EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12564, 19 January 1903, Page 11 (Supplement)

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) ■ NAPIER, January 8. The Now Zoalomd Educational Institute concluded its meetings on Tuesday night. A <reat deal of the business on Saturday and" Monday was done in committee. In the constitution clause 4 was reDcaled and a now clause drawn up containing provision for an executive of six, two heing elected from members in the Wellington Educational district, two from the west of tho North Island, and two from tho South Island; tho members to keen office- for two years. After this year tho executive h to he elected by the council from nominations sent iin by district institutes. Tho council elected the following:—Mi Hughes, chairman; Mr C4ill, seerciary; Mr Scott, treasurer; and Messrs Stewart, Law, Grundy, Watson, Harlcness, and Jeffery, members of the executive. It woe decided by lot that Messrs .TelTery, Law,.and Watson retire at the end of the year, but they arc eligible for re-election the resolution passed In favour of raising the salaries of assistants and of teachers in small schools and the amendments suggested in tho Superannuation Bill sire mitinly on the lines advocated by tin , Otngo Daily Times. A series of resolutions on free secondary education suggested by the Rev. A. Cameron's criticisms was moved by Mr Joffery. bur pressure of business prevented their heing considered, and they wore passed on to the executive with power to act. The most important of them are: (1) That in secondary schools all pupils not disqualified by ago be given the opportunity of obtaining the proficiency certificate qualifying for free education; (2) that all now attending secondary' schools who have, passed the proficiency examination, and who have oblainetl scholarships be put on an equal footing with those eligible for free education next year, providing that .they have passed the profiei>'n:y examination, and are within the prescribed age." The Otago amendment that the institute publishes its own journal was handed over to tho executive to report to the next annual meeting. Among the many remits passed were: (1) One asking the Government to consider tho advisability of adopting n decimal system of coinage and weights and measures: (2) asking for a revised and reduced syllabus; (3) nnd one requesting the Government to issue maps of New Zealand suitable for school use. The delegates were hospitably entertained by the local institute, the chairman of the Education Board, the inspector of schools, and the president of the Napier Bowliaj Club. .