EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 20, 6 January 1912, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

THE CONFERENCE CONCLUDES. (Per Press Association.) Timaru, January 5. The Education Institute sat long hours to-day, attempting to complete consideration of the remits. -A bal-ance-sheet was presented, showing that the total funds were about £2OOO, of which £IOOO was the legal defence fund. 'J he resolution of the previous day, regarding late admissions to superannuation benefits, was amended to provide for the payment of compound interest on arrears. Remits were carried as follows: From Auckland, that the principal woman assistant should have at least equal rank or pay with second assistant. From Otago: That geometrical and scale drawing should be reduced and not required for proficiency in the case of girls. From North Canterbury : That the Government should exercise superviison over picture show films depicting crimes unnt for children to see.

From Otago; That the salary should not fall so long as a teacher is in the same position, provided that he does not, within two years refuse transfer to a post worth as much; that salaries of assistants in the secondary department of district high schools should be increased. From Auckland; That all teachers’ residences should be fitted with modern conveniences. • One speaker said that he had asked a good many delegates about their houses and had found out that only one had a satisfactory home. An Auckland remit in favour of special provision being made in each city for teaching children of weak intellect was carried unanimously, but slow development was suggested as a letter term. Remits in favour of travelling school libraries, supply of educational lantern slides, and reducing the minimum stage for swimming capitation to nine years instead of the 4th standard were carried.

The Southland proposal that instead of establishing several small schools, the Department should introduce a system of conveyances to central school, was carried unanimously. ■ The president’s motion in favour of a definite scheme of health instr\mtion, was referred to himself and Mr McDonald as a committee, with power to add, to formulate a scheme. Other subjects referred to committees were :—lmprovements in sewing syllabus and inquiry into the methods of providing reading matter for schools in other countries.- • ■ - The conference concluded at fen o’clock to-night. The business this evening included a decision to. enter into a fresh agreement with S. M. Brown and Co, to continue the Publication of the journal for a.further five years, - ■ ■:A -W -V >■ A motion by the president that-the minister be urged to proyide two special instructors in sexual physiology to instruct senior; sphdlars,. Was carried ' unanimously."-!'' v ' It was also decided to ask .the .Department to provide an. initial grant for school classes in dairying.;' ‘ ’ A motion that the present• method of election of education boards : by school committees bo discontinued was lost. ’ '. x On the motion of JMigs- . Hqwmnn (Auckland), it was decided that steps >e taken to secure for .w’ojnen, their legal rights in regard to; appointments. The motion was carried unanimously. with applause. -It was decided that the next conference be held in,New Plymouth., ' i