EDUCATION COMMISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 137, 1 July 1901, Page 2

EDUCATION COMMISSION.

'vVKLLINGTON SITTINGS. [per pbes3 association. | Wellingtox, Julb 28. - Giving evidence before the Teachers' Salaries Commission, Mr. F'onring, Inspector, under tfce Wellington Education Board, said that faw boys were entering the teaching prof ssiou and the gir's offering were bettor qualified thnn boys. There were 1022 coitifi* ra'ed teacher* in the colony receiving less than £IOO a year, 53 receiving £3OO ai d £4OO a yf a>', and four rjeeivi■ g over £4OO. a year. The-o were not [(iutlicient indue merits to young wen, to enter the profession. The awiagfi 'Grain was riot physically capable of managing one of the higher classes cf js-.y 60 pupils in a mixed school. Thei-d might bn some who were capable of nirinagirg' big classes of g'th otly, though he would feel s-ifer with male teachers in charge. The coat of training women teachers was at least equal to that of 'men, and worn n r quired lotigdi- anil mora frequent loaves of absence. He did not believe in equal piy f.r women, but the present disparity of salaries of male 3 and of fom-il' s was too great. He supported thfl principle cf a uniform scjla of sal ri<B. June 29. The I'eichfrs' SikHe* Commission has appointed Messrs Davidson, Hill, Weston, Gilfedder, Hogg, and Stewart to draw up its rt port.