WORKERS' EDUCATION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21743, 7 March 1934, Page 12

WORKERS' EDUCATION

PLANS FOR COMING SESSION Plans for the coming session of the Workers' Educational Association are now complete, after being delayed for some time owing to financial uncertainty. ■ The position has been relieved by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. . ' l > Two short courses of three lectures each will open on Tuesday and Thursday of next weak. These are "Peace or WarP," in which the speakers concorned will be Messrs. 0. E. Burton, W. T. G. Airey, R. A. K. Mason and Captain J. G. C. Wales, and " The Future of the Maori, 1 ' in which three aspects of the subject will be treated iby Messrs. V. F. Fisher, J. Rukutai and P. Smyth. Both these topics are of interest at the present time, and in the first courso use will be made of the method of public discussion between speakers of differing outlooks, which was'so successful last year. The classes proper will begin on April 9. The classes on modern drama, international relations and natural history will be taken as last year by Mr. J. W. Shaw, the Rev. W. G. Monckton and Mr. R. A. Falla respectively. The course on melody and'harmony will be conducted by Mr. E. Varley Hudson. The Rev. W. Jollie will take as his subject "The French Revolution in Contemporary Literature," whija Mr. H. 0. Becroft. who has had a successful class in psychology for the past seven years, will deal with "The Dawn isnd Development of Philosophy." Possibly the most interesting new departure will be a course .on modern science and its application to human affairs. Tutors in this course will include Professor P. W. Burbidgo, Professor J. A. Bartrum, Dr. R. A. Robinson, Dr. L. H. Briggs and Mr. F. H. Sager, all of the science department, Auckland University College, and Mrs. H. D. Dickinson and Messrs. F. L. Armitage and Gilbert Archey. The valuable country work by means of box and correspondency -courses will be continued, subjects available including "Appreciation of Music, Art and Literature," "18th Century Music, Art and Literature," "Experimental Psychology," "Questions olf the Day," "Western Civilisation—Part,, ' 1., An Historical Introduction," and part 11., "The Contemporary Scene," "Our Economic Discontents," "Capitalism and Its Alternatives." Broadcasting of fipecial series of talks also will be continued on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.