EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10519, 6 January 1912, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ITMAIRU, Last- Night." The Educationiall Iwsti'tute sat foaHong hours to-day, attempting tp complete consideration of the remits. A balance sheet was presented, Bhowamg the total funds to be about £2OOO, of v, lli'ohl £IOOO belonged, to tih<> teg: ! defence fund. The resolution) of tibe previous day legarclLiiig the late adimis/fliun to thte Bnperanin.nja.tion, benefits, was. amended to pa ovi.de for the payment of componndi interest on the arrears. Remits were carried as folio wis:— j That the principle that a, woman assishajnit should lilave at least ail, equal j rank or - pay with a second assistami | Ibe adopted; that geometrical and scale drawing be reduced and not required for proficiency in the case of girlis; that the GjOviarniment should exereii'se supervision: ;Qyer picture eliiow firms depdctilng crimes uinht for clliSlda - en to see; that a satory sho'u'.Ld, I nbt fall) so. kng a«, a< teacher wais in • the same position!, provided lie does ! not, within- two years, refuse a. transfer to- .a post .worth ,a'» much; that the salaries ctf a'.ssi.st ! ants in the seoondairy depautments of District Higfli School's Should be increased; that ail! iefldhera' l-esideaices .should be fitted wiiibh niodea'n convenienicses.

One speaker .said' Jbe had ai&lted a good many delegates' aboiut their houses, auid cully one liad a satisfactory home, . . Am. Auckl'and ireiiu't in favour of special provision* he-img iraade iii each city for the t-eaehnmg of chilkkeii of weak inte.Meeb was cairried uaiaiiiimously. Eemits in. favour of travelling {;c'ln;cll Jilmm-ies, ■ ifclise supply of educiatdoawi] raiitern slides, and tliio- deducing of the minimum age for swimming capitatbion to nine years instead of the fourth standard, were carried. A Southland proposal that instead of estaihl'islnilng sev;era!li sraa.ll school!® <the Department shouM introduce a system of conveyance to' the central school was- carried unanimously. Hie Bres.ident's motion in favour of a- dlefinite scheme of health instruction- was referred to herself iuid Mr MJcDiouiald a.s- a committee, with powier to add, to formulate a scheme. Other suihjecis referred to committees w-ero the improvement in the sewing syllabus, mqtuiry liirto inetlii ods of providing reading matter foa 1 ! schiooilfi of other countries. i The confer one o concluded at 10 [ o'clock to-tfSglrb.