10 P Y.
Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith,
Sir,
Colonial Secretary.
Queen's College,
C.O 28319
8th. October 1907
I have the honour to submit for the consideration of His Excellency the Governor, a scheme for the re-arrangement of the positions and salaries of the subordinate English Staff of this college. I have spent some time in maturing the scheme and trust that its details will be found to have a tendency to increase the efficiency of Queen's College.
Briefly the recommendation is that instead
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of four Senior and five Junior English Assistant Masters, there should be appointed a Normal Master and four Senior and four Junior Assistant Masters.
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The position of Normal Master is in England clearly defined. He is a Professor of the Art and Science of Teaching. His duties and responsibilities are onerous, he is well paid, and except in the event of promotion the appointment is permanent: as it is believed, and rightly, that the value of the Normal Master increases with lengthened experience. In Queen's College we have no such Normal Master, but a Senior Master is granted an allowance for temporarily discharging the duties of Normal Master. He may hold the post like Mr. Tanner for a couple of years, or for six, as Mr. Ralphs will probably do: but on his going on leave a new man will be appointed, who will doubtless continue to hold the post until his own turn for leave arrives. I submit that the dignity and efficiency of the office are seriously affected by its temporary character, and beg to recommend that the office of Normal Master should be made a permanent and pensionable one: the salary being
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10 P Y.
Hon. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith,
sir,
Colonial Secretary.
Queen's College,
C.O
28319
8th. OctRier9 AG07
I have the honour to submit for the con-
-sideration of His Excellency the Governor, a scheme for the re-
-arrangement of the positions and salaries of the subordinate
English Staff of this college. I have spent some time in natur-
-ing the scheme and trust that its details will be found to
have a tendency to increase the efficiency of Queen's College.
Briefly the recommendation is that instead
2.
of four Senior and five Junior English Assistant asters, there
should be appointed a Xornal Master and four Senior and four
Junior Assistant lasters.
3.
The position of Normal Master is in
England clearly defined. He is a Professor of the Art and
Science of Teaching. His duties and responsibilities are
onerous, he is well paid, and except in the event of promotion
the appointment is permanent: as it is believed, and rightly,
that the value of the Normal Haster increases with lengthened
experience. In Queen's College we have no such Normal Master,
but a Senior Master is granted an allowance for temporarily
discharging the duties of Normal Master. He may hold the post
like Er. Tanner for a couple of years, or for six, as Mr. Ralphs
will probably do: but on his going on leave a new man will be appointed, who will doubtless continue to hold the post until
his own turn for leave arrives. I submit that the dignity and
efficiency of the office are seriously affected by its temporary
character, and beg to recommend that the office of Normal Master
should be made a permanent and pensionable one: the salary
being
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