CITIZENS’ LUNCH CLUB

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 210, 3 August 1940, Page 10

CITIZENS’ LUNCH CLUB

EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. In an address to the Citizeus’ LunchClub yesterday, oil “The Scottish Dominie,” or teacher, Mrs Isabel Bagnal], of Wellington, epoke of education in Scotland in tee past. She was taught by a Scottish teacher, and compared tho education she received with that given in New. Zealand. Many, years ago, 6ho said, the dominies re-, ceived a miserable salary, about £5 or 1:6 a year, but with numerous sidelines they might receive £8 or £9 a year. In 1872 the Education Act of Scotland was passed, and the lot of teachers became very much lighter. It was about 12 years alter the passing of this Act that she became a pupil. There were no “trimmings” whatever in tho school curriculum, and hard tasks were set and had to be done. The frequent use of the strap, she considered. was very injurious to the pupils. Mrs Bagnall went on to describe school work and play in entertaining ' fashion. The dominie was generally the principal figure of tho community, she said, and was a very versatile man. Now the dominie was practically no more, even the word having fallen into disuse and “teacher” being used instead.

Mrs Bagnall was accorded thanks on the motion of the president (Air L. G. H. Sinclair), who was chairman.