E.—2.

[Appendix D.

Table P6.—Names and Salaries of Staffs of Training Colleges at 31st December, 1911 — continued.

No. 3. TRAINING COLLEGES.

AUCKLAND. Sir, — Report op Principal for the Year 1011. I have the honour to present my report on the work of the Auckland Training College for the year 1911. There were 101 students in training, sixty-four women and thirty-seven men. They were classified by regulation, as follows : Seventy-eight, Division A — i.e., ex-pupil-teachers or probationers; twenty, Division B — i.e., matriculated students without previous teaching experience; two, Division C— i.e., previous experience in sole-charge schools; one graduate admitted under Regulation 14. ****** University Work. —As in previous years, students were carefully sifted as to fitness for advanced work. Fourteen were allowed to work for the degree course, and at the term's examination at the end of the year all fourteen passed, two in four subjects and twelve in three subjects. Premiums were won by students in education and economics. In view of the fact that this work is in addition to the work of the College, and involves night lectures for five days in the week I think it speaks well for the application of the students concerned. The subjects usually taken are English, Latin, mathematics, or education, with the addition of economics, mental science, or botany in a few cases. All students took a course in English, and for the first time one in voice-production in connection with the School of Music. All firstyear students took the classes in botany and nature-study, and I would like to acknowledge here the courtesy of Professor Thomas in arranging a practical course specially suited to our needs in view of future school-work. Curriculum. —Hitherto the classes held in the College have been such as to enable a student to prepare for the D and C examinations held in January by the Department. Now that an internal certificate is to be granted on the work done during the two years this will in future not be such a prominent feature of our time-table. The granting of an internal certificate is a big step forward, and the power given to the Principals in the recommendations for such certificates is such that it should eliminate the shirkers from our training colleges. In the past students have been able to pass the C examination by means of a judicious cram at the end of the year, but now regular work of a good standard only, coupled with earnest endeavour, will qualify for a recommendation, and this should raise the standard of attainment very materially. The results for the external C and D examinations have now been published, and are as follows : Of the sixty-five second-year students who have just left us to take up work in the schools, nine have been in the College one year only, thirty-one have obtained a C certificate fifteen have obtained a D certificate, ten have passed for partial C, one has passed in four subjects for C, and eight have passed in three subjects for C. Taking Auckland's enervating climate into account, I am satisfied with these results, though results, of course, of this kind are the least thing on which the College should be judged. When

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-i1 Name. 2 Position. 3 4 University ClassificaStatus. tion. S Salary per Annum. White, David R. Binder, Edward -McMillan, Hugh Moore, John A. Marryatt, Ernest Maxwell, Miss Jessie Ironside, John McMillan, Miss Mary S... Lenihan, James Scott, Miss Marjory T. .. Kenyon, Miss Helen M. .. Alexander, Miss Ann C... Greaves, Miss Alice Campbell, Miss Jessie .. Part time, — Hanna, John Hutton, Miss N. L. D. Braik, Alexander M. .. de Spong, T. Dunedin. Principal Headmaster, Normal School Assistant Secondary assistant .. Headmaster, Model School Kindergarten mistress Assistant .. 1 M.A. M.A. M.A. A 1 A 1 D 1 A 2 C 2 D 1 C 2 E 1 C 4 D 1 B 3 D 1 D 1 D 2 £ s. d. 600 0 0 380 0 0 285 0 0 240 0 0 240 0 0 250 0 0 220 0 0 195 0 0 175 0 0 125 0 0 130 0 0 130 0 0 120 0 0 105 0 0 Secondary assistant .. Kindergarten assistant Assistant j> • - Gymnastic instructor.. Drawing teacher Singing master Teacher of elocution .. 40 0 0 100 0 0 00 0 0 50 0 0