NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 5, 7 January 1902, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

MONDAY MOWING HWgtlM,'^H The Oounoil resumed *f§|l%jfJHl morning at 9.30, and weniJMwaMilj mittee. f»' -, >'H« On resuming Mr Ryder isjbrtft>jl|l a remit from the North daaterbm^ml amended as , follows:—" That iMfl Minister for Education be r^ossteialaM | extend to schoole, tfking a mjMkpH | course in extra eubjltts for Stnt^MmH VII, the privileges at\reeeot (rtiiMM to District High Schools." :1 9 This was seconded by Mr Stirling. *JB Mr Howard (Marlborough) mMniffl .as an amendment" That the i nspaflter ffl General's scheme of scaolsrsbinj bt •■>%■ domed by this Oounoil." : ". £■ Mr Holmes seconded. ,9 Tte amendment was oarried. 9 Mr Wake (Westland) proposed tfufl Weetland remit" That high senook feofl not open to children who havo jtotjH passed Standard VI, or iteequindent. ill Seconded by Mr Stevens (Bottti||i Canterbury). ' ; '■ After a long discussion, the mo4toaJ| was lost on division by 26 to 10. ;§§ Mr Stewart moved "That in tb«§| opinion of this Oounoil a revision of wll syllabus is'necessary, and that in fantpfi tag suoh syllabus the several, slaws *|i schools 'be provided for, and #iat is4 l || duotions be made in the. syllabus i»>J| order that more time be available forjij manual instruction." t - rJm S onddd by Mr Ryder, and oarriec£|§l Mr Plummer .moved an A T"**ftHlß remit, urging the decittblensis of tar ' : 'M traducing the metric system of cniqwl Mr Ormiiton seconded, and |h#M motion wai oarried. ' 'wi Mr Q. Stevens moved "Tbtttatfcljl opinion of this Oounol the rstisnttwiJß of the annual pats exuntnatio% the issue of pis* certificates lot 4JjK§| standards tend to prevent that freadelwfl of clasiification which is tbn,eis>era|l object of the new regulations." *• V<f§ Mr MoLeod seoooded, and tt*'J| , motion was oarried. . M , Mr Howard moved a remit fentali , Marlborough " That as the praetiooftff judging a pupil's writing by tWjl fidelity or otherwise of bis rjpfl>»* \ duction of a set copy virtaillr atlsajt.3 freehand drawing • pass subject -Mm Standird 1.-V., una impow a< 6^oabl«|| test. in that subject in Standird Vlf|f . the Minister for Education be s*kedjjft<-" [ iostruct inspectors to give transorlpmiM exercises as the writing tests i«~|dt|l standards a 1; the annual ex« uioamS^K , Mr Plummer seconded, but after B *™ short discussion the motion was B ' The Oounoil adjourned for With. : 'M AFTERNOON BEBSION. "''[tM Mr Johnson (Taranaki) naintM '• That the desirableness be urged aM&I the Minister of having a of text-books in use in the MbofPf throughout the colony."—Stooodeil«| Mr GUI, and carried on division by'uHJ to is. mm Mr Johnson (Taranald) " That a uniform style of writing &%s&s bi adopted by all the sch«us in £}(', colony."—Seconded by Mr Walken«Mfc rejected without ditoussion. Mr Holmes (Hewka's Bay) motspl " That Fellowships W instituted W oonneotion with thT N.Z.8.1." 3| Seconded by Mr Ormiston, and lost, IP Mr A. H. Hiddleston moved, "That the Institute approv* of the principle of Government attention to the physical wel£are of thv pupils attending the soboois of tbo colony." -S»oonded by Mr Work?,aa4U j oarried.' -;.^ Mr Stewart invited delegate* to forward any recommendations starmay have in mind regarding constitution of the N.Z.E 1., tad m', District Institutes. . ' It was resolved that the suparaangm. .■ tion fund scheme promoted by tiyt''t Otago Institute should be submitted %t ■* | the executive, with power to net. . ,',■> A quantity of business of a rootlO* <" nature was dealt with. ' '■'& Mr Harknesi moved that the n,?xfe:,'! annual meeting of tne Oounoil be jMpty J at Nelsin,—Seconded by Mr Wiakes.-',',.' Mr Holm's moved that the plaeoot ! ! meeting be at Napier. —Ssoohded bf:\ Mr Law. ' . ,i Mr Harknesa withdraw hit mo'tott, i and the Napier proposal was carried. '*' The date was left to the executive -tjf§ arrange. • . T?J Hearty votes of thanks worn c«Mis& to the Ministe.'for Education fT-**'' grant in aid of expenses, sad f«rliii,; courteous consideration of th»lnitf*-' tute's recommendations; to the ofie tt'of the Institute; to the lu«p o'o«j ; - General for bis interest in the « teachers; to the Borough Oouwil >!*> use of rooms; to Mrs Gill tarial services during the ab*e*Hj *'s'.' the secretary; to the loo«l b aoohft* its hospitality; to the Press of Ne«? Plymouth. .;< The Council then adjourned.