EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 84, 4 September 1914, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSSISTANTS' ASSOCIATION. ' By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, September 2. The Secondary School Assistants' of New Zealand held its annual conference m Wellington to-day. The annual report, with the balance-sheet showing a balance of £6l Is t)d, was adopted. Mr. I. M. Kenner was re-elected secretary and treasurer, and the other officers wore appointed:—President, Mr Gilford, vice-president, Miss Me Knight; executive, Messrs Brody, Rockell, Mahon. and Laing; auditor," Mr Dixon. Mr. 11. liockell read a paper on "The teaching of Latin," from'the point of view of examinations. The following resolutions were car-/ ,ried:—'That members of the staffs of secondary departments of district high schools who are eligible for admission to the superannuation fund, be invited to. \ become members of the New ZealandSecondary School Assistants' Association; That the Government be strongly urged to recommend the ' Teachers' Superannuation' Act by specifying that the benefits shall he computed on the average salary ft#- the last three consecutive years; That this 'Association, in view of the smalL salaries received by married senior assistants, ask the .Government to permit the deduction of superannuation payments for salaries in the Income tax returns; That in view of the haphazard and unsatisfactory classification of secondary teachers in the Educational Gazette, the Government be asked to amend the inspectorate, so asto ensure that inspectors of secondary schools he men and women who have had ' considerable experience in secondary school work; that the provision should be made for the training of secondary school teachers; that the meeting request the Government to amend schedule 10 of the Education Bill in the manner indicated on page 3 of the pamphlet issued by the Secondary Schools Association; that this Association strongly approves of the principle enunciated in subsection G of schedule 10 of the proposed Education Act; that this Association bring under the notice of the Minister for Education, the in-j consistency of stipulating a minimum average salary of £250 for male assistants and £175 for female assistants, i without making provision for a higher \ capitation in the case of boys than of girls' schools; that the Association strongly approves of the staffing pro- ,• posal of the minimum of one assistant 1., per 25 pupils, as contained in the Education Bill; that this Association nominate one male and one female member*' for the Council of Education; that all , cadet work in secondary schools shall be done within school hours, on usual school days, from Monday to JJviday, .inclusive.