NOVEMBER 21. 1950

THE GUARDIAN. CHARDOTTETOWN

:3'HE ED UCA TIo1v.4L HORIZON

HIESENTING NEWS AND VIEWS OF INTEREST T0 TEACHERS AND ALI. OTHERS SEEKING IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION

' SECltE'l'A.Rl”S REPORT or P.E.l.T.F. GENERAL FOR 1950-51 i

First. I word shout our lndivi-F dual and collective responsibilities to our organization. Our Feder- Iuon leg us not forget. will be ' strong and beneficial as

:.:lym::e it. and WE means each and every one of us-not ti-lei

Bond of Governors. not the ox- mnive. not any particular group of teachers but all of us-every one doing his or her utmost in driving towards that K081 10? which we strive, the best possible in educational conditions. moral. physical. and economic, that this. any mi-1 generation can give. Why y be satisfied with second best if by W...-,,.g, everlastingly striving. we can secure something still better in education. This is one field of life's activities where We mustl never feel that We have reachedi that Utopia where. like the Lotus Eaters. we may rest upon our cars. for education is ever fluid. H." changing, ever challenging .l's to some new possibility.

Let us. therefore. as teachers. ves. as leaders in our respective communities, accept the challenge, uni with the utmost confidence in both our own abilities and those or our associates so forward to- gether to improve our Island ed- ucational conditions. slowly, it may be. but do not forget In 01" im- patience. that slow and steady wins (hp race to successful conclusions. I

in the fall of 1949 at their an-I nuai meeting, the Board of Gov- ernors re-elected the same slatei of officers for the ensuing year with the exception of Mr. Arnold llierlihy. recording secretary. whosal place was filled by Miss Mabel O'- Brien. lMtr. I-Ilerlihy, we are sorry ) us report. has left the teaching pro- fusion to enter the commercial world).

for the first time since our Act of incorporation. the presidents of me various local conventions at- tended in an advisory capacity. the annual meeting of the Board of Governors and the May meeting of the executive and Department of Education officials to plan for fall conventions. By to doing. the pre- sidents will keep the executive and Board of Governors more fully in- formed of conditions in their re- spective districts. and as a result. they II'IC"IIQIvI:u will be more dir- ectly conversant with Federation activities.

Our lkoliar Convention. indicates that a change must take place in the method of our recording teacher attendance. A letter from the Department to the Federation cslls our attention to the number of teachers. fairly substantial. who neither attended the convention nor taught school. In future, it would seem that there rests with the Department only one method -of procedure. that of making de- factions from teacher payments. The Federation, unnecessary as it is to state. can only trust that no such deductions will be neces- wry.

Despltg the poor weather pre- vailing. we had over 500 teachers in attendance. The program. we Ire told from all quarters. was highly successful. and one from which all teachers. irrespective ci trade taught. could have derived zansiderable help and inspiration.

The convention committee are al- says desirous of receiving from then fall conventions the wishes of you teachers, relative to items desired on the program. We sin- rerely request that from Your meeting today you will send these

iuatestions for Easter program along. as early planning is always desirable.

-Your Pension Commissioners. Miss Mabel Matheson and Mr. Davix Lidsione. have made a call- able presentation of your requests for improvement in our Act. Only i very slight change. however. was Ielisiated last March. but our Min- tster of Education, is having the attorney General make a very lhoroush checking of our Act this Sitar. and investigation to deter mine whereby worthwhile improve- ftltnts may be made. particularly n respect to the Government's in-kins Plyment into the fund. Inc skill Iatvo Ilaport at our art fall convention indicated that we should not receive substitute Pll'- Since that time, however. our Dillartment have seen fit to grant Iurh benefits. For this progressive lnndmsatisfyitilig giesture we are all. sure ce fl

"Emmi . py appreciative nd - 01!! Federation has been ren- f"""0d it several national and fzlonal conferences. reports of lj."dh MVIIIK been given in the W; "WON newsletter and else-

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our President, Mr. J. R. Mur-

Pity. attended a meeti of the El-;I'-5'- Directors in Decelhgber. Pre- "pill: to this. in September. he

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Mr. ialmer Pinesu has ably repre- average rural supplement as cf Feh..i George E. Croskery of 0

sented us on the Maritime Common Examining Board. Mr. Pineau is also an executive member of the Board. as well as an official examin- er.

