THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3416, 6 January 1912, Page 2

THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

SOME IMPORTANT PROPOSALS

CARRIED.

INSTRUCTORS WANTED FOR SEXUAL PHYSIOLOGY. [per press association.] TIMIARU, Jan. 5. The Educational Institute sat long hours to-day, attempting to complete the consideration of remits. The balance sheet presented showed the total funds at about £2OOO, of which £IOOO was the legal defence fund. The resolution of the previous day regarding late admissions to superannuation benefits was amended to provide for the payment of compound interest on arrears. Remits were carried as follows : Auckland: That the principal woman assistant should have at least . equal rank or pay with second assistant. Otago: Geometrical and scale drawing be reduced and not required for proficiency in case of girls. North Canterbury : That Government should exercise supervision over picture show films depicting crimes unfit for children to see. Otago: Salaries should not fall so long as the teacher is in the same position, provided he does not, within two years, refuse transfer to a post worth as much; salaries of assistants in the secondary department of district high schools should be increased. Auckland: All teachers’ residences should be fitted with modern conveniences. One speaker said he had asked a good many delegates about their houses, and only one had a satisfactory home. An Auckland remit favoring special provision in each city for teaching children of weak intellect was carried unanimously. Remits in favor of travelling school libraries, supply of educational lantern slides, and reducing minimum stage for swimming capitation to nine yeans instead of fourth standard, were carried, and carried unanimously was the Southland proposal that instead of establishing several small schools the Department should introduce a system of conveyance to the central school. The president’s motion in favor of a definite scheme of health instruction was referred to himself and Mr McDonald as a committee with power to add to formulate a Scheme. Other subjects referred to the Committees were improvement in the sewing syllabus, and inquiry into •methods of providing reading matter for schools in other countries. The conference concluded at 10 o’clock to-niglit. The business this evening included a decision into the fresh agreement with S. M. Brown and Co. to continue publication of the School Journal for a further five yearn. A motion by the president that the Minister be urged to provide two special instructors in sexual physiology to instruct the senior scholars was carried unanimously. It was decided, to ask the Department to provide an initial grant to school for classes in dairying. A motion that the present method of election of education boards by school committees /bo discontinued was lost. On the motion of Miss Newman (Auckland) it was decided that steps be taken to secure for women their legal rights in regard to appointments. The motion whs carried unanimously, with applause, and it was decided that the next annual conference should be held in New Plymouth.