au ko tenei. Kei te hae taua tangata kei riro mai i au te B.A., te M.A., te takuta ranei. Koira ia i korero parau ai kia kore ai e mau i au ona matauranga. Ka mahue maua ko te anthropology. Ka noho e rua kei te toe. Ka mahi, a, ka tae mai te wa wehi, te wa mo te whakataetae. E tama, ka whakarerea au e aku atua na ratau nei ahau i awhina i Rangitahi, i Te Aute! Kaore ahau i pahi. Haere atu ana te B.A., te M.A., me te takuta, me aku wawata mo te iwi Maori! 14th Jan., 1961. Written at Bay of Islands Te Haumi Motor Camp. worst case. No matter how I tried I could NOT get the gist of his incantations. So I thought philosophy and I should part. Away went the philosophy unit. One of my Maori friends later said to me, “John, are you still taking your four subjects?” I said to him, “No. I've left philosophy behind.” He said, “You did the wise thing. Four were too many. Concentrate now on three and pass them. Does this studying business agree with you?” I replied, “Most certainly!” My second lot of worries came with anthropology. I felt that the professor didn't like me too much. Why he should feel this way toward me, I didn't know. One thought that entered my mind was this. The fellow was jealous because I might get a B.A., M.A., or Doctorate. That was why he talked nonsense, so I couldn't catch his knowledge. So Anthropology and I parted company. There were two left. I worked and worked and at last that terrible moment arrived, the time for the examinations. Man, the gods which assisted me through Rangitahi and Te Aute deserted me! I didn't pass. My dream of getting a B.A., M.A., or Doctor melted away; so too my great plans for the benefit of the Maori people!

MEETINGS ON MAORI EDUCATION

SECONDARY HEADS DISCUSS PROBLEMS “In my recent visits to Maori schools, both primary and post-primary, I have been greatly impressed by the tremendous progress made in the last 10 years,” said Mr Ray Bradley, Officer for Maori Education, of the Department of Education, in Auckland last June. Mr Bradley was opening a special in-service training course for 24 principals and senior teachers in post-primary schools where there is a significant proportion of Maori pupils. Mr Bradley asked the teachers to discuss ways in which Maori students in secondary schools can be helped to make better progress. He pointed out that in Northland College and at Tauranga Maori students had won oratory contests in which there were many entrants. “There was no doubt about their ability to express themselves in English,” he added. Among the topics discussed by the teachers at the Course in Auckland were the teaching of English, science, social studies and library work in post-primary schools. Summing up the work of the course at the end of the week, Mr Bradley said there had been valuable discussion on the way post-primary schools could assist Maori pupils, particularly those coming from remote areas. He also paid a tribute to the serious thought and study the Post-Primary Teachers' Association had given to all aspects of Maori education.

COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS AND MAORI WELFARE The second meeting of the Interdepartmental Committee on Maori Education was held in Wellington last June. Members of the Committee comprised senior officers of the Departments of Maori Affairs and Education. The chairman was Mr F. R. G. Aitken, Assistant Director of Education. “The committee was formed earlier this year,” said Mr Aitken, “to help officers of Maori Affairs and Education to co-operate more closely on all questions relating to Maori education. And I'm sure that this co-operation will be of great benefit to us all.” Among topics discussed at the meeting were: * Pre-school education for Maori children. * The role of the Maori Welfare Officer in relation to education and vocational guidance and * The identification and encouragement of pupils of higher intelligence.