EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18949, 21 February 1925, Page 11

EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

POST-PRIMARY METHODS. MR. TATE IN AUCKLAND. Ihe conference of Auckland representative men convened by the Education Department to enable Mr. Frank Tate, Director ot Education in Victoria, to ascertain the direction of the opinions of those, connected with secondary and technical education in this part of the Dominion ill regard to post-prima) y education, was opened at the office of the Auckland Education Hoard yesterday. Mr. John Oaughley, Director of Education, presided. There were present, besides Mr. Tate: Miss Morrison, principal of the Epsom Girls" Grammar (School; Miss Picken, piincipal of the Howe Street Girls' Grammar School; Messrs. S. E. Wright and .1. S. Dawes, Auckland Employes' Association; Mr. R. E. Rodman, headmaster of the Kowhai Jimioi High School; Mr. J. Drummond, principal of the Auckland Grammar School; Mr. F. W. Gamble, head of the Mount Albert Grammar School; Mr. (r. J.. Park, director of the Seddon Memorial Technical College; Mr. G. W. Garrard, chief inspector of primary .schools; Mr. H. S. W. King, chairman of the Board of Man agers of the. Seddon Technical College, and member of the Grammar School Board ; Dr. E. Roberton, member of the Board of the Auckland Grammar School; Mr. J. Purtell, Trades and Labour Council; and Mr. T. U. Wells, member of the Auckland University College Council. The day was spent, in discussion of those sections of the order of reference which concern the relations between the primary system of education and the secondary, technical and junior high, schools, and ihe further link's between these institutions and the university, at present represented by the matriculat ion examination, and also the arrangement:, for instruction m agricultural suhje is and domestic science. It was understood that no divisions would be taken on any of the questions submitted, that the opinions expressed by the various speakers were intended maudy for the enlightenment, of Mr. Tate, on the general subject of post primary education, upon which he has undertaken to make recommendations to the Government. The sittings will be continued today and on Monday.