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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 135, 4 December 1935, Page 17

f COLLEGES and | #• - schools -■'-'■. IN STATE OF FLUX palmers™ nor™ jt—% \ , Modern Education c~u™-m TmM\f\ ov^nLJvJL 'I SRS| M Reformation In The Air boarding and day '^s^::8BlvJ tmv,.™*! . x ' SCHOOL FOR GIRLS EDUCATION in New Zealand, as in other parts of the world, ~ Vq. / ' is. in a state of flux. Commissions during the last few years Principal: Mrs. M. Rhodes, M.A. , . . . • have issued lengthy repoits on the subject and their last word , ." has as yet been by no means heard, and educational research T U* SrLi •, J r ; v -t'i j- j . „, . :js still being carried on with vigour. What satisfied our fathers in S t2t t^T\S^ , the way or education does not satisfy us: the march of civilisation has six acres. , been greater than the progress made in ideas about education. Hence * . . , s 'every educational body and almost every teacher has'one or more lhe School curriculum includes Professional, Homecraft, and • theories, as tp reform in educational methods. The problem is a . C™l CTc>ud J^Z™ J^L^ '" much bigger one'tnan whether the school entrance age should be five, '.-.'. six, or. seven years; the very fundamentals of the educational system The Boarding Department is well equipped on modern lines, and is are in the melting pot, and the majority of people nowadays feel and, under the d' recl supervision of the Lady Principal. . „ C^ *% *■[ ' - » * !fc*l:l*''('ift«Bßßj^^^ ■ or trie Secretary. , realise that a metamorphosis must begin in education if the coming gen- COLLEGE HOUSE, jeratioiTare to be adequately equipped for taking' their part in the the School BOARDING DEPARTMENT is . moulding of future civilisation. On all sides educational unions, leagues, under the personal supervision of the Rector ; and similar bodies are springing up. ' People feel that education needs ; something which it lacks at;present,'but exactly what is lacking they » , . are not quite so sure about. The ideal to be aimed at in education is, • ; of course, the education of the complete human being: there must be FIRST TERM 1936 BEGINS FEBRUARY 4 Ino one-sided emphasis on any one aspect. There is one point about the position that is sometimes overlooked. People know that education , « .must be different: they know quite well that all is not right and that,.it • . ''ought to be-changed. But many of them are just as grimly convinced ■ "p roibr ri,,x „„ « h -,;,v n i; nn i<u n, aa i v ■ .1/ , .thatthey know very well* indeed T^j^ss^^^^j^, , *"*"'" °" 0' lhc • one of the many would-be reformers thinks"" that he'orsheT cari say :Tiow ~ ■ :: education should be conducted. But if education is so bad that it must ' > MR- W. HUNTER, Box 80, Palniersion North. . be fundamentally reformed, these would-te^ reformefs have themselves ■', suffered from it- and this bad education does not necessarily make them ' ' ' ■ . " /capable of knowing what right education should be. To-day, everyone —■■—■■•■■■■■■ „„ knows that he and his contemporaries have been badly educated, but he l^—-■^™—™■*#■^—»———^^———^ mm equally assumes that he knows perfectly well what really good education ~~ ~~" •'pught to be: hence the mushroom growth of so many educational bodies ' Cl II I T'l'lOl f /^" /"\ lln Crr with varying views. But from the welter of conflicting theories will PULL llrl t L-LyUKobb emerge in time a realisation of what education must be, that it can only be built up on a real understanding and knowledge of the human being. AT The art of education is concerned with the possibilities latent in the D I a. M t i • ■ ■■• ■r< vvhole being; of man and reckons, at the same time, with the conditions rallTierStOn N. TeCnfllCal High ScHOOI of modern life. Our present age needs and is waiting for the principles ■ . of Education arising from the necessities of the times, free from all - FOR 1936----[distinctions ,of class, sex and creed, consciousionly of the demands which PREPARATORY TRADES. COMMERCIAL, modern life imposes. Isolated reforms and a patching of worn ouf ARTS AND CRAFTS nau^Tir systems will not get anywhere: what is needed in education is a new CRAFTS. DOMESTIC. orientation of thought which will profit from the mistakes of the past ' Director: G. G. HANCOX, M.A.. B.Sc, F.R.E.S., E.D. 