MATRICULATION EXAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 52, 3 March 1941, Page 4

MATRICULATION EXAM.

jj ACCOUNTANTS' CRITICISM. , i The niii'-h debated question of the ; ~ i m;it rii-ulnt ii.-n i-mimi inatinn for en train'* , , (1 tn uiihiTs-ity ciiliv-v- was discussed at : Mtli.> annual molting of the New Zealand "j jSi .lie! \- ..t' .\«i<niiit;iiit- in Wellington! '! Mr. ']'. L. .!:uiic- (Wi-lliiiKtoii) *aid j j he wa> in t<-.u<-li with Mudent? and ex- j jammer*, ami. ;ir a result nf this expe- . f ' lieiico, In- wa« (<>n\iii.-o<! that the e j eXiimiiiatioii f.ir tho xlnml irrtifii-iitc p '\\h.- |>ri'fi ■niiilo to niatririilattoii. Knjr- : ! lis!i and iirit limr>; ic" won. , very important j ; siiii;<-rtj fur the a«H'innit:incv (>rofot=- > .•ion. but i In- methods >•( marking the; ' inatrieiiiatiiiii [-aper* i-uiild ullow ,in >nlijoft> fur «-iin<l itlat.es who ; ha<l not readied a etandard. : Heenur-e of the .uroupins <<f niathenia- ■ tieal "iilijei-t* it w;i- [■< -~il>!f for a , liiiididutr t'i iilitiiin a |>ii-s although his' marks for the arithmetii - |'ii|H'r \ lip nnly 10. Alr-u il.e ininimtiiit of :!•"> ' i fur lji'jlifli «ii- tun low. Mnri'itx «t. .in j i advisory commit I of tin- university p'j fimld allow inrrit in oiu- fulijee! to i> ■■uiiiponf-ntc for liirk of merit in others. ] i. j Mr. .Tamo- ali.fi lioHeved that under the | is-' nro]>o i e<l !ifi:rcdi'tin.a <«ysteiii thoj . rx-eondary >chool« vvouhl twomnc erain- i r-' iniitjar- 'ji'ciiinrls for univri'j>ity e\aintua- ' (i :'n>n-. t.| Mr. <;. •!. -I. 1-Vil (WVHmatuin wiid ' il ! there were \uiit]i> I'oniin.s into otfiee* o ■ who hiiil not u working knowledge of! i- j Kii"li«.h and itrithinetie. Ho Jiad mot; I Hiiehcl'Ts of I'onu.ieree who were woeiP , fully delii'ient in Fujjli.-h. y| Air. •;. AV. Heid (Ihiiiedin) said it was it j very important to avoid procedure ■r I which would weaken the link l>et\vren •e , the swiety ;ind the univercity. The r , i whole ipier-tion of the method of en>fj trance to university i-nllepoc « 3 j -till •p '■ tindi i" review. Tli'.- university authorift ; tie*, had not rcndicd finality on the v ■ afercdilinc system. The piopo.-al of fl Mr. James would l,p referred lo the lc soeiety'a etluoation cummitt«e.