EDUCATIONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 83, 8 December 1913, Page 7

EDUCATIONAL.

MEETING OF THE INSTITUTE. The Taraiiaki Kclucational Institute met at the Stratford School on Saturday. There was a good attendance of members,, and .Mr Mail, in the absence of the president, occupied the chair. It was decided that, if found necessary, the delegates to the annual confidence may devote three guineas to the "money purse." A letter was received stating that a country teacher who had failed to receive his Journals had been fixed U p.—The secretary said teachers who 'failed to receive their Journals should notify him at once, as the matter could he easily remedied. '

The Secretary of the Education Department notified that an election would be held on January 15th next to fill an extraordinary vacancy on the Teachers' Superannuation Board.—The secretary stated that he understood the general president of the Institute had been nominated for the position and he did not think it advisable for the branch to nominate anybody else. A motion of thanks to the inspectors was passed in view, of their having arranged as nearly as possible to meet the wishes of teachers regarding the holding of proficiency examinations in December.

A letter was received asking for support of the nomination of Mr Udy, Otago, for the post of president of the Instiute.—The secretary said' the whole of the education: legislation would soon be in the melting pot and it was desired to have a strong executive, with a president who is a resident, of Wellington, so that decided and prompt action could be taken in any emergency.—lt was decided to give the branch's delegates a free hand in the matter. TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP.

The secretary of the Auckland branch of the Institute wrote regarding a travelling scholarship scheme, under which teachers should be sent , travelling to Europe to enable theni to broaden their views on educational matters. Slips were enclosed for fill ing Up, the signatories promising to be candidates under the scheme provided any. trip undertaken did not cost the candidate more than £IOO, that ninr months' leave without pay was granted and that the po'sitTori-was 1 kept open on return. A large of the members of the Auckland branch had approved the scheme. It was decided that' the letter be "received." The general opinion of members seemed to be that'after long service teachers 'were entitled to » year's leave on full pay, as was done in New South Wales. 1 a \r.ir-\

' BKOtypfION ', ; The mafe-pf the I 'promotion of tea-' chers was dismissed, having been held over from the previous meeting. Tin opinion was expressed that the branch 'could'd6 Very little 1 lit'preseiit; though the idea,,of Qtagq should be supported —to the effect that be only one standard-iof literary( qualification for teachers/* 5 - After <tifat°a i teacher's'advaricemeri£''would 'on"hi'si f , saryjee aritj, }.£' vya's_'■ held to be wrong that more than a C. certificate shollld be': required';;for any primary .school. The Taranaki promo-\ tion scheme was absolutely useles? and should be done away with entirely. Another speaker said there was no good reason why a B.A. degree should be necessary for'any primary school. In Great Britain there wag only one literary standard for teachers,' and some of the schools bad up to two thousand pupils. Practically the whole of the senior teachers in the district were barred from getting into Class' A schools.

i-iylt was finally deckled to urge on the Government the necessity of having only one literary standard,, and to ask the -brattchj.executivei to farther consider the promotion scheme. .