'and haVe'the courage to bring fresh thought and impulses to bear on p ro5 r«-rhi< nV,t a in a W, f,™ M w v , q . d•1 • c 'the future - or- rrospectus obtainable from Mr. W. Hunter, Secretary, Rangihkei Street, ;■ ' , '...'■ Palmerston North. J <^l§|fe> WANGANUI ( WELLINGTON $&) COLLEGE ■'• ■ _ _ ; ■• The Wanganui Girls' College building is a handsome, commanding structure '' BOARDING AND DAY SrHOm ' • jbricl? and wood provided with everything necessary for the comfortable .DS^rVIXL/lINU f\\\U UAT StnUUL and orderly life of its inmates. Reconstruction work has been carried out ; , . . . FOR BOYS recently, and the building is now considered earthquake-proof. I ' ', "rhe leaching staff, under the able direction of, the Principal, Miss A. C. r~ HEADMASTER: W. A. ARMOUR, M.A. (Hon.), MSc . , '^HL^JL'it sKnf t __J_S_ *S ( COURTS OF STUDY r 1 P(• -> ZTj 7. , University Degrees. Musical training is in the hands of efficient and ! au 1 l -iv ulf Y—General, Professional, Modern. Manual. experienced teachers, and pupils may learn pianoforte; violin, "cello, harp, j All the buildings are modern and the grounds spacious. Highly qualified and solo singing. A special mistress takes charge of physical drill, games t staff. Pupils prepared for a wide range of Departmental and University and athletics. The greatest possible attention is "iven to securing good allExaminations. Excellent Scholastic and Athletic Records. round development, especially as regards character. FIRTH HbUSE—The Boarding School, situated on a particularly" TK3 welfare of the pupils is the first consideration of the Board of healthy site,,has all. modern equipment and ample accommodation. estlblu'hm a"d B f" d parlicular aUenli™ is Paid lo th<= boardin R !: |i±,:'^ t fcfc r Jftn_-_rfcjr__ Sis .^^#?lM:iifeP?^S ■ lenms Courts, Swimming Bath and Gymnasium. ' _ _ * There will be a limited number of vacancies for boarders at the be^inninK ■ hull Boarding Fee, £57 per annum. Weekly board from £45 per annum of 1936. Send for a Prospectus to the SECRETARY, Box 79., WANGANUI. . . First.Term,for .1936 begins on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3. ' • : • •'■ , ft' NEisoN rniiPAF huntlyschool, marton »-#^ w% +*mm*. ~, A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR 60 BOYS from 7to 14 YEARS. }■ )W^m" ■ ■■■: FOR GIRLS • boarders only: ■ - /»^_—^^«v ■ ■ ■ ■ ■• ■■••'■■■ Ideally situated in the country one mile from MARTON, in a healthy (OPENED- 18831 district, and amid beautiful surroundings, 28 acres, of which 10 are for :' "■'... . cricket, football, tennis, and golf; complete with swimming baths, and 1 , • beautiful Chapel with fine Norman and Beard Pipe Organ. Tiir*£?ztf&iTjri&/ltf « ' Sunny and airy dormitories and class-rooms. - - - "-■ Home Farm. ~: - . TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SONS OF OLD BOYS; ' Thp PiMc' PalL^ k J 1 , 1 • -1 and one MUSIC and one SINGING EXHIBITION ~... he lrls ollege stands upon an elevated site with a open to all. , View of the Sea, and is Surrounded by beautiful grounds Illustrated Prospectus and details of Scholarships and Exhibitions obtainable ■ containing Tennis and Basket Ball' Courts, etc. Its from the Headmaster. : climatic and other advantages "make Nelson a particularly . suitable centre for a Boarding School. ■ ..--'•■,'.■■-'' ' ' -■ ' ~~ • ' SUNBEAM KINDERGARTEN and , The Boarding Department is under the control of the PREPAPvATORY SCHOOL Lady Principal with assistants and fully qualiEed 12 KAURI STREET, EASTBOURNE "'Matron. - ', a . This School, for Boys and Girls up lo eight years, is run on modem lines by experienced teachers. Special atlention is given lo character training, handwork, nature study, music and rhythm. For the younger children there : PrOSpeCtUS and further particulars maY be oblainprl ?" altr. activ. e lo>'s an<? occupations, while the older scholars receive individual uuiomcu instruction in the ordinary school subjects. Whenever possible all work is from the . taken out in the fresh air. \ SECRETARY, P.O. Box 64 NELSON DclicMe or bacWard children arc specially calcrcd for' .;.:....;.. ; .NEXT.TERM BEGINS FEBRUARY-4, 1936.