EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13716, 5 October 1908, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

MONTHLY 'MEETim

The monthly meeting of the South Canterbury District Educational,lnstitute yns held a"t the Glasgow .tea room* on Saturday morning. Mr JT Mcii«i», p'oident, occupied the chair, and - about; ftwvnndtwentv members atteuded. Apology was made."for Mr Pitcnithly. ~ On the minutes'being, read, the prwident referred to the nmniiiatioa of \i\ South 'lsland member of the at the previottk lUisjting, and stated that -lift had instructed U»v«c«tnry ■io'wiUi.boltl the nomination of a gentleman at a div tauce. This nomination had Ikh-ii made in forgetfnliiKi of an intention-that had long been iu view, the nomination fof their secretary, Mr Valentine. He moved tjf.afc th-> pnvious nomination be cancelled, and that of Mr Valentine sulwti.tuted. aX a retogniiion of \m long and valuable services to the ear-ee of education ami -the cautw of the teachftij. The meeting carried th? proposal unanimously, -. .." Mr Vah-ntine accept:.! the nomination, and said he did iut seek it. but «(im<» other DiUiiet institutes had nominatwl him. and that being the case, ho would not- like to have bivn p;"sed by his own liifetitute. \

The .secretary mad," some remark*: on tlie patsngc of'the Ivducatiou Kill thtougb Parliameni. 'Tin' Kill bad been in darker through a side ■ >sttw regarding hclkmil bmiks. Members got tar.ghd,- up over th-r, (jnestiun. and the Kill was in danger of being h»t. He and toni- iiiher metn lu'ii> tent telegrams t<i the limnil m-'lnlvia of the House. That had apparently had ii good .Ifect. a.* the vo'dng lists. w«-r«* different after that action. The (Jovern-nu-iit was strong enough to mure a reversal of the vote on school books, and the Hill w now probalyy r.afe. ■'-• The president read hi* presidential ail-drer-u, and was w.rdially thanked for his com parboil "f the p:u:".ind present wolk „f ihe teacher. ' Tin- M-'-s-'.'tan-, Mr \ aleiitme, produced -u.mc information ngatdinß Salaries, ami made an explanation <d th" change* promved in the teaehftt*' sti|«rarititiHtiun sirhem?. (These are giv.n cbewhere). The Institute I hen rut nod u. the ijuutiim i-f adopting a uniform .-ystem «I m-irks for the bead leachers' examinatiotw. and alter a litth- discassi-m Vt -»» ,„,,,,| -.«, postpone (he matter (ill next in.etm;;. bv "loch tun; r.pli-.> to a tireu'.r M-nt out bv (he K;'.r..U.ry «<>«"*

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