TRAINING COLLEGE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 659, 11 October 1933, Page 4

TRAINING COLLEGE

POSSIBLE EFFECT 0F® si LATEST POLICY 9 51 MOVE Bio Ifl: 'NO PRO'B ATIONEES® de 8 di Christchurch, ® th The Christchurch Teachers® ,th College may be closed for tw® Mj instead of one, as was first ® mj ated, in consequence of the®0p of the Education Departmen® wl appoint probationers in tbe8coi next year, it was stated y® if ; Usually probationers, 4 ff® mi: secondamy school pupils who ® C0I enter the teaching profession,8vol year in the schools and the® college. ■ p: Next year, as all trainees a® pj sent to the Auckland Traini® lege, the Christchurch Traini® lege will he closed and "the sta® ferred to other work. S The following; year, as tbe® he no probationers next yea® will be no fresh students to e® colleges in the ordinary way® ^ ■ the graduates, who usuaily® college to train for secondar® teaching. In these circum®^ A there would he few if any ®'n^r and those who were wishing®the to college could he accommo® of j the Auckland Training Colleg® Twc It is thought likely, howev®rel, probationers will be appo®®1^6 1935, .and it is surmisedthattB^o cation Department will the® these trainees straight into tb® c ing Colleges, anstead of maki® serve a preparatory year ® schools. In that case, of cour® would probably he enough ^ available to make the openic® Christchurch Training Colle® sary. 8 A reporter was told tha® cision of the department ® res graduate students to enter l® land College next year whi® ge: ing other students was b/®ister to protests from education ® gi'an Graduates, it was s™®Jnaso studying' mostly for second®e(j ^ work and would be lost to t® ion t that was training them ^Predc they left college. 8®s 0 In addition the new P0 ®^ ( ed of class distinction. |8fton, that people who could aff0I®tion, their sons and daughtel'S ®js versity college till they ®y0tin, could have their children ® teachers, while parents ff® not afford that expense ^® the opportunity that tb® wealthy neighbours enjoy^B