N.Z. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18786, 21 May 1923, Page 2

N.Z. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

ANNUAL MEETING. WELLINGTON, May 18. At the New Zealand Educational Institute a Nels ?n remit was adopted, namely, that the Education Department be asked to follow the exam pie ui tlxe London Board cf Education, rhe Education Department of Scotland, and other British authorities by sanctioning experiments in teaching reading with spelling as advocated by the Simplified Spelling Society of London.

A remit from Southland was carried, i.e., that the Department be requested to publish in book form a school music course, designed to teach pupils to sing from the old notation; that the course be published in grades; and that a supply sufficient to provide each pupil with a copy on loan be sent to each school.

Remits dealing with the syllabus and examinations, including one disapproving of special attention being given to scholarship candidates out of the prescribed school hours, either by head teachers or assistants, were also adopted*

The annual report recorded that the membership at the end of the year was 4735, an increase of 410. The Provi lent Fund stood at £2947, and a grant amounting to £55 had been made The legal assistance fund amounted to £793 10s. The drain on the fund had been very heavy during the year, 15 cases having been referred to solicitors for opinion or action*