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Education
Fix this textJournal of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation.
Fix this textIncorporating
Fix this textFEDERATION NEWS
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this textVolume 31, No. 15.
Fix this textOCTOBER 13, 1950.
Fix this textThree.. pence.
Fix this textPREMIER MEETS DEPUTATION ON STUDENTS'
Fix this textALLOWANCES
Fix this textInterview Follows Student Discontent
Fix this textOne of the most successful meetings in Fede
Fix this textration history was held on Tuesday afternoon,
Fix this textSeptember 26, when more than 300 students from
Fix this textthe Sydney and Balmain Teachers' Colleges
Fix this textassembled on the roof of Federation House to
Fix this texthear a report on the students' claims campaign.
Fix this textThe men’s lounge on the fifth floor had been booked for the
Fix this textmeeting, but in view of the numbers attending it was found neces
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Fix this textTeacher-trainees were indignant
Fix this textat the refusal of the Premier to re
Fix this textceive a deputation of Federation re
Fix this textpresentatives and students to discuss
Fix this textneeded increases in their allow
Fix this textances. That refusal was contained
Fix this textin a communication to the Federa
Fix this texttion, dated August 8, stating that in-
Fix this textcreases in the rates paid to Teachers'
Fix this textCollege students were "not war
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Fix this textStudents’ Discontent.
Fix this textDiscontent amongst the students had grown
Fix this textfurther following the visit to Federation House
Fix this textat 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, of
Fix this texttwo senior police officers. Superintendent Mc-
Fix this textCormack and Sergeant Lanaghan, to inquire
Fix this textfrom Mr. Lewis, Federation President, whether
Fix this texta demonstration of students to Parliament
Fix this textHouse was being organised by the Federa
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Fix this textTeachers' College students were startled to
Fix this textlearn that even the suggestion of a mass de
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Fix this textsufficient to bring the police to Federation
Fix this textHouse —that, instead of receiving increased
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Fix this textCouncil’s Decision.
Fix this textCouncil on September 23 had carried the
Fix this textfollowing resolution: "That a mass meeting of
Fix this textTeachers' College students be organised in
Fix this texteach city or town where there is a Teachers'
Fix this textCollege, and such mass meetings consider
Fix this textorganising public demonstrations."
Fix this textStudents who came down to Federation
Fix this textHouse after lectures had finished on Septem
Fix this textber 26 did so knowing that the organisation
Fix this textof a mass deputation to the Premier was to
Fix this textbe considered.
Fix this textMessage From Premier.
Fix this textHowever, Mr. Lewis informed the students
Fix this textthat that morning a letter had been received
Fix this textfrom the Under-Secretary of the Premier's
Fix this textDepartment, stating that the Premier would
Fix this textbe "happy to receive a deputation at 11 a.m.
Fix this texton Friday, the 29th instant."
Fix this textThe following resolution was unanimously
Fix this textadopted by the students: "That the deputa
Fix this texttion to the Premier direct his attention to the
Fix this textfact that allowances paid to teacher-trainees
Fix this textin New South Wales are the lowest paid
Fix this textanywhere in Australasia, except Queensland
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Fix this textfrom 1951).
Fix this textCampaign To Continue.
Fix this text"That the sub-committee consisting of
Fix this textmetropolitan members of the Teacher Trainees'
Fix this textClaims Co-ordinating Committee appoint repre
Fix this textsentatives to the deputation.
Fix this text"That the students continue to take action
Fix this textuntil their claims have been realised, and
Fix this textthe sub-committee be instructed to reassemble
Fix this textthis meeting at an early date, if found
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Fix this textFollowing the meeting, 200 students as
Fix this textsembled outside Parliament House.
Fix this textCASE SUBMITTED.
Fix this textThe Federation paid the fares of
Fix this textstudents from every Teachers' Col
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Fix this textPremier's Office at 11 a.m. on Sep
Fix this texttember 29 to make representations
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Fix this textinformed that it was desired that in
Fix this textcreases should be retrospective to
Fix this textthe beginning of this year.
