THE NEW ZEALAND 
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 
AND 
TECHNOLOGY. 
VOL. 1. 
Wellington, March, 1918. 
No. 2. 
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The Place of Science in Educatio n* - 
The more favourable attitude towards science created by the war has 
once more brought the position of science in education into the foreground 
of educational problems. Thus the committee of the Auckland Institute, 
which published a report in 1916 on “ The Co-ordination of Science and 
Industry,” made the following recommendations :— 
“ The essential condition for an adequate application of scientific 
methods to industry is a wider dissemination of the scientific spirit 
throughout the community, to be brought about by the extension and 
modification of the teaching of science in school and University. Among 
the means which should be adopted to secure this end are the following :— 
“ 1. More time should be given to the teaching of science in 
schools. 
“2. More stress should be laid on the teaching of scientific 
method. 
“3. Some branch of science which teaches experimental scientific 
method should be included in the subjects taken for any 
examination, including those of the liberal professions, 
whose prestige entitles the successful candidate to be 
considered an educated person. 
“ 4. Greater prominence should be given to science in the 
Entrance Examinations of the University of New Zealand. 
Thus (a) more than one subject in science should be allowed 
in the Matriculation Examination ; ( b ) the marks given for 
science subjects in the Junior Scholarship Examination 
should be raised. 
“ 5. The popularization of the certificates given by the University 
of New Zealand for proficiency in various scientific subjects. 
“6. State aid should be available for the systematic develop¬ 
ment of popular courses of lectures in scientific subjects.” 
5—Science. 
