VISITING SCHOOL TEACHERS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2072, 26 December 1907, Page 3

VISITING SCHOOL TEACHERS

THE VALUE OF SPORTS IN SCHOOLS. Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 25. About twenty school teachers; from New South AVales arrived m Wellington- from Sydney by the rmo - They came primarily foi pleasure, but they will at the same time study. New Zealand educational methods. The visitors were welcomed at the Education Board offices by Mr. RLee (chairman) and members- of the Board and the hope was expressed +l?»t this would bo the first of an irteUfn'go h vi.it. «»..» *«*- ers from the two States. ■ • Mr. Deer, manager of the .lsi + cr icket team, spoke of th great benefits resulting to spor in Now South Wales from the Public Schools Association m that SU^ where they had besides a first-g dc eleven eighty school teaiiib Saving cricket, amf in- the schools srs&rsss: si vernment, recognising that to get good work it inust pay good sa^rics, had recently added £60,000 to tne teachers’ salary-list. . The visitors, after a short -staj m Wellington, travel up the \Van o unu river en route to Auckland. mo time at their disposaSl wdl only enable them to visit the North D amL Four of the visitors will attend the teachers’ conference at Auckland.