NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7840, 8 January 1887, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.

(.BY telegraph.— PßESS association.] Chbistchorch, Friday. The Council of the Educational Institute concluded its session to-day. The report of the committee on the School Standard Syllabus was referred to the Branch Institutes, and will be brought forward next year. The report as amended by the Council is as follows: — " That the number of compulsory subjects included in the syllabus is excessive ; that compulsory subjects, for which individual scholars are passed, be restricted to reading, including explanation, spoiling, and dictation, writing, arithmetic, and composition ; that class subjects be divided into two groups, compulsory and optional(a) compulsory, grammar, geography, drawing; (6) optional, history, English, literature ; extra, drawing, elementary physics, botany, physiology, chemistry, elementary and agricultural, mineralogy, or other authorised subjects ; (c) that one scientific subject shall be selected from optional subjects; (d) that additional subjects remain as at present; that in schools with only a certificated teacher any two successive standards may be examined together in reading, writing, composition, grammar, geography, and in optional subjects, or subjects chosen. It was deoided to hold the next annual meeting in Nelson in January, 1888. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year President: President of the Nelson District Institute; secretary : Mr. H. Worthington, Auckland; treasurer : Mr, J, G. L. Scott, Chriatchurch.