W.E.A. APPOINTMENTS

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 127, 23 February 1938, Page 6

W.E.A. APPOINTMENTS

Auckland AniWUUCenieiit Two illiinlfliint ilppointilllHlis in connection with the Workers' i'lducational Association in Auckland Were made at a meeting of tiie Auckiilild L’niiersitj College Council on Monday. Mr. 1; Martin Smith, M,A., LL.W, PalnlUiston North, was appointed director Ot tutorial classes in succession to Sir. N Richmond, who recently resigned, ili'ld Air. E. M. Higgins, 8.A.. TtisffiUlliii, was chosen for the new position Of tUtor-organiser. Tile appointments were made on the recommendation of the tutorial classes committee of the association, which stated that "out of a lafge and slWiig field it. felt that these two men Hi their different wilys ate lidistiliidliig;” .Mr, Smith. While tt Studeht ill Victoria. University dolleg’e ( Was president of tiie SkiilleiitS' ABSOUiafioli for two years, chdiriliiih of tiie bebtttiilg Soeietv. and club tthd field taplaip Of the football ..eitih: btlijiig* 1U years’ secondary sclibol teaeiliiig life ttlsO took a leading part in affairs, being several years editor of the.,“Journal of Secondary and Technical School Teai'fiiffiS 1 ’ and secretary of the Wellington Sebdndai-y Schools’ Bugby Football Asfeociiifion. ■ For a number of yeilrs Mi - : Slid th was chainniih Of thfe XbW Zeilliliitl University Rugby FUhibfill UodiieiL iilui lie was selected as iiiiiliag.Uf Of the tiiiiversity teain WlliUh Visited jhpilil ill 11130. ' nd is tt iiiuiiiber of. till* New zea : hind Council of, Intetntttitjiial AH'iltfS. Entering Workers’ Ediieiitidlllli AsSOOiation activities last year, Mr. Smitn Was stationed at Palmerston North and undertook the task of rebuilding the W.E.A. organisation in the Wellington provincial district, which had inevitably suffemi seyefeiy .during .the depi’essitffi period; ih little less tiffin sit iiiuiitiis he in buiitiing up iiij OfgttnikatiOli of cliisSbh, disUUssioii gteiipS iiiid itetivli COffiiilittees exdeeW ihg ttiiythiiig whil-h hud been found possible in the piist. Mf. btlggiiis is il biielibini’ of ilfts of jieibouHiu mid oxfoi’d uiiivefgities; lie lias had coiisidefiiide eiiiei'ieiffiti of Workers’ Hdilciititniill Assdeiatibn Woi ; k and similiir iiUtiviHbk; piirtieulilfly among trilde tiiiiOii fiibiilbefs. both ill IdiigiiiiiH i|iid ill iVbStfiliiil; FOi’ il ybiii’ Mi’i Miggilffi wits diveutov of the Liibutii’ lleseiifch Bureau, Trades Hall, Sydney.