EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1923, Page 1

EDUCATION CONFERENCE

A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS,

[by TELECRAPII —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

WELLINGTON, .May 18. At the Technical Schools’ Conference the following additional remits

were passed ; ‘‘l hat this hoard urges uixin the department the desirability of providing facilites for training teachers in technological subjects with the object of increasing the supply of such teachers.

“The conference of Technical School managers requests the Plumbers’ Board of New Zealand to provide that instead of a general report on the work of candidates for registration under the Plumbers Registration Act, 1012, throughout the Doniiiioii a separate report be furnished the Technical School Board in each centre ul which the examination is held specifying any particular in which the students are deficient, so that fuller instruction may be given in the direction indicated. “That this conference of Technical School .Malingers and Instructors requests the Plumbers* Board of Now Zealand to consider seriously the advisaliilify of holding examinations for the legistration certificate in two grades, junior and senior students being allowed to : ,it for the examination after having served three years at the trade, and for the second after

five years as at present.” ■A deputation afterwards waited upon the Minister of Education in connection with one or two matters, including handwork, supplies and equal treatment for technical school and secondary school teachers, the- equal stalling of such schools, and special status for senior mistresses in technical schools. It was asked that- they should have the same status as heads of departments. The deputation consisted of: —.Messrs AY. F. Jlnrward (president), F. D. Opie (secretary), (.!. J. Park. Tlie office bearers of the New Zealand Educational Institute for the next year are: President. Afr C. T. Ashman; viee-President, Air F. A. Garvey: treasurer, Afr A. J. Graham; executive. Afis-cs Edwards and Finlayson, and Messrs A. AlcKenzie, AY. hi. Clark, J. C. Burns. Hunter, Purchase, Newton, Wilson, and Law. “I am largely in accord with the desires of the conference as to examinations.” the Hon. C. .J. Parr. Alinister of Education, told the Secondary Schools' Association. He was entirely in accord with the association's view that il was not in the interests of post-elementary education that the Senate of the University of New Zealand should he in a position almost to elate what the examination should be. To permit this to continue would not lit* in tin* interest of adoration. There was something wider and bigger in secondary education than matriculation. He could not say how far or how long tin* Minister or the depart men t could permit Die old system to go oil, and the whole system of post-elementary education to be overshadowed by tlie Senate. They had .approached tlie Senate on the subject, but that body had proved somewhat obstinate. Tt might bo necessary for them to fake other steps in the future.