X.Z. Educational Institute

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1924, Page 1

X.Z. Educational Institute

—<£>- BRANCH MEKTINt:. The annual meeting of the Westland 1,,>1 Idle .Yew Zealand Educational Ha lit ale was held last Saturday mornin the Hokitika. D.H.S. .Present: -Mrs Dale. Mrs Munson, Misses Ward, Aiiken (2), Bruce Millncr, Wilson, and Messrs Irvine (President), Niven, McCullough. Seeheck and Beck. Besides I he election of officers lor the

ensuing year, the meeting was oeeupud with a lengthy discussion concernin'.: the new regulations affecting the cbe si licet ion and salaries ol teachers. ■he general opinion, of the meeting. : plough in no way Savouring a rever"i to the old system of grading and emoluments pointed to general dissatisfaction with the regulations coming in!" force as from Fehiuarv let., ll)2d.

The President was of opinion that alhoiigh tin l new scheme was beneficial • i ilmt ii kepL a teacher longer in one m.sil ion yet I here was more than a “rooi i. If le of tlie pack” whereby certain alelies were enhanced at the expense if others in order to bring about that licet. There was a definite and unnv||liable cut in the remuneration of e.aehers especially those in the lower p,•lifts. ..Moreover the whole system, ning based on the retrenched salaries i;"'* ired to make pel mane lit 'hat

1 1 ii'eiuttenl. \ noma lie- in the new regulations c-oie also brought to light-, an instance |.( dig given of a position which, although yielding higher remuneration, did not give the teacher rom-erned a higher graded standard titan the teacher of a lower paid position. In Older to go into the matters more fully however, the secretary was insi ructed to communicate with teachers o| tlie district to provide information |,.r tile next general meeting. The elect ion of officers for the ensuing year resulted in: - President: Air (; AleCulluigh; vice-I'resickm t : Alt' Niven: Secretary and Treasurer: AT: V. I). Beck and also elected on the (\ remittee of Alanagemeiit—--Misses Ward, A itlcen, Wilson. Mrs Dale. Airs Alans-,n and Messrs twine and Seebeek. lien. Auditor: Aiiss Dixon: Delegate c,i Annual Conference to be bold at Wellington : Air McCullough.