SCARCITY OF TEACHERS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10664, 20 June 1912, Page 3

SCARCITY OF TEACHERS

PROPOSAL FOR IMPORTATION. | The following Tesolutic-n!, passed by 1 •the Southland Education Board early 1 \thJs month, has been forwarded to ■the Wellington and other Board's in •the Dominiotn: for their cctaisideration : . "That til© continued scairciity of certificated teachers is viewed with great misgivings by itihis Board. That, notwithstanding tiro improved condi■tioEß for training teachers as provided \ for in ,the .establishment of tracing f colleges, the n/nmbeir of qualified 'teachers available yearly does not exceed these necessary to fill vacancies caused by retirement tfrom the service, and- the Board is of opinion, .that the ; •present institutions .and the- lack of [■ applicants ifor admieaioin to .the -teach-' Ung profession.wall (not peirmit df t<he lureaftisfaotory state of affairs now currentb being remedied, unless imore 'stromuous measures are adopted. The Board reispecrtfully requests the central authority to commafamcate with %he Education Department in Great ißiitaini as to the antr'ckhiction of an adequate supply of certificated teachers of good character '0 New 'Zealand to filil positions .fa-efEoieaiftly staffed and to prevent the ataimdard of-teach-ing in out rural schools being irediuc- | ed to a dangerously low level, and our [ >/:iti.onal system therefore Endangered. Thait (the Department, in co-oper-I ation with the Boards, take steps to introduce to New Zealand annually Giich nuianiber cf certificafceid teachers as willtreasonably meet the needs of. I.he Domfiriion, an efficiently staffing its .schools, and that a copy of this tc- | (solution be sent to all the Education 'Boards in the Dominion, asking their | co-Qperafcioni."