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8.-TRAINING COLLEGE CONFERENCE.

I 7th February, 1913, A Conference of representatives of the four training colleges, together with representative officers of the Education Department, was held in a room in the Parliamentary Buildings on Monday, 17th February, 1913, at 10 a.m. The following gentlemen were invited by circular to attend the Conference : Representing Auckland Training College—H. A. E. Milnes, B.Sc, G. J. Garland, E. K. Mulgan, M.A., Professor A. P. W. Thomas. Wellington Training College—J. S. Tennant, M.A., B.Sc, W. hock, Professor J. R. Brown, G. Carson, T. R. Fleming, M.A., hh.B., R. hee. Christchurch Training College— T. S. Foster, M.A., C. H. Opie, W. Brock, M.A., C. S. Howard, Dr. C. Chilton. Dunedin Training College—D. White, M.A., E. Pinder, M.A., C. R. D. Richardson, 8.A., J. Mitchell, J. Fisher. Representing Education Department—G. Hogben, M.A., F.G.S., Inspector-General of Schools; W. J. Anderson, M.A., L.L.D., Assistant Inspector-General of Schools; 'T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., Inspector of Secondary Schools. Mr. G. Hogben, in the absence id' the Minister of Education, opened the Conference. Apologies for non-attendance were received from the Hon. .1. Allen, the Hon. 11. I). Bell, Professor White, and Mr. G. J. Garland. Mr. T. H. Gill was elected Secretary. It was resolved that the Conference be open to the Press. Notices of motion were received and read to the Conference. It was decided to meet from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and from 2.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Conference went into Committee of the Whole to consider the regulations appended hereto. Clause 1 was passed. Clause 2 : Last sentence of clause was amended to read as follows : " Any subsequent regular meeting shall be at a time to be fixed by the committee, but other meetings may at any time be called by the Chairman of the committee on his own initiative, or on the request in writing of two members of the committee, or of the Principal of the Training College." ( lause 3 approved. Clause 4 approved. Clause 5 approved. Clause 6 (3) (c) was amended to read : " Other assistants, lecturers, and instructors approved by the Minister as follows ; Two with salary of Grade 5; three with salary of Grade 4; three with salary of Grade 3." The other subclauses were passed subject to necessary consequential amendments. In clause 6 (2) " £300" was deleted and " £350 "'inserted, and "£125" was substituted for " £100," in line 5. Clause 6 (3) approved. Clauses 7, 8, and 9 approved. Clauses 10 and 11 approved In subclause 1, clause 12, it was decided to substitute IV for HI. In subclause 3, clause 12, " Division B " was deleted and " Division A " inserted. Clause 13 approved. Clause 14 approved. Clause 15.—Mr. Mitchell moved, That it is desirable that the bond entered into on behalf of students should be made with and enforceable by the Education Department.—Carried. Mr. Richardson moved, That it is desirable that some provision should be made, either by regulation or by a clause in the training-college bond, to ensure that students should, on the completion of their training-college course, return for at least one year to the education district in which they had been employed before entering the training college, if the Education Board of such district so desire.—host on the voices. Mr. Mulgan moved, That the length of time for-which a student shall be required to enter into a bond to teach after having completed a course at a training college should not, in the case of women, exceed two years : Provided that the two years in question be those immediately following the completion of the course.—Carried on division—Ayes, 10; Noes, 7. Dr. Anderson moved. That the bond for which provision is made in clause 15 of the Training College Regulations be amended so as to include service in schools in New Zealand subject to inspection under the Education Act and its amendments, or in a University College.—Carried on division—Ayes, 11; Noes, 8. Clause 15 as amended passed. Chaises 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 approved. Clause 21.—"As to clause 21 thereof, by adding thereto the following paragraph: 'The opportunities for observation of the child and of the methods of teaching referred to in paragraphs (c) and (/) shall be provided at the Normal School or in any class or classes of a school or schools within convenient distance of the training college, if the teacher or teachers of such class or classes are approved for this purpose by the Board on the recommendation of the principal and by the Minister.' " Mr. Milnes moved, That after the word "teaching" the words "and for some practice in the methods of teaching " be inserted.—Carried on the voices. Clause 21 as amended was approved.