THE WELLINGTON COLLEGES,

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 317, 5 December 1906, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON COLLEGES,

•AX- ADVERSE OFFICIAL REPORT. - (Press 'Association.) WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Reporting' on the city Colivges the Inspector-General, of Sphools reports with reference to Wellington Cqllego (that thare arc now fewer inefficient (boys than on former visits, yet he 'considers tho proportion larger than desirable. Tho work in mathematics has been more concrete ' and practical, hut the teaching of English, Latin, French and German did not rise above ''■'fair.' i The earnestness o( masters and "b'oys in science was noteworthy, but with a few exceptions 'they were not sound, a condition which the Inspector attributes'to the conditions under whichj the work is done, there not toeing sufficient laboratories. The tone of the College,; he says, is excellent. 'Referring to <the Girls' College tho Inspector notes the apparent good results from modern methods of teaching languages, "but science is handicapped similarly to tha Boys' College. ' Spoakiwg generally, the Inspector complains of the pnactjee 'which is common throughout the colony of attempting to toach two stramfee languages at a time to pupils who do not "remain long enough to master either. In this respect ho thinks parents (are as -much tc blame as the teachers. The ex stonco of a -department below Standard V is regarded as a •doubtful benefit, and Mr Hogbeu doubts if tho department is itself self-sup-porting, as required by the Act. Tho salaries 'of (assistants -arc regarded as too low, and efficiency ini|St suffer f rom this in the long run.