APPOINTMENT OPPOSED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 115, 12 April 1933, Page 8

APPOINTMENT OPPOSED

MARRIED woman teacher,

PROTEST ON PRINCIPLE

“I think that we ought, for several reasons, to refuse to confirm the appointment of this assistant,” coni- .• f' mented the chairman (Mr W. G. Black) at the meeting of the Central Committee, last evening, when the Wanganui Education Board subtnitted for its comment and approval the name and qualifications of a married woman teacher whom it was proj.''Posed to appoint to fill a vacancy on the school staff. “Firstly sho is a married woman,” declared Mr Black. “Secondly, we already have three married women teachers at tho school, and thirdly, it has como to my knowledge, subject to Verification, that her husband is in employment. I understood that such married women teachers were automatically to have been retired from tho service, except in cases of hardship. I think, that we should definitely object to this appointment on these grounds, and ,I suggest that we enter a protest against the principle of a married %vomah being appointed if her husband; is employed, especially, moreover,'as we have already three married women teachers on the staff, and it would be creating a hardship to seeking work.” Tt-jWas decided, on the motion of the chairman, to write a letter to the Wanganui Education Board regretting that; 1 fete committee had to oppose the application, but stating that it considered ||the appointment would be illthe reasons stated, ns it feltj&f&rtain that the matter would bo theVcause of considerable unfavourabla'comment. Consequently, the committb a 1 protested against the confirmaof the appointment. Mr..' J. Robson seconded the motion for Ward the letter. H. Jarrett said the committc^‘sk:ould be sure that the teacher’s was in a position to support pointed out that that , : ;i|M^Mmlm a ttcr for investigation by the . /l/Sjid&cition Board. : apart from that question. should not have all mameil ''.'Swnfiiemteachers on the staff of the C'en- •• ,- Sdiooi,” stated the chairman. Tait: What about other • •.•■'(^OThS^iairman: They have not the ■ that we have. Tills would :Vi%MwSl|.fbur. ■ : MiSG-jE. Taylor asked if the teacher rficfirarowided for tho position had any outstdMing qualifications. I'SKfe’!Black replied that the applicant conoonipd had had 22 years’ teaching There was not sufficient information available concerning the . of the other applicants. '"• ;^s®PsP^in i° n * s that we should be defijmSjy against any married woman teadlfbEpbeing appointed if her husband said Mr W. Cam- , stated that among six : .;i,|mraffCTW£s for the position two were mambd,l women. The appointee recommended had higher grading marks than .the others. ’ (Mr E. Bary), when information, stated that the propose*! appointee at present held a position||in another centre equivalent to" iHejjpiie for which she was applying, 'jfKahd.'it||would not mean any increase in salary to her. will not be any hardship ••vijifriflircSloes not get the position,” ob,.fi|jybd(sMr A. E. Kerslako. ■■ - ■ ■ i