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Fix this textJournal of the N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this textVol. 39. No. 1.
Fix this textFEBRUARY 5, 1958
Fix this textPrice: 3d.
Fix this textPERTH: VENUE OF 1958 A.T.F. CONFERENCE
Fix this textPerth by night from King’s Park
Fix this textSt. George’s Terrace University of W.A.
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Fix this textResults Of Elections
Fix this textFor Senior Officers
Fix this textThe General Secretary, who is
Fix this textthe Returning Officer in the elec-
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Fix this textannounced to the Council on De-
Fix this textcember 7 the results of the recent
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Fix this textThe results, of which all school re-
Fix this textpresentatives were notified immedi-
Fix this textately after the count, were:
Fix this textFor President:
Fix this textE. W. Glover 2887
Fix this textD. A. Taylor 8794
Fix this textW. J. Whalan 423
Fix this textInformal 48
Fix this textAbsolute majority for Mr. Taylor,
Fix this text5484.
Fix this textFor Deputy President:
Fix this textM. B. Ball 4007
Fix this textS. P. Lewis 5079
Fix this textJ. Winston 3016
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Fix this textThe distribution of Mr. Winston’s
Fix this textpreferences was:
Fix this textM. B. Ball 1584
Fix this textS. P. Lewis 1432
Fix this textFinal result:
Fix this textS. P. Lewis 6511
Fix this textM. B. Ball 5591
Fix this textMajority for Mr. Lewis, 920.
Fix this textFor Senior Vice-President:
Fix this textMiss D. M. Osborne 4489
Fix this textMiss E. W. Mattick .... 7608
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Fix this textMajority for Miss Mattick, 3119.
Fix this textThe Returning Officer declared
Fix this textMr. Taylor elected as President, Mr.
Fix this textLewis as Deputy President and Miss
Fix this textMattick as Senior Vice-President for
Fix this textthe period 1958-59.
Fix this textOn the motion of Mr. Ball and
Fix this textMr. F. J. Gibbes, the Council placed
Fix this texton record its appreciation of the work
Fix this textof the Returning Officer, the Deputy
Fix this textReturning Officer (Mr. Craig) and
Fix this textall people who assisted in the con-
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Fix this textThe Deputy Returning Officer’s
Fix this textreport showed that 18,708 ballot
Fix this textpapers were issued. The number of
Fix this textvotes recorded was 12,152. Total
Fix this textcost of the ballot was £2,118/4/6.
Fix this textCandidates Return Thanks
Fix this textMr. Taylor said he wished to express his
Fix this textthanks to the teachers for their expression of
Fix this textconfidence in returning him as President.
Fix this textMr. Taylor said it was an appalling state
Fix this textof affairs that senior officers who were de-
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Fix this texton Council. He considered Mr. Ball and Miss
Fix this textOsborne jvere needed on Council and
Fix this textExecutive. He thought the constitution
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Fix this textofficers who were defeated in the ballot.
Fix this textMr. Glover said he wished to repeat the
Fix this textcongratulations he had already extended to
Fix this textMr. Taylor. It was the first time Mr. Taylor
Fix this texthad been elected President by the teachers as
Fix this texta whole, and his (Mr. Glover’s) action in
Fix this textcontesting the ballot had given Mr. Taylor
Fix this textthe opportunity of being so elected.
Fix this textMr. Whalan also extended his congratu-
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Fix this textMr. Lewis thanked those who had voted
Fix this textfor him, and expressed his appreciation of
Fix this textthe people who had worked on his behalf.
Fix this textHe had been elected on a particular policy
Fix this textwhich he had stood by for many years. He
Fix this textwas prepared at all times to work with all
Fix this textpeople in the Federation to secure the action
Fix this textof thousands of teachers in the interests of
Fix this textteachers.
Fix this textMr. Ball said he had offered his con-
Fix this textgratulations to Mr. Lewis as soon as he had
Fix this textmet him after the result of the ballot had
Fix this textbeen known. Although he and Mr. Lewis
Fix this textwere bitterly opposed on certain issues, there
Fix this textwas mutual respect. He thanked the Federa-
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Fix this textmaking him Deputy President for four years.
Fix this textMr. Winston also extended his congratu-
Fix this textlations to Mr. Lewis on his election.
Fix this textMiss Mattick thanked teachers who were
Fix this textresponsible for her election, and said she
Fix this textwould do everything in her power to main-
Fix this texttain the confidence expressed in her. The
Fix this textnext year would be very busy, and she was
Fix this textprepared to work in all campaigns with all
Fix this textmembers who were willing to work to secure
Fix this textimproved conditions for teachers and child-
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Fix this textMiss Osborne expressed her thanks to the
Fix this textFederation for having given her the ex-
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Fix this textPresident for four and a-half years. She
Fix this texthoped that the equal pay campaign would
Fix this textbe kept alive. Many people did not agree
Fix this textwith her opinion that equal opportunity at
Fix this textthe moment, from a Federation point of
Fix this textview, was even more important than equal
Fix this textpay. Although not re-elected she did not
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Fix this textNATION-WIDE EDUCATION
Fix this textCONFERENCE TO BE
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Fix this textThe Australian Teachers' Federation has decided that
Fix this texta nation-wide education conference consisting of repre-
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Fix this textof the A.T.F. (State teachers' unions) be called in Canberra
Fix this textduring 1958. Objects will be to secure additional finance
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Fix this textnational Parliament.
