THE APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18076, 26 October 1920, Page 3

THE APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS.

TO THE EDITOR. \ Sm,— The Minister of Education is the graded primary teachers in the State schools of the dominion to; vote upon the following question:— "That all appointments of teachers shall ba made by all education boards in accordance with the position of applicants on the graded list of teachers, unless the applicant is, in the opinion of the board and the senior inspector, unsuitable for the position. Provided that special provision may be made in cases where a particular type of teacher or a teacher with special q-uaJifications is required. The object of this proposal is to giveeffect to the reform so long fought for by teachers— namely, a dominion system of appointments. If-they wish to break down the barriers of parochialism and to gain for themselves tie privileges enjoyed by other publio servants—that is, the right to employment in any part of the m will vote for the dominion scheme In any case, tho issue is clearly put, and it is tho duty of every teocbor who receives a votingpaper to vote 'Yea" or " Nay." ° I should like to aek my fcllow-toachers to remember, when voting, the following facts: 1. If adopted, the new system 'of ma-kin" appointments cannot come into operation until after tho nerf Tevision of tho graded 2. TJnder the amended grading scheme three great improvements -will operate- (a) All restrictions regarding organisation marks will be abolished; (b) environment marks will be abolished;- (c) provision will be made 'for n teacher to be prated in a higher \ froup if he teaches the maximum of ° his present group, and is recommended by the inspectors. These modifications of the present scheme remove most of tho objections mispd by opnolßm f n - ion grtldin S aTld =■ dominion Bjatom of appointments, and it is to bo hoped tlia-t teachers will ad by the Minister of Education and help jn to seenw> for them what they have been so long striving f or —l aw ' etc - " Veteran. THE CHURCH 03!' ROME. TO TUB EDITOn Snt,— ln ft "Note to Correspondents" , O ti informed the public that you declined to o'i>< n your columns to a discussion of the mcritn or dements of Protestantism and Romanism except in rogard to the M.-.rrias* Law Amendment Bill; but I notice that during the pa«t few days you have a letter in which the writer declares that the Church of Rome is the true Church—"the Holy Catholic Church" — and that all outside her pal,e will be lost I do not know how many times during tho past two years Roman prieets have been permitted to use your columns to din it "nto the cars of tlie publio that the Pope sits ,n the chrrir of St. Peter, that Inis Church is 'ho Holy Apostolic Church, nnd ihat the >rat->s of hell shall not prevail ngainat it. But when I s*nt you a letter calling attention to certnm fnraons literature conclusively provin" , that the Papacy is Antichrist, you refused to insert it. Forgive me, if. 1 say that you are in danger of having "the mark of the beast" on you. I have done all I can do to save you from so great a misfortune.—l am, elc. Observer. [Observer has our deepest sympathy.- Fro n his point of view it is doubtless a great disaster that wo are unable to open our colurmw to bin lengthy dissertations. For his fricndlv desire to save us from the terrible fate bo. pictures, he has our best thanks. In the pursuit of duty we must e'en tako the risk.—