JAZZ: PALS: PARTIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 529, 5 December 1928, Page 10

JAZZ: PALS: PARTIES

WHY APPRENTICES Do NOT STUDY POOR EXAMINATION RESULTS (Sptcull to TUB SUB) TE AROHA. Tuesday Apathy on the part of electric apprentices to study for exam.nT tions is due to “too much i azz too many pals and parties"’ ,7 cording to Mr. F. M. Strange , ?r; r B oa o : d . the Th —* v »**4 i At a meeting of the board to-day-results of the recent examiwSlT 9 ; yvere reierred to by the registrar 7/ I the Electric Wiremens Reculai-nL : Board. It read as follows ’ i “The percentage of candidates I passed is lower than in anv former 7-s amination. This applies more a . ; ticularly to tile written sections Th'.~. | is very disappointing, in view of fact that it is possible to obtain A 1 marks out of a maximum of 100 on questions dealing solely yvith the elt? ! trical wiring regulations, yvhereas only 41) marks are required to secure a n»s It would appear that the apprentwL' I and probably a number of the win ’ ; men, are not yvorking to the remit ; tions.” Officials of the board said everv j assistance was given apprentices t study for examinations, but th£ majority had declined all offers Mr. S trams e: Too much too many parties and pals, and not enonch ; study. That is the cause. Some members suggested that bov : who refused to study for wiring exajL ! inations be dismissed from the service ,of the board. The question was n’debated farther, beyond a general ex j Pression of regret that the examj inations had revealed such low eff j ciency.