ART OF TALKING
Need for Development TRAINING IN COLLEGE Satisfaction at the time being given to class lectures and debates at Wellington College was expressed in an inspector’s report read at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington College Board of Governors. At the same time, the report continued, there was room for the development in the teaching of oral composition, which was the weakest point in the instruction in English, throughout the Dominion.
Mr. W. Dention, acting-chairman, thought that all would agree with the report. “It has been my opinion for many years,” he said, “that our business men are not fully equipped in the art of speaking, and putting into words their business knowledge, and so be in a position to state their case when occasion demands, in regard to Customs duties and such matters. And so the talking is left to those who have that ability, but not the .knowledge. As a result of this weakness,” he concluded, “our business men do not figure in public life as they should.” - 1
In Mr. Denton's opinion, it might be a matter for the chambers of commerce to deal with.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19330901.2.59
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 289, 1 September 1933, Page 8
Word Count
189ART OF TALKING Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 289, 1 September 1933, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in