Educational Institute.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4698, 16 August 1904, Page 2

Educational Institute.

The annual meeting of the Hawn Bay District Institute, New Zeik Educational Institute, was held at * pukurau, on Saturday. A letter was received from the M cation Board, forwarding particulu the scheme of the London School Bd for the circulation of letters betwaacl scholars in Hawke’s Bay school! i scholars in other parts of the Empiti This was approved of, and the tewl I‘promised every support to the M ment. Regarding the proposal to obUn official journal for the New Z#* Educational Institute, th# rneetief! cided that such a journal was notM 1 8 « - I Mr R. B. Holmes was nominate! I membership on the New Zealand« I tive. The superannuation question w I cussed.—lt was reported that thi I tion forms were being filled, andt I Superannuation Bill was a oertaiatj I session, though the nature of il I very uncertain. I The Education Department for* I a copy of the proposed new pupil* I era’ regulations tor considerate*' I was resolved that it be sugg**** I pupil teachers should be 16 yean I and should have passed an eow ! examination considerably high®' the Standard VI. examinatiot» I they are appointed. r | It was resolved that the beat w of the institute be accorded » I teachers who, in the public , ported the interests and nj*» 3 honour of the teaching prol«“ 3 I their protests against the nro j cently followed in the appoiaW I Hawke’s Bay.

i The annual report showed tb" bership to be 140. Reference to the death of Mr T. Morgan, «* a president of the institute, sc the death of Miss Tucker, of M«f tere School. It was noted 10 w that as a result of the institute * last year in protesting to » I about underpayment of teacben | and allowances, about £7O ffal | teachers. All of this had been I by the board when the instim their complaint last year. I It was deoided to bold I annual meeting of the insh c borne in the midwinter holiw)' I The balance-sheet sbowe > I in hand of £B. J Mr J. V. Dodds, M.A, »" | president; Messrs W. C. , H. Johnston, B.A. were * | presidents; and Mr J. CM* I was re-elected secretary BD ,j, ’ A vote of thanks was aooor secretary for the past ye» r * i , I Some new members were ’ the meeting adjourned. .