TEACHERS’ SALARIES
The most effective pleasantry at the sittings of the Education Commission at Blenheim, was uttered by a genial el-
derly teacher, who was adversely criticising a certain detail of the proposed scale of staff and salaries. The question was as to the salaries allotted to assistant masters of school managed by headmistresses, and the witness had argued, with special reference to country schools that the provision made for the male teachers so situated was quite in dequate. “Supposing.” queried a Commissioner, “that the headmistress’s salary was £ —, and you as assistant master were receiving £ , what work would you expect to d j ? ” “ I would expect to take her out for a walk and marry her as soon as possible, ” was the spirited reply. The same teacher amused the Commission with a good humonred expression of contempt for Education Boards. He had said that he was in favour of centralisation of teachers as well as of nspectors. “But by that you would take away the powers and finances of the Boards, remarked Hr Hogben, “ Well, what good are they ? ” exclaimed the witness.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 May 1901, Page 3
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182TEACHERS’ SALARIES Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 May 1901, Page 3
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