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'-ARE •CA ; NDIUATES,.qUALII?IED? .■•. . .Initiating 'tho ' discussion'.'on ."The" Relation of Primary. l Schools to. 1 Secbudarj and- Technical Schools;". 'the'...president. admitted that a certain'proportion ;of, ■ those 'who obtained. proficiency. certificates at'the 'primary: schools;;-were ,not fitted for their work at the secondary It -haduheen ..suggested''-.that this avenue, to higher education—tho; free..-,, studentships 1 for ..proficiency certificate;, holdersshould be-closed.'.;-. He;!wa's .'not .'prepared 'to say:that;iit-slipiild/or it should: not;, but- the question. might be-', worth-con-sidering. What shpnld.be the test df entry: into the 'secondary ..schools?'-.. Mr. Gray' (Wellington)','. condemned:,... coin-, petitive examinations, and ■ advocated longer terms ]of 'study,' if the- secondary I course was to be profited 1 by. Entry might be under a system of credits,, and the'parents required.to'keep their children at school for.a'.given period. Mr.; Braik (Wanganui),thought that: a , full; course'at the/primary school should qualify for entry to'- the secondary school,'; without 'examination. .' .'Mr. Goyon (Otago); advised, the stiffening up of the profioiency.-examination. .'- Mr. Hark'hess (West Coast) thought that tho proficiency■ examination was. a' fan' 'test of the school work...The reason why scholarship. students .wero-; ibet.toj Uhan proficiency. certificate' holders. was ' thai, 'they jwero specially, coached. . ..,..„..,,. Mr. Firth .-"(Wellington) .''denied:' this. Coaching had nothing to do with efficient preparation for higher education.' ■ \ ■ 'Mr.: Fleming (Wellington) said that.tho trouble.' mainly lay in tho .secondary, schools demanding too much of. their students, racing them' through in ; too short a time.- Ho was glad to' note' that ;th6 University Senato had remedied this by imposing a four-years' ccui'sc. "■ '..After other speakers.:had expressed . .their views, the debate was adjourned till, .to-day. ''■ ■•! ■ .••.-•.' -'■■■• : - '■■;:■■,■ ,r ,
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 739, 11 February 1910, Page 7
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