EDUCATION AIMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 745, 18 February 1910, Page 5

EDUCATION AIMS.

ScS/s "'■'■""i'^.friOTmal-conference of j'Stato; school &i>i?"f' l H ™sp*otoiisi prinJrapaW'of 'tTainin'gj'.collegesi; '"':..'' inspectors tbe'Educ'atipa DepaVt- :': £;;\ ')':, CorapilV : ."Ch"ambe'r' 'yesterday; :;;Miv' '_^Ge6'.'; : ; -'V*.^-^ '■■ %-:k v' : ; p^sWw-Sfc ; y 'Hi'KHy^-w'-.'-^ l^^": : '% :-■ i : '■'■' of if eacliers.^;,,;',.;,;. .^^.^ltr;^^ :.'';.;(• ; and '■?' -yt-i ifiray^CWelUnfefenttEV'^atfcns'^Christ "'j/S'i- iEi'jFleming J>-:[ .Brink' ':■';■:S■■'.-;:' ■•■''■■:, A-';te}apppinted ;i avspecial cominitteß>t6jcon-. ..i.O'j'-.. fer.lwithXthe'Educatton Department: with ';6:li!y .sysv^: ; :;;:i: :■; ,';■ .:':';>-.' r : .vc-Dr."'; Anderson; (Department) - did; not. apV';;:^^;proye ; ofjth6/proposal "to, setup :a.pommit- ; :>:;?;;".; tee;>;'lhe';;whole.;question;w ''■':.■:'"pprtait:'one;-:affecting ;a'larger-body: of ;: "v? J/-I people',':'andi'should : ;.be' : - allowed;to; ripen, 'fli~: '■'= ; , ■ slowly .»sThe;.teaohersishould _ ' : al£o..;have i a .-iw; '■'•.■:'; 'that, the'. '"> W^ieioTtibi;;the^Traiiung^(^iumit^e>;'pll.vthe 1 ';-,.•/■' €Upiectyw-as:-adopte4j'by./.tHe J ..c'cufer.ence. ?/."-■■:'•■'.'■ oil:.Jhe:understanding .that.'a;'spefiial .coin-: ;£<■; elected vtbf confer ..with :\-i- f -v : .■•:thejDepaf.thlent;:«- ';; ;:!?;-*' '>-'V-". V:> ,. ''-''' : '..'•:. t-i;. : £-. ; : (iis'cussidn/vthe.ilmotion V':-V;.;\vv-«&V<arnM;'";'^;.l; : %-;r

(V !tlii^iE^' i ißyStowart/ i rj:-''':'-»i|hei^'bf,Uho"fr:SchDlraship/:.;CpmmittM,'-■i\ the; -,':'■.■■, ;cpni'mi'tfe's}.reportj'';a's}fpnoj^ '^V'V.i-i^hftCtße'^ ,;S;'be":;drawns;tpi:tto ; : ;- ;,'of;Vthe ,VtJniver'sity.:Senate.'in .raising .■;;, ■'-.'standard"; of ■• the \ V;;-:.tibn:;-^ll.i'haye;ronf,pupiUte^ ■'■■ '. . tioriers,; entrants..to'.training colleges, -and- . '.v.. candidates. fpr-V.thovD. .Certificate, ;and; to ; :pupilst-whb'cannQt,. 'arrange L,,to':;tak'e;;,the ';:S.'fo^r'.yo'ars',:,cpursß-'atVa--.secondary:}^^ ,;or' , :distri6t:high'.-schpbl."';',;.:. -"'":- ; -v"-!-:'*' ■:('■' :. '-..;hiSiA-. 'ichairman. thbught,-that,the 'coni-, ,-,;: :inittee'-had hot'xorr^cflj^app'rehended.'the; ,-.-.■'■■ position.i;S,Th&::T7mver'sity.-.Senatp ,had '-not "'i\ ■.courseTiorsmatriculation'i.'but-had:friimed- :'-,■ ■-.'.a;!co^rse ! .'of- , study.;,.which'..cculd';be-V;nde-: '£~;quately v ;roverediby> : :;;-";Eec6ndary: : ;sohool.' ; Wi : : :'■•.■.j->i /iw : '■&-. '...': ','llr.': A; .'J. ■; JVlbiton'. "(Westlaiid), .'said - that .f; 'ithV.' ; i Jtirideh'cy.vfewould'A'bp .--^matriculation:course' top.difficult viV.thin'g-under. a>;four years'.:■ course.;'(Ucdet ;,".-ith'e!-,' icirciinistances, l v.some ;s;>'recognition' : ; "ongM' ; itp am V;.-': :^Mt,p'f;"schp!aTS'. / whb/:a^mplished''wce^. : | -...: year;, cburses.V r especially Vdcsir-v /:.: -' tfbre*iri;,'the';Case.' ( b'f .pupils;..attending!,dis-. ':,,; tr'iot ..'high J : ;in "these -institu-, 1 ~;'.■ tionsf T difficulty ,:<:';wpuld'.i'ibeii,'e3c-. .•::.\'pjmence^'sih;?ke.epJiig i *■;: ;Ibnger-'tarm>'-i-p:. ! «'.. ; K',.Vi;;:fe'':'M7;'t-;';

