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Answer is more pay -

Teachers

23 June, 1970 improve the situation? - Yes. “It is time the people of
Staff Reporter - Hamilton Mr Talboys: This did not New Zealand realise this is the
happen in the United States. crux of the matter. For God’s
Three hundred members Voices: Let’s try it here. sake, give us enough teachers.”
of the Waikato region of the Mr Talboys: Is it the view of this Whitewash Poured
Post Primary Teachers meeting that more pay will give In reply Mr Talboys said:
Association had one answer to us more teachers in maths and “What we must do is offer a
staff shortages when they had science? - Yes. reward and improve the
a question and answer session Later speakers commented conditions and this what I’m
with the Minister of Education, that more pay would not solve all here to do.”
Mr Talboys, at Hamilton last problems. Mr M. J. Minogue, the
night. It was - pay all Headmaster’s Plea Mayor of Hamilton and a teacher
teachers more money. An impassioned plea for at the Hamilton Boys’ High
During a fairly quiet “enough teachers who are good School, said the true rate of
meeting Mr Talboys had just enough” was made by Mr E. B. education had had “buckets of
remarked that in its negotiations Allison, Headmaster of departmental whitewash” poured
with the PPTA the Government Ngaruawahia High School. over it.
was seeking to improve the “We have not enough The profession has lost
staffing schedules. teachers and many we have are confidence in the department and
Made Progress not good enough.” said Mr in Minister’s platitudes,” he said.
“We have made some Allison. We are asking you either to
progress”, he said. “What we “We New Zealanders are defend the department or reform
will still have is a shortage. If content to let the most precious it.”
you have thoughts on how we raw material of this country - Mr Talboys: “These are
can attract and encourage more our children - be taught by some strong charges. I am not afraid of
people to be interested in the teachers who are not good making reforms if they are
teaching of maths and science I enough. needed, but I will not go along
would like to hear them.” “My heart is in teaching.” with a general statement many
Voices: Pay all teachers Mr Allison said. “It is a way of officers of the department and I
more. life. I want you to help me do the have no doubt of their integrity.”
Mr Talboys: Will this job better.

Principal will be President

June 1970 by defeating Miss M. King Mr Edmond was principal
Huntly. - Mr T. C. (King Edward Technical at Huntly from May 1965 to the
Edmond, the immediate past College, Dunedin) by the end of the 1968 school year,
principal of Huntly College, has comfortable margin of 1974 before he moved on promotion
won an election which will votes to 1410. to a larger school..
make him president of the New The first result of the In the election he received
Zealand Post Primary Teachers’ election is that he will become strong support from his former
Association in 1971-72. junior vice-president of the local colleagues, polling 15 out
Mr Edmond, who is now association next August, and he of 21 votes cast in the PPTS’s
principal of Heretaunga College will automatically succeed to the Huntly branch.
(Hutt Valley), won the election presidency a year later.