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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. 16.
Fix this textOCTOBER 27, 1950.
Fix this textThreepence.
Fix this text£1,813,180 INCREASE IN EDUCATION VOTE
Fix this textBut Budget Does Not Solve
Fix this textUrgent Problems
Fix this textThe State Budget forecasts increased expenditure
Fix this texton education for 1950-51 by £1,813,180 from
Fix this text£13,416,353 in 1949-50 to £15,229,533.
Fix this textThis estimated increase continues the upward trend in educa-
Fix this texttional expenditure which has been consistent through the past
Fix this textdecade.
Fix this textThe increase is welcome, and the allocation will again repre-
Fix this textsent a Commonwealth record in total expenditure and a record
Fix this textper-capita expenditure, with the probable exception of that of
Fix this textTasmania.
Fix this textHowever, the increase in expendi-
Fix this textture will do little towards meeting
Fix this textthe urgent needs of education, espe-
Fix this textcially as its value will be largely
Fix this textnullified by rising costs.
Fix this textUrgent Needs.
Fix this textWith thousands more teachers
Fix this textand classrooms required, with edu-
Fix this textcation seriously hampered by lack
Fix this textof equipment and text books,
Fix this textteachers' salaries rapidly falling in
Fix this textvalue and students' salaries very
Fix this textsmall, a far greater expenditure on
Fix this texteducation is necessary.
Fix this textTeachers and pupils should not
Fix this texthave to suffer because of the Com-
Fix this textmonwealth Government's refusal to
Fix this textconsider increased allocations to
Fix this textthe States for education, and the
Fix this textState's unwillingness to take deter-
Fix this textmined action to overcome this
Fix this texthandicap.
Fix this textTeachers’ Conditions.
Fix this textTeachers serve under conditions
Fix this textwhich in general compare very
Fix this textbadly with those of other profes-
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Fix this textThey need a restoration of the
Fix this textpurchasing power of the salaries
Fix this textthey gained in the 1949 Salaries
Fix this textAgreement.
Fix this textTheir efforts are hampered by
Fix this textthe inadequacy of text books and
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Fix this text> They are required to teach
Fix this textclasses which are almost invariably
Fix this textfar too large.
Fix this textGreater Allocations Essential.
Fix this textThe inadequacy of the education
Fix this textvotes is a major cause of their diffi-
Fix this textculties. In these circumstances the
Fix this textpupils too are sufferers; they are
Fix this textnot receiving the education to which
Fix this textthey are entitled.
Fix this textMuch greater allocations for edu-
Fix this textcation are essential if the present
Fix this textlag is to be overcome and satis-
Fix this textfactory conditions for teachers and
Fix this textpupils provided.
Fix this textFirst-aid room in a modem New South Wales factory. While it is not sug-
Fix this textgested that such facilities exist in more than a comparatively few industrial
Fix this textundertakings, this well-equipped first-aid room is an indication of what is
Fix this textnecessary in the interests of groups of employees in all callings.
Fix this textSchools are in urgent need of improved facilities for teachers and pupils,
Fix this textbut present education votes cannot provide them to any appreciable extent.
Fix this textAssociation Acts To
Fix this textimprove Members'
Fix this textAccommodation
Fix this textMr. Henry, Federation Organiser,
Fix this texthas reported to the Executive on a
Fix this textvisit he recently made to the Uran-
Fix this textquinty Migrant Camp, where three
Fix this textwomen teachers have been living
Fix this textunder shocking conditions.
Fix this textThe toilets, which they shared
Fix this textwith the migrant women, were dis-
Fix this textgusting and none of them contained
Fix this texta seat or a door with a catch to it;
Fix this textthe teachers had no recreation room
Fix this textof their own, and they were obliged
Fix this textto eat in the staff dining room with
Fix this textmore than 150 migrants employed
Fix this texton camp duties.
Fix this textThe Wagga Association took the
Fix this textmatter up, and decided to support
Fix this textthe teachers in any action neces-
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Fix this textMr. Henry interviewed the Area
Fix this textDirector and the Inspector of
Fix this textMigrant Accommodation Centres,
Fix this textand reported to the Wagga Associa-
Fix this texttion on October 11. The Association
Fix this textthen unanimously decided:—'
Fix this text"That this meeting recommends that the
Fix this textthree women teachers at Uranquinty School
Fix this textshould not return to that school after Friday
Fix this textnext, October 20, unless all improvements in
Fix this textliving conditions asked for and agreed upon
Fix this textbe granted, and that teachers be allowed to
Fix this textdine in the administrative dining room if
Fix this textthey so desire."
