EDUCATION

Southland Times, Issue 20395, 26 January 1928, Page 7

EDUCATION

SAMOA’S SYSTEM INVESTIGATION OF DOMINION'S METHODS TEACHERS ARRIVE FOR TOUR (Per United Press Association.) Wellington, January 25. Closer contact between native education in Samoa and the New Zealand system is expected to result from the visit now being paid to the Dominion by two Samoan teachers, Taua’a and Karene, who are accompanied on their tour by Mr D. A. J. Rutherford, superintendent of schools in Samoa. Referring to the visit of the teachers today, the Director of Education (Mr T. B. Strong) stated that the Administrator of the mandated territory of Western Samoa (Sir George Richardson) considered that it was of the utmost importance that two native teachers who understood the English language should visit the New Zealand educational institutions and gain some experience as to what was done in educational matters here in order that an improvement might be made in the scheme of native school education in Samoa. It was understood that later on a visit to the Dominion would be paid by a body of Samoan school boys. In that way the Administrator was establishing closer contact between the Samoan schools and the New Zealand system. Already, added the director, the most important schools in Samoa were Staffed by New Zealand teachers assisted by native teachers and were the subject of annual inspection by an inspector from the Dominion.