EDUCATIONAL CHANGES
SECONDARY SCHOOL NEEDS " LATIN AND FRENCH USELESS " A practical curriculum, comprising subjects such as English, history, geography, leading principles of science, correct speech, nnd one or two other suitable subjects, is advocated for secondary schools in Now Zealand by Dr. G. Uttlev, rector of the Southland Boys'' High School, who spokG at the reunion dinner of the Christchurch old boys of tho school. Dr. Uttlcy, contending that educational changes must bo made to. conform to changing conditions of life in Now Zealand, said that it seemed that many boys wcro being kept at Latin and French, although those subjects would be entirely useless to most of them. "Wo at the school realise this," ho said, "but thoro is tho bugbear of examinations. Tho boys all soem to want to sit for tho matriculation examination. Tho leaving certificate was an attempt to meet tho need, but unfortunately it hns not hnd a very good reception, and many employers demand matriculation." Dr. Uttley claimed that, although Latin and French wcro of educative •value, similar good results could be obtained from tho teaching of other subjects.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22177, 2 August 1935, Page 14
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185EDUCATIONAL CHANGES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22177, 2 August 1935, Page 14
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