TRAINING COLLEGES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22721, 6 November 1935, Page 10

TRAINING COLLEGES

ADMISSIONS FOR NEXT YEAR NO REFERENCE TO DUNEDIN .(Per United Press. Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, November 5. In an interview to-day in reference to the training of students next year the Minister of Education (Mr S. G. Smith) said that 550 new students would be admitted to and allocated between the Auckland and Christchurch Training Colleges, A number of these would be university graduates admitted for only one year, but the great majority would be required to undergo a two years' course of training. Students who wished to be admitted to a one year's course could apply in anticipation of qualifying for their degrees in the University examinations now in progress. Education boards would accept applications up to November 18.

NEW RATIONING SCHEME SATISFACTION EXPRESSED. (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, November 5. "The new scheme announced by the Minister of Education for the employment of those teachers at present serving under the rationing scheme will give general satisfaction to the profession," stated Mr G. R. Ashbridge, secretary of the New Zealand, Educational Institute, in the course of an interview to-day. "The scheme fully meets the claims which recently have been made by the institute, and provides for standard rates of salary to all trained teachers. It should, of course, be clearly understood that by February of next year 85 per cent, of the present rationed teachers will be needed for normal staffing requirements. It is, however, very gratifying to see that the surplus teachers will be employed at scale rates until they receive ordinary positions."