■; i'3&:.-.;Watkins;. ; (Christchurch) : asked; in l ;;:.;,..; if hat'.■-. particular i direetonH tho.Vm'a'tricula-' ■;.■/'.. . tiohvcbufse'.'was : .tp >be'made' more: difficult. i-,;;; .■•'rl'he chaifman:', ; Nbne;..: ThefSeriate'has, '.. ■ ..; ;nbt;,made,: the. matriculation' course '■ iribf o ;>v,;..difficult.; H ; ...... (D'unqdih); ..understood ;;.;);ttat;. ; English -;•;; hidi;beeri. madb' xmo"re;difiicult;.';;;The-sec- : f;.-; Dnaary.;;schopls.. , ,w,ere'..'. fully, ■cpnvinced,-i.at -'.;;, all};, events; ;,,qfc:thov; necessity .'ifor,'-giving .<■. 'y;'-Th6;cha'irmanVv'referring::'tb.sthe. words ";'v jn-:V' ; th'ev;suggested :f;;.i.trarriingVcblleges"—said! that?the; Depart-: .v.', .ment;-;ha'd' ' anticipated',"tbe'vriiotibni' Q ; :' : ; '^ v;;'::;s;^^;;Pr^cft^ ; >;..'•', The.iScholarship'JiCoihmitfeoj'';reportiis. ;-•■ v onitheXmptipiijT l -;;;/'■.'/:;/:•!;.•;.•.•''..t-j; :,;;:,' :.;■■■;'■ ''fi; "''"- "Th'atv al 1 :'certincates;'of ; pfoncie'ricy^b'b ; ' : ; .. -•;.• granted..^.Pnt'the.';i'esults■-bf,''.the. , Depart-"' ;>;•,. merit's arid; ! 'juriibfj freK " ".: ' {'. ! ?. < ? e '•■:e?aminatiqiis;"'iad;, : no re'co'm'inerida-' ./ "V^W^?^-''-'-'^ ; "''-"i ;^:;Vj;;Th^;rebort;i/wafeadbnted^ :''^S-;^Ci''.^ c^v-!P"-'^lfi^e - ,3'' V"" ';#; : v i;^^ad.srsra^ • ! i ::th6,v-,!sut)icpmiiiittee'; .appointed').'by''*'*the .•:;•• «« n «r?l-'.Ccnference;;eri ; ;jJducatibri ; -' to'' con-' •>r ■■''■ S»S. r .: s n^.n 6' r ,-;a C'two'-y'«'r.iceurse'..at r 'the.' ':':-vWW.iS-'-.oo'legei;isatisfactorily.', reperte'd ;'•:S.TO9n^.shpuld;:.bfl ; Tegarded.. as-sufficient .for' .:. : ; trip ::requirements::of ?,the',teachers!.* "C" '{.*.: <;•';;;.u;,;-.;-:^.:';'^'.;';.,.;;-;';./ 1 ;; ; has : :to:¥epoft^thaV.the ;; ,;,;'; proppsalvbe; approved,; subject'to 'the" iol- : '.""' '- , ;w'v.' : £'^tUhe';ituuent;^must^-h'av6:v Snalifie.d.; fer..admission, in-: Division' O J. ...... imsion^B;v.-:'-;'.y-.;:^-Vb;'.^.-.;;',^..>,.,,;-;.,;. - '=; the; fol- :.\; ' I ?f?d»:sh'onld^'Hs'-';set\fbut ; :for^ ; the'v'cdri-- ,:;■ ; .sideratibn;pf-.the'.Depart'ment;' arid:'this,' ■■•>>.'PJ.Wp I P'M--;.™iMn;-.be;;suVmittea'-'-fbr"' i .'the'i .;;.;;-Minister :.in -:;•„;•'.:,;;,'■';;, ;^;;'v; /: i T :: thi':VSub-; ;:r;,c^inrtteg":bri;:Trairiing:^ ; ;M'^'Vi: ■"". :f ff--:y': : v-P"^Scnbbi'-Bopl<s*:;.;,Sf; ??' -^^oqriditibn:.;of;-;th'evpayment';:'• of- ; ''the■ .:, v :,,Gprernmerit.. grant -'for .■ fr«d. ischbol'- books ■;...'.'. JSAthat. the children shall Inot .be' required ,;.;.;: tofpurchase'/b'boks.-. ..The Department has -v.; ; ,that, thejeducation■..boards ;;::,;.:.may,jat .their -discretion,YallowrthoYbooks . ■■-■' -JfeM.J.wken [home -jby/.ttiel'-childrenVj-ibut' •'■i':-.-i.™?-MX d ,Wß«.>?Mtainea,'tlier«by";wb'u:d ;:,',' be required tb.jbe iiade; good-'by the boards.' :=.; :Th^V,aspect'.of-the.-matter ■ wa? -consid-: > :: i VetMlby^he: •; fef^v 0 ;... that.-.it, be;-a;.recommendationvfrom' .this .'; :x conference; -to;;■the Department \ that ■'■ in ;.,-; .th«»:future ..distribution-; of for":tha' •;■.-,, lssue'tof,free' ta't-vbMks,'children'-ue.Vre- ; ' v; quired, to'.pur;oh'aS-.brie;literary :r'dader.;' V :',i'-Mr.;P.etrie';(Auckland) /said-matMf-'t'iio: .'■'■' o W.'^ e r. o . liot " i Up» ; ;.:.,. nothing. ■.iri;tho i ;way:;pf;pi."opai-Atpfy < :wprk ,; -■' ■ ; ; o ? e i 0 .' ', t ?, e ""t J 9 should' be .'.allowed-; out ,:: ..of i'the; school fpf'hopio; preparatiori:: y:'- : ' '•-^Vil.'^^^^r^^'disoussloiii'Uh^'Vcou&rV^^^ vJ-'V^p!?.?.-™^-. su ss. 6 ?. Hd^y...2 s.'.iyp,tos{'toio.', VV,''-;Mr;;v.^^ : . '}'an;;intenriv'rrepprt,;v;rrbrij.v-.tho',' Syllabus ;!'?;Cbmmittce;:>regretted Vthat'so: iittla'v time ;, /had'^been.'avaU.ablc.'.fbrvthe''consideration ;'; cf; such'-ari';importarit-;6iibjecti. il'ho' bom- - ; -mitte'ej-had'Vp'my;'/beenjable'.v'tio''carry,its' '■"-!';investigations^,; ' ; ... -Ho ;mbved the; adbptibnvbf fho 'follb'wihg' :;,:v>;clausesr^;;(;-^;;;' - :;;->--f.;S.;.v : .. "■■■• "(l),;;,That.'.tiio'.; subjects'- included, in-the ;..-; course ;be' arranged\iri;tho.:order 'of • their, ;: significance arid -importance. as. ; primary -.''" (2)' That as -far 'as' practicable; subjects ;-. of'.'co-ordinate : valu6:be .placed-; tpgether. ■

