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THEIR ABOLITION ADVOCATED. CHRISTCHURCH. Ajpril 12. The abolition of examinations was advocated by Professor J. Shelley at Canterbury College, when addressing the New Zealand National Union of Students. “Most members of the teaching staffs of university colleges consider examinations unnecessary,” said Professor Shelley. “I think that they should be abolished. Unfortunately, whenever I have spoken in this direction I have had as my audience those who possess firm convictions as to the value of examinations Of course, many who attain degrees are apt to be biased in their views, and consider examinations necessary and of value. On the other hand, those who fail to succeed at their examinations take the other view, and condemn them as an unqualified nuisance. n Professor Shelley’s last remark provoked mirth from several of the audience, who found some application to themselves in the professor’s statement.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 90, 16 April 1929, Page 11
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