New Zealand Educational Institute.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9833, 4 January 1901, Page 1

New Zealand Educational Institute.

! m i (l*er Press Association.) At to-day's siting of the Educational Institute Conference a took place on a motion by Mr. McGiil (Southland) calling the attention of the Minister for , Education to -,the necessity of a better systpm of appointing and promoting teachers, which tias ultimately amended by Mr. L. Wateon (North Canterbury) cind earned, re affirming last year's reso. lution that the present procedure of some education boards in debaring from, em. ployiuent in their districts is, unjust, .and thould be alteied to prevent the education system becoming provincialised* -,! A resolution «as passed that.in.amflad.. ing the powers of school committees they should be more clearly defined and that the appointment of teachers should not be one of these powers. The institute decided to urge the council v of Victoria College, Wellington, to estab- _ lish a chair of pedagogy. It was agreed that the salaries of women teachers should be increased, but the question of equal pay for equal work was deferred till the scale of salaries comes under discussion. The principle that teachers' salaries should be paid direct from the boards to Ibe teachers was affirmed. Another resolution waa that it i» do-, sirable that teachers ghou'a be represented, on the board, their lepresentativc* not to be teachers in the board's employ*