Fix this textMembers of the deputation were Messrs.
Fix this textLewis, Taylor, Norington and Henry, of the
Fix this textFederation, and Messrs. C. Hamer (Sydney
Fix this textTeachers' College), R. Hollis (Balmain), J.
Fix this textSTUDENTS’ MEETING AT FEDERATION HOUSE.
Fix this textTwo views of the meeting of more than 300 students on the roof of
Fix this textFederation House on September 26.
Fix this textPollock (Armidale), L. James (Newcastle) and
Fix this textL. Crabtree (Wagga).
Fix this textAfter hearing the deputation, Mr. McGirr
Fix this textstated that he would give further considera
Fix this texttion to the question of increases, and confer
Fix this textwith his colleague, the Minister for Educa
Fix this texttion, upon the matter. He would inform the
Fix this textFederation of his decision in due course.
Fix this textState Should Provide For
Fix this textEducation's Urgent Needs
Fix this textUnsatisfactory as provision for education has always been,
Fix this textthe rapid rise in school population due to increased birth rate and
Fix this textmigration is making education’s present outlook grim. Never was
Fix this textthere a time when increased financial allocations for education
Fix this textwere more urgent, especially as the depredation of the £ has the
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Fix this textThe failure of the Commonwealth
Fix this textGovernment at the recent Premiers'
Fix this textConference to allocate adequate
Fix this textrevenue to the States was a severe
Fix this textshock to those who hoped that that
Fix this textGovernment would realise its re
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Fix this textfailure is the more inexcusable in
Fix this textthat the Commonwealth Government
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Fix this textpolicy which will by 1953 have
Fix this textadded 38,000 children to the primary
Fix this textschool population alone.
Fix this textDespite the States' financial
Fix this textstraits, the Prime Minister, Mr. Men
Fix this textzies, vetoed the unanimous decision
Fix this textof the six State Premiers that a fur
Fix this textther £25,000,000 from tax revenue be
Fix this textallocated to the States. The Federa
Fix this texttion's request by telegram that sub
Fix this textstantial grants in addition to normal
Fix this textallocations be made for essential
Fix this texteducational expenditure was merely
Fix this text"noted.”
Fix this textStatement Of Needs.
Fix this textIn 1946 the Minister for Education, Mr. Hef
Fix this textfron, estimated that £36,654,841 of capital
Fix this textexpenditure and £18,596,284 of annual ex
Fix this textpenditure from revenue were necessary to
Fix this textbring public school education to a satisfac
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Fix this textFor the year 1949-1950 the State Govern-
Fix this textment allocated £13,000,000 in the Budget for
Fix this texteducation. This was a record, but it still fell
Fix this textfar short of the annual appropriation estimat
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Fix this textConsiderable depreciation had, of course,
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Fix this textState’s Responsibility.
Fix this textThe responsibility of providing adequate
Fix this textfinance for education now rests with the State
Fix this textGovernment. Provision of adequate funds will
Fix this textmean a deficit, which the Commonwealth
Fix this textGovernment should meet in the interests of
Fix this textthis extremely important national service.
Fix this textDetermined action of this nature would
Fix this textgain the support of the people whose children
Fix this textwill suffer from the worsening plight of edu
Fix this textcational services if the drift is not arrested.
Fix this textSurely the welfare of the children of the
Fix this textState demands that such action be taken.
Fix this textCouncil's Decisions Concerning Association Ballots
Fix this textCouncil recently unanimously endorsed recommendations by the
Fix this textExecutive for the conduct of association ballots.
Fix this textThe recommendations were:—
Fix this text"In the conduct of Federation association
Fix this textballots for delegates to Council and Confer
Fix this textence and for the election of association offi
Fix this textcers, it is essential that the following mini
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Fix this text"(1) All necessary steps shall be taken to
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Fix this text"(2) Such election shall not be by show of
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Fix this text"(3) No agency other than a Federation
Fix this textagency shall in any way participate in the
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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