WOMEN TEACHERS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1933, Page 2

WOMEN TEACHERS

PROTEST AGAINST REGULATIONS

(Per Press Association- Copyright.,

WELLINGTON, May 13

The annual meeting of the Women Teachers’ Association was held to-day, Miss E. Andrews presiding. Resolutions were passed that the Government grants to kindergartens should be restored and that grade (11, .assistance should be appointed to assist the infant mistress at every infant school With a; lblT 1 of 1 121 or ovdr, thus providing U, 11 continuous avenue r ! 6f promotion for I 'infant teachers. 1 1

The following remits were passed

That children should be enrolled at the 'beginning of the term in which they reach the age of five years. That in view of the trend of modern ,education every - pressure should be brought "to bear on the Department for the immediate restoration of adequate school supplies.

Protesting again s t the recently enacted intermediate school regulations, on the |ground that they wereu re the - : i n the best interests of the children nor, according to the best practice in modern systems of education.

That the intermediate schools be re stricted to a two-years’ course.

That the regulations are inequitable and (unjustifiable as regard s the proposed staffing scale. The question of superannuation ibeing considered in committee.