THE EDUCATION BILL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2206, 20 July 1914, Page 5

THE EDUCATION BILL.

MEETS HEADMASTERS' "AP-... .;',. ' PROVAL.. : In moving the - adoption of the an-. -nual report of the Headmasters' Association of Wellington, at the annual : meeting"on Saturday mprning, Mr. W. -T. who presided, made appreciative reference to'the Education' Act Amendment Bill. -He'l'said that the' in.troduction and eagerlyexpected measure had given great and general (Satisfaction! though, as yet, owing -to lack of time and opportunity, the members had not been'able to digest it so as to-express opinions upon its' provisions.. The Bill seemed to him, however, a statesmanlike and earnest .endeavour',to .'give,relief on several, points''■'to. teachers,- and to deal with education on broad arid generous -lines. The Minister, and tho Government were 'to be'congratulated upon the favourable, impression the.Bill had already made. If. tho riieasure was amended in : various directions and carried,;tho teaching profession:mighf congratulate the Government on having madethe greatest advance in educational matters ;sirico the Act.of. 1877.'.'0ne,0f- the -main changes made'in tlie Bill was,, said the chairman, the : establishment of an Advisory Council of Education. This, he believed; was only the first step towards ah Administrative Council, which was the main/aim.of tho association. The oper--atioii'of an Advisory Council' would, in the future, he-believed, show tho abso-: lute necessity for'. administratjiyo powers; being given te it. The next great point, was,:tho-, centralisation, of tlie inspectorate. "Here,-ah important advance was being made, because great possibilities were to be found in such a step/ It was almost ;irhpossible now to obtain a proper',grading scheme' for/teachers,' but under the- proposed centralised system it would be: possible to establish, a Dominion grading system which would give fairly general satisfaction. In these respects the-Bill remedied", many of the grievances now existing amongst : the teaching, profession. The next im; portarit point • was the increases in' salaries. '-Details had not been made available yet; but if the increase wero in Grades 3, 4, and 5, \ they would affect the great.bulk of the teachers.and give much Satisfaction.. Another matter which had given much trouble in the past'was tho, appointment of > teachers,' and in thß Bill the Government had, with one minor exception, placed the appointment in tlie hands of the boards. Education Boards would, in fact, seldom be/.placed, under the necessity of exercising'the requirement to send thenames of teachers equally qualified to the committee. Bill made a great advance towards what the teachers thought proper'method of appointment. He had only been_able to. give the Bill a cursory investigation, but he was in 'general well satisfied with; it.. ':■• ! /.' ■'■•':- ' - / It was decided that another meeting should he held for the special purpose of discussing the measure. .' NAPIER TEACHERS PROTEST. (By Tdeffraßla.-rPrese Association.) -'-,-.."- : "V '. Hastings, July 18. •- At a mebting of thp. Napier branch of the Hawke's Bay Educational Institute this morning, the following resolutions wero carried: That this meeting expresses dissatisfaction with the totally inadequate salaries provided in the. Education Bill now before the House; (2), that this meeting regrets exceedingly that the old basis of 'computation of'salaries on tho average attendance has been retained in tho new Bill, whereas teachers unanimously demand a Dominion grading scheme of salary and prqmition, based on efficiency and service. . At the first signs of Influenza summon 1 "NAZOL" to your aid. This dependable: remedy for coughs and colds, sore throats, and bronchial affections will soon inalre yon right as rain-- 60 doses for Is. Gd—Advt.. MessTS. Spence and Co;, Dannovirke, advertise particulars in this issue of a Dannevirke sheep or dairy farm of 200 acres for;sale.. , Two -dairy farms. on the Manawatu line of 100 and. 80 acres .respectively aro advertised for sale by Messrs. Barton and Co., Otaki. ■ /- Mossrs.' Abraham ond Williams, Ltd., will hold a stock sale at JohnsQnvillo' on Wednesday, July. 22. "My head's staffed with-cold!" why don't you get "NAZOL"? A few whiffs of this honest specific through a Nazol Inhaler will effect a speedy relief. Is. 6d. buys GO doses.—Advt.