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Matriculation Examination By Telegraph—Press Association. Invercargill, December 13. Complaints regarding some of the papers set in the recent matriculation examination were referred to Dr. G. H. Uttley, rector of the Southland Boys’ High School, and Miss A. Eastwood, lady principal of the Girls’ High School, who expressed general agreement with the criticism, which in certain respects was stated to be quite justified. Referring to the English paper Dr." Uttley said that some of the questions set in the paper would have caused graduates considerable difficulty. The actual framing of one question was faulty and in itself demanded too much of a secondary school pupil. Dr. Uttley referred to questions iu the algebra paper which lie considered should not have been set. and quoted question 4 of the geography paper, as foilows: "Give an account of four of the most important generating stations for electricity in New Zealand, showing their locality upon a sketch map; compare the methods of generation employed with those in use iu England, explaining any differences that may exist" Dr. Uttley said the first part of the question was quite reasonable, but he asked, why incorporate the second half in a geography paper?
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 69, 14 December 1935, Page 16
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