E.—2.

Table K5.—Subjects taken by Training-college Students at University Colleges, 1936.

13. REPORTS (EXTRACTS) OF PRINCIPALS OF TRAINING COLLEGES. AUCKLAND. Staff Changes. —This has been a year of changes, entailing unusually heavy burdens on the College staff. The following changes in staff were made during the year : — Mr. B. M. Kibblewhite, M.A., appointed Vice-Principal to follow Mr. F. C. Lopdell, M.A., appointed Principal, Wellington Training College ; Miss E. M. Bayne, appointed Women's Warden and Lecturer in Junior Class Teaching vice Miss A. Kennedy, retired 1935 ; Dr. J. H. Murdoch, M.A., Ph.D., appointed Lecturer in Secondary Methods vice Dr. H. B. Wallace, resigned 1935 ; Miss K. Nicoll, appointed Assistant Lecturer in Art and Craft ; Miss J. Carnachan appointed Secretary ; Miss Grieve appointed Matron of Women's Hostel vice Mrs. Aitchison, resigned 1935. The College is very greatly indebted to Mr. Campbell Boyle, of the Normal School, for his valuable help as Relieving Lecturer after Mr. Lopdell's departure and until Mr. Kibblewhite was appointed in September. Staffing.—l feel that I must bring under the notice of the Board and the Department the very inadequate staffing at Auckland Training College. With a student roll of 430, we have had a lecturing staff of 12, including two physical instructors, one Assistant Lecturer, and one part-time Lecturer. Such staffing really means that Lecturers have little or no time for intensive reading and study to keep abreast of changing methods and principles. There is a very great deal of tutorial work in College, and I find that staff members are engaged in routine lecture and tutorial work for an average of thirty out of the thirty-five periods of each week. I have to recommend that the following new appointments be made for 1937 : — (1) A General Methods Master (Lecturer). (2) An Assistant Lecturer in Music. (3) A Librarian. (4) An additional typiste. With regard to suggested appointment in music, I would point out that Professor Hollinrake is at present unable to do any supervision of student work in the schools. It would be a gain to college no less than to the schools if a capable assistant were able, under Professor Hollinrake's direction, to keep in touch with the schools and student work. We should, moreover, be training a Lecturer in methods that have been singularly successful in this College. With regard to the suggested appointment of a Librarian, I have to report that our library is now being supplied with modern text-books. In order that such books may be made available to the students and that a constant check be kept upon our stocks it is highly desirable that a competent Librarian be appointed. With the liberal grant of £200 made this year by the Education Department, we have been able to order a very good supply of general educational books for 1937. In order to create a library in keeping with the needs of a Teachers' Training College it is desirable that a similar grant should be made yearly. During 1937, I hope to have the College library open each evening from 6.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. for student study. There is no doubt that a first essential to a proper system of training is

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