Audio file
Hear Frank Combs in a 1950 radio series, 'The schools of 60 years ago'. He recalls the 'primers' of 1890, the teaching of spelling and arithmetic by rote, and the use of 'object lessons'. (3 min 29 sec)
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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero
Reference: D2229.1
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