sqnie: teachers ;'to : tak'e,'up special' s,ub-, _ jects :fpr:.; ; the' sake, of ■ the,; grant;' and..to/oveflook':'-the 'educational aspect, of the'-'matter.-The'whole'qu«stioii/.re-quired ;tp:;be; reviewed,-; , and "placed-: upon ,0, :.dif?erent'.;.baeisj;;-:There-:-iras/, far/iob much; clerical;work* : inyblve'd injthe" keep'ring/of; special iTflllsj; andf the;' making ,'but' of fipsciakre_ttirhe^ K i.y,,'. \ : ; -f' ; ':.' : ;;';;.v'/;.Ov. ;; .tatkin'clashes;hid .Seen'run: to > excess.;--:lt■ ivas the'fault 'of';the ..beards,'Vwhq'/desired : ,the, schools to "earn large .grants;/' •;; : /,{ ■■':'. '.:/Jlr; ; ;,.Davidsbn : :; ; (D , ane<tin).said:-that in , some/dentres/the; : distributimi of^capita-' , . tion"f^"antsV ; ;w,asialtbgel;her .wrqne. -He .-.knew: ef.';one!.school.;,'qf ; betweeu'i'iOO !in ; 'spe"6ialgrant6,"but ; :received only. ■teertod:; that ■ the. accuyulated.;;surpluses" 'from: the Jgrants'^yere'-^dded'-.to' '.'.the, general /funds' of tho '.boards! .: Th*re>iyas. a/great -.'■ waste.: of'•: moiiey-yiiith-regard- ,-fograirts .-for'sb-pallS "handTrqrk'v'stibjccts,. ;and vthe./.clerical"' ,: wbrkj;' attach«d v'tp.v the :that" irt-Spme ';caseV'te'ncherJ(preferred.;to. barry'i'on"' ; the;■ spe'ek-1-. cla^sc^.^'and; allow!the ■ grant l tqsgp. by , defaultiji'fc.-;:;; )-.?'--"-\ //■The'motipn was carried;w;l '.'f ■■',: 1

BOOKS,:,; - ; 5i.. "NO NEEI3 • CHAEITX: THlif i:*": 9 .;. >;':H-fy ■ ■ p;> . '?;? •;' *.■ In'ithe / opinion.; of i.the ;■ tie ; pre3snt : distribnting,,free-spHool books■'■ inviinaatisfadtory.'-'; '<."■■'■ ' • •' : ' '.-)::}■■'', ;..■ Miss: Craig (WellingtonJ.-wlio tabled the r reifaitjin€iiuiiciatitig :r tlie proposition;said ' that''ihereiwcra;. several, reasons why-the present systertiiot' free distribution should; 'bevooridemned.'-'...:lt.C;was:'unsaHitary, , it : hampered ; facilities:: for the, preparation i)'f lessons, and; they considered.that only ; 10 jier obnt...of :the;free,issue was required, ,to,/be :replabed ; annHally,\they would , see , ' that' by.' thß/iendbf'tcri'years —the.'period ;.allowed, ='.she vinfcryed,• for {Heir., gradual;■■foi)lac«rueiit—tho:'. books Would be \n. ah..unsatisfactory condition. ■'• Other.speakersiToleed;the opinion- that free.school books:.had never .boeii-.asked' for. ':-.T,here ~was -no: need for- the dispensation . of charity.:, of this .kind/', they .said. 'o \ hy;--:v ■;:-:/.: -W ; - ': ?i : }:-^> : ;%

; : -.Cγ OTHER; MATTERS. : : J: a.- ; Other remits:adopted were.as follow:— ; School the Minister, for,.' Education /be ' respectfully requested itoj.ihtrodnoe;legislation that shall niake it:. ; corapiilEory; r f6f,' : p'upils. : . : aHondin)» : 'the primary schools of the" Pomjnioh'to ;'atknd. every time the; school iv open, :theusual, exemptions , , being-allowed.'.'—(South .Canterburyi) ■■■:■■.. .-.■. ..■.■■ , - .:. X T<iaoh'ovs':.'Superannnation.—:"That, this institute:•■; recoiiiinendj' , : that /.provision :be iilade" so)as to.■ admit; on 'the paynient of.'arrears 'and ihterestj' ,tp- the benefits of the. Public r Setvice Classiflofttion and $uperannuatibii ; : A'nicndment Act,'.-1908, those : teachers; ivho; are excludecV'.there-; omitting to join>under. , original.; ■■Superarihuatioh"; ' Act."—(West land.) ; ■;,' .'■■;;■'■:.;:: .■'.'.■■'-■"■' : . : .,\'-'■■'.''•■■'.■

