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Education
Fix this textJournal of The New South Wales Teachers Federation
Fix this text1918-1968: FIFTY YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
Fix this textRegistered at the G.P.0., Sydney, for transmission by post as a periodical.
Fix this textVol. 49, No. 15
Fix this textSEPTEMBER 11, 1968
Fix this textPrice: Three cents
Fix this textMass Meetings
Fix this textof Teachers
Fix this textCalled
Fix this textWhether or not teachers should be
Fix this textcalled to meetings held in school time
Fix this textwas the question Council was asked on
Fix this textFriday, August 23.
Fix this textAt the previous meeting on July 13 a resolution
Fix this textwas adopted which asked outer metropolitan as-
Fix this textsociations “to call mass meetings in the month of
Fix this textJuly”, and for similar meetings to be organised in
Fix this textthe Hurstville, Bankstown and Eastern Suburbs
Fix this textareas.
Fix this textWORKING CONDITIONS AND SALARIES
Fix this textCOUNCIL RESOLUTION
Fix this text“l.That a mass meeting of teachers in the metropolitan
Fix this textarea be held at 4.15 p.m. on Thursday, September 26,
Fix this text1968, to consider action on the following:
Fix this text★ failure of the Government to provide adequate staff-
Fix this texting for schools in 1969, resulting in worsening con-
Fix this textditions for pupils and teachers;
Fix this text★ failure to provide adequate relief staff;
Fix this text★ failure to open any new teachers’ colleges in 1969,
Fix this textdespite Commonwealth grants for the purpose;
Fix this text★ failure to implement the Government’s promise to
Fix this textintroduce a minimum of three years’ training for all
Fix this textteachers;
Fix this text★ failure to grant teachers’ college scholarships to all
Fix this textsuitable qualified applicants;
Fix this text★ failure to introduce allowances for trainee teachers
Fix this textwhich reflect realistically the cost of living and their
Fix this textstatus in the community;
Fix this text★ failure to set up an Education Commission, as
Fix this textpromised by the Government;
Fix this text★ failure of the Public Service Board to re-open the
Fix this textcurrent salaries agreements, thus denying a measure
Fix this textof salary justice to teachers.
Fix this text2. That the meeting consider calling upon teachers to
Fix this textrefrain from duty for one day, and to attend pro-
Fix this texttest rallies in Sydney and in other appropriate
Fix this textcentres throughout the State. That the Sydney
Fix this textmeeting be followed by deputations to M.L.A’s. at
Fix this textParliament House.
Fix this text3. (a) That country associations and school staffs be
Fix this textasked to consider these matters, and to forward
Fix this texttheir views to the General Secretary in time to be
Fix this textplaced before the September 26 meeting.
Fix this text(b) That Executive consider the possibility of holding
Fix this textmeetings simultaneously with the Sydney meeting
Fix this textin country centres selected by the Executive and
Fix this textthat meetings be connected to the Sydney meeting
Fix this textby land line and provision be made for those
Fix this textattending the country meetings to vote on the
Fix this textissues raised in Sydney.
Fix this text4. That a special meeting of Federation Council be called
Fix this textat 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, September 28, in order to
Fix this textconsider the recommendations of the Mass Meeting.”
Fix this textTeacher Opinion
Fix this textAt area meetings and at meetings
Fix this textof school staffs, teachers have been
Fix this textoutspoken in their criticism of the
Fix this textpresent situation in the schools. They
Fix this texthave asked for:
Fix this text• More Federal finance for
Fix this texteducation
Fix this text• An Education Commission
Fix this text• Improvements in staffing
Fix this text• Reduced class sizes
Fix this text• Three years' teacher training
Fix this text• More scholarships, better
Fix this textallowances
Fix this text• Re-opening of the salaries
Fix this textagreement
Fix this text• Meetings of teachers in school
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Fix this textA GROWING CONCERN
Fix this textMiss E. W. Mattick,
Fix this textacting President, reported
Fix this textto Council on the area
Fix this textmeetings of teachers held
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Fix this textWell Attended
Fix this textMeetings
Fix this textCouncil was told that meet-
Fix this textings had been held in 11 areas,
Fix this textincluding Newcastle and Illa-
Fix this textwarra. Of these meetings one
Fix this textwas quite small, but attendances
Fix this textat the others had ranged from
Fix this text200 to 500 teachers.
Fix this text“Most of the meetings,” said
Fix this textMiss Mattick, “carried resolu-
Fix this texttions asking school staffs to
Fix this textmeet and consider holding
Fix this textfurther meetings in school time.
Fix this text“Meetings at Leichhardt,
Fix this textNorth Sydney, Wollongong and
Fix this textPaddington carried resolutions
Fix this textcalling for a mass meeting of
Fix this textteachers in school time to con-
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Fix this textMiss Mattick said that at the
Fix this textmeetings she attended there was
Fix this textno doubt about the feelings of
Fix this textthe teachers present.
Fix this text“There is a growing concern”
Fix this textshe continued, “about the de-
Fix this textterioration of conditions, and a
Fix this textgreat concern about the Public
Fix this textService Board’s attitude towards
Fix this textthe question of salaries.”
Fix this textSince these well attended area
Fix this textmeetings there have been meet-
Fix this textings at 35 high schools and a
Fix this textsimilar number of primary
Fix this textschools and infants’ depart-
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Fix this textSchool Staffs Support
Fix this textThe Federation office has
Fix this textbeen notified by these schools
Fix this textthat their staffs support the pro-
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Fix this textOn the other hand two high
Fix this textschools and ten primary schools
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Fix this textsuch school-time meetings.
Fix this textReports have still to be re-
Fix this textceived from other schools which
Fix this texthave considered this proposal at
Fix this textstaff meetings.
Fix this textA resolution for considera-
Fix this texttion by Council had been pre-
Fix this textpared by the Executive. This
Fix this textresolution proposed a mass
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Fix this textThe text of the resolution
Fix this textwhich was finally adopted
Fix this textunanimously by Council is
Fix this textprinted on this page. It pro-
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Fix this text• Mass meetings of teachers in
Fix this textSydney and country areas at
Fix this text4.15 p.m. on Thursday,
Fix this textSeptember 26.
Fix this text• A special meeting of Council
Fix this texton Saturday, September 28
Fix this textto consider recommenda-
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Fix this textInvasion of Czechoslovakia
Fix this textThe invasion of Czechoslovakia was fore-
Fix this textmost in the minds of councillors when they
Fix this textassembled at Federation House on Friday,
Fix this textAugust 23.
Fix this textThe following resolution of protest was
Fix this textcarried with one abstention.
Fix this textThis Council of the N.S.W. Teachers’ Federation
Fix this textstrongly supports the United Nations’ principle of self-
Fix this textdetermination and is deeply concerned at the threat to
Fix this textworld peace which exists in Vietnam and other areas
Fix this textof war and conflict and accordingly condemns the un-
Fix this textwarranted and inhuman invasion of Czechoslovakia by
Fix this textthe armed forces of the U.S.S.R., East Germany, Bul-
Fix this textgaria, Hungary and Poland, and urges the U.N.O. to
Fix this texttake all actions within its power—
Fix this text• to press for the withdrawal by the invading countries
Fix this textof their armed forces from Czechoslovakia and
Fix this text• to achieve lasting world peace by calling for the
Fix this textwithdrawal of armed forces in all areas of war and
Fix this textconflict throughout the world.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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