Mr. Ralph MacLean. as wlll be mgre fully reported later on in this report, represented our organizat- ion at the Maritime School Broad- casts meeting in Moncton. Mr. J. A. S. Williams. General Secretary. attended a conference of Eastern secretaries for a discussion of education problems.

Since several inquiries have been made regarding interprovinclal ex- change of teachers pensions we feel it our duty at this meeting to make a short report of the present state cf negotiations. At. their meeting in Fredericton. N. B., on Sept. 16. the C. E. A. recommended:

"that a teacher with at least l0 years' service in one province and in good standing with re- spect to the provincial super- annuation fund. who moves to another province and "here completes the requirments for a pension, counting the years ser- vice in the original province. should receive from each pro- vince ; pension proportionate to the number of years' service in each province."

This plan has certalri complicat- ions. wliich as yet have not been worked out. should this suggestion be acceptable to all provinces.

Al. the request of I conside number of teachers for a summer school in Charlottetown, the Fed- eration took the necessary steps to try to secure such a schocl. In answer to a questionnaire sent out. upwards of 80 teachers indicated their willingness and desire to at- tend sucih a school. some 3) or 40 stated that they would like to im- prove their class of licence from second to first. However, when the Dept. made known that such an improvement in class of licence could be made only by attending fcur summer schools, most of those so desiring before. declined the privilege. It is, indeed. quite evid- ent that work less than that given at four summer schools would not at all be Sufficient to meet the necessary requirements. The teach- ers concerned. by their negative at- titude, thus defeated their own apparent original wishes.

Dr. Show reported to me that there were some 13 teachers at summer school. who had already done some teaching and some of whom had been in summer school here last year. These received the ordinary oourse in Methods in or- der that they might be permitted to continue teaching at a somewhat higher status. In addition to this. some lo took the Refresher course.

School broadcasting has become an important part of the work in many classrooms. In this field. we have been ably represented in con- ference by Mr. Ralph Macbean of the Vocational School.

since the Department assists fin- ancially. 509?. of cost. I believe, we should like to see many more pupils taking advantage of the fine pro- grams broadcast.

our radio station. CFCY. deserves much praise and thanks for the time and money so generously de- voted to our programs. Too often we take for granted what comes over the radio. To show. in some small way at least, that we appreci- ate the radio station services. we might very well pass resolutions of

ommendation to CFCY for the thousands of dollars of free time given for educational purposes. Like- wise. if there is some particular type or program you would like to have given in these school pro- grams over lie air, indicate your wishes and send them along to the Federation office and we shall be glad to have them incorporated in our report to the school Broadcasts conference.

Because of the pending Domin- ion-Provinclsl conference, no sal- ary delegatlcn this past year wait.- ed on the Government, as it was felt that the effort wculd be futile. The Federation executive. however. met with the Minister of Education to discuss federal aid, pensions. and general educational conditions It is hoped that results of the Dom- inion-Provinclal conference will be such as to warrant at an early date our salary committee's meeting with the Government.

Supplements in general increased slightly. except In Charlottetown. where the School Board made a fairly substantial increase. taking into consideration years of ser- vice and credits towards B degree.

True, every one admits the justice of our claim for salary increases.

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but we can only patiently nticipato an early improved adjustment in Dominion-Provincial financial re- lations. (As a point of interest, the

1950. was (300).

Now s word about Tucher Sup- ply. The yearly report of our Chief supervisor would seem to indicate that is much more attractive con- dltion must exist before our Island requirrnonts will become stable. and our tenure of service greatly im- proved. We shall not attempt rc- peating here Mr. MacKenzie's re- port, but we do urge all teachers to make is careful study of all do- partmental reports an as to be well informed. as all teachers should be. relative to our most immediate proffessional interests.

