MILITARY SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 23, 22 October 1942, Page 6

MILITARY SERVICE

Appeals For Teachers The Wellington Education Board yesterday discussed the question vt appeals for teachers' posted to homo service. The executive committee submitted tne following recommendations:— “That the board be recommended. to make endeavours to have released immediately all Class II and Class HI men known to be in camp. , “That with regard to all men called in future ballots a list be kept showing their age, medical grade, and number or children, and that teachers be instructed to notify the board 'immediately they are called, and to furnish the required information. , . “That in cases where, there is only one senior male teacher in a school, the board be recommended to appeal for such teacher to remain in. the - 8. l and that in the case of Ridgway the secretary forthwith lodge au appeal for the headmaster of that school. Mr. G. I'2. 11. Ball suggested that a small committee be set up to sift out the C! *Mr. L. J. McDonald said it was a pity that the board had not taken action earlier. If a committee were set up to sift out the cases, it would relieve the secretary of responsibility. The chairman, Mr. W. V. Dyer, said it would place the board in a most un= desirable position if it were to discriminate in the eases which were to be appealed for. . Mr. N. R. Seddon moved, as an amendment, that a clause be added g‘v»'K power to the executive to report to the board on special cases. Mr. Dyer said tnat in cases of hardship the wife or mother would be the better person to lodge an appeal. Mr. D. McCaskill seconded the amendmMr T K. Moody opposed the amendment‘on the ground that the board had already decided to appeal for all teacli--61 The amendment was lost and the recommendations of the executive w<to adopted.