MANY SEMINARS IN ADULT EDUCATION

Press, Volume C, Issue 29469, 22 March 1961, Page 21

MANY SEMINARS IN ADULT EDUCATION

The biggest programme ever attempted by the adult education Department of the University of Canterbury will be presented this year. The tutorial classes will be as wide as usual, but it is in the field of extension services that a major advance will be made.

For the convenience of both speakers and those attending these extension courses, they are often held in academic holiday periods and they are now becoming known as “vacation seminars.”

Already listed for May are seminars on music, literature, leadership and membership, classics, and the Antarctic and later in the year there will be seminars on mental health, philosophy, law, and possibly science. In these ventures the department is closely following the recommendations of the Parry Report on the universities which emphasised that adult education could perform a much richer role in more advanced studies.

A notable feature is that many of the courses will be running concurrently. This is a summary of the seminars planned for May: Music from May 15 to 19. This seminar is designed to assist those who make music in orchestras, choirs and chamber music groups and therefore will provide studies in musicianship over a very wide field. There will be tuition for performers in all these fields but “enthusiasts” also will be welcome. Conducting, repertoire, teaching in schools and in adult education will also be covered. Organised by the adult education and music departments the leaders will be Professor Vernon Griffiths Messrs Lloyd Peach. John Ritchie. Dr. Michael Toovey Mr R alph Lilly. Miss Elizabeth Cook, and Messrs David Stone. Thomas Rogers, and Maurice Till.

“The Novel of Ideas” from May 16 to 17.— This course is designed for persons interested in the serious study of the novel and will cover a number of writers of the 19th and 20th centuries who have used the novel to reflect aspects of the contemporary climate of thought. The seminar will discuss both the ideas in the novels and the novel as a medium for the

expression of ideas. A reading list is being recommended in advance. Hiis course is being held in association with the university English department and leaders will be Associate.iTofrssor Winston Rhodes 'Dr. R. A, Copland. Dr RV; F-i-r,

E. B. Greenwood and D. J. O. Caffin.

Membership and Leadership from May 18 to 18.—This is a novel attempt to give leaders and members of a wide range of organisations confidence and ability to inspire and advise them how to take advantage of readily available resources. Topics will include voice and presentation, use of the newspaper and radio, grooming and appearance, conduct of meetings, public speaking, and taking office. Speakers and leaders will be Mr Heath Joyce, Mr George Burns, Mrs Russell Hyslop, Mr George Manning, Miss Anne Barcham, Mr I. G. Clark, Mrs Molly McNab. Messrs Arnold Wall, B. W. Smyth, D. S. Markwell, and Mis. Mary McLean, with Miss Ray Robins as director.

The Augustan Age on May 18 and 19.—This seminar is for those interested in ancient culture. Accordingly one of the most significant epochs has been chosen for studv under guidance of staff of the university classics department. It has been planned to interest graduates, teachers, members of the clergy and others wishing to Increase their knowledge of classical civilisations. Lecturers will be Professor D. A. Kidd. Miss Marion Steven, Messrs G. V. Sumner. D. D. McGibbon and H. N. Hindley. Antarctic from May 10 to 12.—Because of the close association of Christchurch with recent activities in the Antarctic there has been a demand for more specific and up-to-date knowledge for the public and this seminar will cover the history of Antarctic exploration and discovery geology and glaciology, the ice-free areas, living in polar regions and the results on recent research, flora and fauna. meteorology, and oceanography and marine life. Speakers will include Dr. Bernard Stonehouse. Messrs Ralph Wheeler, Guyon Warren. J. S. Bullivant, and Dr. J. F. Gabites all of whom have made recent research in the Antarctic in their special fields.

Council Grant To Civic Orchestra

A grant of £56 was made to . the Christchurch Civic Orchestra Foundation by the Riccarton Borough Council. The council also nominated Cr. W. G. Stevenson as one of two representatives of the Waimairi, Paparua. and Healthcote county councils, and the Riccarton council on the fmmdntton