■- :; CHILIJBEN'S ,LIBRARIES,,;.'..:. •■ A 'very account of thoworkiiiK of tne", American' 'system of condiicting children's. , libraries, was given:' by" Mr. Udrbert,:Daillie'';;(c!ty librarian), in--:-'a; paper : which' l -ho read. before,;;;the > fereuco at .the, afternoon ; session. .. "I have to admit,".he said,;"that before I,made the trip to .the .States there was a vague suspicion; rnriiiinK i throUgli,.mv mind that there was too mui)n. done for, the children/, but; when \ came'.' to, understand./ their: methods and .to know' the children* they .had; to ..'deal ;with,.;;all ideas of dissent , vanished."' In! tho' of children's 'libraries, , '-Mr. .Baillie went oh , 'tb.-isaV. /America: set -the lead. . The. movement oxtended in the direction ofvtho schools, and was- viewed favourably. by leading educationists. ■ Library assistants are

specially!trained to minister to tho children, ,'autl, lectures' on the subject: of childron's literature aro" regularly given' l in 'tie .teachers' ' training colleges. '■ Mr. Briillio went'.on to describe the methods in .operation..-, at' .the famous Newark. Library. • In* twelve 'months this library issued Si.OOO books to its'GOOO odd juyenile readers;- ■..■ Another feature of ■ tho system: is: the home library... "When- tn a crowded tenement district, or elsewhere," explained Jlr.-Baillie,' "a bright girl, for exairiple, is.found \vlib ! is willing to act ■ss". librarian, the' Children's Department sends to her home a.small case containing about' , twenty; books.. Sho is.thrth: asked to invitb'Wno or ton of her friends to join. hot...in' forming •'■ it ■'.■ homo library group.; A., meeting of tho group is held once a week; at-which gnlnes are played, 'stories .are 'told,-and books given' out. .Tho ■ supervisor . of'-homo : libraries is assisted in' this work by' a number: of young ■.men And women;.who: act as volunteer .visitors.- Atthjs library tho : story hour is: an important-feature." ' '"•" .:■• '"■ ■

. Mv; F: G. Gibbs, SLA'., headmaster of tho-: Nelson, Boys' School, , ' -also■ gave an iuterestiug'.lecturette oil the'subject of "Tho Teaching of Naturo-Study." ■■'< :

ft v, jSHAgP/CRITICIS/VI. :"■ OUR :EbUCATION SYSTEM.' // jiEOFESgOB/HUNTEE SEES IT".',"■ y The most interesting; feature.of the afternoon session was'the paper by Profesr sor.'T.A..:|Hunter, of the Chair of Mental ; Science; :at- Victoria College,; on' the: subject; of .''lnterest and" Attention." /In th,e course of his remarks the professor, delivered' himself/: pf." soine : searching': ',01'itibisins 'of.;. our' education": system,' and condemned, the inadequacy ! of purinbth-' ods of .'training for teachers! ,/V < A "

■■');•■:■) ;':'" ;Crylna Need. ; ; •: V .: '[I ..bm;satisfied,"vhe said, "that: the cry.ihg -'need/pf the r ;teaching. profession— ;iiniversity, ! . secondary,, and primary—is' better tfainirigvo't.the teachers • and more knowledge; of vie,'pupil- or student. . The' first:and;last,/the;ibeginning and■ the end of successf«l ■■ t'baohing. is the teacher; and .the first'point that: deserves -cbrisidera-. ■tion; is /the/(revolution-,:.this conception, ■makes'-"in-.itho ideal of;the;tcacher.//Edubationists abroad' havo.been seized of.the hecessity-.foi'i-the/ careful.; training...: of ■ttabhers, and; ofi.the'fact that-, psychology niust. fprtn: the basis : of any rational■ sys-/ ■"'tern' of training. ■; In this pountryiweare •e'ndeayouring''to'follow-thisiead, , but.soo how satisfied. ,we.;ure/with-.mere,: words! Let" mo' illustrate:. First, '' the L'D? -certifi- . ,catb'''exariiihatioii ; : is 'tho'-lowest ,now is-: I'sued '.in'; the : Dominion,' and -if you: look, at - the presbnptibn >f or.' tho examination; you" willNfind; : nine • coirimilsory:''subjects. iaiitl: tw6ntj-s'even ■,'o'ptipnal"subjects. The ■{•ptioiial 'list;'inoludes'- such'. : subjects as jtreek, dMryi'wbrk; iron: work, etc., arid : the'(CPmpnlsory list'-'in'eludea,- , -;pf, : all thirigs:;.in'the:world,- vocal''music! .'ln.:a_ll - and;corilpulsory---thero is nqt' ; a/.ein'gle-Jreferonco]; • .It iS;:asl'if;;;iriithe"'niedical'''courEe,". human . anatomy J or/physiology ' /wero ;excluded; This/tfilly,:is l .';thb;.oVprTrhelraiiig. triumph of-mattet'/bver: v/:':' 1: ""i: ! ;; .•"■."■■'•

