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Geduld Mines,P.O. DEBSLEY. Tvl. 16th February 1942.

/v lli?s. Eaeinallt-Jones,

P.O. B0x 97,JOIU.~-ES3UEQ-.

'' v Dear Mrs. Jones,% 1

Thank you for your letter of the 5th February, enclosing copy of a circular, and for your suggestions about the circulars.

We agree to all the suggestions you have made except (1). M y Committee has decided to add some itens to the letter to the Principals, e.g. we also wish to enclose stop-order forms and a circular report oi our activities up to date. We shall, therefore, need a covering letter. Otherwise we agree it would have been more economical to have the notice on top of the form. When the letter has been drawn u"o I shall send it to you, together with a*copy of the circular.

Could you please let us have three copies of the lists instead of two? In this connection I have to advise you that 1,000 envelopes have been bought and addressed. We have also had 1 , 0 0 0 stop- orders printed as we have no stop-orders left. On the cost of both x these items we shall need assistance.

I am enclosing a copy of the Constitution, We need at present about 400 copies. If they are typed on both sides of the paner we shall need two reams .of paper. , 1 have managed to borrow one ream, which I am sending you. 15 if possible for you to do something about the other r6 am?

It is a pity that our application to the Bantu Welfare Trust arrived too late. Is there any possibility of doing anything now about it ?

Thinking you for your assistance,Yours sincerely,

S.J.J. LESOLAiTG.Convener, Organising Committee, T.A.T.A. South. Western district.

Mr. S. Lesoleng,St. Angistine’s School, Gedul 1 Wines,P.O. T M O X X t.

Dear Mr. Lesoleng,

I have received your letter of 4/2/42.

I'm anxious to ppt similar information for my own records and w ill gladly arrange for the circulars for you and even perhaps can arrange to share in the cost of envelopes and postage i f we can use the records.

Personally I am very anxious to know whet proportion of the teachers are "qualified". Do you think we could put a column in for this ? And would you agree to altering the "address" to "permanent, home address". I so often find I lose people through their giving merely the school box number and then they move away.

Were you «>iag to send a letter with each list to the Principal Teacher 8 If so, vrould it not be more economical to have a foolscap size ■with the notice on top and the form for return to be torn off and returned ?

Would it help you if the returns c«iie to you, c/o P.O. Box 97, Johannesburg, and we opened them, made out the list, kept a copy and provided you with two copies and handed over the original documents to you 7

Will youconslder these points :

1. Possibility of letter to *ach Pelncipal on top of sheet ;2. Method of receipt and record of returns ;and let me know what you think. I will then make you a definite offer as to cost and labour.

If you will let me have a copy of the Constitution you want copied, I will see what we could do about it. the Bantu ‘'elfare Trust

I have not heard definitely about e - grants

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grants but I understood from my husband that your application was after all too late.

1 append a copy of the circular as I suggest it.

Yours sincerely,

EBJ f WEnclosure :

copy of circular.

KLERKSDORP AMALGAMATED SCHOOL.P R IN C IP A L : Mr. N. O. K A L A O T E

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9th Feb . ,1942

S en ato r u /D .R h e n a llt P .O .B ox 97 , KL3RKSD0RP.

e n a l l t Jones

Dear S ir

In r e p ly to you r l e t t e r o f December 29th 1941

f o r which I thank you , I would be p le a s e d i f you would

fu r n is h me - i t h in fo rm a tio n in co n n ectio n w ith th e d e c is io n

o f th e C h ie f I n s p e c to r s o f N a tive e d u ca tio n o f the fo u r

P ro v in ce s which w; s h e ld in Cape Town on January 6th , 1942,

to d is c u s s the po s s i b i l i t y o f in c r e a s in g N a tive Teachers®

s a l a r i e s .

e x is t in g c ircu m sta n ce s and h igh c o s t o f l i v i n g we are unable to

meet our o b l ig a t io n s . So we are lo o k in g forw rd to you fo r

a s s is t a n c e .

As you know our s a l a r i e s a re meagre and under the

With g r e e t in g s ,

Yours r e s p e c t f u l ly

19 FEB 1942

TR E A S U R Y ,C A P E TO W N .

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Dear Bheinallt Jones,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your

letter of 10th February, dealing with Native education.

The matter of additional provision for

Native education in all its aspects has "been put "before me

"by Hr. Smit gnd is now receiving consideration in connection

with the Budget which I am shortly to introduce.

As Minister of Finance I would, of course,

not "be concerned with the question of the relevant order of

urgency of various services for which additional money is

asked.

