EXTENSION OF ENROLMENT

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 192, 11 May 1937, Page 11

EXTENSION OF ENROLMENT

New Education Fellowship Conference COMMITTEES’ DECISION Approximately 3500 registrations of teachers for the New Education J-y lowship Conference, to be held in July in the four principal centres of New Zealand, have already been received. Mr. G. R. Ashbridge, registration secrotary to the national committee or the conference told “The Dominion. These are distributed as follows: Wellington 1070. Dnm>d in 890. Christchurch 850, and Auckland 630. Numerous applications were ’being m.ade 'each day, although tho closing date for enrolment had passed, Mr. Aslibridge said. The National Committee was of the opinion that no teacher could afford to miss the opportunity of meeting such eminent educationists of world-wide repute, and that they should therefore extend the date for registration. The Minister of Education, Hon. 1 . Fraser, the Education Department, education boards, and most educational institutions had recognised the value of the conference by doing everything possible to assist teachers to attend. The committee, therefore, had decided that in spite of the increased expense and inconvenience, it would extend the closing date for enrolment to May .25. It was highly improbable that applications received after that date could be accepted, owing to the difficulties of arranging for halls and lecture rooms. These would be selected according to the numbers that had enrolled by May 25. Further, it was imperative that the register of members should be completed by that date. The fee of £1 was extremely low considering the wealth of material available. .AH the visiting lecturers usually received large fees for their work. Indeed, the conference would not be possible had they not offered their services free. Even though such a large number of people had registered, it would still have been difficult to arrange such an elaborate conference without the further assistance of certain public bodies.