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Northern Advocate, 14 August 1919, Page 6

Chief Inspector* Fleming, in referring to examinations during the course of an address, said that one of the worst evils of our educational system was the British system of examinations, a system which as a test of attainment was incompetent, and one which crippled the initiative of the teacher. Examinations, he proceeded to say, were necessary at certain intervals in order to test progress, but an examination by pen and paper alone was at best an unsatisfactory test of attainment, even in language, and was positively absurd in science. It was, however, pleasing to note that the authorities were fully alive to-this question, and that, serious steps were being taken to ef-.. feet a remedy.—-Otago Daily Times. "Goatsrue" is causing settlers in the lower reaches of the Manawatu considerable anxiety. Manawatu County Councl last week considered a request that it should be declared a noxious weed. In many instances it has killed out everything in the way of feed. Thousands of acres in the Motuiti are free from it at present, but there is a danger that the plant will spread, and. many acres be ruined. Cr Barber, in answer to a question, said the plant is not an annual; it went down with the roots. The matter wanted viewing very carefully as it was going to be a menace over a tremendous area. The seeds were brought down from the higher country by the river. Probably when the channel was cut from the Manawatu, thus relieving the overflow, the distribution of seed would be minimised.