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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
Fifth Sitting
Fifth Sitting.
The Conference resumed at 2 p.m.
Minutes of previous sitting were read and confirmed.
14 Mr. Bourne moved, and Dr. Belcher seconded, "That in the opinion of tills Conference it is desirable that some arrangement should be made by which the examinations of the New Zealand University may replace as far as possible the existing examinations leading up to the professions."—Carried.
| (a.) | "That in the opinion of this Conference it is desirable that regulations should be laid down by the central authority as to the disposal of the sums of money placed in the hands of "Boards of Education for the purpose of maintaining scholarships." |
| (b.) | "That these regulations should embody conditions such as to ensure that the scholarships shall serve to carry on pupils from the primary schools until they are able to compete for the Junior University scholarships." |
| (c.) | "That the essential points are: (1) That the scholarships should be divided into two classes, Senior and Junior; (2) That the examination for Senior scholarships should include the subjects usually taught in Secondary Schools; (3) That the period covered by a Junior and a Senior scholarship together should be not less than five years." |
16. Mr. Wilson proposed, and Mr. Harkness (Waitaki) seconded, "That it is desirable that every holder of an Education Board Scholarship should be required to attend some properly constituted Secondary School during the whole tenure of the Scholarship, as recommended by the Royal Commission on Secondary Education of 1879."—Carried.
17. A long debate ensued as to the examination of Secondary Schools, and eventually Mr. Wilson moved, and Mr. Bevan-Brown seconded, "That this Conference is not at present prepared to suggest any practicable scheme for the regular examination of Secondary Schools, and is of opinion that the entrance examination of the New Zealand University should be used as far as possible as a test examination of the highest forms."—Carried.
The Conference adjourned at 4 p.m.