TO RETIRE EARLIER

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 977, 21 May 1930, Page 10

TO RETIRE EARLIER

WOMEN AS TEACHERS EDUCATION BOARD MEETS la fixing the retiring age of w 0 > teachers at 55 instead of 60 ye,** ; the Auckland Education Board w morning brought its age limits line with those of others in the lw minion. The chairman, Mr A. Bu said that in the past manv women*)?’ were approaching the limit in ot* ® districts applied for transfers in ord to come under the Auckland bo»nf thus gaining an extra five tears' Plovment. The new regulation ~mizv appear to be breaking faith Jjf. those already employed, but wnnu not affect those who already i 3 passed the new age limit. The approval of the Education rw partment is to be sought regardin' the addition of an extra room to thf Newton school for the training of deaf children. * L A scheme of saving among school children was proposed in a letter received from the Chief Ivstmaster : connection with the Post Office Say ings Bank. Further details are beinr sought. The number of ex-students of ths Training College not in permanent employment was shown as 182 i the number in temporary- emnw I ment at 138. r *

The name of the Richmond West school is to be changed to “West mere.” owing to confusion that has" arisen through there being two other schools of similar name in the dis. trict.

Permission was given the Mauka school committee to inaugurate the Nelson system of Bible reading.