NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11504, 10 February 1903, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TEACHERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

The Secretary for Education, Mr Hogben, has received a letter from Mies Dora Webb, formerly of Wellington, who wee in charge of the party of New Zealand teachers sent to South Africa last year for service i» the burgher camp schools. At the time of writing, Miss Webb wa» at Volksnwt, but ehe .was abuut to be transferred to Ennelo. Amongst other things she cays of the Boer ohJMren under !her charge at Volksruet: — "Their ignorance about* every-day matter* woe extraordinary. 1 showed them a picture of a steamer one d»y, and none of them knew whuit it was. I used to tthow tlbem pictures in Dkck and White,' 'The Graphic, , find so on to teach them' English. The Coronation numbers were hugely interesting to them. They were very much surprised at there being; foreign princes at the Queen's, funeral, and still more so at being told that the English King and German Emperor were fcetatecL I suppose £heir fathers have been told that England wae on enemy to all the worM." Miss Webb aka mentions that the education authorities in the Transvaal ore causing dissat&sfaotion among the New final anri teachers by delaying the annouoceBMOt of their soheme for future salaries.