RONGOTAI BOYS' COLLEGE

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 12

RONGOTAI BOYS' COLLEGE

Mr. L. Norton Taylor, president of the Rongotai College Parents' .Association, writes: — '-. '"■''' '■' ''" ' .-'.;

"There appears to be some misconception amongst the parents of boys attending the primary schools in the: Eastern Suburbs concerning post primary education. Rongotai College was established in 1928, arid in 1930 boys who had passed the fourth standard in the primary schools were allowed to,attend the college. Memfbers of the executive committee of the Hongotai College Parents' Association are convinced that the experimental stage is long since passed, and the establishment oE this class of school, i.e., junior high school, is an undoubted success.: .

"Unfortunately owing to various causes a feeling of hostility to the deflection of pupilsT to Rongotai College' after 'passing Standard 4 in the primary schools has been engendered, and we have ; proof of mis-statements made by persons who allegedly have the question of .education for children at heart. We must confess that the welfare of the boy is paramount to other considerations. The utmost admiration for the high standard of the .work or the primary schools was expressed by members o£ the committee at a meeting^ held recently, when the following resolution was adopted:— ..--, '"'.'[■ "'The executive committee of the Parents' Association Irishes to place oh record its appreciation of the splendid work being done for the boys, old and young, by Jlr. Eenner and his staff,-and to assure all parents that .they cannot 'do better than send their boys to Koiigotai College as soon as they have-reached the standard of admission.' • ' ■ ■''

"The parents of boys who pass the fourth standard this year should interview the principal of the college and discuss the matter." ' ......