SECONDARY SCHOOLSALARIES

Evening Star, Issue 17318, 5 April 1920, Page 7

SECONDARY SCHOOLSALARIES

IMPORTANT WORK UNDERPAID. MINISTER. SYMPATHETIC. The new Minister of Education (the i-oii. c. J. i a it) was recently approached by a t deputation f.tom. the Secondary .-Ctu.o s Assistant Masters’ Association, f nd , J? n interview with the New Zealand Times’ he expressed his sympathy wuh muca tney had put before him. ' 1 was impressed by the case they made out, said Mr Parr. “ Clearly teachers of high scholarship and 20 years ot experience ought to he able to‘look xorwara to something more than £5 or U. , a r ," especially with the oresent Vw °* Llvin h'- an d in view‘of the '■f't ~t hau th ey have a certain social I Standing to maintain. It is my intention i to i - t,! . e question of capitation, on ! w.uch the salaries hinge, with the Direci tor of Education, and will then take such action as I think necessary in regard to bringing the matter before Cabinet, j'• f, members of the deputation desired the grading of secondary school teachers, and suggested very 'strongly tluA it would be better for the secondary teacning service if the appointments were made by the Central Department and not by tne High School Boards. There are, however, as I pointed out, practical difficmtics in the way 0 f grading secondary te ache re, and a grading scheme would certainly be of litde use unless the power of appointment were taken from the local boards and vested in a central promotion board. Perhaps that will eventually have L ° be faced. I am prepared to give the matter every consideration, but can make no definite promise at the present time as to this aspect of the question.”