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New Zealand University results : The Otago list of successful candidates, published early in the year, shows that the proportion of successes gained by College and ex-College students was as follows : The only Doctor of Philosophy, seven out of fourteen M.A. degrees, twenty-nine out of fifty 8.A., and three out of five Diploma of Education. Staff Changes. —Since this time last year many changes have occurred on the staff of the Training College and Normal School, the most important of which are—Mr. J. H. Moir, headmaster, retired on superannuation, and has been succeeded by Mr. L. F. de Berry ; Mr. Hudson, Lecturer in Agriculture, received an important appointment in Tasmania, and has been succeeded by Mr. McCaskill; Miss Turnbull, tutor and librarian, resigned her position and has gone to England, Mr. A. Salmond being appointed temporarily to the vacancy ; Miss Thornton, kindergarten mistress, was promoted to Wellington as Lecturer in Kindergarten at the Training College. Owing to a change in the policy of the Department, this promotion created two vacancies—one for a mistress at the Normal School, the other for a Lecturer in Kindergarten at the College. Miss Macalister was appointed mistress at the Normal School. A new kindergarten lecturer, Miss Sanders, from England, has been appointed, but has not yet arrived in New Zealand. During the past year this work was carried on by Miss Macalister and Miss James. The Department has also created a lectureship in music. To this position Mr. Clitheroe has been appointed. Mr. Milne has been placed in charge of Model I, in succession to Mr. Hoggans. In future Miss Vickers will devote all her time to work in the Normal School, the staff of which has been further strengthened by the appointment of an additional assistant, Miss Lucas. Miss F. Allan was promoted from the infant department to the position of Mistress in Waimataiti School, Timaru. The following table shows the number of hour lectures provided for students in the various College subjects. It gives little indication of the number of lectures delivered by each member of the staff, as many lectures have to be repeated several times : —

Specialization, excluding third-year students : —

CI ,. , I Second-year Third-year Hours Tnatmrtnrs Subject. Students Students. Students. | per Week. Psyohology .. . ■ 151 .. .. 1 Principal. Education .. .. •• 1 31 ' .. ! 3 Mr. Macfarlane. Method—junior .. .. 151 .... 7 Mr. Macfarlane, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Tucker. Method senior .. .. 2 77 .. i Mr. Anderson, Mr. McCaskill, Mr. Woods. Method—secondary ..I .. ! 38 I .. i Miss McLeod, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Woods. Geography .. .. 142 59 1 and 2 Mr. Anderson, Mr. Tucker. General science .. .. 144 .. j .. 1 Mr. Anderson. School and personal hygiene 151 .. . . 1 Miss Turnbull, Mr. Salmond. Agriculture .. .. 151 04 .. 1 and 2 Mr. McCaskill. History .. .. .. 151 45 . . 1 and 2 Mr. Woods. English " C" .. 50 4 .. 5 Miss McLeod. English —-senior . . .. .. 77 . . l j Miss McLeod. Kindergarten principles .. .. 77 .. i Mr. Macfarlane. Kindergarten practice .. .. 77 . . h Miss Macalister, Miss Allan. Drawing .. .. .. 151 77 3 2, 13* , Mr. Donn. Handwork .. .. 151 77 . . 1 and} Miss James, Mr. Tucker, Miss Allan. Needlework .. .. 101 .... 1 ! Miss James, Miss Allan. Nature-study .. .. 151 .. .. I Miss Turnbull, Mr. Salmond, | Mr. McCaskill. Music .. .. .. 148 74 .. 2 and 1 Miss Vickers, Mr. Clitheroe. Elocution and phonetics .. 151 .. .. 1 : Mr. Fleming. Sports .. .. .. 151 77 • • 2 Members of staff and selected | students. Physical education .. 151 77 12 18 J Mr. * White, Miss Tuckwell, Mr. Roydhouse, Miss Dickson. Eurhythmies .. .. .. 24 .. 12-liours | Miss Houghton. course "D" subjects— First aid .. .. 32 .. .. 12-hours j Miss McLeod. course Geometrical drawing .. 10 .. . . 1 Mr. Tucker. * These students attended School ot Art for 20 or more hours weekly.

Subject. Number of Students. I Instructor. Geography .. .. 0 Mr. Fleming. Handwork .. .. 6 Miss James. Infant-room work .. 70 Miss Macalister. Singing .. • • 26 . Mr. Clitheroe. History .. .. .. 20 j Mr. Woods. Agriculture .. .. 5 Mr. McCaskill. Drawing .. .. 21 i Mr. Donn. Science .. .. .. j 21 I Mr. Anderson.