EDUCATION METHOD S.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14340, 4 November 1910, Page 7

EDUCATION METHOD S.

■» ; REPLY TO MINISTER, In the -Oum-n Daih- Times/' the . Rev. I'. B. Eraser, of" Lovells Flat, . replied at length, to the Hon D. Buddo's reference to his remarks ; bearing oil tho exorbitant tees paid fay pupil teachers in the process of getting their certificates "Tim report of my remark-;,'' states Mr Eraser "to which he refers was onlv partially correct-. One statement [ aui reported to have made is onlv partially accurate— vis., that "the department took ir-tOUO from studen:s for tl.e teachers examinations alone." I said "neatly i'l'Kjt) u;is taken in examination fees by the department:" and this is the truth. I rniou-d from the report or the Education Department; just is=ned. amination f. es" rwe-ved hv the department are stated at ifIGSK. I his amount is taken tor teacher and civil sor-sice examination!:: and as T s:i:-l the depart men: ;s undertaking a vast ainouii. of examination work that was lormeny „,,d.e t..V.„ \ iy ,],„ ()O;mU |"; :, »-"t •-"•;. addition;.: est to the | or any cost whatever to the eaii- ; ;••■">•—• '!!>■• department lias made I i.e.- <-,.. l service ;, M <l matriculation . x:j''imathi!is cover the ground that was tormerij cowered by the beards pupi. j-acher examinations, which e- st imp:! teachers no;h:ng. "Another statement T am reported to have made, which is oniy partially a<enrare. ,s that the salaries or pupd teachers . w lately swallowed u> bv tho d p;lr m ., IL „ Xsim ; llnMo|l '- • " ,l ' t . l sn . :<J ™* tl::>t that the cost of coach:,,!; ,oes and of the department's ex.-..nina.:on fees swallow-d up an undue proportion of their salaried T ™, leUer C ° ,',','' ;Ut,1:l1 . >: and' I n',,,1 i«o«ts"" SUPP °" of my st:lte -