MATRIC. EXAMS A FARCE
A SERIOUS ALLEGATION. Thames, Last Night. It was stated at this morning’s meeting of! the Thames High School Board of Governors, that the headmaster of the Thames High School, Mr. \V. 11. Hoult, had stated he had evidence that the matriculation exams were a farce. He had proof ihat a girl and two young men connected with the marking of the papers had stated to persons outside that “one school had been given a jolly good spin.” He had proof of this through persons who had spoken to the markers. Mr. Archibald Burns, acting chairfman of the board and chairman of the Auckland Education Board, said: “That is likely to shake one’s faith in the examination.” ■
The meeting then went on to discuss the accrediting system.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3912, 28 February 1929, Page 2
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130MATRIC. EXAMS A FARCE Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3912, 28 February 1929, Page 2
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