SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3019, 24 January 1912, Page 5

SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS.

DIFFICULTY IN NORTH CANTERBURY.

CHRISTCHURCH, January 17. The shortage of teachers is becoming serious in North Canterbury. In a report pi osented to-day by the Appointments Committee of the Education Board it waa stated that, in view of a shortage (in the supply of teachers evidenced by the fact that the existing vacancies would absorb all the students who had left the Training College, it had been agreed to again impress upon the department the necessity of appointing an additional number of probationers. With regard to the department’s statement that any deficiency might be met by falling bock upon Class B students, who are now practically shut out of the training colleges for lack of vacancies, it had been agreed to point out that no applicant under Division B had been refused admission in Christchurch on such grounds. The secretary reported that, owing mainly to the substitution of assistant mistresses in several schools and to the increase in attendance, there were approximately 25 vacancies for assistant mistresses to be advertised. In order to minimise th« inconvenience that would be occasioned by advertising a number so large at one time, it was agreed to call immediately for ap plicatiorji for half the number, the remain if'-g vacancies to be advcrliscid 'it u-.