SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17323, 24 May 1918, Page 5

SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

(Peb United Pbbss Association.) , c CHRISTCHURCH, May 23. At the Secondary School Teachers' Conference to-day, Mr Milner (Waitaki BoysHigh School) moved that tho Minister of Defenco be thanked for allowing Lieutenantcolonel Sleemau to hold "barra-cks" in various secondary schools in New Zealand Ho spoke i n warm praise of tho work which had been done by Lieutenant-colonel Slecman. Tile countr v was singularlv fortunate in having at its disposal a n>an of such high attainments. Several members bore testimony to Lieutenantcolonel Slceman's qualifications for the highly valuable work m which he was engaged, declaring that it would be impossible to find anyone capable of carrying out the work with greater, offici--on-run -ru The motion was carried unanimously. ( rho following resolution was passed :• - "That this conference recommends the University Senate to make Latin optional and not compulsory for the medical preliminary examination, thus following: the reform instituted in Britain." Tho following motion of Mr Bcvan Brown (Christehurcli Boys' High School) was lost by 39 votes to 36: —"This conference recommends to the Senate that a pass in mathematics and F./atin as for matncrulation be required of those who proceed: to a degree in arts and a similar pass in mathematics and science of those who proceed to a B.Sc. degree."