ARMY EDUCATION
An interesting address on Army education was given to members at the recent annual meeting of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture by Colonel D. G. Ball. They had received full co-operation from Government Departments, firms, and individuals, he said, but the greatest assistance possible was desired from organisations and individuals. Twentyseven courses are being prepared on diverse subjects, but there was no limit of number if the subject was worth while. Valued assistance in agriculture had been given by the Department of Agriculture and Lincoln and Massey Colleges, and technical colleges had rendered every assistance and the staffs given their services fully, even during vacation. The use of workshops was available in towns. At Palmerston North 12 men spent a month in a complete course in turning. The expert in charge reported that he had never seen such progress.
It was found that, in some cases, men
i ac ked or had lost the ability to write a letter, but a course was designed to include this. Assistance would be available towards study for University CO urses, including provision of a room w jt n good lighting and warmth and rG lease for practical laboratory work, j n v ie Middle East, over 80 had sat for examinations, mainly University,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 27, 2 February 1943, Page 4
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