To the Editor of the "Norta-Cumna Dairy News"
Sm,—In the course of a letter to you headed "Comparison with Home," criticizing the teaching in the four foreign S.M.C. schools, your correspondent TIMOTHY says:—
There is one fact that appears to me to want some explaining, and that ig the teaching of French in the SIN. schools of this city. It must be bad, for I gather that nearly all the senior pupils have to get, extra Coaching by "outside teachers."
Now this is entirely untrue of at least one of these four schools. Suca sweeping, adverse statements, however false, are very detrimental to the reputation of individual teachers, and since they cannot themselves take wp their pens in answer, I feel that, in fairness to those concerned, who am not in.any way. connected with the schools or staff, should do "This particular school has, over a long period of time, annually sent girls for the School Certificate Examination, who with absolutely extra "outside" coaching have oh:
uniformly good results.
our girls were entered for December All four of them not
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