EDUCATION BOARD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 279, 19 August 1920, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD

ME. T. FORSYTH RE-ELEOTED OHAIEMAN. At the opening of the ordinary meeting of the Wellington Education Board, tne secretary (Mr. 6. h. Stewart) took the chair pending the election of tho chairman of -the board. The secretary an nounccd the return of Messrs. E. a. Wright and A. J. White (city), T. Moss HWairarapa), E. P. Eishworth' (Hutt and Petone), W. 11. Field (Hutt-llorowhenua), and E. 11. Perry (Marlborough). When nominations for the chairmanship were called for, Mr. E. A. Wright, St.P„ proposed the re-election of Mr. T. Forsyth, aim. pointed out that in him they had a keen business man. and an enthusiast in the causo of education and its progress in tho broadest sense of the word. • Without wishing to discount the services of previous chairmen of the board, ho believed that they bad never had a man who had achieved so much in so little time. Possibly that bad been the result of a change in the policy of the Education Department in the matter of grants, but still the fact: remained that ?ir. Forsyth, by his energy, persistence, and tact, nac achieved a very great deal for education during his term'as chairman of the board. Mr. E. P. Eislvworth referred to the good work which Mr. Forsyth had done for the teachers in gaining similar recognition for them in connection with salary, as the rest of the Civil Service.

Mr. C. J. Darkness said he admired Mr. lorsyth for the broad view he took of education 'as regards the country as well fu ..1 town - a ' he 5' ' lelt > in the country, tfiat. tney had la chairman in whom they had tho fullest confidence. Mr. E H. Penny regretted that the chairman of the board should have to do as much work as Mr. Forsyth had dono on a voluntary basis. Mr. Forsyth returned bis hearty thanks Sii li, r °- Qlec ' lon -\ 'As Mr. Wright had said they could not have expected to do 1™ n p ac k bi % n , d<m ? wi i. hout tllo assistance of the Education Department, particularly with regard to iinanco, during i k V «m ! Z , m ? nt 1S - , ne felt tlla t was still much to be done, and he hoped tliSt tne next two years>ould be marked Mr. Bishworth hud been pleased to say * ad see"5 ee " ? £ some scr ™c to the rn?,r f 3 ti n f™™*S their interests. Of course, tho'teachers were the basis of everything,,and it was'only right the should receive the better treatment that had been given, them, and he was pleased to see that.the Minister had stated that teachers were to be treated as other Civil Servants Ho hoped that the progress an Sn I ,t^" 1 ? ll Y° nMt t,vo Wars w 0 a , n ( , extend to the teachers as we 1 as to the schools.. Mr. Forsyth welcomed thoso old members of the board who had been re i v 'i: /\ Wbitc, flie new cltv memo?' tefti^^s^sf 17 of ' tho Sch ° ol