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3. Every training college shall have a normal or practising school connected with it. Every such normal school shall include — (a.) A " main school," organized in the same way as a district high school, with not more than 450 children in average attendance, of which not more than 50 shall belong to the secondary department: (6.) A "model school," organized as a rural public school of Grade 111 under a sole teacher, with 35 to 40 children in average attendance. To a normal school so constituted there may, with the approval previously obtained of the Minister, be added, — (c.) A second "model school," organized — (i.) As a rural public school of Grade IV under two teachers, with 70 to 80 children in average attendance; or (ii.) As a junior school, with 35 to 40 children of classes P to S. 2 in average attendance; or (iii.) As a rural public school of Grade 111, as for (6) above. (d.) A junior kindergarten class or classes containing not more than 40 children between the ages of three and five, but children so enrolled shall not be reckoned in computing the average attendance of the normal school. 4. (1.) The organization of the normal school and the salaries of the staff shall be approved by the Minister of Education; but in no case shall the salaries be less than those payable under the Education Amendment Act, 1908, and regulations thereunder. (2.) No uncertificated teacher shall be appointed on the staff of the normal school unless he possesses special qualifications approved by the Minister. (3.) No pupil-teacher shall be employed on the staff of the normal school, nor shall any probationer be assigned thereto. . . 5 (1.) In addition to the staff of the normal school there shall be a principal ol the training college, and such other lecturers or instructors as the Minister may from time to time approve. The principal shall be appointed by tlie Board, subject to the approval of the Minister. (2 ) To the staff of the training college and normal school, as hereinafter prescribed, the note appended to the First Schedule, Part 11, of the Education Amendment Act, 1908, shall not be taken to apply. . 6. (1.) The following shall be the maximum staff and salaries lor any normal school and training college taken together: — ,„„„.,., • • , . . (a.) Principal of the training college : £500 a year, or £600 if the principal be also the Professor or hecturer on Education at the university college. (b.) Headmaster of the normal school: Salary of Grade 10, together with house allow ance as for head teacher of a public school of Grade 10. (c.) First assistant: Salary of Grade 7. (d.) Kindergarten mistress ... ■ •• ••• ) First secondary assistant ... ... t Each with a salary of Grade 6. Head teacher of model school .. J (c.) Other assistants, lecturers, and instructors approved by the Minister as follows: — 1 with salary of Grade 5; 1 '„ 4; 2 „ 3; 2 „ 2; 2 „ 1: . Provided that in lieu of two assistants, lecturers, or instructors of Grade 1, the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint one assistant, lecturer, or instructor with a salary of Grade 4, or may in like manner appoint one with salary of Grade 5 in lieu of one with salary of Grade 2 and one of Grade 1, or one with salary of Grade 6 in lieu of one with salary of Grade 3 and one with salary of Grade 1 : . (/.) If there be a second model school, the maximum staff named above may, with the approval of the Minister, be increased as follows :— (i.) In the case in which such'second model school is of the type described in 3 (c) (i) above, by one teacher with a salary of Grade 5, and by one assistant, teacher with a salary of Grade 2; or (ii.) In the case in which it is of the type described in 3 (c) (n), by one assistant teacher with a salary of Grade 3; or (iii.) In the case in which it is of the type described in 3 (c) (m), by one teacher with a salary of Grade 5. (g.) If there be a junior kindergarten class or classes in the normal school, the maximum staff named herein may, with the approval of the Minister, be increased by the addition of one assistant with a salary of Grade 2. (2 ) As a further provision the Minister may in any year approve of grants amounting to £300 in all for the instruction of the students in subjects of manual instruction, in physical and military drill, in elocution, and in singing, and for the incidental expenses of the training college ' Out of such grants a part not exceeding £100 may be allocated to the incidental expenses of the training college (the library grant included), but no part of any such grants may be paid to any of the staff named above, nor may the whole of the grants under this subclause in any case exceed the total of £300. . L , '. 1M .. (3 ) If in any one year the total number of students is much less than 100, or the conjoint average attendance of the primary and secondary departments of the " main school " is much less than 450 the staff may, at the discretion of the Minister, be reduced proportionately.

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