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B.So. j handwork —Mr. Howe; drawing—Mr. Vivian Smith (of the Technical College Staff); needlework —Miss Moßae; physical culture—Mr. Kidston. In addition to this, Miss J. Hetherington, M.A., gave special courses in English literature, history, phonetics, and history of education. University College Classes. —The attendance at University lectures was as follows : English, 39; Latin, 23; French, 16; German, 2; mental science, 22; education, 46; history, 7; economics, I; mathematics, 9; biology, 22; chemistry, 1. The results of the University work were : 22 students kept first-year terms, 10 students kept, second-year terms, 7 students kept third-year terms, 31 students gaining first-class passes, 77 second-class passes, and 82 third-class passes. These class results, both in numbers and quality, are the best I have had to record, though the " terms " results mean that relatively few students are proceeding to take the degree in three years. Only one of our students was proceeding to the science degree. While regretting the fact that so small a proportion of students are preparing for the important work of scienceteaching, the demands of the sciences in the matter of time practically limit our students to one of these subjects. Certificate Results. —Fifty-six students completed their training in December last, and the joint results of the various examinations and the Training College recommendations were as follows : D certificate, 3; D and partial C certificate, 23; C certificate, 21; B certificate, 9. There is still a feeling abroad that these certificates do not represent as much as those gained exclusively through departmental examinations. While I acknowledge that the only conclusive proof to the contrary is the proved worth of our trainees as teachers, it is due to those holding the T.T. certificate to state that recommendations are made in certain definite subjects (of the C syllabus) in cases where the candidate has quite attained the standard required by the external examination, and, further, that the candidate has done a large amount of work quite outside the five subjects required— e.g., an external-candidate can obtain his C certificate on passing in English, education, physiography, handwork, and woodwork. Every Training College student has probably done, in addition, method, hygiene, agriculture or domestic science, kindergarten principles, music, swimming, nature-study, phonetics, and history, these extra subjects being in most cases carried two years lieyond what might be called the D standard. Practice. —The College is still placed at a very decided disadvantage owing to the distance between the College and the practising school. So far we have not taken advantage of section 4 (2) of tlie Training College Regulations, which provides, for appointing associated normal teachers. The increasing number of students and. the difficulties mentioned above render some such course now necessary. The latest Training College Regulations prescribe a minimum of 200 hours' teaching in each year, but, as in previous years, the bulk of the practice has been placed in the second year. The annual visit of our senior students to the city schools was paid in September, and was in every way successful. Staff. —Owing to the increased attendance at the Kelburn Infant School, M-iss Hursthouse was in August appointed to the new position thus created; otherwise the staff has remained unchanged. No provison has yet been made for transferring the Main Normal School to Kelburn, which, as a large and rapidly growing district, has claims for the accommodation of the older children quite apart from the necessities of the students in training. Enlistments. —During the year eleven men students left the College to go into camp. This now makes a total enlistment of eighty-eight past and present students. Up to the present time 128 men have passed through the College, so that the percentage of enlistments is a credit both to the spirit and to the physique of our younger teachers. A further and interesting fact is that twenty-four of these men have won commissions in open competition either here or on the field. The casualty list up to"date has been a heavy one, the following twelve students having made the supreme sacrifice. [Names not printed here—See Appendix B to E.-l.] In addition, ten of our men have been wounded and five have been invalided while on active service. War Work. —A very creditable amount of work was done during the year by both pupils and students for our soldiers and for various charities, and in addition a substantial sum was raised by concerts held at, the Normal Schools and at the Training College. Inspections. —The Medical Inspector spent the first week in June with the students; the Normal Schools were examined in July; the Assistant Director inspected the whole institution in October; and the Manual and Technical Inspector examined the students in handwork in December. In addition, the Department's physical instructor gave the junior women students a special course in March, and the senior women students a similar course in December. Summer School. —During February the usual, special course for uncertificated teachers was given.

CHRISTCHURCH. , • • Forty-six students enrolled the previous year returned to complete their course of training, and sixty-nine new ones were admitted. During the year three men volunteered and were accepted for active service. One woman student withdrew owing to ill health, and one for urgent domestic reasons. The roll at the end of the year contained 1.1.0 names. Eight students in

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