EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10518, 5 January 1912, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

THE YEAR'S PROGRESS.

(By Telegraph — Press Association.)

TIMARU, Last Night.

At the Educational Institute Con* ference, this morn wig was spent in> discussing ml Oomimitteie the Executive'is report on the past year. The report stated that the meinbershlip was 2633, an increase of 176. Thle trust fund had not been drawn' upon, and now stood) aL £1330. Much work had been done in regard to the piroimorttion. scheme, bait no material progress l could' be claimed. The teachers were asked to request., houso-hpilldea-s' meetingis- to pas® resolutionsin favour of a Dominiomi scheme, but not one-*ixth- did.so... - Superannuation affairs l had made no progress either. An amendment had 1 been made in. the law giving teachers, the right of appeal against unjust transfer. Appreciation; was recorded of the careful l attention to detail' anid tihe bread'th- of view of the Hon. G. FoiWillds as Minister of Edaication. Tihe expenditure on legaii case® had been « heavy. The benevolent fund now amounted to £^97. Xt was rosolved that a dispute from Wanganui regarding; house allowance be gone on. with 'to legal 1 proceedings-, if necessary. A remit that the pension, for teachers' widows should be increased was finailiy, with! other superannuation questions, referred to a Oommititee to .-report within six months'. ■

It was stated that the superannuation fund was. now £IBO,OOO, and the income £54,000", of which £7OOO was from the State". It was resolved thlalfe teaehsers, who had omitted. to jodn iii time should be given the opportunity to do so. It, was decided: i'h::t the attention. of the Miivister be <]•! awn to the inadequacy of the sraii cri' scihook having an atttend.ar.Ke ci' from' 401 to 500.

Miss Simpson (Av.ckland) mud© a poiver-fu'li appeal for couai> pay for equal l work for .women, teacher's. A discussion- on the will be taken iir the morning.

In' the afternoon, addresses will be given by Mr J. Brown,, Agricultural Instructor, on. die subject in his Mne; by Mr JXividpo.iv/cn observations on sdicols and sclkx:!' methods m other 1 Hands; aaid'- a paper by Professor Miss Boy* Sn *th (Otago University), on \lomestie, science in schools.