TEACHERS’ POSITIONS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 47, 19 November 1936, Page 2

TEACHERS’ POSITIONS

Appointment of Married Women «A TERRIFIC NUMBER” “The board has been twitted for withholding information. Certain things were done last night which 1 think the public should be made aware of,” said. Mr. C. H. Nicholls when the YVellington Education Board went into open meeting yesterday aud was considering the confirmation of business done in committee. “YVe appointed 29 people to relieving positions. Fourteen of these people were married women —14 out of 29,” Mr. Nicholls said. “There were four positions for substitute assistants and two of those appointed were married women. It seems to me that these appointments have to be made, but I do want to draw the attention of the public to the fact that this lioard appears to be appointing a terrific number of married women to positions.” Mr. Nicholls said there was another matter he desired to refer to, an appointment to Springlands School. The board overlooked a teacher with an A certificate and appointed a teacher with a C certificate. "The reason explained last night by the senior inspector did not convince me. Springlands wants a male teacher, but we can never get them.” The speaker went on to refer to an article in “National Education,” the organ of the New Zealand Educational Institute, but the chairman, Mr. YV. V. Dyer, interposed: "I am afraid you cannot introduce that.” Mr. Nicljolls said he would respect the chairman’s ruling, aud sat down. Colonel T. YV. McDonald said he brought the Springlands question up himself, but be wanted to relieve the senior inspector from any stigma in regard to it. He had in his mind the question of getting a primary school teacher. “Far too many teachers are being appointed who are a long way below’ the highest on the list,” Colonel McDonald continued. “That, is not the fault of the senior inspector. It is the responsibility of this board if it fails to do the right tiling. I think that drawing attention to that point is a good thing because it will emphasise the necessity for doing more of our business in open board.”