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64. The Arts Faculty Department of Edu- cation as at present run seems to us to be a very expensive method of turning out a few qualified teachers, and a scrutiny of the time-tables con- cerned only confirms that view. We refrain from further comment except to say (a) that here even more than with the rest of the Faculty the need of close liaison with the Government Education Department is necessary-if only because the Government provides the cost of the training of many of the students concerned; (b) that this Department seems to us to be much too self-con- tained and too independent of the rest of the Faculty; and (c) that a Professor of Education is wholly unnecessary once the subject-groups are settled and that an efficient Master of Method available for practical training is all that is required.
The Chinese School seems to us to have
65. promise of a vigorous future under its able Pro- fessor.
If the approach were properly made (for the help of Chinese sympathisers) we feel sure that the sympathy of the Chinese, who alone are concerned, could be enlisted for this purpose.
Resolutions of Senate and Faculties.
(a) The Senate would point out that the Department of Education can hardly be con- sidered an expensive method of training quali- fied teachers, when it is remembered that the generally recognized alternative means of train- ing graduate teachers would be the creation of a separate Training College and that the cost to the University of training teachers is not greater than the cost of training other graduates in the Faculty of Arts.
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(b) The Senate is of the opinion that the Professor of Education has worked hard to create with the Government Education De-
' liaison partment, although the number of Education Students provided with Government Scholarships is a steadily diminishing fraction [less than half] of the total numbers in the Groups of Studies designed for the training of teachers.
(c) The Senate is of the opinion that, in view of the responsibility and supervision entail- ed in the combination of a degree course with teachers' training, the post of Professor of Educa- tion is necessary.
with The Senate notes satisfaction and wishes to endorse the sentiments here expressed by the Committee, as those are in accordance with the attitude held by the Senate towards Chinese studies.
Resolutions of Council.
Lectureships or Readerships as the circumstances in each case may dictate.
Resolved :-
(1) that the Council is aware that present provision for the training of teachers by the University is unsatisfactory in that there is not sufficient time allowed in the present organisation of the course for adequate training of either theory or practice of teaching.
(2) that the Council welcomes the appoint- ment by His Excellency the Governor of a Com- mittee to make proposals for the better recruit- ment of teachers and for the training of teachers for work in the Colony.