INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19904, 5 June 1936, Page 8

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL.

CAMBRIDGE PROPOSAL. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. (Special to Times.) CAMBRIDGE, Friday. unVrr x&s'ssisg'urssss & ssssrs,«.s:r siding over representatives from Cambridge. Leamington. Kftlpakt. Taotaoroa, Fencourt. Hautapu, Maungatautarl, Whitehall and Roto-o-rangl. Mr Zlman brieriy outlined the system which it was proposed to adopt, and the benefits which would be derived rrom such a school. Primary schools would cater for pupils up to the fourth standard. i&saa* or .ssi \rv i .srss.a ' The * headmaster or the Cambridge School. Mr J. <i. Catran, also spoke or the success oT the system, both in New Zealand and England. lie that the merit on the plan adopted by other coun- : tries. The forms or an intermediate school ! worked longer hours, thus enabling the children to gain slight secondary education. The pupil would remain in the Intermedi iate school two years, passing through the, two Torms. When a child entered a ssrsjnss vsjsta - wa For the course he or she was taking. "This in an intermediate school." said Mr CaNy^ Other advantages were that the work in such a school was specialised, each teacher 1 taking the class for which he was trained. The introduction ->r languages and mathe- ! tnatlcs was another advantage, as was tti« ! social aspect, children In their eleventh | year associating with others 13 and 11 years. i tlve. Mr A N. Maeky. said the Mlnlsfe- of wholly in favour of the system. Mr Maeky said the board was keen to Introduce the system In New Zealand. Mr Mnekv pupils would be conveys the school hv Ini*. | policy or e tbe !l board was not to f. rre the I Pa One S dele’gat’ 1 staged' that some of hi; committees- pnoiis won!.l have to travel j about is miles, and he did not consider | parents would J he‘r Mr Catran was or the opinion that the ! attendance would need to lie at least 130. * mate - r “00 would go on the mil. Mr Zlman assured the delegate that I train spur tat'on would he entirely Tree. Consolidated schools would have repre--1 sentatlves on the Intermediate school coin- ' ""Vrter a „nar„ m.c.Mon. „ „. .... i elded that the various otnit iittee< aseerreport'°io a ‘further meeting to be’ held SKTh-iS aTmAraW committee requested to rorin a arrangements. The chairman or e.arii school eommittee wa- appointed to the sub eonimittee. |ai the next meeting »n Jutic .’j.