ECONOMICS AND ART.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 70, 24 March 1933, Page 9

ECONOMICS AND ART.

W.E.A. DISCUSSION PROGRAMME. A new method of thinking ahout the economic crisis will be tried by the W.E.A. in a series of public round-table discussions beginning next Tuesday. The general title of the series is "The Crisis of Capitalism," and three differing points of view will be presented—those pf the economist (Professor H. Belshaw), trie business man (Mr. Gainor Jackson) and the worker (Mr. T. Bloodworth). It is emphasised that these meetings will not be formal debates, but rather an attempt to explore the situation in an informal spirit of give and take. The main topic on the first evening will be the extent to which 'our economic troubles can be mitigated by action within New Zealand. On the second evening discussion will range round the problem of unemployment, with particular reference to the shortening of hours in industry. On the final evening, April 11, it will be asked whether permanent recovery is possible under capitalism, whether socialism is a way out, or whether there is some intermediate solution. There will be a period for questions and discussion by the public. A second- short course will be given on Wednesday next and the two _f ollowmg Wednesdays, under the title "New Horizons in Art." " The first will deal with sculpture, by Mr. W. H. Wright, A.R.C.A. On the second evening Mr. John Weeks will discuss painting, while on the third Mr. W. H. Gummer, F.R.1.8.A., will deal with architecture. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary tendencies, by which most laymen are frankly puzzled.