Primary School Teachers Demand Better Pay

Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 111, 12 May 1945, Page 4

Primary School Teachers Demand Better Pay

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 11. The Educational Institute’s annual conference to-day expressed the view that unless a radical upgrading of teachers’.salaries takes place in order to attract the right type of entrant no educational advance is possible. The executive was instructed to proceed with all its energy with its campaign to improve salaries. A comparison was drawn between the salaries paid to secondary school teachers and those to primary school teachers, whereas it was considered that there should be no difference, or if any, it should be rather in favour of those teaching young children. Stress was also laid on the difficult financial position in which the male married teacher found himself. A remit from Northern Wairoa asked the institute to urge the raising ot speech, social and ethical standards aa they arc represented in children’s periodicals. The debate showed differences of opinion but the motion was declared carried on the voices, calls for a division not being granted. The following officers were elected: President, Mr. A. Hanna (Dunedin) j vice-president, Mr. W. J. Cartwright (Christchurch); treasurer, Mr. J. H. 8. Robertson (Wellington); executive, Mr. M. 8. Pitkowsky, Miss M. F. Gallagher, Mr. O. A. Banner, Mr. M. Riske, Miss N. J. Duncan (all Wellington), Mr. G. Mitchell (Canterbury), Dr. W. Bora man (Southland), Air. J. Menziea (Thames), Miss V. Curtis (Taranaki) and Mr. D. Jillett (Ohakunc).