' the ; Tcacher.; ;■ ,■ '] : i ;: ''Now'.'fo'r.my secondtpoint. VAt a| great 'deal of.exponsp ! wq;have madq■ a : 'sinall ■bbginhinV- at' ; tHo;equipmont' of four train-vihg;coHeKsi;;But,'app_arently,-,we.have m ithese :ihstihitions, honour' , enough.- . C'andi'datesr, tor /the teaching;' '■ need' ■not; ■ the .benefits" '.State! preyide's , .; •.'■"STqung' , ..teachers •..■'who, , ' show 'aDtitudo: take , /positions 1 ■ without going ,, through- 5 the' colleges,'.'arid' aib'tHus. smuggled prq■'fes'SJOn.' i-!;i;A'r ;■> VV-:' \\ .::;:.._ ]i ; ■;;.-. ; .. ;'• ■;,,;: -••■. - . .''Thirdly :>-'.;■ Society\->; requires . certain. ißUiirftntees ; as;!toitraininK'.,!md ■qualific'av )fon3,froiii. its -cheniists, 'doctors,,: lawyers,; motorwon, etc., .indcod.-irbm. almost. ;evcry':class'Of skilled iw'ork^icn'.-.cxcept^teachers. : '..' Anybiiey. .no matter .-'what. his/la'ck '■ bf'u qu'alifipa'uons', 'iiay.,staft.a ,yx ifato scjiool; no. training' is Ve'guired: i.for: t; 'a 7i'teacher : . ;/in';.'-, our. schools, ■-.and ■ the .large '~body' 'of. ; uncertiiscatfed'teachers'in tho .primary, schools'■ speiksi■ for 'itself.'.^,The:teaphets of-i.yictoria.riiy. tliqir; system o£. : registra-. : . tioii- 'have : , furnished'; an'" : example ■'■ which wa. should follow;.'Onb:; of, :.the,.■;ineyitaWe.-jresults qf Jthie;.; neglect'. ia tliat. quite, 'iniprgper'jmethods ';are/'.usfed, ; in , ' ouri scliools-r-priyate.i'publio,' prijDiary,' and r Eecpndary:..:Ju4;thi - nk'of : theihnumerable : crowd' of.■,leachers■ wild, ; in', all";good 'faith;" have ; assimilated ?the' system : of educatipn.' which has '• prevailed^; that' they may/ Cheerfully and,,Snth6ut.'much''deliberation carry : 'it. further;'..oil! .What' is' :.tjie,iriain;dispipliriary ; force in;our schools to-day?. I^soy, iwithout .the. shadow of /doubci.'fear'.'T As'' Donaldson '.well', pit '-'-. it: 1 'The pr,obleirjj.'therefore,; of /an emotional ■ baokgrpurid. has' been, met : witlr : a : hickory. .stick.'.; The/motive"'b£, ; fear'iß a transitory. . priei , : qnCwhich/icirganised'. ediicatibn. in' the past has'relied. J ': , :;;V i ■';.'■:-V.' '[i.'.? l i-''*'-:[-\ .:■'."'!'

■;; ;, ft: ; ' : v;(.ac|s ; of; Co-or'djnatibn.- ■ ; ,--" m/; ■ lluntOT then 1 touched" : qn 'the lack of co-ordination ; iri..the main;parts ; of our, 'education-, system; [ '■ This ''utter lack ;Of;.co-brdination,-' he;said; •,''is':qnite unjustifiable.'' We .have;'far tbp''.'"many" bodies with certain' powers of controls, There are-;at.least .nine."bodies:controlling';uni-versityeducatioil;.-!One form's- Jtlie'.syllabus, appoints, tho staff,. and sq'bn; In;.primafy and/secondary •odiication;-tho'. same , evils"?are"--rampant.-" ; '--'-Th'o/central. Department provides:.-the., syllabus, , :and yet tlie'inspectqvs;whp should seo.Uhat it inter-.; preted.aro: not •under -the -.cbntft>l ! pf.TtheDepartment.'.'Who appqints'the 1 teachers it'-would,'be"''difflcult v tq'"say-- L the',wholo ■thing : --is' • a /hopeless • juniblo, -not •'to -be■ solved: until ; hbh.ost men' ; aro. permitted ;to weigti ;Hhe ; 'evide'nco bf'eiperts at'.homo and , abroad.'- : ' '■"'■ '"", ■.'•' : ■'■''.'■ : - .'/"*•: '• "Thisunally.'is the'fact that.needs to be emphasised,"-■ s'aid/'l'fofessor,HunterV in is. 'demanded : and; mnsf go on as in other.sciences.; To tho vast: "majority of there. arq ~no 'edocatipnal , problems , ■■■■'outsicle such ' externals: as salaries,.' methods.of, '.appointment, 'and -inspection, , and..so< 0n.. , -1- do hot-'deny the. importance/of these, but thb ; heart,of'the'matter is elsewhere."