TEACHERS' CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1330, 6 January 1912, Page 14

TEACHERS' CONFERENCE

(By Telceraßh.—Prejß Association.! Timaru, January 5. The Educational Institute sat long hours (o-tlay .attempting to complete the consideration of tho remits. A balance-sheet was presented showing that the total funds were about-iC2OOO, of which .£IOOO was legal defence fund. The resolution of the previous day regarding lale admissions to superannuation benefits was amended io provide for payment of compound interest on arrears. l'emits were carried as follow: — Auckland: That the principal woman assistant should have at least equal rank or pay with second assistant. Otago: That geometrical and scale drawing l;e reduced and not required for proficiency in the ease of girls' work. Canterbury: That the Government should exercise supervision over picture show films depicting crimes unfit for children to see. Otago: That salary should not fall so long as a teacher was in tho same position provided he does not within two years refuse to transfer to a post worth as much. That the salaries of assistants of tho secondary department r.f district high schools should bo increased. - Auckland: 'AH teachers' residences should bo fitted with modern conveniences. One speaker'said he had asked a good many delegates about their houses. Only one had a satisfactory home. . An Auckland remit in favour of special provision in each city for teaching children of "weak intellect" was carried unanimously! but "show development" was suggested as a better term. Kemits .in favour of travelling school j libraries, the supply of educational lantern slides, and reducing the minimum stag© for swimming capitation. to nine years . instead of fourth standard, ,were carried. .A Southland'proposal, that instead of establishing several small fchools, tho Department should, introduce a system of conveyance.'to the.central school, Was carvied unanimously. The president's motion in 'favour of a definite scheme .of health-instruction, was referred- to himself and Mr. M'Donald as a committee, with power to-add .to formulate a scheme. " • Other subjects referred to committees were: Improvement, in (owing, syllabus, and inquiry-into methods providing reading matter for schools in other countries. The conference concluded at 10 o'clock to-night.' The business, this evening' included a decision to enter info . a fresh agreement with Messrs. S. M. lirowii and Cq. to continue tho publication of the Journal for a 'further' -five' years. A; 'motion' by tho president that.-'(he Minister bo - urged to provide two special instructors in sexual physiology to instruct seniof scholars' was carried unanimously. It was decided .to ask ,the Department to provide the initial grant for school classes in dairying. ' A motion that the present method of election of education boards' by school committees lie discontinued, was lost. On the motion of Miss Newman (Auckland)' it was decided that steps be taken to secure for women their legal rights in regard to appointments.. The motion was carried unanimously, with applause. It was decided that the next- annual conference be held at New. Plymouth.'