■'-• .(3) : That ■ at' ■ the;-,various stages ; in : , tho. .'. course -the subjects'; should be. introduced ..' in prbpeiv sequence'as determined. by_:tho. ; ( average; and'hioutal'de- .'■ velopraeQt.«-i;,;v:',;;.^: ,y/^,y}}:];y : ...v. ';'.:"■:' /!\\'-fty|Th'at!ithb' , syllabhs , .:m r , ]iee'dle\i'orli , .in-' :■ all'staridards'-heetlsTeyisioh, and• that're-; : -arrangement be..recbnirnendcd..'to'the Dc? 1 Apartment?;;-J;;;;,-;;' :i /''- :..,;::.::-■,''■";■ Z;ji: y. ■■ (s):That '•'in.i' Standard ;.II;i geography,;,-lie. ;ireatedaS;,a;part : 'of nature study.-;'--..-: ,' ■■;.■> :"' prbgrammoA-'for. '.-■ Standard 'lII'.- i a.i the... outline.-, syllabus'/-, be; amended by; omitting »tho.'woi'Us;,"inciiidf.ing;'.civic;:fiustruction,'.''.and the words' I '."siinple2S'Ories' : froni-'Eriglish,"-liis-'- .^;,;': ;^'' v - v : :^:',' ::;■.:;,' ■.':":v^' : ?; : .'A 'motion 'was'passed..tb;.the| effect v th'at' v Jn'.the:-regulatious:for 'the-'inspectibri; arid ..'examination': of: schools the' scnemo.fpf. in : :■ stfoctionV be''-presented vin--;two.sections - • (a):' a'n...bhtlihe of : tho' subject; of .'instruc/".tioii.'TrUh;,a;, statement -of l thbir!'scope;-.(b); .- suggestions/.for.'jthe'x'uidanoe.,'of ':' Bnd.inspeotbrs-inithe interpvetatibn of ,(a). : ''The conference. adjourned- at'-5;30•'p.m. : •,until,:;lo /aim.;today.', 1 M-r -;,,:>,; »- -.v.^-.. ''■'•••:.v' ; !-/-,''vStandaVdy.pf;f-'E,x()mpilori.''-' : . ■)'' : : : lkmeadinants'W}t\e:(ii\iQ!itiori '. ; '■■■ mittee'.' included'' ,a ,; provision ■':'■ that'' the standard;',of exemption';.should be'-'a sixth;. standard;-'proficiencyV certificate.' '• This, ;! ■ statetlitlie of. Sehoolsy '•:me'aht-'.that:if a., child did riot pass'the ' Sixth' Standard it J would; have :to remain in' schoolluritil'it.!reached..'Hyybars /of ' -;;•■; : ; : >■' , The'prpppsal was unanimously, adopted. - " ; ■The' ; lnspcbtbr-Gbncrnl : of iSchbols;read, ;..the'followiiig metiioraiidumiwhich'he.ha'd . received ; ' from "'the'.' Minister I for i'Educa-,--'tion.*V-.'■'-■"■!''•■■-'::'"''v--:';;-'';"■' ■■.*:>■■'■'•■■■■' ;'-■':■>

