EDUCATION

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1938, Page 5

EDUCATION

' AN ADULT MOVE APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL. (Per Press Association —Copyright). WELLINGTON, March 11. . The Minister of Education (Hon. P. ; Fraser), announces, the' appointment j of a Council for Adult Education whose , duty it .will be to consider the co- , ordination and extension of various ; adult education agencies and movements throughout the Dominion. The membership of the Council is Mr N. T. Lam bourne (Director of Education), Professor T. Shelley, of Wellington (Direbtbr of Broadcasting), Professor T. A. Hunter arid Dr. Elizabeth H. By Bryson/ representing the Senate of the University of New Zealand, Mr P; Martin ' Smith,' "of Auckland, representing the Workers’ Educational Association Mrs N. A. R. Barrer, of Mastertqn, and Mr W. G. Simpson, of Haiivera, appointed by the Minister and generally .representative of other organisations actively interested m adult (educations ,vTrie duties of the Council will be:— (1) To co-ordinate .the different activities of adult education and take any action it may consider desirable to further the interestof* adult education; ri ’. (2) To recommend to the Minister the amount of annual grant for . adult education to be paid to the University of Ne\v Zealand. ) :' 1 - (3) To recommend to the Minister the allocation of a grant among* such bodies or agencies engaged in adult education as the Council may approve, -and-’ ‘(4) To: receive annual-reports from the University College Council,and from any other bodies to which the grants for; adult education are made, “It is necessary,”- said; Mr Fraser, “.to bring together- the national organisations concerned sti. as to secure rimtual help and to "prevent overlapping and,( waste of (effort. In New Zea-. land, as,; elsewhere, adult education .has a two fold aim—to provide . the means, of serious; study for people who are interested vas -students, and to provide means" bf.- .raising the •< level. qf uf? the people as a .whold. Public; authorities throughout'; the. world i; are .accepting responsibility tor adult education on fijfi-V >. of ithq'. most iipipojtaqt-i' reasons) for t this interesiincreasing -’amount” 6$ and''tlifae" now available to people, and also. the. increasing interest in. social and ’economic affairs ” 4

AN AMENDING BILL.

WELLIN[,GTON,;MarchII. "The Education' Amendment'jßlll to be introduced; before (the session: ends, by Hon. P. Fraser: (Minister bf 'Education), . is likely, to be v a fairly, cprapreherisiye measure;; It f embodies ( several distinctive : changes' ' the ; system) hota.bly. the i^rgah'isri£iQri'-.bf-:th:e ; catiori controlling.vauthoritieß, so; that primary and sceoridaryvpdiicatioa will bfe administeredthe: ’ various districts by. one authority. The close loqriL; association with the schools will be maintained, by introducing a system of parents’ committees, in connection with secondary schools, similar to (that operating to the advantage, of . primary schools.

The principles , of tlie measure were recently explained to the Government Party caucus which' gave its approval. It is intended .to proc’el with the Bill next, session,, arid; it will to circulated immediately, so,as to enable .all interested.authorities to Submit tinir opinions to the Education; Committee.