TOO MUCH EXAMINATION?

Feilding Star, Volume 2, Issue 317, 22 August 1924, Page 8

TOO MUCH EXAMINATION?

COMMENTS BY PROF. ADAMS (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, Aug. 21. At a civic reception at Christchurch states a Press Association message, Professor Adams spoke in high, terms of the desire for education in Australia- and New Zealand, and added that lie was not sure, however, that the osiro was not tinged with utilitarianism. He said: “I leave got the impression that you go in for too •mieh examination, and that you are dightly utilitarian. This grouping of teachers, f don’t know how it is going Lo work.” He had been astounded when he found that 98 per cent, ol the people in New Zealand were of pure British stock. He then spoke of the influence of the English in \ morion, whore lie said the people l ol English stock were dominant though not the greatest in numbers. Since the war (lie Americans had realised the necessity for making English- the State language in the interest of solidarity, thus, unconsciously paying & compliment to England.