The teacher supply still continues to be a vexing question. The fore- cast for the year 1950-51 was that between 40 and 50 schools will find it impossible to secure qualified teachers. This year the Department are not granting any form of temporary license on one summer school unless the teacher has it high standing academically. Public relations has become in most important matter in the minds of both teacher and nonteachin. bodies. Ministers of Education and their departmental officers ncrw look upon teachers' organizations as ad- visory bodies. and frequently seek their aid in determining and put- ting into effect changes in the ed- ucational system. What a far cry from what such relations were even is decade ago.

As later will be intimated. our Federation consulted with the Wo- men's Institutes. and Farmer's Fed- erations, and the Legion in plan- ning fcr Education Week. Again. early in May, 1960. the same group met to discuss education generally. From theses meetings we have learned that it is most advantageous to continue the same policy .for the future. as cnly by such an inter- change of ideas can we fully un- derstand and appreciate one an- of.her's problems. - At this time. it is opportune to commend the March. 1950, broad- casts cn education. sponsored by the women's Institutes. As such boradcasts are very beneficial. we look forward to more similar ones in the near future. Our professional acts of incorpor- ation is being revised by a com- mittee. heoded by Mr. John Con- nolly of Prince of Wales College, at the request of the Board of Gov- ernors. Each Act of Incorporation of the other provinces is being studied. Suggestions from any teacher or group of teachers such as this in convention will be gladly received. Do not hesitate to send in to Mr. Connolly, harlottetown. any plans you may ave for suggested im- provements. Before any condusions are reached, every teacher belonging to our Federation will have been sent a copy of such proposed changes, for his or her approval. This fall your convention centres, Ulgg, Tlgnish. Charlottetown Ur- ban. and Prince of Wales College. elected their respective members to the Board of Governors for the years, l960-53. in the proportion of 1 member fcr every twenty teachers present at the convention centi'c.. We ask that those responsible for the choice of election. consider care- fully the qualities and abilities of your contestant. so that there will be elected as your representatives only the best candidate. Every teacher's organisation throughout Canada submitted a brief to the Massey Commission on the Arts, Letters. and sciences. The general idea suggested was that Federal Aid is now an abso- lute necessity in order to promote further to any appreciable extent the welfare of the Arts. Letters. and Sciences. Your Island Federation presented the view that a. suitable background for the proper appreci- ation of the Arts and Sciences should be developed in the public schools. This apprecation. however. cannot be secured without our fkst attalriing the proper standard Of education. a standard which We cannot adequately achieve without Federal aid to education. Only by such aid will our Island pupils be given the same chance to secure that degree and quality of educa- tion which may enable them to take their place in the cultural Life of their community.

Federal aid to education has been ii. live issue during the past year, much prominence having been given to it both provlncially and naturally. In late spring we learned with satisfaction that our prcvincial Government had placed financial needs for education as an item on the agenda for the Domin- ion-Provincial conference, V

The Knight Resolution. calling for Federal Aid as a means of eqqualizing educational opportunity

come up in the House of Commons. and there has received a great deal- of support from all parties. In gen- eral. it is believed that there is lit- tle or no provincial opposition pro- vided the constitutional rights of the provinces to control education can be sufficiently safeguard d Education Week will again be held in the qiring of 1961. Dur- in; our annual Easter convention in Prince of Wales College. "Om our Federation Instruction Group we learned that very little is be- ing done in the various districts to advertise and make known our' educational conditions. their weak- nesses and strong points,

This year, our island Federation plans to develop on a broader scale our Education Week plans with

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Farmers and Women's Institutes and the Legion. We cnly ask that every teacher here present take the initiative todo all he or she can to promote our educational interests. If we are to progress so we would and should. we must advertise our educational status. but us remem-

the aims, ideals. and needs of our Island schools still continues.

Most of you had the privilege of

hearing our National sec etary. Mr.

