SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 199, 16 May 1908, Page 5

SECONDARY SCHOOLS CONFERENCE.

. (By 'telegraph.— press association.) . . Chrislciiucch, May 15; The Secondary ■ Schools Conference was resumed to-day..' - . \-vlk;^aS' : the.: scale of marks for' the 'Junior University .' Scholarship examination should be so revised that it. may . be;possible for candidates to take any subjectsphbt' less; thaii'four nor more than five in, with- a .fixed- aggregate maximum of marks, provided that m any now schedule ofmarks G'reelr ' and •' Science •:) should '■ bo placedupon an equal -footing, and also that Frenqr'and.'.Gennan ..should be, placed ,upon an; equal''footing.' : ' - ;■*• 1 ■: .'lt was also. resolved to suggest to tho Senatethat holders of. Junior! Scholarships and of Senior National Scholarships hn lowed;to'take'tli'e'.first section of the B.A. examination at tho end-of the first'year. Discussion took'place on the question cf the study of English, and the following motion'was carried'.'That the philological element in the Junior University;' Scholar""Pf .'English ; papers should ba 'materially decreased j; that tho history of the; language 'in general outline: and that the chief aim of the papers should Li 3 to tost (1) tho candidate's reading; appreciation, and understanding of Englsh.literature, arid (2) his power, of using the language.; ..Theyij'uestion, of Rhodes scholarships v,'as discussed,'; and it was. decided- that in the opinion.,of-the .conference the Rhodes scholars should bo chosen- from -.boys about to leave school, who have .not yet entered upon a University course;' '