WOMEN TEACHERS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 140, 14 May 1940, Page 9

WOMEN TEACHERS

CONFERENCE OPENS. > Women teachers from all parts of the Dominion attended the opening of the 26th annual conference 'of the New Zealand Women Teachers’ As sociation in Wellington yesterday. A remit that there should he at least one woman on. the committee which selects and interviews the entrants to the training colleges was carried. A discussion on retarded children was initiated by M.ss E. Casley (Auckland), and Miss V. Hayward (Otago), who. stressed the necessity for differentiation between types of retardates—mental . defectives and temporary retardates as the result of illness or irregular attendance. Tho following remit was carried: “That where necessary there should lie s> ah opportunity class for retardate children in every school and that special training should he made available tor teachers wishing to specialise in any form of retardate class work.’.’ A remit that all classes in the primary schools be reduced to a maximum of 30, was carried. The election of office-bearers resulted :—President, Miss J. G. Park (Wellington) ; vice-presidents. Mrs A. Fouhy (Masterton). and Miss E B. Lea, A.T.C.L. (Auckland) ; lion, secretary, Miss B. G. Kirk (Wellington) ; lion, treasurer, Miss M. E. Schwebe (Canterbury) ; executive. Misses E. Casley (Auckland), J. Sellar (Masterton). E. B. Pay (Marlborough), ami H. Fraser (Canterbury). The disproportionate representation of IS women and 64 men at th.s .year’s annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute was adversely commented on by several speakers.