SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10531, 18 January 1912, Page 5

SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS

IN NORTH CANTERBURY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dast Night. The shortage of teachers is becoming serious in North Canterbury. In a repbrt presented to-day by the' Appointments Committee of the Education Board, it was stated tfhiat, in view of the shortage in the supply of teachers evidenced by the faot that existing vacancies would absorb all the students who had left Uhe Training College, it had been agreed to again impress upon the Department the necessity of .appointing .an additidu.nl number of probationers. "With regard to the Department's .statement that any deficiency might be met by falling back upon class "B" students, who are .now practically shut out of the Training Colleges for lack of vacancies, it has been agreed to point out that .no applicant-under division-B .>ad been refused admission in Ohtistchurch <:n such grounds. The Secretary reported that owing mainly to the substituting of assistant mistresses in several schools, and to the increase in attendance, there were (approximately 25 A-aoancies for assistant mistresses to be advertised. In order to -minimise the inconvenience that. would be occasioned by advertising so large a number at one time, it was agreed to call immediately for applications for half tlhe number, the remaining vacancies to 1)0 advertised later.