■ 'Tor several;' years pastil'have' been frequently .asked; by deputations in oil parts, of, New have ..scientific temperance "teaching '■ made" effective and ■universal throughout the primary - schools of tho.Dominion. ':I,promised these deputations that on, the first occasion .when ; the:. syllabus, : was bojng.. ..revised, ■: steps .would/be taken''to .secure result as far. as-practicable;'' ■■'::■;■>':■.'}■'■'• ";.";':;.' - ,'1 .should 'be'elad if. jon'.wiirhave the .matter..'.tliscussedi'at:.the' Inspector's :Con-' ferencc.'with'-. a. view. to. taking -the most effectivo' imean's \to; this' end. ,-; (Signed) George. /,.;'."■;.,- \'-•'.'■■ ~ ■ ■ .'-.,

PROMOTION'OF^URJLS,

CLAS^iraATipif.'Br'^E-TEACHERi

.'v : vIS::THE STSTEJi;:A:SUGraSS?;. : ■< ■ One' of-'the : mbsf ii'i.terestirig"of'the debates which, took'pkce.-during the" forenoon followed, .upon the* reading, ,by\.tho. chairman,'"of,-a',- letter from ! the Jlinislcr.;'for .Education r 'the„ Hon; Geo. Fowlds),' requesting.. ah'..expression- pf, opinion', by. the ..conference, on, the ;effect on, education—particularly, in the smaller, freedom, of."classification,, that..bad; been accorded, to teachers.;under,tlie.present syllabus/-.The mat-, ter.;;wasi, -referred' ,'tb'< in '..Parliament -last: year,; by.llr.:;C.;'A.,;c;'Jlardyv.and: the Minister,;- promised;, to., get -an pf i ..opiiiioh,;fr.om:,-ihe "conference.--•.,,',:.

Schblarsnip.C.bmmittee Approves.

