WOMEN TEACHERS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 94, 22 April 1931, Page 11

WOMEN TEACHERS

MINISTER CONGRATULATED

Th© ' subject of married ; women teachers provoked a short ;discussion at" the meeting, of the Wellington' Education :Boardvto-d;ay.r^ .;:;;:: >^ .:: ,'.i Mr. J.v J. Clark'move'd the'following resolution:— : •: ■ s ■:,■■■■■ • That this board congratulates the ■■'~ Minister of Education. in ; .amending the; Act to give boards discretionary power when considering married women's applications for. employment, and urges .him to enlarge, the power to enable boards to review ■ existing appointments, and: where it - is,found, that there is no necessity to tqach,. or : n,Q createdj they submit to him lists of married women ...; teachers' whose' 'services .should.:, be f "' dispensed with. ..(''■[' \";'.■':' .;." ' : .■■,' i '.'" The chairman , (Mr.. T. ;Porsyt_h): f'l: think you ought to give' notice 'of; motion; it's too complicated." '■■'■'■■'■•$ '■ i'Mr. Clark disagreed. ,: ',:',;. ' '■■■■'ii?-' '•■■V The chairman, said he would,), rule! tlio- resolution out of order because' it meant an alteration; to, the bylawsj ;Hn'dJ ho considered, that;sucli a resolutiori| should be subject-to notice of-motipn.! ■There was :'no. attempt to- avert' discus-' siori, but the board must do 'things con-i Btitutionally and in' order.' ■■. , '.:..' j>^ ■ ■'•■ /Ultimately Ste' Clark amended his; resolution as ; follows:—' ■. ■ ■ ■ ■■-•-".■■< ■ ■;'". That, this board : congratulates-^'the Minister of Education in amending the Act to give boards discretionary power when considering niarried ,: women's applications for employ - ; mont.::';;■'■■ ; '"■ ■• ■ /''./■. ■"]; ~; ■'.;. '. ' '■'. Tiio resolution-.was seconded and ,fearriod. ■; ' ..'.■ ...-'■ ':-v ■. ■ ,-; ; .-.,'■■■■'.'.:"■' l;