TARANAKI TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 September 1918, Page 5

TARANAKI TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

/ GENERAL MEETING. .-'MB A general meeting o£ the branch of the New Zealand Institute was held in New Plymouth •.9JS|SH Saturday. Mr. A. V. Sims presided ovwaßH a good attendance of members. A Vo s§|l|§| of sympathy was passed to the the late Mr. Okey, M.P. Five were proposed, bringing; the total n s m !|||9 befship to 261, being 93 per of *TOpJH teaohers of Taranaki. was read from the general secretary, reference to the campaign for reform.) from the Returned Soldiers' asking for support in introducing theft/aM journal "Quick March" to likely seribers, and from the Education, enclosing replies to, resolutions'; feent"l the board regarding appointments ';.M| teachers. Miss Tolme wrote rftigrfte'tjjH membership, owing to her leaving \ttessM Bervice. Miss E. Andrews, being the member nominated up to August 31 the position of representative to the ference for 1910, was declared Nominations were called for two vacancies, and as the result of a, Wty|Mffl| Messrs. A. V. Sims (president) and Curteis were declared elected. Mr. Q Munro, of Auckland, was nominated the position of president of the Now ?W ; "||f|fl land Institute, and Mr: E. L. M.A., for a further term on the tivs. The president introduced Mr. E. $-.\; 'ijjSm Just, organising secretary, who the teachers on the lines of his publio'/Sfw address on the previous night. He r£-'&«n ferred to the large amount of support SJS that the campaign for reform was ing with, and mentioned that the tive in Wellington had that week intsr,y3H| viewed the minister, who was alive WsS| the seriousness of the position of edtt'vjj|ffl cation in the Dominion, and promisatej||sß that legislation would he introduced coming session of Parliament to effeis||ffl| some of tlie move urgent reforms needed2|9H in our education system. Mr. Just.conCfj&S gratulated the Taranaki branch on splendid percentage of membership, anAs!™ ion its activity generally. On the presfo'llH dent's motion a heartv vote of was accorded Mr. Just'forhis address, ''pm