:. The ...Committee - reported uponjoertaih. -jiotic'es ''of' on:'"-'tho subject of.the. classification.of.pup.ila'by .-the;.'teachers—"That,the privilege• of-',free-; dpni.;-;Qf'- classification-, be;, restricted ,to itehishers'.'.whb-.possess .sulllcientiexp'eribn'ce torenable. them; to- employ,it 'judiciously; an^ c thatonly.with.tn'e.approvil'of ttio'. inspector i-sho'uld.', the ;:right,;.,tb.''coriduot an aniiuhrexajhinUtionand '-to-classify: the pupils: of a'; school bo'granted '.to a.'solo -teacher,"—reconiniende'd—and',' the. recom : mendation. was "the'.'powe'rs at-present 'in , : the : if,..ca.refully. /exercised,, are ["sufficient,'.;to ensure >a • proper.; classification." '-'~'.-'';:';.

Unqualified! .Teachers, '

; ■'• Mr. i-Petrie' (Auckland) -considered;' that, ther.pnviicgb:liad'be6u; wisely':escrcised, •anditHat'tno; reformviad-'beciviiuii the right■dirqction , ..-JOn'o of the'difficulties of tho:-system; had.; been' s . therUack. "of,'.con-. ;tinuity ;.KOtcdV'iiiV!;ohbois-iwhich. : had ex-penen-ced .•frequent '-change* of'teachers? .. ,M'r;VHiU.'('biiwks'B •"iSay); said that-'.oiie largeihum,'ber - of /uncerfmcated,.and-'so'- unqualified, .teachers/who 'had-been given!'employment -.frpnithe 'simple difficulty-that/'there : werb nopothers• Abetter \ '<'' 'He', ' had .noticed /a" tendency,- -leading; to' '&'condition.; Ho :p.us'hv'th«':cnildren ; -forwar(l .too .rapidly." in; theso/scliools,' Mr';' Hill- considered,-.'fne ■iiispectoi'.-'sfibuid- hare' greater 'powers .'of jciaisiTicatiou/. There 'Should'- he sonic <lisItinctisri; 'drawn ■:between- 'efficient and..iu-;eliici.6nc.'"'/soiiooJ6.v:'iit-'.present,''':the' .'Act dfew.no' distinction.':; '•;.'.;''' '"""

..'ifrVvKitcMe .(Canterbury) skid that' a pertain 'agitation'- I .by,' a' ;very;smail 'to! .'sjcure■ a';-reversion to;. ; the..'old-' and■'•,per.nipious!,,'pajs;system?': of the «lassincaiibn; 'of : :pupils; the.; ! nois ; systeni: there ;wefeVvuo';,doubtivi'few of 'careJess's: qidssinbation',', but;. in', the i main -: the -reform'had,beenraigbodione.,;.'. V >:'...:.'.' •:/Mr. ' Grievson; ."the'.'fiystem:Had'beeurin-the best:interests •of ■■ (;■■..■ i. I '.-

