TEACHERS' TRAIN PASSES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9159, 8 March 1910, Page 5

TEACHERS' TRAIN PASSES.

SOME NEW CONDITIONS

The Wanganui Education Board has issued the following circular to teachers:—

The Minister has determined to continue the issue of week-end passes to teachers seeking to irrmrove their professional standing. The passes will be issued on the following conditions: (1) The inspector must approve of the class or course of instruction which the teacher proposes to take. (2) The Department will issue admission cards to teachers in attendance at classes. (3) No ticket will be issued unless the teacher is prepared to make an attendance of at least two hours per week. (4) Tickets will be available from Friday evening till Monday morning only. (5) Teachers may prepare definitely for one of the Department's examinations. In all cases the instructors will report _to the board on the work and attention to students. (6) If the teacher fails without satisfactory explanation to make at least 80 attendances at an approved class the board shall require such teacher to refund the cost of the tickets on which he has travelled. In case of default, no further privileges will be granted. (An attendance means one hour in one week.)

It is proposed that classes shall be held at the following centres:— Hawera, Wanganui, Feilding, Taihape, and Palmerston North. In previous years the following subjects have been taken:—Drawing, woodwork, handwork, cookery, carving (including modelling and design), needlework, singing, and science (chemistry, agriculture, dairying, or a combined course of agriculture and dairying). Other suitable subjects may be taken up, and free tickets will_ also be available for teachers desiring to study for their certificates if the centre and instructors be approved by the board.