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The afternoon of " clubs " day was devoted entirely to sports activities. Owing to the abnormally wet winter these activities were seriously interfered with, as we had nine successive " wet" sportsdays when groups had to be provided for in college. Another difficulty is the fact that we have no grounds of our own. While football, hockey, and basket-ball can be provided for fairly easily in adjacent parks, students who elect to play tennis (a very large number) had to pay a fee of ss. in order to secure accommodation at two local tennis clubs' grounds on sports-day. General Organization.—The work on the academic side this year was arranged (1) to cover the prescription for C Certificate for all Division A students (a two-year course), together with naturestudy or, as we prefer to call it, biology ; (2) to cover the requirements for a B Certificate for Division C students (a one-year course), together with opportunity to gain acquaintance with other professional subjects not essential for a B Certificate such as physical training, music, biology, and specialized methods for post-primary teaching. Special arrangements for third-year students were also included, the general procedure being to place such students under the member of the staff responsible for the special subject in which specialization was to be carried out, such lecturer being responsible, after consultation with the Principal, for supervising the course of training. Third-year students, though devoting most of their time to advancement in knowledge of an ability to teach their special subject, were given ample opportunity to share in the corporate life of the college. Practical Teaching. —First-year students were allotted to schools for three periods of four weeks each, and second-year students for one period of six weeks and two of four weeks, the last period being a broken one owing to University examinations. For the purpose of professional training, the services of teachers were made use of in thirty primary schools besides the Normal School, four high schools, and both technical colleges. 1 cannot speak too highly of the ready co-operation of all head teachers in the work of teacher-training and the efficient service rendered by such members of the staffs as were called upon to assist. It has been possible to relieve some schools for at least one period during the year of the labour involved in student-training owing to the variation in numbers of those students on teaching-rota. All the schools are visited regularly by such members of the staff as are available in order to see students teaching and to offer advice and assistance when required. Recent additions to the apparatus and library of the college assisted students materially in preparing their lesson plans. * Broadcasting. —The work of broadcasting to schools was wholly undertaken by some members of the staff of the college and Normal School. A definite theme, " The Pacific Ocean," was dealt with, and arranged in parallel lines for junior and senior classes. In addition, special sessions on art, music, and speech-training were incorporated. Reports from head teachers indicate that the broadcasts were generally acceptable, and the number of booklets requested for 1939 is already well in advance of that of any previous year.

DUNEDIN. Staff Changes. —Owing to the increase in the number of our students —from 260 in 1937 to the record enrolment of 326 in 1938—the Education Department granted an addition to our staff of one lecturer. Mr. Thomas Wilson, M.A., who had previous experience in. supervising the teaching practice of students, secured this appointment. In order to place useful teaching-material housed in the museum at the service of the teachers and pupils of the city and suburban schools, it was decided to appoint what is known as the Education Officer. Mr. 6. D. Anderson, M.Sc., was chosen to fill this position. Between the training college and the museum there is now a close and friendly co-operation which should prove helpful to the rising generation of teachers and pupils. Organization. —Owing to increased numbers and limited accommodation, certain changes became necessary. The most important of these was the division of first-year students into three approximately equal sections, the students of one section being engaged in teaching practice and observation, while those of the other two sections attended classes at college. The length of lecture periods was reduced, and the number of lectures increased. For the first time in the history of the college, men and women students were taken separately for most of the college work. This, change, which seemed to work well, was necessitated by the making of provision for more physical-education classes, in which men and women have always been taken separately. Clubs.— For the first and second terms the college day on Wednesday was extended by one hour, and the period from 2 till 4 o'clock was devoted to clubs. Students were allowed to choose the club they wished to attend, but were not permitted to alter their choice except at the end of the first term. The following were the principal clubs organized : Drama (Miss Barrowclough and Messrs. Scrivener and Wilson), Choral (Mr. Wilkinson), Current Events (Messrs. Armstrong, Payne, and Milne), Science (Mr. Beath), Art (Miss Copeland), Crafts (Miss Butler). By far the largest clubs were the Drama and the Choral, but much interesting work was accomplished by all of them. This new departure did not prevent the carrying-on of most of the clubs previously in existence, as the Saturday Night Club, the Debating, Boxing, Swimming, and Tramping Clubs, as well as the societies in connection with the Student Christian Movement and the Evangelical Union. New Entrants. —A year ago it was difficult to procure throughout New Zealand the requisite entrants for the teaching profession. At present the great difficulty, at least in Otago, is to select the best possible quota of sixty-seven from, the very large number of fully qualified candidates offering.

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