THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13307, 6 January 1912, Page 3

THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

DELIBERATIONS AT TIMARU

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Timaru, January 3,

Tho Educational Institute sat long hours to-clay, attempting.to complete the consideration of remits. The balance presented showed total funds of about £2000, of which £100 was the legal defence fund. Tho resolution of the previous day regarding late admissions to superannuation benefits was amended to provide foi the payment of compound interest on arrears.

Remits wore carried as follows:— That the principal woman assistant should have at least equal rank or 1 pay with the second assistant (Auckland) ; that geometrical and scakdrawing" be reduced and not required for proficiency in the case of girls (Otago); that the Government should exercise supervision over picture show films depicting crimes unfit for child, ren to see (North Canterbury) ; that all teachers' residences should be fifctcd with modern conveniences. Onespeaker said he had asked a good many delegates about their houses, and only one had a satisfactory homo to live in. An Auckland remit in favour of a special provision in each city for teaching children of weak intellect v.is carried unanimously, but of slow development was suggested as a better term. Remits in favor of travelling school libraries, the supply of educational lantern slides, and reducing thp minimum stage for swimming capitation to 9 years instead of Standard IV. were carried unanimously, as was the Southland proposal," that instead of establishing soveral small schools, the Department should introduce a scheme of conveyance. A motion.in favour of a definite scheme of health instruction was referred to the mover and Mr McDonald as a committee with power to add to its number to formulate a scheme. The subjects referred to committees were:—lmprovements in the sewing syllabus, enquiry into methods of providing reading matter for schools. The conference concluded at 10 o'clock to-night. The business this owning included a decision to on tor into a fresh agreement with S. M. Bronn and Co. to continue the publication of the journal for a further, five years.

A motion, by the president that the Minister be urged to provide" two special instructors in sexual physiology to instruct senior scholars was carried unanimously. It was decided to ask the Department to provide an initial grant for school classes in dairying. A motion that the present method of the election of education boards by school committees bn discontinued was lost. On the motion of Miss Newman (Auckland) it was decided that stops bo taken to secure lor women their legal rights in regard to appointments. The motion was carried unanimously with applause. . - 1

It was decided that tho next annual conference bo hold at Now Ply mouth.