Yours sincerely,

a

Senator the Hon. J.D. Rheinallt Jones, P.O. Box 97>J OHANNESBTJBG.

27th February, 1942.

Mr. Sol. J.J. kesolang,St. Augustine*s School,

Goduld Mines,P.O. Dersley.

bear Mr, L esolang,

TEaCHLR'S £ ALARI££.

I hope you have received the message I gave for you to Mrs. Jones over the telephone on the 26th instant. I am now in a position to give more information on the present oosition in .regard to salaries .

I have done <11 in my c er to press for t^e salaries of African teachers being placed on a reasonable basis. The. .Executive Committee of the Institute of Race R. I.,.tions made representations, my parliamentary colleagues an<‘ I have made representations, and I wrote a last minute urgent personal apeeal to K::. Hcfmeyr.

T;hen Mr. Hofmeyr anr.ounced in his Budged speech that he v;as transferring five— ixths of the tax to the S. /.. Native $nust Fund i went out to ask the Secretary for Native Affairs how this would affect th: petition. I four/ him disappointed as mvs elf, because the additional amount of ?f 30,000 (i.e. the difference between two- thirds^ of the u.y. - i.e. 1/4. - nd five-.ixths - i.e. 16/8) will only meet the existing obligations for 1D4P/S, except thet•it covers anoth-

( T 11J. not alio?? for the placing ol tea-• chers1 salaries' on * proper :;Ocl'r. >■ ‘

'-ine= **fcn T have been in consultation., with my par-ii cu : ion ith

the Secretary for Native •- ffV.rs. there is t; be here neat Week .a. delegation cf - 'r.iea leaders - iron Vi}\ Natives 'leoresentative Council, Coagresf of /. dviropy Bo a\tic •:nu African National Congress to .neet the Mi rust r of Native Affairs, 1 have urged tnat Mr. Hofmeyr be as-ced to meet them and ourselves. The Eecret&r; for Native Affairs has premised to do his b-.. t tc arren^e this. We shall press for the .remainder of the £1 tay. - i.e. .. further sum of £230,000. “e now await the retulU of this further apaeal.

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If we cannot get this further sum, we shall press for some­thing being done. There is just a chance that, even if no more money can be got from the Treasury, money can be scraped in the Trust Fund to pay some of the arrear increments since 1338 , ana we hope to secure that every teacher will in future get an annual increment. I cannot, however, give ^ou any assurance now on these matters. I hops to be able to give you definite information after next week’s discussions.

You Ccai rest assured that the Secretary lor Native Affairs, the parliamentary representatives, and the African leaders, who will be A-re ±*e.Ao <»xli. lsave no ouCiic. unturned uo *<£r. licime^r

to provide the additional funas we need.

-*t the Sauie time, *e have to fJrets*the point that the new taxation is going to be very hard, and it will be difficult to per­suade ilr. Hofaeyr to **o back to Parliament and say that he is giving Africans more money.'

I will write -o ;.ou later.Your-c sincerely,

Uvtfv^oJL (fO\ 1 4 --a..

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£7th iebruary, 1942.

Mr. N. 0. Kaloate,

i't 0. Box 34,

KLSRKSDQHP TVL.

Dear Mr. ^aloate,

TEACHES1 SALARIES.

I have not replied before now to your letter of the 9th instant becaute I have be^n much occupied in effort; ttj secure further funds for Native Education and especially for improve­ments in teachers * salaries.

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The Minister- of Finance announced in his Budged Speech on the L6th instant that he v • increasing the proportion of the Native General Te t to be tended over to the L. A. Native Truf t Fund froia two-thirds (i.e. 13/-. in £1) to five-sixt:cnthr (i.e. 16/3 in the £). Unfortunately, thi ill onlj aeat the existing, obligations (including the ,;3 incre.u3.nt for teachers .hie:, -ve hohe is going to b«; tnnusl ch rge} and there is no thing left over for \ \ improving the salary sc i. . .incs then i h v: v ry cusy discussing the matter *ith m,„• colleagues in x'arliasi at. /.nd this1, morning >.e havfe had a length., intexvioK . ith the Secre; ry for Saiiye Affairs. He is as much disappoint-d as «.-e are. As there Is going to be a delegation of frican leaders ere next week - some vv fsjz* Ir. Ausu and oth.r - I hav; the l ecretery for NativeAiiairs; to ask Mi. Mofmeyr to mest this dele# tion and the parlia­mentary representatives- next .eak. -e shall then apT.eal once again for further funds.

I can essure you that we here have put up a stiff fight, <=nd we are terribly disu pointed t..i&t the teacher’s claims hxx have not been met by Mr. Hofmeyr.

