SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 109, 10 May 1934, Page 5

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

PRINCIPALS IN CONFERENCE (Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 9. Addressing the annual meeting of the Association of Heads of Registered Secondary Schools of New Zealand, the president (Mr A. K. Anderson), headmaster of St. Andrew’s College, Christchui\jh, said it was with some personal pleasure that tho association noted the institution of the School Certificate, because such certificate had been consistently advocated by it. He was 'certain that while some adjustments in the examination and award of the certificate might have made (for example the bracketing of certain technical subjects, and the two guineas fee were criticised) the establishment of the school certificate was a real educational reform which recognised the two broad groups of secondary pupils —those who were fitted for university studies and those whose school studies were a preparation for non-academic callings. Continuing, Mr Anderson said he believed the extension of tho secondary course to five years for entrance to the university was advisable. One of the urgent needs in the educational world at present was the close collaboration of university professors, examiners and teachers of examinees. The conference adopted a motion regretting the resignation of Mr Anderson as president, and congratulating him on his appointment as principal of Scots College, Sydney. Mr R. J. Richards, headmaster of Christ’s College, was elected to succeed Mr Anderson as president, and Mrs C. L. Young, principal of St. Margaret’s College, Christchurch, was elected secretary and treasurer. The conference adopted resolutions urging a liaison between university professors and teachers in charge of special subjects in the schools. It was decided that it be a recommendation to the University Senate and Education Department that, the entrance board, which is representative of all educational bodies concerned, be constituted a governing body for regulating tho syllabus, etc., for entrance and school certificate examinations. Pleasure v>as expressed that about 100,000 electors have endorsed the suggestions made by the heads of Auckland secondary schools with a view to raising the standard of film censorship.