RURAL EDUCATION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 January 1929, Page 4

RURAL EDUCATION.

SCOPE FOB WORKERS’ ASSOCLATION. REPORT TO CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Jan. 24. The annua)l conference of the Dominion Werners’ Educational Association commenced last evening, concluding tins morning. 'Delegates were present from all the centres. Tne report stated, that during the last session the association organised! fB2 diass-es. with 6962 students. The report urged that it was in [rural areas tn,at the association must justify its existence, tar there, the people were out of touch with any direct educational lorc-e. it was for the Government to provide there the best facilities, for development. A iemit that the apportionment of a|T State and university grants should be made -on the basis of population in the 'various university districts, -instead) of equally among tire four districts, was lost. professor Hunter resigned the editorchip oi the magazine. The conference, recommended the Dominion council to eon's.der the advisability of appointing a W.E.A. tutor a-s editor. Miss Webster and) Alessrs Alilnerand T. Bra,sch were appointed delegates to represent the conference- at the conference of th© World Association for Adult Education, to be held at Cambridge, England, in August. The election of officers resulted:: President-, Air H. D. Aoland ;treasurer, Air A. H. S‘hruhshn,ll; secertary, Mr G. Ala lining. It was decided to hold the next conference where the University Council meets.