Yours trui},

\ j TRANSVAAL AFRICAN TEACHERS* ASSOCIATION.

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V_» PjO, BEBSLEr. Tvl*Dear Sir, f , 3.2.42.

As you are aware, the T.A.T.A. is at present campaigning for an increase in salaries for all African teachers in the Transvaal. On the 6th of December 1941 a deputation met the Secy of Native Affairs, Mr. D.L. Smit and the Chief Native Inspector,^r. Eissleiv They were then not able to give any definite reply to the deputation and the Association is still awaiting the reply of the Govt.

It was decided that the best way to ensure* the success of the campaign was to have a strong united TATA with every teacher in the Tvl. as a member ■£ and secondly to win public support for our just demands.

The Executive of the TATA readily granted permission for a campaign on these lines Special organisers1 meetings were called and leading members of the

TATA held successful heetings all over the Tvl. Many recruits were made and new branches established. For example in the S. Western district alone over 300 teachers joined the Association since the inception of the campaign.

We have won much sympathy from the public. News of our activities has been published in newspapers throughout S.A. and the following organisations have either passed resolutions supporting our demands or stated their support for our cause.-

The A.N.C., T.A.C., Council of N.E.T.U.’Sj Advisory Boards Congress, Daughters of Africa, S.A. Institute of Race Relations, Johannesburg Joint Council of Europeans and Africans, Democratic League, Communist Party, and the Garment Workers Uhion*^

All these organisations represent thousands of Africans and Europeans and clearly prove that public opinion is nn our side.

At present we still have much to do. Even though £230,000 extra has this year been made available for Native education it appears that most of this amount will be used to cover present commitments and little, if any, will be left for increases in salaries.

We feel therefore that it is necessary for one and all of us to redouble our efforts, the first of which is the building of our own organisation. We areappealing to you as head teachers to give us the following ssistance:ft

1. Make laiown to all teachers in your school this short report we have given you.2. Ask the teachers to join the Association. For this purpose we are enclosing

stop-order forms. If necessary more stop order forms can be obtained from the above address.

3. Please fill in as soon as possible the enclosed form. The information asked for will help the campaign tremendously. We must have the information almost immediately.

If there is any further information you require please ask for it foom tiie nearest Branch Secy, of the Association write to the above address.

By helping us in this way you will be materially helping every teacher in the Tvl. to improve his position and thus improve the position of Native education

inthe Province.

Thanking you,

S.J.J.IESOLANG.Vice President, s

T.A.T.A. r '

Mr. S. Lesoleng, Geduld,? / \ ??RSL?Y, Transvaal.

Dear Mr. Lesoleng,

1*0 await th rest of your nanuscript and material before we can ''et on with the work, with which wo are quite willing to help you.

My husband telephoned me from Cape Town and aslted m<? to tell you that £330,000 extra for Native Education is being placed on the Estimatee this year, that is, 5/6s of Native Tax in all leifcging returned in addition to the €540,000. But this only allows for present cotnmitmente arid does not provide for any increments to teachers* salaries. He therefore is still making efforts on this point and suggests that you should not relax your efforts.

Yours sincerely,

EBJ/FH

TRANSVAAL AFRICAN TEACHERS1 ASSOCIATION

TO : PRINCIPALS OF ALL AFRICAN SCHOOLS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

The Committee organising the "Teachers' Salaries Campaign" needs statistical information for its appeals.

Will you please assist "by filling up the form "below and posting it "back PROMPTLY to

Mr. S. Lesoleng, c/o P.O. Box 97,JOHANNESBURG.

NAME AND POSTAL ADDRESS OF SCHOOL :

NA'E OF TEACHER PERMANENT HOME QUALIFICATIONS MEMBER OF(State Mr., Mrs. ADDRESS T.A.T.A.or Miss) (Yes or NO)

Lutheran'School,

Pretoria.2nd March, 1942.

Dear Sir,

At this grave period in our history, we feel at incum­bent on us to address this letter to you. ¥o respectfully ask you to consider it, and its implications, raost carefully..

The Government * s proposal to make available £230,000 extra for Native Education bjr raising the grant from two-thirds to five-sixths of the general tax, is appreciated. But as has been stated, "by the Minister of Finance, this mostly allows for present commitments, as there is a considerable shortfall to he made good.

Mr, Hofmeyer, in his Budget Speech, spoke of ."the ser­ious plight into which this branch of our educatibnal system has fallen11. This, statement is backed by every authority on Native Education, The report of the Inter-department ad Committee of Hative Education, 1935/36 referred to the chaotic.conditions of African, education. At that time, the Committee estimated that over 70$ of African children were not at school. To-day it can be said that two-thirds of the African children are not at schools. The Committee also estimated that the average school life of an.African was three years.