Itawa. give - an account at our Easter convent- . ion of our C. 1:, pt, what it is and . what it svliould mean to us. Do not -forget that every teacher here is a Imember of C. T. F. as well as of iyour own provincial organization. Mr. Croskery'i-epresents an orga- nization of teachers which within song thirty years has grown from a. few hundred to over 60.000. In- deed, of all teachers working within Canada, only two groups have not yet joined our ranks. tfnose of New- foundland snd of French-speaking Catholics.

Our earnest hope is that in the near future. without exceptio . as teachers we shall speak as one un- broken voice from sea to sea. The Newfoundland Association of Teach- ers in July. 1949, held its first con- vention ln several years. our Gen- eral Secretary, Mr. Croskery. was in attendance, During the meet- ing. the, Association voted unanim- ously to affiliate with the C. T. 3'2. but only after they have their own house a little more in order fin- ancially and administratively. Like- wise. the French-speaking Roman Catholics have indicated that they like Newfoundland must put them- selves on a firmer plane of admini- stration before they feel justified in joining us as worthy members of our national organization

The World Organization of the Teaching Profession (WOTP) hon- oured Canada in July by holding its Delegates Assembly in Ottawa. This international organization is now composed of 23 national members. representing more than two mil- lion teachers. What an honour for you and me to be members of such an organization for international good will and understanding. Be- cause of the expense involved. our Island Federation sent no repre- sentative. Our General secretary Croskery is an executive member.

Teacher Exchange on an inter- national level has been rather un- certain for 1950-61. Interprovinciai exchange. however. is being con- tinued on the.same basis as 1949-50 Impedial oil Ltd. has again renew- ed its grant of 35000 for bursaries to encourage exchange as ii method of pi-mating Canadian unity by acquainting teachers with educat- ional practices and economic con- ditions ln other parts of Canada. In 1949-50. 48 teachers each received a travel bursary of 3100.

Not only are we members of WOTP. but we also have our say in the United Nations educationally. through UNESCO (United Nations Educational. Scientific and Guitar- al Organization). From May 22 to June 16, 1960. in Florence. Italy. the Fifth seslon of the General Con- ference of Unesco was Canadian Teacher's Federation be- lngdurly represented.

We should all have some con- cept of the educational program of Unesco: Its Educational Missions are consultative bodies which bring to bear on the problemfot one country the accumulated ex- pcrlence of a number of others. Dr. A. G. Lewis, Dean of Ontario College of Education and a Past President of C.T.F.. was on such a mission to the Philippines. ,

International seminars or schools are effective methods of exchang- ing educational ideas. Such schools began in 1947 and have been con- ducted in France (1947): U.S..-... Czechoslovakia. and iilnsland (1948); Brazil and India (1949); and this present year three were held. one in Belgium was conducted on the Improvement and Revision of Text- books (especially history); another in Canada was conducted on the Teaching of Geography for Inter- national Understandlng; and n third in Uruguay had as its sub- ject. Primary Education in the Americas.

A,Winnipeg teacher represented the C.'I'.F. at the Belgium school. and a Saint John teacher sat in at the Canadian Seminar.

Adult Education is a. third phase of UNESCO activity. while a fourth is Education for International Un- derstanding. Teachlng aids to such understanding are ncw being pre- pared. A

A fifth activity of Unesco is Gen- eral Education which includes such questions as the study and action on the education problems of handi- capped children. including those handicapped by reasons of war. Still another field of Unesco's activities is Fundamental Education. This has to do with the development of the intelligence of the individual and not merely on his economic benefit. Unesoo stands ready in this respect to assist lesser develo - ed areas or countries with 9. big rate of illiteracy to improve their standards to fit their peculiar cir- -mstan .

Besides the six general headings noted above. Unssco deals with many other fields in the Natural and social Sciences, I, ' Ac- tivities. Exchange of Persons. and Mass communication.

We have now made a general survey of some phases of education- al activities. some our own, others beyond our scope of activity and yet within our interest. often we as teachers are-labelled as her- row-minded and bigoted in our viewpoints of education. As teach- ers we must realize that education knows no bounds; it is not only local or provincial. for cnly by in-- ternational education shall there

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