EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2237, 14 January 1897, Page 10

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Aucklanp, January 6. whole of them." ' The proposal that tbe pupil teachers' syllabus ™* examination be the »oie ihvoughJut tho colony and under the isnpei vision of the Kdacntion department was adopted after discussion. A mofcion by Mr j G L Scotfc (Norfch Glintet. bury)—" That the executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute be instructed to endeavour to Beoure the cenfcra]isat/i On of the inspectorate" — was carried. Tho concluding °f fche -olionwaß loßfc b'lßb ' 18 -Sys^otctas^^fS^^ °XcX cd remit relative to corporal punishment was briefly discussed and withdrawn from the j sjiubus. It was pointed out that tho tendency ' t * £ither Polish or limit corporal puDishrnant : WsS - disadvantapeooa to Use c;ndacb : . ' s f f J\ f «,„ „,,.„ „, a^e*^p?toX.l Hr E«ft^v™d thS , fa^ b' Q drMTU to ih h the medium of the press. Mr Hodge (Otago) moved—" That it fs desirable that reports furnished by head teachers to Education Boards regarding the manner in which the members of the staff other j than pupil teachers hava performed their duties ; chould be abolished." This was unanimously fid^otcd, audi& \?&3 dcatded to send copies o£

■ fch«- resolution to all bo»rda wave the practice ' ex.ji'B I Mr Holmes (Huwke'a Bay) moved—" That the ; action of the Education department i& doj mandiug eiluctition boards to give equal p&y to i both s*x«p will m 'sfc certainly Jensen the supply ' of male teaohern, aud act injuriously to the 1 cause of education." The gfjneral conBeusus o? oph-.i'in - was that the o Joptvon of the proposition would/ oithei* • operate against the emplovmeut of female teachers on the ground that committees would prefer to employ males if the mmc rate -of salary was to be paid to both sexes, or, on the other hand, that its adoption would lead to a reduction of the •»lo.ries of males, and thus act injuriously to the causa of «du-.;ation. The proposal on being put to tby meeting <«v« negatived by *n overwhelming •majority. Mr Davidson moved a resolution drawing the attention of the Minister for Education to the disparity-existing in the scale of salaries paid between male acd f«-male fitafc aisisfcimts in some districts. The motion was earned. The balance sheet showed tn*t the. iustitute I v»&s;in a sound finii'acia] poaitioii, with' £246 in I barrd. One Luii-ired pr.undp wnr> traustljerrecl f i - om th« general ac-couct .ti> the legal assistance f nnd. It was decided to incorporate the institute. Mr William Dividson (Otago) was elected president of the hwtitufcfl for th« entaing year, Mr W. T. Qrundy (Welliugtou) ser.retury, and Mr J. G. L. Sootfa (Nortii CaatoKbury) tteasurer. The Sftssion cloned to-night. A harbour eaca-sion is given in honour of the visitors to-motrow.^