UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 193, 20 July 1925, Page 8

UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.

TRAINING OF TEACHERS

Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, July 20. The University Commission this morning heard Professor Strong, Jean of the Home Science faculty. She stated that a . better high school preparation was necessary. Matriculation did not carry girls to the standard at which students normally began to work for a degree, so that the home science course had to include elementary teaching properly belonging to the secondary school. In order to provide for the development of the extension of teaching, one full-time lecturer was required, assisted by a part-time expert. The staff also required supplementing for teacher training by an assistant for supervision in the practice of teaching. A new hostel was needed, with individual rooms for 75 or 100 students. A dean of women should be appointed to attend to the welfare of all women students. The first aim of the school was to train teachers. At present they were unable to supply those required. In reply to Mr Tate, witness said that most who had gone through the degree course had had bursaries. Mr Tate suggested that instead of more money being asked for bursaries it should be spent in providing more teachers and the development of the faculty.