EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2966, 18 July 1891, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

A mkktiN(! of the Waikato branch of the above Institute was held at Cambridge on Saturday, I lth mst. There were pre-. sent: Messrs.!. M. Murray (iu the chair), i'alwards, Hyatt, Rees, Chapman, La Pre.lle, Stevens, Graham, and Walker, and Misses K.lmisWm, Selby, and Man-dcno.--In opening the meeting, the President referred to the recent deputation of Waikato teachers who waited upon the Board of Education during the mid winter holidays. The Board had given them a very favourable reception ami kind hearing, and had asked them to put their grievances and suggestions in writing, to be submitted for the consideration of°the Board. This meeting v.'.-s called to discuss these subjects, and to communicate with the Board as desired.

Tkaciikks' Cf.ktificatfs.—-It was resolved to ask the Boar 1 to use its influence with the. Education Department, in order to have examinations for Class C bold at the same time and places as those for Classes 1) and E.

Tkachmw Canvas-UNO rou Ai'i-oint-MKNTS. — This was unanimously condemned, and a resolution was passed to the. efl'eot that canvassing for appointments should be dissallowed by the Board for the following reasons :—(1) It places teachers at a distance at a groat disadvantage ; ('2) it may interfere with the appointment of the best qualified candidate ; (3) it does not encourage a sole reliance upon merit. Qcaktku Monky Chakoks. — There was a warm discussion on this subject, but all present repudiated the charge that teachers made any prolit out of these charges. It was thought that if stationery be provided free to children it will bo difficult to draw the line between books and stationery, and the cost of books and stationery would be a large increase in educational expenditure. This, unless an extra grant were voted for the purpose, would materially affect the teachers' salaries account However, it was resolved to ask the Board to relievo teachers of the unpleasant duty of charging quarter money and to devise, some other means of supplying stationery. of those present thought thai; the present system would work all right, if each teacher were required to supply tho Board with a balance sheet of income and expenditure at the end of each year, the Board seeing that no profit was made by the teacher. Tin: Teachino Staff. — Waikato teachers are of opinion that the smaller schools are unfairly treated with regard to staff, and too much responsibility is placed upon young and inexperienced teachers. The Baard's present scale of assistant and pupil teachers having be come unworkable the following scale was suggested on the motion of Mr Rees : Where the average attendance is from 30 to 40, pupil teachers, 1 ; 40 to 00, assistants, 1 ; (50 to 100, assistants, 1 ; pupil teachers, 1 ; 100 to 150, assistants, 1 ; pupil teachers, '2 ; 150 to i-'OO, assistants, •! ; pupil teachers, '2. A resolution was also passed to the ett'eet that a certain portion of the scholarships be alloted to schools taught by one teacher unassisted. The next meeting was arranged for Te Awamntu.