PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1872, 5 July 1884, Page 2

PUPIL TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.

The examination of the pupil teachers iv the Waikato schools was held at the Hamilton West School on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Mr McArthur, L.L.8., being the examiner. The teachers were also examined in vocal music by Mr Cranwell. The following were tbe pupil teachers present :— Miss Tristram and JF. Higginson (Cambridge) ; Miss Brown (Cambridge West); MissM, Lewis, Miss A. Devin and Miss Maudeno (Te Awamutu) ; Miss Davis (Ngaruawahia) ; Miss Judd (Ohaupo) j Miss Salmon and Miss Biggs (Hamilton East) ; Miss 8. Murray, Miss E. B. Murray, Miss Krippner and Miss Kempt (Hamilton West) ; A. Scott (Ararimu South). Both examiners expressed their sense of gratification at the result of the examination, which we understand is exceptionally favourable. Three pupil teachers and one pupil of the Hamilton West School, namely, Misses Susan and Bessie Murray, Miss L. Salmon, and Miss W. Murray, were also examined by Mr Cranwell for full elementary certificates as teachers of singing, and two of the Misses Murray apd Miss Salmon were successful. The singing teacher, Mr T. A. Bell, ia to be congratulated on tbe result, as last year, in Auckland, only two candidates out of a much larger number received full certificates.

Previous to his departure by yesterday's train, the examiner, Mr McArthur, was presented with tbe following letter :—: — Hamilton, 3rd July, 1884. Sir, — On behalf of the Waikato pupil teachers, I tender you our sincere thanks for the courteous manner in which you have conducted our examination. Via regret that your connection with the board ia "being 1 severed, a» your kind and hope inspiring manner has led some of us to wish for an opportunity to carry on our •tudieg under your able 1 direction. — Signed on behalf of.the pupil teachers, A. N. Scott. A. McArthur, Esq.. L.L. B. Mr McArfchur in replying, said it gave him great pleasure to nnd that the manner in which he had conducted the examination had met with the approval of those most concerned in the wcrjt. |He would say, shortly, that he considered' it the duty of the examiner^to place himself -in sympathy with %hp examined, and

thus be able to find out how much they knew, not what they do not know. He regretted very much that circumstances bad arisen which led to his severing his connection with the Board of Education ; he regretted it, because he had always loved his work. In conclusion, he expressed a sincere hope that tkey might all be successful in their examination!.