PUPIL-TEACHERSHIPS.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 8131, 15 January 1895, Page 3

PUPIL-TEACHERSHIPS.

[t6 the editor.] Sir, —Will you kindly grant me space to review the candidates’ examination. In the first place, if “Another Fairplayer ”is con-ect in stating that the committee have a rule recommending appointments according to the number of marks obtained at examination, thqn the appointment of H. Montgomery is clearly a direct violation of such rule, seeing that he failed to present himself for examination. In the second place the committee have no such rule. They simply have a minute approving of the headmaster’s principle of testing the efficiency of candidates —in other words, the idea of the examination is to select those who are suitable (the Act defines those who are eligible) for teacherships. Those who are not suitable are supposed to receive notice to that effect, so that parents may not keep their children hanging on at school waiting an appointment that may never turn up. The idea originated with the headmaster. He demurred at the committee plan of selecting candidates according to seniority of application, because he contended that there were applicants on the list who never could be licked into shape as teachers. The headmaster recommended Montgomery, who was senior male applicant, and on this recommendation the committee took it for grant f d that he was suitable. Personally I am In favour of selecting, from suitable candidates, according to seniority of application. Where date of application is equal, priority of marks at examination should decide. I am, etc., J. Storribr.