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Education
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. 41, No. 3.
Fix this textMARCH 23, 1960
Fix this textPrice: Threepence.
Fix this textMODERN HIGH SCHOOLS
Fix this textSection of the new Lithgow High School.
Fix this textGlass for winter warmth: the new high school building at Katoomba.
Fix this textNo Additional Loan Money for Schools
Fix this textNo additional loan moneys will be
Fix this textavailable to the States for school
Fix this textbuildings as a result of Loan Council
Fix this textdeliberations last month.
Fix this textThis information has been conveyed to
Fix this textthe Federation by Mr. E. J. Bunting, Secre-
Fix this texttary of the Prime Minister’s Department at
Fix this textCanberra.
Fix this textThe Loan Council was called together for
Fix this texta special meeting on February 12.
Fix this textPrior to the meeting the Federation sent
Fix this textthe following telegram to the Prime Minis-
Fix this textter, the State Premier and the Federal
Fix this textTreasurer:
Fix this text“In view of the alarming shortage of
Fix this textschool accommodation, particularly at the
Fix this textsecondary level, the urgent need to build
Fix this textadditional teachers’ colleges, and the inade-
Fix this textquacy of technical college accommodation,
Fix this textthis Federation urgently presses for addi-
Fix this texttional loan allocations to the States so that
Fix this textthe necessary buildings may be provided to
Fix this textensure that Australian children and youth
Fix this texthave the fullest educational opportunity.”
Fix this textMr. Bunting’s reply was:
Fix this text“Following the recent Loan Council meet-
Fix this texting Cabinet considered the representations
Fix this textmade by the States against the background
Fix this textof the overall economic and financial situ-
Fix this textation. As announced by the Treasurer,
Fix this textCabinet decided that the Commonwealth
Fix this textcould not agree to any increase in govern-
Fix this textmental borrowing programs for 1959-60,
Fix this textsince this would entail an additional call
Fix this texton the Commonwealth Budget which will
Fix this textbe in deficit this year. However, the Com-
Fix this textmonwealth is prepared to support an increase
Fix this textup to an amount of £4 million in the bor-
Fix this textrowing programs of local authorities and
Fix this textof the smaller semi-governmental authori-
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Fix this textASIAN LANGUAGES
Fix this textRELEVANT TO AUSTRALIAN
Fix this textINTERESTS
Fix this textThe Executive has informed the
Fix this textDirector-General that, in view of the
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Fix this textthe Federation considers that it is
Fix this textrelevant to the interests of Australian
Fix this textpupils that Asian languages be
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Fix this textThe decision followed consideration of a
Fix this textletter from the Director-General in reply to
Fix this textAnnual Conference resolutions on the mat-
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Fix this textDr. Wyndham wrote: “I note the agree-
Fix this textment expressed with the inclusion of French,
Fix this textGerman and Latin among the elective sub-
Fix this textjects for the proposed School Certificate,
Fix this textand would like to assure you that it is not
Fix this textthe Department’s intention to restrict to
Fix this textFrench, German and Latin the foreign lan-
Fix this textguages which may be studied for either the
Fix this textproposed School Certificate or Higher School
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Fix this text"In general, the choice of additional
Fix this textforeign languages for study by secondary
Fix this textpupils will depend both on the relevance
Fix this textof the languages to the interests of Austra-
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Fix this textHOW TEACHERS' COLLEGE
Fix this textSCHOLARSHIPS ARE
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Fix this textWe have been asked to ascertain
Fix this textand publish information concerning
Fix this textthe methods by which teachers’ col-
Fix this textlege scholarships are allotted. The
Fix this textfollowing information can be given:
Fix this textThe scholarships are awarded on aggre-
Fix this textgate marks gained in the Leaving Certificate
Fix this textexamination, including the subjects in which
Fix this textthe student failed. It is therefore quite pos-
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Fix this textsubjects to be offered a scholarship ahead
Fix this textof one who passed in six.
Fix this textAt first a sufficient number of students
Fix this textare offered scholarships to fill all vacancies
Fix this textat teachers’ colleges, but each student is
Fix this textgiven 14 days in which to notify acceptance
Fix this textor otherwise. In addition to this, some of
Fix this textthe students successful in gaining Common-
Fix this textwealth scholarships will go to the University
Fix this textto train as teachers, and allowance has to
Fix this textbe made for these.
Fix this textAs refusals of teachers’ college scholar-
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Fix this textEXTERNAL COURSES
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Fix this textUNIVERSITIES
Fix this textThe Executive has asked that
Fix this textarrangements be made with London
Fix this textand other universities outside New
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Fix this textteachers at departmental expense.
Fix this textThe arrangement, it was asked, should
Fix this textapply to courses required for teaching pur-
Fix this textposes and not available at universities in
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Fix this textThis would be of great value in helping
Fix this textto overcome the existing shortage of gra-
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Fix this textinformed in a recent communication.