;i;Mr.'. Bakewell (Wellington), : nadi'fflbted ,'aUittle:"difficlence'o , n,,the part.:of,-teachers ;ih ismall, : ;~country:'sch'odls..;to exercise Ithe privilege .'of. classitying, d their,; pupils.■'.■•' ,'■■•; > ;, Mr.',vFlemin'g,:.. (Wellington)',' .'that;.the-.recommendation', of-; the Scholarship ;-\Cohihiitt.eo':on/ the 'subject' exactly .- represented;-.'the/attitude'/' of ,the. .coniei-' 'ence. -.'■;,",:■'/;; ;,:/.-"v;£'>'!;': V;,- •'"' •''■':■,'■,' '■ b:: ; - ':"%.'■• .. <;vThe Weak;.Link*'^in"; l the'^.Chai'n.'':/"'-,:■-/ i Mr'/'Stelrart^ ring-:to ;the>remark's niade'byv Mr. .Hill; that-there., were-as 'many .'instances''-'of ,:iiuskilfiil. elassiiioatio'n :: 'ou-:'thci'-part'-'of ' certificated ./teachers ■': as", there .-had been ;un. the: part: or-:the : uncertilic''atdd J teachers-. A certain;weakness;was, : nb'ticeable v 'in'thd' classification: : oi' the.ipupils"in'. Standard' :V v,,At this' 'stage" they,- appeared to -he pushed along ■'tod'-'rapidtyvoa i; •sLvjEI-Vi 1 { - .Mr.,'Gozen.:(Otago)--vagreed .with 'Mr.' btovrart. that so far-as tne: junior/classes or-the schools were; concerned, the; classification,' of .the', pupils' by, the' teachers was done, ctfrefdUy-enough; :biit , ''the , 'sy'stoin weakened..at' Standard; there Was a.v;.inarked' ; ; tendency;;',to' -promote : ' too rapidly.-,; Pressure of^exterhal-.influences .^parents,-;."comniittee-nien," arid• others— was -.exerted ;'6n:- teacher's.', He'' hadinbticed this).right.through. Otago;". th'o ''teachers :l™pned-. under:-, these;'; influences; /with' .the ■.'.result; that-ithe: pupils-.'ivere rushed through ;toorapidly,'-'anr disheartened' by; having: toi.fade'.difficulties:.'too' grcat-for their; ; = intellectual;,- •; attainment! "A The teacher, was-also,disheartened.'He blamed .teachers/of.large/as well //as'-; the :,sniall schools in-this .respect.'''"' >, '■■"- :':;"'■-'■'■, r "r-^^ a^n^) /^ id >'fta^here' ; : ,nas .something, to/he* said'-with rezafd-'fo the,.:statements;madeViby:-MrV;;Hill:: : oii ; fe-i,subjecU'cf ;: ,uucerti&ared',; teachers/ f he/difficulties, created;;by this "class 1 ;. of; H^her;.were/inore;conspicuous' ,iii:, tho ' I™?! 10 '; districts/'; where; -frequently, ■ thev :had ,to; accept;:the'services'- of;a.'teacher whose/solo, fiualiflcatibn"was• the- posses-s-.onr.of. a" Standard; VI: certificate. ,Was such-a,persoh-..to;po:«ntrusted,;with such a.responsibihty^asjihe/clasiificatioii' and i promotion .of;- his/pupils?".; He;'thought 'that/the remedy.,for,, the,.e^jls.;created by';iinskil■Jul classification .lay;:.in..:th6haiids bf'.the inspectors/:';-; ,-;..'•.'",';.-./";,;.'/' •'■■.■;•■•:: -,- •'■':"■

: 'Tbe,;:New;'and;-the;;01d;, vv

i' ¥:'■•: Gray; Wellington) -,'tli© ge«eral;.jprmciple.. that the teacher sHotild ' :Class!fy,and-promote ; his pupils;:inth the corrective,judgment;o'f."tue-inspector '.to assist,hiin;,was;a sound :6ne.':The:teach-•ii!g.,-aud:,exaanmiig::tocHonß' should hot' be divorced, and in ta&ho in:agree': weat-wiph;: Mgher. ; educational- authorities: ,v.Mr, .said::th'at so. tar-,as, f ,hi3:; own'.experience:. went .•.lib .was, convinced;.that; they,-?were":going/-in tho.vright; direction.''"' ■■'-■$ &?i<r™ ■";,'■ ~Prpfesso;r:Ayhite..(Durie: d in) ; said : that-the .directvissiie/was .whether?the'teachers or - tn6 . mspcctors'.'should' conduct' the' -ex-' animations.) The ,husiiiess.of 'examination i.was,. not ; a.perfunctory. oneV.'Eiauiining. : ■■W'''Wj'wti .'not \ tb:;bo.'.cntrusted:.tb: the all sure that they/had., not gone.::too: ; far :in 'the' :direc:tion^ey,had,no i W>taten:/i While- agree-: me; that -under -the" old', system 'they had' earned;examination to:,extremes,-he was' not. propared.'■toyentirely'Valiandbh- the' principle Vthat. some; i-other- person than the .-teacher, -should;, Wmine■ 'his' : pupils ' He., would prefer .sqme.'m'odificatibri of the old 'system.... . -..-'' ;'...' .'.-..; ■/."■.:. | ■'~;.;' -. .T"- . vMrV;Tehua'ht;(Weningtohy,said that-ex-amimng was-an essentials part-bf ! teaching,,-, He;;had.fonnd.;thafc:the new system, had ./operated;' : very■:■ successfully' caseiof• the smaller.country;sbflools.- ■' The tact that, teachers- : were .required' to : coh: .ductiTthreevexaminatiohs-per 'annum was •one-of-thV-gdo'd points'of. the; system, and' relieved..of .'tho ■necessity,'of ;, conducting tne-;examiriations,-': the -' inspectors 'were' .free tb. assist those- '-schools' -which. : quired, assistance. ' (Hear,- hear.)-'"- -■••■"•