UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14656, 25 January 1912, Page 5

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

TEACHING OF HISTOKV. j Per Press Association. ' WELLINGTON, Jan. 24. i A strong indictment against the j education _ system for its neglect j to have history taught seriously was made in the report of tho Recess* Committee submitted lo the Vmv-ersity ■ Senate to-day. " j The report states that children in the primary s:hoc!s do not 'earn his- I tory properly, considering it -ith-er tiß- | important or distasteful. They diop it I as a subject in their subsequent edu- : cation whenever they ean. feaehers ] as a body have up to the present never i learned history, and are, therefore, ] unable to teach it adequately. the people of this Dominion -'re growing up in ignorance, not only tf the history cf the world in general, but even of the traditions of the nation of which they form a part—an ignor-uee of that knowledge and culture ninth is at the very foundation of citizenship i and patriotism. The committee re- ! commended that in the primary s.hools I history should be a compulsory pass j subject for all ;he higher .vtandards ] and for the fres and certifiyte oi I proficiency examinations. In the secondary schools every pupil fhculd , leam 'history—English liistory and e-v----ics should 1* compulsory subjects in the scheme of 'nstni.tion for ir.ih junior and senior free pa-os, :md_ tor all examinations connected with jihoso schra's. The commitfr>? also pmph'Ssed the university requirements m Hetory. SUBSTITTTTE FOR 3IATBICULATTON REJECTED. Tho motion by Professor Brown (Auckland), that enrolment en the. books of an cilnlintsd Cnliegs. suosoqiic-it to passing entrance examiation, be considered as matriculation, provided that notice of such enrolment be given to the diversity P.eri«=!rar bv =!:;■ :.:n:iated College, was defeated. TEACHING OF AGRICULTURE. Considerable discussion ensued on a motion by Professor J. R. Brown (Victoria College), that the Senate appoint a committee to report on the present provisions for teaching University subjects in affnliated Colleges, with a view to supplementing such deficiencies as may bo found to txist. It was decided to eliminate all the ■* ords after the word "Colleges." During the discussion the Chancellor contradicted a staiemsnt that there was no provision for the teaching of agriculture There was provision for a degree in agriculture, while theirs was a school for agriculture at "ji'icolu recognised by resolution of tie Senate .. Mr Jame3 Allen agreed with, tlia principle embodied in the .motion, but did not think the Senate was tho body j to take up the matter. The questioi j was chiefly one c-f iinance. * I Dr. .M. Dowel], supporting the mo- I tion, said he had every reason to So- ; lieve tlwt in Auckland they would m I a fow years have the means to provide a school or agriculture in that city. After considerable discussion tho met ion was defeated on the voices.