Candidates for Teaching Profession

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 24, 29 January 1937, Page 6

Candidates for Teaching Profession

DISAPPOINTMENT EXPRESSED EY BY BOARD Candidates for entrance to the Training Colleges were approved at yesterdays meeting of tho Wanganui Education Board when the selection committee reported that the following report on the candidates had been sent to the Director of Education:— “The committee of selection feels very strongly that the cla«s of candidate coming forward for the teaching profession is, on the whole, most disappointing. This applies both to the boys and girls. "While there were sonic individual candidates well up to standard, tho average lacked character and personality, while the quality and accuracy of speech left much to be desired. We feel that so much of the country’s future depends on the adequate education of our young people, and that the function of the teacher in character building and development of personality along right lines is of such paramount importance that no effort should be spared to raise the standard of those coming forward for entrance to our training college, and to attract to the teaching profession outstanding students in our secondary schools. Wo further feel that heads of secondary schools should be approached with a view to inducing the best possible typo of boy and girl to come forward as candidates for the teaching profession.” The successful candidates were:— Division A: Geo. L. K. Aker, Geoffrey J. Annear, Ngaire Bennett, Eunice Berry, Nina Botaroff, Mavis Dales, Decima Dommett, Jean Fergus&oi, Nellie M. Hannam, Douglas O. Hawkins, Douglas H. Hickmau, John Lobb, Rora L. MetcKingi, Rachel Mawhinney, Myra Newman, Jeannette Niedorer, Alfred H. l'ulmer, Helen M. Parnell, Florence J. Biddells, Reginald W. Urwin, James A. Ward, Nancy M. Wheeler, Eric G. Whitehead, Janet L. Wilkinson, Ngaire Williamson, Bhiricy Woodfield. Division C: Geo. D. T. Hall. In all, 57 applications were received, one in division C and 5G in division A. Of the 56 in division A, three were under age, four had insufficient qualifications, three did not appear before the committee, 11 failed in T.C.E., five were rejected by school medical officer or the committee, leaving 30 who have been recommended for admission. The committee was considerably perturbed by the rather poor calibre of many of the applicants and by the luck of .vigour and clarity, in, their, speech/