ONE NAME OR MORE?

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 606, 8 September 1909, Page 8

ONE NAME OR MORE?

!N;VEPUCAtIONAL<ARpqiN OPmiON WMR: G.*;; SKERRETT/;K.C. ,; : :,In l connection ;'with• .tho;',trouble : existing between., the-.'rPotono'.' Scliool-;'Cbmmittco'•" and . the .to whether ;:br: hot vono'iiariid only should bo ~thfe.;former,-.body;Win; school appointments;- an 'important opinion 'has' been given \by" Mr.: C.; 1':, .Skerret't; ;K.C." ■ The board submitted, bno iriamb' only tor "the v ac?n c P , OBI V°! i: °f '•"*"*ii a ? s istant''in;" • tho S aln ,' "pnopl, ■ ; ..j";.Th6 .committee; questioned thl ?-iPpt'on,--and; on' the' motion "of'.thechairman;. Mr. ; D. Jl'Kenzic;' decided to. obtain '?S a ' ■ -Accordingly' '.Mr,- ■■M'Kenzitf ■i?:^j"-- t fl?'.,roplyiV«ceived,-.riihe.. days' later,-; \r'\ .^ fir .rett.ga'vo his "opinion.thai the board I had. tho - power ■to ;se'nd ? omfrijainb' ■"■ ohl v. or • toey.crtuld.sond .To :fj^r. ; "P .certain' points; :.thc com-municated-waii;3lr;,S£errett':; oh'August ; '2l, f he ; reply-was 'as",follows:^:c; -■ ;.-, ;•', ~ !Tour;;letter jy'inces a;very careful'andcapailiV?ii ipl ?" ? ™i, o f'th.?v language of Section & th . at -' V r applica.tions for the. vacant :pdsitioh;: then :,tfii ap■.pointee is 'liotiartransferee," even'."though he may be :,a; teacher .in.ranotheri'position. & 'the : .?>*?«'.«» A different^school,tnHhe district.- A teacher .;is.tran;sforred' l wheri;-h.e',is appointed trpni one position ini'a-.schoob'.iri; : a-distrJct toanotherscTiool.fbr. to .anotherposition in. the Sf--f ho -?L':^ t . h .^ t -. : 6™erdiapplications>bflm'g in-vited,- Ih:fhe;case;.o.f;'.a trarisferi'as -you, observe, only, one ..name need be' 'submitted. •I. agree with".yon;.that:: a ■paper.' containing the ■V m J I : fl,t''9ne;,porsonv.is ; '.inbt.'>;tt'~list.. arid that strictly speakuig^t.is'not.'g'rammaUcat'. to 'refer :\°\ a ,??P er contaimng,!the-,riame;of; one 'person' q■& I- ;N*Tortti6lfe9;vit:.is quite': clear i that Hubseotipnsiß. and C: contemplate thattho J lisf ,'ria'me.r-I.'think-'that .thaso. provisions. do!thrbw.;tt'-lißht>upori: Subsection- A; ; ,Paragraph;;2,> arid; show 'that the board 'can;fiplect^Ue: i name'..of-: only, one teacher f.s '..te^^snited.jfor;-. appbintnle'nti!. and' send •it ■ to,-tfle.committee.'.'.You.'should renumber.:that' the; expression -.is:>-a.list 'containing not'more ment,.that ..the ..list shalbcontain'iour'names', .?r^ an 7 1 s P: e f.W9 ::numb ei-of, , 'n'ame's.;..lt .is-true i?. ■-.^iLRMg I J>y; v it66lfi-.-;it:--?.wonW I ; i iiTOli'ably' imply,that-:the;.list.^wasv:t'o.be::a : iist..and,'pro' ; ■bably';having*;regard~toi the'v.'geri'eral ■- policy of: .^ he ■:! A , o t<■•^ l .J' a s»:to;contaib;fo.ur.iiimes.vßut when you nna>that..the. ] .sub4eqnent,; ; 'sections ./'expressly: contemplate: that'the;-; list' may-, contain:'only one. juvnute' is:' irresistible : that. there -is;'. no'.:requ'ir.ement.--; that the -list should'.contain Jqur:: or. any.' number of•: names.' X.agree.that,this;,cori'struction.roriders useless the-, whole: .policy..,of.;'.the'.Act;v;'which'-tequirfts ■. ;the;;j)'pard". to' .consult,;the:"committee in the 1 :appointoentVof,':,teacKers.'.':,,y.-;/ ,:•';•:'■'■.•'•''•,•>'■■ ■■'•'

■ ,In. cpnversatie'n ; .with. a\DbiiimoN 'reporter; Mr.^'M'Keiizi^ ; only: thing' -thai 1 ;the ; 'cpminifcie6 ,- -;can.,'do'':: under."the'changed, .pircuinstahcesSis :'a'i gaining- an in i thesAct. ; VWe .discussed' ■ th'e' .mattepvthbrQughly.-aiiour. meeting'on Friday. last;,, andv,tbe .(majority, foi ■'■■[the •obmmittea ■were' pf.ithe.opimon thatit wa's.hot: advisable ,to gd.vtovthe.Supreme.Cburt for'a.judgment ■. u ° d ?r;vtnef\Declaratpry','Judgments.: Act.- -as originally: suggested.'';;;; -.■'■f.gi*;- ■'; ■■■;:• ■; • '..>:■