PAUCITY OF TEACHERS
STAFFING OF SOHOOLS By Telegraph.—Press Association) OHRISTCHURiOH, Wednesday ■Despite the fact that 800 new teachers are available from the four training colleges each year, it will be from eight to ten years before the sident of the New Zealand Teachers’ 1 the strength aimed at, said the pre- 1 siden tof the New Zealand Teachers’ Institute, Mr D. C. Pryor, today. 'Mr Pryor, who is on a tour of the ; South Island, emphasised that it was 1 the aim of both t.he Government and j the Institute to reduce the size of • classes in schools. The greatest ' step in this direction had been the • staffing of schools on peak rolls instead of on average roll as in the past. > This had absorbed many additional I teachers, but little more could be ' done until more teachers were avail- i able. i Mr Pryor pointed out that of 800 j teachers corning from the training t colleges each year half were required to fill the places of those retiring ; from the service. i
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Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20843, 29 June 1939, Page 12
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