Fix this textDr. Wyndham has replied, however, that
Fix this text“funds are not available for a scheme of
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Fix this textThe question of reciprocal arrangements
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Fix this textMARGINS: DISCUSSIONS
Fix this textWITH BOARD; FEDERATION
Fix this textDECISIONS
Fix this textOn January 28 the Federation's Salaries Panel con-
Fix this textferred with the Public Service Board and presented argu-
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Fix this textreply the Board undertook to examine the Federation's
Fix this textcase and communicate with the Federation at a later date.
Fix this textSubsequently the three Public
Fix this textService organisations—the Public
Fix this textService Association, the Public
Fix this textService Professional Officers’
Fix this textAssociation and the Teachers’
Fix this textFederation—received from the
Fix this textPublic Service Board an offer
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Fix this textExisting Salaries—-Male
Fix this text£14.3.0 per week wage
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Fix this text“It will be appreciated that there
Fix this textmust be some slight variations in the
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Fix this textto scales, but these can be discussed in
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Fix this textExecutive Decision
Fix this textThe offer was discussed at length
Fix this textthat evening by the Federation
Fix this textExecutive which resolved:
Fix this textThis Executive has examined the offer
Fix this textmade by the Public Service Board in respect
Fix this textof salary marginal increases to teachers, and
Fix this textconsiders it completely unacceptable.
Fix this textThe offer in no way approximates the just
Fix this textclaims of the Federation. It falls far short
Fix this textof the increases granted to Victorian
Fix this textteachers, which, incidentally, did not grant
Fix this textfull salary justice to the teachers in that
Fix this textState, and its implementation could only
Fix this textlead to a grave worsening of the relative
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Fix this textteachers in the salary and wage structure
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Fix this textaffect the teaching profession and education.
Fix this textFurther, it should be noted that the
Fix this textBoard, in its letter conveying the offer, states
Fix this textthat it “feels very strongly that there should
Fix this textnot be any substantial variation in the pari-
Fix this textties established in 1957 (as amended in some
Fix this textinstances in 1958)” and “to achieve this end
Fix this textit would be necessary to provide for all
Fix this textsections of the Public Service a standard
Fix this textpattern of increase based on existing sala-
Fix this textries.” Despite this statement, the Board, in
Fix this textits offer, has failed to adopt a standard per-
Fix this textcentage increase and in fact has adopted
Fix this textpercentage increases varying from 24.9 per
Fix this textcent to 11.9 per cent, thus destroying the
Fix this textparities created by the Agreements of
Fix this text1957-58.
Fix this textExecutive endorses the action of the
Fix this textGeneral Secretary, taken in conjunction with
Fix this textthe General Secretary of the Public Service
Fix this textAssociation, in convening a meeting of Public
Fix this textService unions to consider what action
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Fix this textExecutive also instructs the General Sec-
Fix this textretary to call a meeting of the Salaries Com-
Fix this textmittee for Tuesday, March 1.
Fix this textCouncil Endorsement
Fix this textThe Board’s offer, with the Execu-
Fix this texttive's decision, came before Federa-
Fix this texttion Council on March 5.
Fix this textThe Council then resolved:
Fix this text"Council endorses the Executive’s
Fix this textresolution in respect of the Board’s
Fix this textsalaries offer and directs the atten-
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Fix this textthe widespread discontent developing
Fix this textthroughout the Service as a result of
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Fix this textFurther Conferences With
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Fix this textOn March 9 representatives of the
Fix this textthree Public Service organisations
Fix this textmet the Board in conference when
Fix this textfurther and lengthy evidence was
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Fix this textorganisations’ claims.
Fix this textAt the conclusion of the confer-
Fix this textence the Board announced that it
Fix this textwas not prepared to make another
Fix this textoffer at that stage; it was not prepared
Fix this textto grant 28 per cent of current mar-
Fix this textgins, and in its view the offer gave
Fix this textsubstantial justice to teachers and
Fix this textpublic servants.
Fix this textA further conference took place on
Fix this textMarch 15 when each of the three
Fix this textPublic Service organisations was rep-
Fix this textresented by its President and General
Fix this textSecretary. There was still no change
Fix this textin the Board’s attitude. This meant
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Fix this textdelay and that teachers were being
Fix this textdenied proper marginal increases.
Fix this textThat evening the Executive re-
Fix this textsolved: "The Executive regrets that
Fix this textthe Public Service Board is not pre-
Fix this textpared to grant to New South Wales
Fix this textpublic servants an increase in current
Fix this textmargins of even 28 per cent, nor to
Fix this textmake an offer which approaches the
Fix this text28 per cent increase. We are now
Fix this textforced to carry on a process of ex-
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Fix this textMARGINS —URGENT!
Fix this textMETROPOLITAN MEMBERS: Attend the general
Fix this textmeeting on Thursday, March 31, at 4.30 p.m., in the
Fix this textLower Town Hall, Sydney, to support the claim for adequate
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Fix this textCOUNTRY MEMBERS: You will be informed of the
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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