PRESSING PROBLEM
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. CHANGED SYLLABUS WANTED. Agricultural education was very fully discussed at a; recent meeting of th© Board of Agriculture, and regret was expressed that so few high schools made provision in their syllabus for a systematic course in agriculture. It was again pointed out that students with a bent towards ajzriculture, and who would be likely to take up the study of agricultural science were placed at a decided disadvantage toy "the present matriculation syllabus which had the effect, in practice, of discouraging agriculture at tho expense of the study of a foreign. language. ACTS A DETERRENT. The measure of advantage gained by a knowledge of foreign languages was fully realised, hut the board was of opinion that tho syllabus should be so re-arranged as not to cause thus to act as a deterrent to students taking up agriculture as a subject. The board has previously made representations on this point to the University Senate without satisfactory results, but decided to again take the matter up with a view, if possible, of inducing the Senate to re-consider its former decision.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11772, 7 March 1924, Page 8
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183PRESSING PROBLEM New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11772, 7 March 1924, Page 8
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