ADULT EDUCATION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 27 October 1941, Page 1

ADULT EDUCATION

REPORT OF UNIVERSITY COUNCIL i Praise for the work during the year lof the district advisory committee on j adult education and of the tutors, parj Ocularly in view of the disruption caused by the war. was expressed at a (meeting of the Victoria University j College Council last week. ! The committee's report stated that jit was proposed that the W.E.A. programme for 1942 should tentatively be (based on the same grant as this year, I but that estimated expenditure should ibe somewhat increased. It was considered that in view of the balance in ‘hand an attempt should be made to I expand experimentally the work in 'the city and suburbs, which had been [kept on a very restricted ba is ovei the last few years. The committee ! also proposed to increase expenditure ! on the library to £ 100 during 1942 to ! nil in some serious gaps. No change I was contemplated in country work, 'nor in the field of arts and crafts, jln connection with drama work the committee recommended that a grant of £l2 10s be made to the British j Drama League to maintain the work , [of the league's central organisation.