The existence of a certain amount of “snobbery” in New Zealanders’ attitude to education was commented on in an interview by Dr F. H. Spencer, formerly chief inspector of schools in London. “ I have noticed a certain amount of snobbery here.” he said. “ I found that it is not true that every-
one goes to the Government schools. People with more money prefer to send their children to a non-aided or non-Government school: and later on to send them to Oxford or Cambridge rather than the New Zealand University. But this is inevitable as the population and wealth of the country
increase.” Giving an example of the decline of this form' of “ snobbery in England, Dr Spencer said that _3O years ago all the Oxford scholarships had been awarded to boys from the public schools. Lately half of these scholarships had been won by muni - cipal secondary school pupils.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23517, 3 June 1938, Page 5
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