WOMEN TEACHERS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 February 1927, Page 2

WOMEN TEACHERS.

WKIiB'IXOTON, 10. \ report furnished in the Wellington Ktlucalion Board to-day showed the mnnlier of manned women teachers employed hv the Board to ho ~u. Mr ( hirke moved that a suh-eonunit-tee he set up to consider each case individually. and report to the full Board. Mr Condon immediately rose and declared an unequivocal objection to this iyrnnny. There is. lie said, some ulterior mut/ivo boll in <1 the motion. Their duty as a Board was to make the appointments Iron) those host I qualified i > sene as teachers, not to inquire into the social status and domestic life oi teachers. 'The Chairman, Mr Forsyth, said the Board could not take any action against married teachers. IT it thought fit. it could make recommendations

that, t-lio regulations should lie altered with regard to future appointments of. in arfi :■<! teachers. In the emir.se of the discussion, information was given that as far as inspectors were concerned in most cases married women made hotter teachers than young .girls. They wore more experienced in the proper handling of children. Mr Clarke said he did not want the Board t i dismiss its married teachers, even if it had the power which it had not. \\ hat lie wanted, was ait investigation. There were upwards of 00 teachers out of the college with ao position's to fill. (he motion that the list of married teachers should he reported noon, to the Board by a .sub-committee was carried |,y I'J to L CHURCHES BUBO LED. WADIATE, Feb. LG. hour burglaries have occurred here during the present week. Knox Church ' as entered on Sunday night by the forcing of the door, and property valued at £2O was taken, there being no money nu the premises. Ihe Methodist Church was entered on the same night, via an unfastened window, hut again disappointment awaited the thieves as far as money was concerned, and there were no movable irticlos of value. Diring Tuesday night, the local howling pavilion was entered by an unfastened door, and crockery, tablecloths etc., valued in all at twelve pounds, were taken.