TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1192, 29 July 1911, Page 3

TEACHERS' INSTITUTE.

». . ANNUAL BRANCH MEETING. The annual mcetins of tho Wellington branch of tho Now Koala nil Educational Institute was held Inst evening, Mr. G. Flux (president of the branch) in tho chair. Thoro was an attendance of about, 20 members. T!ie annual report .nuii biilancc-slieet were read and adopted. The former had no features of s-pecial interest, beyond Eomo wgrelfiil . tominent- 'on- thu condition of tho membership roll, which stood, numerically, at 2!)3 an increase if 28 on tho previous year. During thu veiir 135 teachers, not on the institute roll,

were 'approached by circular, and made acquainted with Hie privileges of membership. Thirty-two sent back favourable replies, and tlireo. declined members-hip; no replies wore' received from the other:). Thero wero still in tho service of Ut<> Wellington Education Board 120 teachers eligible for membership, who had not yet decided to join the institute, and it was hoped that among these there would by a more active inlcroit in the affaire of their representative body in tho future.

11l tbo course of a ehort address to tlio meeting, the chairman remarked that in order to bring homo,to tho teachers in

the outlying districts tho benefits of membership, some active missionary iron: would be necessary. The best incentive to a wider co-partnership in the affair.* of the profession, ho pointed out, was the enrolment of tho activo interests of individual services. .Appreciative references- were made to the conscientious manner in which the secretary of the branch (Mr. K. 11. Ballachey) had fulfilled tho duties of h(s office, and also to (he invariable courtesy which had been extended (o (lift officers of the iiLslitufe by the Education Board's Staff. The secretary mentioned that since, dm annual report was ciccnlnted the roll: had increased to 323, there being 29 to bo elected to membership that evening. ■ (Anplause.) i Tlio statement of finances disclosed a, ; credit: balance of ■ ,£2l 2s. Gd. The annual election of honorary officers, reunited as follows:—President, Mr. C. Watson; vice-presidents, Messrs. G.' I'lux, and J. Tainblyn; secretary, Mr. K. H. Ballaclicy: treasurer, Mr. .1. C. Burns; Management Committeo, Miss 13, M. Kowley. Hiss M'Kenzie, Messrs. W. 11. Gould and B. IT. Law; auditor, Mr. C. Bary; press correspondent, Mr. ,T. Tamblyn* Votes of thanks- to the retiring officers, and tho formal confirmation of the election by tho Management Committeo of the new members concluded the business.-