EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 727, 28 January 1910, Page 9

EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

0 '."■'■v WELLINGTON BOARD FEELS !;..'S; &//</ : SLIGHTED.' '/' ■ I. . "I.'sea tfrat; the>ther : Education 'Boards 'have:'.discussedvtha constitution 'of' the conference,""observed the. chairman vof • the; i.WclHngton/: Education Board yesterdayj:: referring, - at the boardV meeting, to. ;.the.General::: Conference ; v;on .whioli. :is ; ;:to 'bo. held* next . rboiith. -. "Tho boards , are hot to be represented," ho continued;"and:''>:eht; .on .to say.! that.-.the the'cbrif,er«nce. niight .profitably; have; dis- /;'( 'admiiiistering.' ' buildings r, and ; maintenance',works'■ ,on "'"diininutiT^V-^attisV.v.'-Tliis^icotif^t&ica'! api'peared^'/to 'be ,a convention of highly-paid experts;'whoiwould»probably evolvomeasures . fori their oivn'.professional' advance!me'n t i an4:;the..preation/ of. a' hierarchy.'-,of professional, teachers. . . , -;i ;Mr.f -. Yilef'y'Anpthe'r; step, 7 cenSir:' Hogg.'M.P., could, see nothing.but ; grohidtidhs,':;advanoembnta', v ahd'/'emolu-.-ihonts.in'thedebate,. '■been: reported -of iteachers';--conferences. ■The .question' 6f r yucati6n was/ignored., r j'iMr. 'Kebbell: .Tou aro'speaking; of; tho •Teachers' Institute? - / : • : ■/; Mr.: Hogg: It ,'nvill '.be, thoVsa'nio:-next month./ .The'; inspectors in small .districts :'.will';!be wantiag/trahsfersi ; to',-larger'.: ,'disi; tricts, and so on. . ' ' ' . .//;';• \i K Mr. Vile .thought ' that - somo . protest ■should -be:.'modi.'about the' wayin which 1 ■boards ,'i'wiere"; consistently, ignored.'; At/ tho Teachers' Conference, a number .of .rofio- ' tratiori'.ofthe'iiboards. . They, were 'not. "even asked to express. opinions on these resolutions/ . Thoy. were. istudiously; ig-.; )iorcd, in fact.. Ho.thought : that the Minister'for EdiicatiphVshould ; be : , asked; tho reason, ;wh'y;.■■■' ■//:/::;■■ ■/ •~' .■.; -'v.; ■:, '".. ■Tho board'then, passed, on to other V: ' '• ;.v"/