TEACHERS' SALARIES COMMISSION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10988, 11 June 1901, Page 6

TEACHERS' SALARIES COMMISSION.

mm, . . ,v=K (PKESS ASSOCIATION* TELESBAM.J .'jf^l WANGANUI, Juno W,\¥%) The Teachers' Salaries Commission «**%* : : menced its sittings to-day. Ihe witnesses, examined were Mr G. b. Bridge, ot the Wanganui Education Bp*rd, and 3%*_ Smyth, Chief Inspector. Mr Bridge opposed altogether to the proposal coiomal scale. In his opinion it was mtedj-fi-getting the thin end of the wedge centralise tlie control of schools, wliich'-'#*_£ ~~ most undesirable. The school boaids in a better position to judge as to the staffi*.-' ~ ing and -salaries of the schools in theirJ w\ fa tnctSL Ho advocated a sliding scale ' £5 to £3 10s capitation per head," wfflWjiK" would be much preferable to tho &»•"■{■.; - amount proposed by the -proposed **f*«[l- , ' He held that a male teacher sliould a 'higher -,Ury th-ui a female, for tto'*,;"* reason that it was necessary to iiwrtos^ 1 youths to enter the service. Mr :3mf*sm thought more funds should be given building teachera' residences. Dr. hm^R', *" urged that a sum of money E-hould he *&l~y,. apart for training primary, and even secono-,-y', ary, school teachers. He was ia favtMJr «'y. •' estaib—shing one or more training where pupil teachers might be sent. Uf~ spectors should have the power of recom-,/ <l mending to the Department that the status. - of a teacher should be lowered as wetf >•», raised, and he also thought it would be *~. --J very good thing if boards had the power to. •■* transfer teachers. He was in —your <"*>' ; colonial scale of salaries, but he had *>*p.! considered the question of a graduated ««* <* of capitation., and did not know if it wwila , solve the difficulty. While the CommiswtWi-, J were sitting it was announced that 3W, J Bridge, wife of the first witness had ■$"■/ and tho Commission thereupon adjourj***' ; as a mark of sympathy. - 1 ;