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There is thus a fairly wide scope for the teachers, of whom there are three. The annual report of the senior teacher is quoted hereunder:—- " School.— I The school was divided into three groups— " Elementary: For those who had not passed requirements for Standard 4. " Junior : For those of Standards 5-6. " Senior: For those who had obtained a pass in Standard 6 or who had attended a secondary school. " In English we have endeavoured, in all divisions, to make the inmates assimilate new facts in relation to environment, knowledge, and culture ; to interpret for themselves the printed material; to cultivate a pleasant delivery ; and to develop a love for reading. " We have also endeavoured to widen their vocabulary, to train their imaginative powers and observations. Ihe Students Digest has been used advantageously in these groups for the summarizing of current affairs and to give a general perception of the trend of world affairs. " Letter-writing ; spelling ; writing ; oral reading, mostly in the form of studies from good literary works ; and grammatical exercises formed part of the general English course taken throughout the year. In arithmetic the work has, on the whole, been oral, but written work has formed a minor part of the inmates' studies. Our aim has been to enable the boys to apply correctly numbers to everyday problems, to familiarize them with numbers, and to ensure facility in computation. We have aimed at securing facility in speed and accuracy, and at the same time attempted to make the boys think clearly, and set out intelligently the proper steps in sequence of problems that had to be solved. " The work has been made as concrete as possible, and the utilization of everyday experiences as applied to arithmetic has been stressed. Short methods, diagnostic tests, and remedial exercises in the phases of the work were given to eliminate weaknesses. A correlation with the other subjects of the curriculum has been our aim at all times. " In history we have endeavoured to give the students a rational idea of man's relations to his fellow-beings past, present, and future—our chief aim. being to inculcate feelings of pride in the British race, and a clear conception of what true patriotism means. In geography we have attempted to broaden and deepen the inmates' knowledge of and interest in those forces that determine not only man's industries, but also his social characteristics \ in short, the earth as man's habitation. The general method was to consider the configuration, surface, and relative position of a country in order to explain its most important features in regard to its value as the abode of man and the source of his supplies ; the general conditions of climate and hence the production, this leading to the distribution of population and industrial life, involving exports and imports. " General.—The supply of new maps has been of. great value in world study. A considerable portion of the geography taken was naturally correlated with the history of the present war, and its effects upon man's distribution of products, &c. "The film-strip projector has aided the inmates in their visual outlook, in phases of man's activities throughout the world. " Science, drawing, &c., have been correlated with the other subjects in a minor degree." Note. The use of mechanical aids to education (film-strip projector) was introduced in 1943, with apparently satisfactory results. Wool-classing and Agriculture.—As many of the boys here work on the farm and have the handling of sheep it is considered that this class will give' them the theory of farm work, and benefit those (and there are a good many) who will take up farming work on release. Classes have been conducted for many years by an instructor of the Southland Education Board. The class is held on Saturday mornings, in the wool-shed attached to the institution. Prizes to the value of £10 are donated by the Reginald Mitta MacKinnon Trust (administered by the Public Trustee). Two distributions can bo made a year. The Instructor reports :—- I have pleasure in reporting another most successful year's work completed. The students in both classes have been regular in attendance, attentive, and the majority appear to be genuinely interested in the courses of instruction, and anxious to make the most of the opportunities offered. " No doubt, however, with a greater degree of classification, together with more time devoted to instructional work, a much higher standard would be obtained." Economics and Civics.—This offers another opportunity for the boys to improve their mental outlook, and to take their minds off their own troubles. The class is conducted under the guidance of the W.E.A. The class is run as a club or association, the boys appointing a chairman, secretary, and committee. Minutes are taken and passed in the usual way. This in itself should be quite good experience for the boys. A report from the two tutors is as follows :— " A class was again held at the institution, under the auspices of the W.E.A., which organization provided two tutors, each taking a course of twelve nights. The classes were well attended, great interest being shown by the members. The average attendance was 75. " The programme consisted of talks on world affairs, lectures on subjects of general interest, play-readings, talks by class members, and debates. " Thanks are due to the Marist Bros. Debating Club for sending a team to debate with an institution team ; and to Mr. Hayward (of the Borstal staff) for his help and co-operation." The Marist Debating Club invited the Borstal boys to attend their club rooms to listen-in to a debate (but not to take part) during the year, and this having been agreed to, the chairman, the secretary, and some of the leading boys attended. It is understood that they had an enjoyable and instructive time.

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