TECHNICAL COLLEGE

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12014, 17 December 1924, Page 5

TECHNICAL COLLEGE

ANNUAL MAGAZINE. THE HOUSE SYSTEM. The third term of the Techical College has practically drawn to a successful end, and with its- conclusion comes the annual issue of the Wellington Technical College Review, a school journal, which gives a moan comprehensive and interesting accounb of. activities of the school, both scholastic and athletic, not forgetting the various social and entertainment events. This excellent journal, well-written and .well produced, contains several interesting school items, and while between its covers will be found some excellent photographs dealing with the visit of the Governor-General (Lord jellicoe) and Lady Jellicoe when memorial trees were planted, and also illustrating various phases of school life, ft has been the custom .sinoe 1921 for the school to have a council, consisting of two senior girls and two senior boys from each of the four houses. The' work carried on by this council is that dealing with the sports, soma* End magazine activities of the school. To the council must go the credit oT producing this excellent publication. Chief amongst she events recorded, other than the usual sports,, are the forming of a radio club, a camera duh, and the building of a reading room. On the question of the introduction ol the house system W. H. Moore says: “Since the introduction of the house system, there has been a improvement in the standard of branch of sport. This is Sweetly due to the keen competition resulting from the division of the school into four ‘ houses.' There iB nothing like a keen competitive spirit in a school to bring out the best that is in it. Let us trace the reason of this in the average student. Last year, for instance, hiß house was runner-up in the t thletic sports. This year ho undoubtedly wishes his house to come hrst He may know that ho himself cannot do much for his house, but he will do bis best, even if he himself can get only one point, because, if everyone in the house getß one point, the house will probably win the championship. It is the same with the other three houses. The members of each wish their, house to come first, realising that it is only by combined effort—the weakest doing his best—tliat their bouse can gain first place. Thus, on nil four sides, we have everyone doing his or. her best, so that the inevitable conclusion is that there iB a high standard of sport displayed. This is the reason why the college, though comparatively small in numbers, has been t-.ble to hold its own with other coir leges in athletics and football. In other centres the house system has been introduced with eiqual success.. A notable instanoe is the Wanganui Technical College. Like our own college, it is divided into four houses, and - the inter-house competitions are even keener. It is for this reason that Wanganui is of football renown.”