When Mr. Hofmeyer said that the source from which Native Eiucation is financed, is one of our most inelastic rev­enue items, he reached the crux of the matter. The Inter­departmental Committee stated ’’The inelasticity of the fund has proved a serious handicap to Native Education in various ways, because it could not keep pace with even the most essential needs of Native Education, far less expand beyond the minimum" (Par.300). The nett result has been that only a small number ofAfricans are . to-day able to read and write.

Under ordinary conditions of peace, this would, in itself, be a most serious sta.te of affairs. General Smuts in a recent speech emphasised the importance of education.towards the upliftment of the African peojile. Recent International events, however, have made this problem many times more urgent. In addition to giving every possible assistance to the troops in North Africa, South Africa is faced with its own defence. The Africans,, who form the vast majority of the South African population, must play an every increasing role in the war effort.

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It is beyond, doubt that a generous gesture by the Gov­ernment to the Native people in the- field of education, would very greatly strengthen their norale, and. stiffen their present deter­mination to participate to the full in the defence of South Africa and the defeat of fascism.. Furthermore, m o d e m warfare requires the mobilisation of industry and’ -manpower, and together with that, a high degree of education. «At the very least a knowledge of reading, and writing. All that the African people ask is an oppor­tunity to be allowed to take their full part in the war effort.

African education is r, primary step in the development of all our resources. As one of the Members of Parliament, responsible for d'otorntning1 tho ccant 73 *b affairs, wc -call upon you to support all measures to place African Education on.a sound and proper foot­ing. The only way in which this can "be done, is for African Educa­tion to lie financed from General Revenue. A principle that is adopted in every progressive Democratic country in the world. We suggest, further, that the Government institute plans (l) to make provision for tho education of African adults (2) to take immediate steps to ensure that African children,receive compulsory education in the near future, (3) that African teachers be paid salaries com­mensurate with their professional standing.

Finally, we would earnestly appeal to you, Sir, that wheft the Budget comes up for debate, you urge upon the House the’-impel­ling necessity for adopting, without delay, the measures referred to above.

Yours faithfully,

< JpS’. P. E P E W A , ■

. General Secretary,.... TRASSV/iAL AFRICAN TEACHERS* ASSOCIATION.

S. J. ,J. ijESOIANG ; Vice President,

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Geduld Mines, P.O. Dersley,3rd March, 1942.

J.D. Rheinalt Jones, Esq.,House of Assembly,Cape Toim.

Dear Ir. Jones,

Thank you very much for your letter of the 27th February.

My Committee appreciates the efforts made by yourself, your colleagues,

the Secretary for Native Affairs, and the Chief Inspector?of Native

Education, on our behalf. We are sure that all of you and the

Deputation of African leaders will do your best to see that African

education is plaeed on a better basis and that African teachers

receive better wages and conditions.

Yours sincerely

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I r e o e iv e d y o u r l e t t e r o f December 22th , and d r a f te d a r e p ly a t o n ce . U n fo r tu n a te ly , I co u ld not f in d th e o f f i c i a l f ig u r e s o f th e in c r e a s e d s c a le o f s a l a r i e s b e fo r e 1 l e f t f o r Cape Town t o a tte n d th e m eetin gs o f th e C o u n cil o f t h i s I n s t i t u t e . 1 have now a ls o b e fo r e me y o u r l e t t e r o f S th J a n u a ry , and I am s o r r y th e r e has been t h i s d e la y in r e p ly in g to your two l e t t e r s . ^

The new s a la r y s c a le s a r e a s fo l lo w s

Lower P rim ary - - Men £72 » r i s i n g by a n n u al In crem en ts o f p : £6 t o £150

Women £60 - 6 - £120

H ig h er P rim ary - Men £96_ - 6 r £1^0

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Women"£7S - K - £133

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I r e g r e t th a t a t th e moment I can n ot g iv e you th e Head T e a c h e r s ' A llo w a n ce s a s r e - a r r a n g e d o r th e s a l a r i e s in S econ d ary, P r a c t i s in g and T r a in in g S c h o o ls . As soon a s I can g e t th e s e I w i l l l e t you know.

T h ere i s a g r e a t sh o r ta g e o f t y p e w r it e r s , a s no new ones a r e coming in t o the c o u n tr y . We a r e k e e p in g yo u r r e a u e s t In mind.

