TRAINING COLLEGES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20991, 2 April 1930, Page 8

TRAINING COLLEGES.

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. CONCESSIONS TO PROBATIONERS. (Special to Dailt Times.) WELLINGTON, April 1. ’ The Director of Education (Mr T. B. Strong), in reply to representations by the executive of the New Zealand Educa-. tional Institute, has indicated how it is proposed to grant concessions to this year's probationers in respect to the Training College entrance_ examination. “It is hoped,” says the director, “ that these concessions will not have the effect of allowing probationers to take their studies lightly. All who are responsible for their training should remember that in the terms of the regulations no probationer will be admitted to a training college who does not make progress in his studies to the satisfaction of the senior ln^l , C tprob ationers and student teachers who, not later than December 31, 1930. have been credited with passes at the class D examination or at the matriculation examination will be exempt from examination in corresponding at the Training College entrance examinat,( ‘‘ 1 2. Probationers and student teachers who have n’of taken mathematics at either the matriculation or the class D examination will this year be allowed to pass at the entrance examination if they show a reasonable knowledge of the subject. “3. Probationers and student teachers who have begun a 'university course will be exempt, from examination at the training College entrance examination in subjects (F) to (I) inclusive, provided they keep terms in at least two subjects. - They must pass in subjects (A) to (E) inclusive if not exempt in terms of paragraph T above. , <f ln future years candidates wnl be exempt from the entrance examination only in the corresponding subjects taken to higher leaving certificate or‘ university standard., It follows, therefore, _ that young people appointed as probationers or student teachers will be well advised to begin their university course in such a way as to fit in with the requirements of the Training College entrance examination—that is, they should begin by. taking any two of the following:—English, mathematics, history, or geography. Should the university time table necessitate attendance at a university class during school hours, the department is prepared as formerly to approve o f an Education Board giving the necessaiy leave, provided there is good reason for granting the request.”