EXPERTS MITER

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1937, Page 2

EXPERTS MITER

CLASH UN EDUCATION. SYDNEY, Aug. 17. A clash between. a Sydney professor and an overseaw on port occurred at. yesterday's session ol the New Education c unici ciice. When .dr E. Salter director ol’ education lor Kent (i'.u” i.unl) had Imished Ins ledure on iho [dace ol biology in the school curriculum. Prolessor \Y. J. Dakin rose and, said:— “I hope .Mr l)a\ic s will mw mind my speaking straight from the shoulder, hut the visiting delegates have told us a great many things which are wrong. “I was actually responsible lor the :ii!i trod notion td biuiccy into English schools, i

"I cannot find any dilicrcncc in the way schools arc run here and the way English schools arc run. I was iorinerlv examining in Englandin reply. Air Sailer said: “ I am bitterly disappointed that Professor Dakin did not I'ullil the promise of his pugilistic beginning. •‘As a nia.ter of fact, for a time l wondered whether he was it professor ot biology or biography.” ‘•I don’t wish to say anything against a visitor, hut I feel that Air Davies’ remark about my ‘biography’ was not worthy of him. ’ said Professor Dakin last night. ‘‘'Personalities have no place in serious intellectual discussion.

“I resent these* people coming here and making all sorts ol criticism of our system, which don’t hold good. ‘•| would he the last to say that our system can not he improved • • Rut when our teachers ar<> being

given a wrong impression, it is turn we stood up in protest.”

In his lecture Air Davies said he thought it was infamous and scandalous that post—primary education had been generally directed through universities. Hi* had seen in Australia new school buildings on mere pocket handkerchief allotments. This showed lamentable lack of foresight. Pi •ofessor I. E. Kandel fT.-'s.)., Columbia University, described school inspectors as ••speclres” and supervisor? ns “snoopervisers.