STRENGTHEN THE LINK.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1399, 27 March 1912, Page 3

STRENGTHEN THE LINK.

TRAINING COLLEGE AND UNIVERsm\ In hi? annual report (o tlie Wellington hducation Board on the year's wcr!; at ill 3 1 raining College, Mr. Willi un Giav (late principal of the Training College) makes the following suggestions for the future development of the institution — Every eflort," he says, "should he made to maintain awl strengthen the connection between the Training College ant the University. The bond should oo more than a. connection such as exists a. piesent. The Training Collcje s-hrild be a Jeaehers' College affiliated to iht J oaersity and recognised as out- if its ienc ling Colleges in each centre. It should be on precisely the same footing as the Dental, Medical, Engineering, and Mining Schools. This would mean that, in time, ether members of the Training College staff beside the principal would Have standing as Universitv lecturers diprofessors. It would mean, for example, ii m • . scle "C e co »i'se undertaken at the 1 raining College might be a recognised class for terms preparatory to degree and such a recognition 'as this would be a great gain to the Training College students, as well as a source of strength all round. The principle might "Pll'v '" time to other subjects as well . \\ bother such standing for the Training ( o lege is secured or not. the Trainmg College authorities should co-operate with the University Council in its aim and endeavour to secure such additions to the University staff as will enable dav teaching to be given in the more important classes. One of the most serious drawbacks in our present circumstances lies in the fact that for the most part University lectures are hold at night. A luller and more complete equipment should be provided for those aiming exclusively at positions in seeondarv schools. Ihe practising arrangements ai'e now fairly adequate for primary and district high school needs, but not for the needs ol the fully-organised school." J" the principal remarked that, students who do not prove their capacity either for professional work or lor higher stiub.es should be drafted out at the end of the first year with a certificate ol a lower grade entitling them to tnKC only lower positions in the service.