BOYS MENTALLY LAZIER THAN GIRLS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 194, 5 November 1927, Page 6

BOYS MENTALLY LAZIER THAN GIRLS

EXPERIENCE IN VICTORIA Boys of high school age are lazy; they require, a ceriain aa*t of stimulus to make the inwork. Girls of the same age are v, responsive, and in mixed classes tedency is to over-stimulate the in obtaining normal results from , boys. This was one of the reasons adva: by the Victorian Acting-Direct* Education, Mr. Hansen, recently, newly-adopted policy of sepan:* boys and girls at high schools. are psychological reasons for a change. Boys and girls react to education.” says Mr. Hansen. “Take English and science, aUr taste in literature leans toward > heroic, while a girl’s tends to i imaginative and descriptive. “The interest in science for gin* ... in its application to the home and c*. affairs, while for boys it is more as ter of practical laboratory work. Harmful Compromise “The compromise that is nec«* in mixed classes is not beneficial > sides, boys are mentally lazy, li* girls are naturally alert, and j stimulus necessary to make boysv may be harmful to the already rawsive feminine temperament.” Mr. Hansen also said that seta with mixed classes became too Ir and overflowed the buildings. “The practice of separate clmm * boys and girls was already firml; * tablished in most other countries. • cept U.S.A., and it was desired if low the example set. Melbourne municipalities are air* co-operating well with the idea, people of Box Hill have proud* site for a. boys’ high school, wtr girls’ school is to be built at Car well. Similarly, at Elwood. a ciri?' y will be provided, and the neighbor municipality, Brighton, will erect boys’ school. In the transfer of staffs. Mr. ILk said, there will be little difficulty. > Melbourne High School ha* almr divided, with no disorganisation t classes.

showings of Trivalve, it looked certain that Agrion would haw • the A.J.C. Derby had **© not wrong, and when it is added * Mason was particularly on the then it will be seen that ho pected to turn out a champion * near champion. v Certainly on two-year-old Agrion appeared to be the real colt. The doubt about him in tion with Monday’s race is whe”;; will be forward enough to see lout. Fit and well Agrion would probability prove too good 10 ~ remainder of the field, but he even run into a place. It ** *". matter of condition, and it seemi - he has not done enough worn - his let-up. _ jLp So that the New Zealand 1927 appears to lie between L* , Prince, Agrion. Paleta, Great and Teri, and to fine them - further the order of favouriu*® be LAUGHING F>RINCE, PAUE, T ‘ GREAT CHARTER The Riccarton programme continued on Monday, Saturday. On Wednesday, y terbury Cup, 21 miles, and r* land Oaks will be run, and o f day the Stead Gold Cuft % be decided. Limerick will co Canterbury and Stead Cup age events.