COUNTRY TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
A number of country teachers met in the Normal School on Saturday morning Jaat to discuea the desirableoess of forming a Country Teadhnrs , Association for the Nertli Canteffbttty district. - Mr B. 8.. Ryder was voted to toe chair. Ms , F» JL, Alley moved, and Mr W. Boyoe secooded—*luafc a so* ciety be formed, to be called the "North Canterbury Ccrantry Teachers Association." la the coarse of .a lengthy discussion, soma speaker expressed we opinion ■ tibaC the proposed eociety would be inmrinaj to the intereste of the District Inst&arie; others contended: that, whilst tihoee in Javoar of the propoeal -were nofc animated by any .spirit of antagonism-to the central body, . there were ample Teaaons -why country teachers should form an aeapdatiou of their own. Thte motion, was carried by a large majority. It>. was, reeofrsred that country teachers. -who ore of the Institute should ,he admitted. as members of the Associaiiom on payment of a nominal subscription of sixpence a year, ail others wishing to join to pay in addition the necessary fee to enable them to become members of some section of the Institute. The following were elected ac the Executive for the year:—'President, Mr B. B. Ryder; vioanpreeident, Mr W. Tipler; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. Boyce; committee, MeeerH A. Braanley, F. J. Alley, W. Stout, and E. H. Pergueon, jun.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11084, 1 October 1901, Page 3
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