OVERSEA TEACHERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1628, 20 December 1912, Page 6

OVERSEA TEACHERS.

HERE FOR CRICKET,

GREATER MATTERS MENTIONED. At the Tiff en' Tea Rooms last evening Wellington teachers entertained the matins New South Wales teachers at a smoke concert. Mr. Fleming presided. _ In replvin- to the toast of "The Visitor*" Mr. M'Mullen, capUun of the New South Wales Teachers' team, said that be had come to the conclusion that *ew Zealand cricket is not properly rated. He understood that the State in which he lived was sending over a team of encketr or* to plav in Wellington. He considered that visits of Sydney cricketers would prove very beneficial. Presumably the. sneaker was referring to Mr. Saunders when he said: "You have a man with you whoso name is known largely in Austrinareplyinß to the toast of ing Profession," Mr. Bakewell said that he hoped to see the time come when the Australian and New Zealand teachers met under the one name., He also hoped to see the time come when a New Zealand teacher would be-considered prohoient to teach in Australia, and the Australian teacher would be deemed proficient to teach in New Zealand. The speaker then S aid that, very little was heard of the teaching profession in general. Men of other professions had been recognised by the world, but little or was heard of tho man who spent Jus l»«ame in educating the young; He hoped that whoever had the direction of these matters would see that the man who had devoted his life to teaching would havo his services recognised.. Tho totiste honoured were ae follow:— "Tho King," "The ,£Wtoi*" a "The . Toachin" Profession, Kindred bports, "The Ladies,".and."The Press." Musical items were contributed by the foliowing-- Mr. Stan. Hutton, Mr. J. Eroomo, Mr. 0. Pringle.Mr. Sattler, Mr. Fletcher, and Mr. Minifio. A "chorus • was heartily given by the visitors.