EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 245, 18 October 1886, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

A meeting of tho members of the above took place at 2.30 on Saturday, at the Wellesley-street School, when there woro present Mr Worthington (Chairman protein. ;) Mr McArthur, Secretary ; and Moßsrs Harrison, Dickinson, Sinclair, Oifl'ord, Robinson, Scott, Webber, Robertson, Bonge, Cooper, Bourne, Mollington, Hogwood ; also Major Mahon and Mies Dunning. Tho minutes of tho last meet ing having been read and confirmod, the election of a chairman in the place of the late Mr Gurr took place; Mr Harrison, on the motion of Mr Benge, being elected. Mr Worthington, on vacating tho chair, made some very feeling references to their late chairman. Mr Harrison then took hia Beat at the table. Tho business of the election of the threo delegates to go South then came under discussion, and speeches were made by Messrs Worthington, McArthur, Gifford, and others. It Eeemed a somewhat difficult matter to get gontlemen to offer themselves, but at length the names of Messrs Coati 8, Harrison, Gifford, and Leonard appeared on the blackboard as those of members willing to represent the Institute. Messis Worthington and Bourne were appointed scrutineers, and they soon announced Meeers HarrieoD, Leonard, and Gifford as the chosen delegates. Mr McArthur thought that the gentlemen elected should go as representatives, not as delegates ; their hands should not be tied in ary way, thoy should bo allowed to act as they thought beht at the conference. Mr Robertson agreed with tho last speaker. Tho Chairman (Mr Harrison) called on Mr Worthington, as an authority, to say what work the delegates should do at the conference. Mr Worthinqton thought, with Mr McArthur, that the delegates should be free to act as thoy thought best. Mr Bourne spoke to the same end, but thought the delegates ought to know on some subjects what the feeling of the Institute was. Mr Worthington offered to frame a motion, to be brought forward at the conference, regarding the pension business. Mr McArthur thought that the motion regarding tho employmentof pupil teachers, to be brought forward by some Southern delegatos, should be closely watched. He did not think children of 13 years of aeo could make satisfactory teachers. "A motion that the age of pupil teachers be not less than 16 years of age, by Mr McArthur, was carried, Mr Worthington said that the large schools never sent out pupil teachers without giving the Head Board aesurance of their capabilities. Messrs Newcombo and Chambers were then olected membsrs of tho Institute. Mr Dickinson moved, and Mr McArthur seconded, "That a letter of condolence be written to the v/idow of our late lamented President, Mr Gurr," This closed tho business.