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PRESIDENT :

R. H. GODLO, M.R.C. 68, St. Paul’s Road, East London, C.P.

v i c e - p r e s i d e n t ' :

J. KOKOZELA, P.O. Box 228, Bloemfontein.

t r e a s u r e r : t e s o u r i e r :

THOS. M. MAPIKELA, M.R.C., U Uundi Kaya,”

g e n e r a l s e c r e t a r y :ALOEMEENS^KB^TARI SI

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ASST. GEN. SECRETARY! ASST. GEN. SEKRETARIS:

S. S. J. SIXABA, E.C. Coloured School,

Beaufort West. .y i u o i j f S K a p c wV____

28th . i J o c ..........19 4 2 ,

Mr . J . j j .^ h o i n a l l t . Jones ,

I .0 .Box 9 7 ,JOH^JN^SBUitG.

iJoar Mx*. J o n o s ,I w ish to ta k a t h i s o p p o r tu n ity and thank you f o r th o k in d

good -wishes you havo s e n t mo and my f a m i ly . I th an k you v e r y much lndoodf.

I am onofth .090 a f r ic a n s who do n o t b e l ie v e in t h r e a d s , I t h e r e f o r e f e l t v e r y

s o r r y a f t e r tho r e s u l t s o f th e e l e c t i o n . Anyway e v e r y th in g i s now o v e r as f a r

as th e e le c t io n i s co n ce rn e d , c r y in g o ver s p l i t m ilk w i n n o t h o lp an ybody.

I t i s d a id e x p e r ie n c e i s th o b e s t to a c h o r , d u r in g th o f i v e y e a r s coming my

p eo p le w i l l ±Btsyfnxfeyxoxporionce som ething u n d e s ir a b le .

There a re two m a tte rs w hich I w ould l i k e you^ fielp mo th r o E fe h ... I havo seen

som ething in th o p re ss abou t f i r s t g ra d e and socontff grado p o s t s . What does

th a t r e a l l y moan? What 'u a l i f i c a t i o n sh.ofl.tld ono h o ld to g o t ono o f th o p o sts

I havo m entioned? I havo a ls o hoard t h a t th o t e a c h e r s ' s a l a r i e s have been

im proved and th o now s c a lo w i l l e a M ta k o e f f e c t from A p r i l 19 4 3 . Would you

p le a s e send mo a t a b l e o f th e now s c a lo o f t e a o h o r s ' s a l a r i e s * I may d i f f e r

in o p in io n w ith my c o l le a g u e s , b u t 1 th in k th o te a c h e r s s a l a r i e s a re improvod

b ecau se o f you r w is e d e a lin g s w ith th o G overnm ent.

I was p le a se d to lo a m f r 0m your l e t t e r th a t th ou gh you a re no lo n g e r tho

a f r ic a n S e n a to r b u t you havo n o t stoppod to do yo u r v e r y b e s t f o r them .

W ishing you and Mrs Jones th o r i c h e s t b le s s in g s and com plim ents o f th o

s e a s o n .

I am,

Y ou rs t r u l y ,

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- J * JAN 1943Tho Bantu Jay School,

F .o . Box 32•VILJOrNSKHOON, OPS.

8th .January, 1943,

Dear Mr. Janos «G-roo tings •

I have not hoard anything from you sinco I wrote you a lottor in which I thanked you vory nruch for tho good wishes which you had s ont mo.

In that lottor I had also askod you to ploas^ sond mo a tablo of tho toachcrs’ scalc of salaries which I understand w in

como into operation as from the 1st. april,1943.

.rjmary Schools.

Malo .................... .N . ! . L . I l l ............. increment. Maximum.

Male............ N .F .H .......................

Female. N .F .L .l l l

Allowancos for Males ani Fomalos in tho primary Schools.

Toachors in Fost irimary Schools, Secondary Schools, practicing Schools and Training Schools . itlso their allowancos . it

Ctrre J-f tho information I hoard ro tho improvement of tho toachcrs’ salaries isA. I think I x±h can say it in any public without fear of contradiction that the salaries have boon improved ( I f they aro « duo tA'^orforts . That is why I would like to know samo from you, though you arc no longer tho afrioan senator. I also do not think that your leaving

tho soat has made you to stop your good work for tho africans .I at ono time ro uostod you to assist mo in

looking for a second-hand typewriter. I do not mind getting a n o w on0 as long as I can got it on terms. (portable) I hope you havo not forgotton sfeafe

about same. I h aw included Typewriting in tho subjects I studying private! l y 5 and„ order to Successful in tho examination I must have a good typo^ri ke

Hoping my r 0 uost for the information I have askod for vt.ll moot your favourable and synpathetic consideration.

I am,Yours truly,

Collection Number: AD1715

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (SAIRR), 1892-1974

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