Fix this textThe decision was made by the
Fix this textAnnual Conference of the A.T.F.,
Fix this textwhich was held in Perth on January
Fix this text13 to 16. All State teachers’ unions ex-
Fix this textcept that of Queensland were repre-
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Fix this textThe conference decided that in the
Fix this textmeantime the campaign for Federal
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Fix this text“This conference is firmly per-
Fix this textsuaded,” said a resolution, “that—
Fix this textThe future of this country de-
Fix this textpends to a great extent on the contri-
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Fix this text“# Restricted finance has created
Fix this texta crisis in education;
Fix this text“# This crisis will continue until
Fix this textthe educational detnands of the new
Fix this texttechnological age are fully met;
Fix this text“# This is a national crisis de-
Fix this textmanding corrective action by the
Fix this textFederal Government in the form of
Fix this textliberal grants, specifically for educa-
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Fix this text“# The Federal Government al-
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Fix this text“Therefore this conference resolves
Fix this textthat the A.T.F., in association with
Fix this textmember States, shall collect and col-
Fix this textlate information on the above and
Fix this textassociated matters with a view to
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Fix this textcoming Federal and State elections;
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Fix this textFederal employer and professional
Fix this textassociations, A.C.T.U., etc., request-
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Fix this textTeacher Shortage
Fix this textThe conference by resolution drew the
Fix this textattention of the Australian people to the
Fix this textalarming shortage of qualified teachers with
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Fix this text“Particularly”, said the resolution, “is
Fix this textthere a shortage of graduates to meet the
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Fix this textteachers required to prepare adequately stu-
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Fix this textTo secure and retain teachers the authori-
Fix this textties have the responsibility of making the
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Fix this textbest be done by the provision of adequate
Fix this textsalaries and conditions for teachers, and liv-
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Fix this textTeacher Recruitment
Fix this textThe conference urged the Governments,
Fix this textEducation Departments and citizen organ-
Fix this textisations of all States to embark on a cam-
Fix this textpaign to recruit and train an adequate num-
Fix this textber of teachers, particularly university
Fix this textgraduates, qualified to teach in kindergar-
Fix this textten, primary and post-primary schools, in-
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Fix this textThe conference further declared that the
Fix this textFederal Government should extend the
Fix this textscope of its grants to tertiary education by
Fix this textsubsidising the training of primary, sec-
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Fix this textAustralia.
Fix this textTeachers' Salaries
Fix this textConcerning teachers’ salaries it was de-
Fix this textcided that a common salaries policy should
Fix this textinclude—
Fix this text£ Raising the assured maximum to the
Fix this texthighest possible figure;
Fix this text0 Shortening incremental ranges;
Fix this text0 Eliminating discrimination against
Fix this textwomen marrying;
Fix this text• Securing an assured minimum salary.
Fix this textTraining of Teachers
Fix this textThe conference reaffirmed its policy that
Fix this textit is essential that all teachers be trained
Fix this textfor a minimum period of four years beyond
Fix this textthe Leaving Certificate or its equivalent.
Fix this text“Until this standard can be achieved”, it
Fix this textdeclared, “the A.T.F. affirms that a teacher
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Fix this textcompletion of a secondary course and a mini-
Fix this textmum of two years’ professional training be-
Fix this textfore receiving a provisional teacher’s cer-
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Fix this textafter one year’s satisfactory teaching.
Fix this text“Such requirements should be the mini-
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Fix this textSchool-building Programme
Fix this textState Governments, because of lack of
Fix this textfunds, had been unable to undertake a
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Fix this texthouse the vastly increased and increasing
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Fix this textthe Commonwealth migration policy, the
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Fix this textThe result was that at all stages children
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Fix this textThe consequent denial of reasonable educa-
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Fix this text“Conference therefore calls on the Federal
Fix this textGovernment to make available to the States
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Fix this textAustralian-Asian Conference
Fix this textThe conference asked the Federal Gov-
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Fix this textof obvious importance to all participants”,
Fix this textand that the conference include representa-
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Fix this textDecimal Currency
Fix this textThe conference resolved that “it fully
Fix this textsupports the Decimal Currency Council in
Fix this textasking the Federal Government immediate-
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Fix this textUniversity Scholarships
Fix this textAn increase in the number of Common-
Fix this textwealth University Scholarships was sought.
Fix this textThis was needed, it was stated, to provide
Fix this textgreater opportunities for higher education,
Fix this textand the Federal Government was asked to
Fix this textextend the scholarships to include students
Fix this textcontinuing their secondary education be-
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Fix this textNational Fitness
Fix this text“Now that the National Service pro-
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Fix this textCommonwealth Government to allot substan-
Fix this texttially increased allowances to National Fit-
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Fix this textFederal Aid Petition
Fix this textThe N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation was ask-
Fix this texted to arrange for the presentation of the
Fix this textFederal aid for education petition to the
Fix this textFederal Parliament at its next session.
Fix this textDelegate and Secretary
Fix this textMr. N. E. Sampson, President of the State
Fix this textSchool Teachers’ Union of Western Austra-
Fix this textlia, was chosen to represent the Australian
Fix this textTeachers’ Federation at the Annual Confer-
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Fix this textheld in Rome in July-August.
Fix this textMr. W. D. Dobell (N.S.W.) was re-
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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