EDUCATION MATTERS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2175, 13 June 1914, Page 9

EDUCATION MATTERS

THE PROPOSED BILL

TEACHERS TO MEET MEMBERS

OP PARLIAMENT

• A' mooting of tlio Wellington Educational Institute was held last night. Mr. •). laniblyn presided, and there was an attendance of about twenty members Jno chairinap spoke 011 tho proposal emanating iroin tlie iN'ew Zealand Institute, thrii the district institutes should appro'fifeli their members of Parliament, to pub before tliem their views onit ho proposed Eduea t ioi 1' P i 11. Acoin - initteo of' management liad been appointed, ho said, and had decided that tho institute should hold a special lneet"|S> on Juno 10, whei local members of larliament had promised to attend. "J no onl.v member who would not be ablo to attend iras tho Hon. i<\ 31. ]1. I'isher, who would be at Chrislchnrch 011 that date. Subjects selected to be put beforo the members wero those in tho forefront of tho reform asked for, namely: Increases in salaries, a better basis of payment than on average attendance 1; appointments; staffing; and a Council of Education. Tho members appointed to lead tho discussion on tho different heads were as follow' Salaries (Mr. A. Erskino), better basis of payment (Mr. J. Tamblyn), appointments (Mr. Grundy or Mr. Webb), staffing (Mr. Macmorran), Council of Education (Mr. Parkinson and Miss Myers). . As letters had not been sent to country members of Parliament in tho Wellington district, it was decided fo in- : vito the following members:—Sir Walter Buchanan; Mr. G. It. Sykes, Mr. J. H. ■ Escott, and Mr. J. Robertson. Tho recommendations of the Commit- 1

tee of Management or, tho matter were adopted. The meeting will bo held in tlio Boulcott Streo't Masonic Hall at 8 p.m.

Mr. Harding (Levin) regretted that country teachers had not been included in those' selected to speak to the members cf Parliament.

Mr. Erskine -said that there was nothing to stop a country moniber speaking on any' subjects, provided ho had something to say which would "clinch tho argument" put forward by the main speaker. 'ihoy did not want; to niako tlio meeting too long, as thov wero dealing with .men whoso timo wa's not always their own. A motion was put that Mr. Coombs (Wairarapa) should be associated with f; I**® present the salary Question. Ihis was agreed to. Tours Abroad.

' The chairman said that the letter rrom tlie Auckland Institute, with referonco to a proposed tour to England bv teachers, lad been dealt with by the secretary. . ' ( Mt - W - W ' KowntreeV saidthat he sent out 380 circulars, and received 68 replies, all in favour of the scheme.

The chairman explained that tho condition was that the tour was not to cost the teachers more than £100 each, the rest to be made up bv tho Department, if they fell in with the idea. Of course tho teachers would liav<* to forego their salaries during the nine months they wero away. Tlio secretary was instructed to send on the replies to the Auckland Insitute.

Other Matters.. ' ;Y ye ? ored that in order to _ enable the teachers to attend' the Science Congress, tbo' Education Board should be asked to close the schools on September 3, lnjsteid.jof; September ftli ror tlio September "holidays. * ' 1 After a short' discussion the motionwas carried/

■ The chairman announced that the re-, suit of the ballot to elect two members as delegates to the special meeting of the iNow Zealand Educational Institute ; —Miss Finlayson and * iv 1 B ur ns- The chairman welcomed Mr. Burns as a member of the District Institute.

A motion was put by-Mr. Grundy as follows: That the Education.Board lie asked to afford facilities to teachers to pay monthly premiums from tlieir salaries, lylicn wishing to insuro, either with tlie Government or with other insuranco companies."

Mr. Erskine seconded the motioi; "'lnch was carried.

A motion was carried to the effect that the institute should give their supPort to the Civil Service Co-operative utsli Purchasing Association. : The remainder of the" business concorned certain machinery motions dealing with the representation of branches on the .Management Committee, which >vero adopted."