Fix this text"That should it be necessary for the three
Fix this textteachers concerned to report for duty at a
Fix this textWagga school, all members of the Wagga
Fix this textAssociation contribute towards the cost of
Fix this texthotel accommodation for the teachers con-
Fix this textcerned, the amount of the levy on individual
Fix this textteachers to be assessed later."
Fix this textThe Federation Executive en-
Fix this textdorsed the actions of Mr. Henry, the
Fix this textWagga Association and the Uran-
Fix this textquinty teachers, and congratulated
Fix this textthe Wagga Association on interest-
Fix this texting itself in and the stand it took on
Fix this textbehalf of the Uranquinty teachers.
Fix this textSome of the complaints having since been
Fix this textattended to, the Association has advised the
Fix this textteachers to remain at their school pending
Fix this textthe claim regarding meals being granted.
Fix this textSuspension Of Member
Fix this textFederation Seeks Representation At Inquiry
Fix this textThe statement adopted by the Executive on October 11 con-
Fix this textcerning the suspension of a Federation member, and reported in
Fix this textthe previous issue of “Education,” was endorsed by the Federa-
Fix this texttion Council on October 21.
Fix this textThe Council adopted the following addendum:—
Fix this text"Further, in view of the facts that
Fix this textMr. Leslie is a Federation member,
Fix this textthat the charges laid against him
Fix this textarise out of incidents occurring at a
Fix this textFederation meeting, that Federation
Fix this textassociation officers and Federation
Fix this textofficers may be involved in the pro-
Fix this textceedings, and that the right of the
Fix this textFederation to conduct its own affairs
Fix this textis involved, the Federation requests
Fix this textthe Public Service Board to grant
Fix this textthe Federation representation at the
Fix this textinquiry being Conducted by the
Fix this textBoard in respect of Mr. Leslie."
Fix this textEndorsement of the Executive's
Fix this textstatement, together with the ad-
Fix this textdendum, was carried by 103 votes
Fix this textto 12.
Fix this textCase For Education Commission
Fix this textSubmitted
Fix this textA Federation deputation recently
Fix this textplaced before Mr. Hawkins, Assist-
Fix this textant Minister, who met the deputa-
Fix this texttion on behalf of the Premier, the
Fix this textFederation's case that education in
Fix this textNew South Wales be controlled by
Fix this textan Education Commission.
Fix this text(The Federation proposal is that an Act of
Fix this textParliament should be passed placing the
Fix this textcontrol of education under a Commission
Fix this textwhich would be subject to Parliamentary
Fix this textcontrol through a responsible Minister.
Fix this textIt asks that the Commission comprise five
Fix this textmembers, two representatives of the Teachers'
Fix this textFederation and two of the State Govern-
Fix this textment, with a Chairman acceptable to both
Fix this textparties; term of each member to be three
Fix this textyears.
Fix this textThe Federation proposal is that the Com-
Fix this textmission, subject to the control of the Minis-
Fix this textter and Parliament, be responsible for the
Fix this textorganisation of sub-departments for the
Fix this textimplementation of policy, matters of general
Fix this textadministration, and the control of all staff,
Fix this textincluding teaching staff.)
Fix this textMr. Hawkins, in reply to the submissions,
Fix this textsaid that it was desirable for the Federa-
Fix this texttion to show that its proposal would lead to
Fix this textincreased efficiency, greater economy and
Fix this textgreater democratic control of education.
Fix this textHe showed interest in the Federation's re-
Fix this textpresentations, and promised to place the
Fix this textwhole of the facts before the Premier.
Fix this textMr. Hawkins added ihat he would be
Fix this textpleased to receive a written submission.
Fix this textStudents Act In Support Of Increased Allowances
Fix this textFollowing a meeting of the
Fix this textWagga Teacher Trainees' Associa-
Fix this texttion on October 7, more than 70
Fix this textstudents from the Wagga Teachers'
Fix this textCollege gathered outside the office
Fix this textof Mr. Graham, Minister for Agricul-
Fix this textture, who is the local member of the
Fix this textState Parliament.
Fix this textMr. Graham agreed to meet a deputation
Fix this textfrom the students, which consisted of Mr. L.
Fix this textCrabtree, President of the Teacher Trainees'
Fix this textAssociation, Mr. P. Butz, Mr. J. Rummery and
Fix this textMiss B. Tibbets.
Fix this textThe deputation sought Mr. Graham's assist-
Fix this textance in having the Federation's claims con-
Fix this textcerning students' allowances put into effect.
Fix this textThe "Wagga Advertiser" reported Mr.
Fix this textGraham as saying that he thought students
Fix this texthad a genuine grievance, and that if their
Fix this textrepresentations reached Cabinet level he
Fix this textwould give them his wholehearted support.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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