PROFESSOR A. P. NEWTON.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17060, 3 February 1921, Page 9

PROFESSOR A. P. NEWTON.

EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION. | (from ottb own cobbesponbekt.) LONDON, Deceniher 16. Mr A. P- Newton, Rhodes Professor of Colonial History in the University of London, who visited Neiy Zealand last May in the course of an Empire tour, gave a lecture to'members of the Victoria League this week. Although his tour was primarily one which had td do with the universities of the countries he visited, his lecture on this occasion dealt mainly with places and peoplo, from the point of view of the ordinary traveller, an added popular interest being given by the aid of lantern views. Mr Newton said his trip had absolutely convinced him that the two halves of the English-speaking world had become unified as a result of the war. Throughout Canada and New. Zealand ho noticed that some of the towns were partly American, many wero quite English; while others were ■of Scottish type. But wherever ho went he found ono great .universal characteristic, namely, that of loyalty to the Mother Country. In the course of a private conversation on matters peitaininiz to the Dominion, Mr Newton expressed regret that New Zealand sent so few students to this country to carry on research work in' such subjects as History, Political Economy, and the Natural Sciences. While the Universities of Cannula and Australia wero well representee;, it was hard to find a single New Zealanctei^ On tho other hand, he was glnd to know that large numbers of requests were coming forward from teachers in Now Zealand desirous of changing posts with those in England, a movement which he hoped would he greatly developed. It is proposed, Mr Newton informed me, to send with the Empire Touring Exhibition, which will leave England carlv next year, an educational section, to illustrate the intellectual growth of this country. The exllftit will consist, ot photograplis of educational institu-tions,-apparatus, work done by stufieiitp, and other things of scholastic in-k-rest, and should bo of great Value to those in the Dominion as showing the latest developments in the academic world. /