TECHNICAL TEAOHERS' CONFERENCE.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15502, 1 February 1916, Page 4

TECHNICAL TEAOHERS' CONFERENCE.

(PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) 3>UNISDIN, January 31An extension of freo education to all who may desiro to take up agricultural, domestic, or industrial courses, was strongly advocated by Mr Newton in his presidential address at the opening of tho New Zealand Technical Teachers' Association Conference to-day. Ha pointed out that tho present Act limited voluntary education to the holders of proficiency certificates, ye#tho Act allowed school committees to impose compulsory education within certain limits on all young persons, irrespective of their proficiency certificate. Between these two extremes would it not bo reasonable to allow free and voluntary education to all such young persons? Tho present position meant that in one district younc persons wore prevented from having what was forced upon others iu another district. Agricultural, domestic, and industrial careers wcro taken up by those who had no literary bent, yet th© main test for freo education for such careers was a literary one. The injustice was a great one. it was an obvious duty to do all in our power to have it removed. Even with the present system of rewarding freo places there was an injustice done to many descrviug students owing to the varying standards of attainment required in the different education districts. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mr Neavc (Auckland); vicepresident, Mr I. E. Newton (Christchurch) ; executive. Miss M. "Wilson (Invercargill), Miss Renwiek (Auckland). Messrs C. J. Park (Wanganui), and W. S. Aldridge (Christehurch). It was resolved that the Association advocate the union of all Teachers' Associations in New Zealand on the lines of the National Union of Teachers in England. It was agreed to draft a scheme, to be sent to the Educational Institute for its consideration. It was resolved that it was advisable, that on the Council of ICducation technical school teachers should have representation, separate and distinct from that of secondary school teachers. It was resolved that the number of hours' teaching per week be 25. and that the controlling authorities be approached with a view to having matters arranged accordingly.

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