EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 15, 5 June 1914, Page 4

EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

WOmm TEACHERS' GRIEVAAIGES. By Telegraph—Press Association. ' Dunedin, Last -Night. At the meeting of the Ota-go liiitituti Do-day J'l'ws Mackenzie moved: "That women teachers in schools of grade IV. should not be removed from their positions so. long as they prove capable of performing ,tlie diuties attached to schools of -this grade, without being allowed an opportunity of accepting a position carrying an equal salary." She pointed out that after a woman as sole teacher had worked a school up from grade 111. to grade IV. the board placed a man in charge, and the woman was either made 'mistress of a school at ;J smaller salary or transferred probably to another school where she could not receive the same salary. There was a general agreement that the -hardships: was frequently imposed upon woman teachers, and that position was aggravated by the fact tlliftt a teacher shifted from a school, in addition to suffering loss of salary, had to spend about £l3 in shifting. Mr W. Davidson said this was another argument for a Dominion scale of salaries and scheme for promotion. Other member* added that it was also an argument for a scheme of salarie.; based upon efficiency and} service. An amendment by Mr Flamank that no teacher's salary be reduced -while «c or she remain efficient was carried. Mr Davidson said that by the Amending Act passed on October 10, 1908, all teachers who were then permanently employed' and contributing were entitled to count back service in computation of their retiring allowances, but those who entered subsequent to that date were not allowed to count back service, while under the amendments of 1912, by -which professors and lecturers were brought in, these were allowed to count back service where permanently employed in 1900. If this were right all teachers who were in the service in 1912, and' who had service prior to 1906, should be allowed to count such service in computing retiring allowance?. He thought the Institute 'should do everything to have the Act further airoendedl so .that teachers should be placed on the same footing as professors, lecturers and others. It was resolved that the Education Board be asked tb amend t3te regulation dealing with the conveyance of children to schools, go that children riding on horseback, unless already served by a school conveyance, might be granted the same allowance as children driving to school.