HIGH QUALIFICATIONS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19176, 6 December 1927, Page 4

HIGH QUALIFICATIONS.

ASPIRANTS FOR TEACHING

PROFESSION

In order to gauge the personal qualifications ot those who aspire to the teaching profession, the Senior Inspector of "Schools (Mr M. McLeod), together with Messrs E. H. Andrews and W. A. Banks, of the Canterbury Education Board, interviewed girl candidates for probationerships yesterday. They state that never have the qualifications, both personal and academic of those who are applying for positions, been so high. The girls who were (interviewed vesterday were, generally speaking, of a fine stamp, and nearly all possessed academic qualifications above matriculation. Indeed, some possessed full "D" certificates, and others had taken a section of their degree. Recently an inspection was made of the Timaru candidates, and the same was found to be the case. The West Coast candidates will be inspected next. Next Monday the bov candidates and the rest of the girls will bo interviewed. Good as are the records of the prospective teachers, some of them are destined to ho disappointed, for there are one hundred and sixty applicants and orilv ninetv-three positions to be filled.

Proficiency in music is now a good qualification for primary teaching.