SCHOOL COMMITTEES' CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 8, 28 May 1914, Page 2

SCHOOL COMMITTEES' CONFERENCE.

TO BE HELD AT NEW PLYMOUTH. j A conference of from Taray naki School Committees vriH "bo held in; the Town Hall on June 11. are expected from all pswtrt otf NontihTq m tin If i \1- i; U. Dolby will r<ird a. pu'wr im "Tlie Syllabus," and Mr. A. Gmy wiH roadi one on "Technk'ni Eduaation and Technical Sclioolsi" REMITS.

Remits from the various school committces will tli-en be dealt wiili, as follows:—That the Tii'anaki Eduction District should 1 be enlarged >Uo includo at leust the ■wtholo of t'lie Provincial iJUtrict of Taranaki; that th# capitation now paid to committees having proved inadequate, thid conference strongly urgof , tihat tllic capitation allowance 'be srab- j stanfcially imsreasedi; that peotion 100 j (clauses a and b) of the Education Act, I be made applicable tt» primary schools; tliaib in justice to tcaciheirs and pupite, 1 no teacher should/ be transferred prior to an annual examination; that after any teacher has been five years ait any tic school, such tdKtieT fihaJl bo removed upon the receipt ot a petition from tho anajority of paresis to tho Board; that this conference strongly tlhaft tilut salaries o , f teachero should bo 'brought into line with those paid to other biaudhes o{ the Public Service, more especially in regard to flhose just entering Jthe profession; that this conference urges tihat a Teachers' Classification SScheniie, oUft3a.r to that existing in o titer branches of the Public Service be brought into operation by the Department; fkal taafkeirs

be instructed to forward & quarterly ! report to parents showing what progress, if any, >has been niMo pupils during that period; that whern tteoessury to punish a chi M, such pmHShm-oifct shall be inflicted in front, ol the eiass, i and not take place in any ante-mom; that the question of home-work be r»- | viewed by this conference; that children shall not 'have more titan one subject set for home work; that the present system of medical examination of school ahildren be discussed by oonferenee; that this conference urges Che examination of Standard VI. be eondueted in each school tundter the supervision of the head teachers; that the system of I

physical culture, as adopted by the department be brought' into Togno in this district immediately; ifihat all equipment required in teafching dbildirea pliysicaJ culture, aJiil gymnastics be pnwrwled by the department; thai the mid-winter j holidays should be extended, and tihe unid-summar holidtiya shwuld be correspondingly curtailed; that the Board 1 be astoed to devise some rneafla «f relieving Committees of t'he present, bank charge of 10s Jar 'keeping accounts; that a protest be made against the ftwt diminishing powera lof Committees, especially in regard to the Tern oval and appointment of teachers; that for the better carrying out of tihcdn duties Committees should be elected for a term of two years; that tile Education Act ,be am«nd!e(l to provide, ihait in the elretion of srfiool committees, ull parson;; whose names appear on the Parliamentary roll, and who reakk itt the respective d'isliriats, elligible to vote; tlu; the time for 'hoMing: the cuinuttl meeting of lKwidelKJderu be uliJircd from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., 7 p.in. lifting considered too early and inconvenient; tiia/fc conference unre for more eonsideratioa to country scih'ool* in the ntatltei! of «npj"/ of adequate water service.