TEACHERS' APPEALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23401, 18 July 1939, Page 10

TEACHERS' APPEALS

BOARD IN AUCKLAND PROGRAMME FOR TWO WEEKS CHIEF INSPECTOR TO RETIRE Over 30 appeals by Auckland teachers regarding their grading and salaries will be heard during the next two weeks by the primary school teachers' grading appeal board, which opened its annual sitting in Auckland at tho Education Board's offices yesterday. The appeals are from town and country, the Auckland education district being the largest in New Zealand, having about 2000 teachers. The chairman of the appeal board is Mr. T. R. Cresswell, and with him are Dr. J. W. Mcllraitli, chief inspector of primary schools, representing the Education Department, and Sir. R. McGlashen, of Hawke's Bay, a past president of the New Zealand Educational Institute; representing the teachers. Dr. Mcllraith will retire from the educational service at the end of the month, having reached superannuation age. He is a graduate of Canterbury University College, and began his career as assistant to the professors of law and economics at that college. He has written on economics, and other subjects and, in addition to'' his other educational activities, including a period as senior inspector of schools in Auckland," he has been engaged in aduit educational work. He will live in retirement in Auckland.