A CONFERENCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7049, 10 February 1910, Page 5

A CONFERENCE

'EDUCATIONISTS' FOREGATHER TO-DAY. THE PROGRAMME.

1 With the'object'of. securing a more complete co-ordination of the primary, secondary and technical branches'of the Now Zealand education system,, a, conference' of forty-nine representative educational experts will commence its deliberations to-day in the Legislative ; Council Chamber. The delegates, who have been invited by them Government, will ha welcomed, by the Hon. ’.George Eowlds (Minister : of Education) at 10 o’clock, and the following provisional programme has been laid down for the conference Thursday. February 10th.—Morning CXO a.m.), the'Work of. the Primary Schools. Afternoon—Relation of Primary Schools to Secondary and Technical' Schools. Eriday, February 11th.; —Morning—The Work of Secondary Schools and 1 eohnioal Schools, i'Afternoon—The Relation • of. Secondary and Technical Schools to one another and to the University Colleges. 1 Saturday, February 12th. —Horning. The Work of tho University and University Colleges and of the Training Colleges in relation thereto. Tho delegates are as follow: Professorial Boards’ Professor A. W. P. Thomas, M.A., F.L.S., F. Auckland .University . .College; Professor H. B. Kirk, M.A., Victoria College; Professor F. IV. Haslam,.M.A., Cantor bury College: Professor T. Gilray, M.A., F.R.S., University of Otago.;. Representing Agricultural Education.— Hr E. Alexander, director, Lincoln: Agricultural, College.'■ , 1 Principals of . Training Colleges.—H. A. E; Millies, B.Sc., Auckland; ,IV. Gray, M.A., B.Sc., Wellington; E. Watkins. 8.A., Christchurch: D. R. White, M.A., Dunedin. Representativesi of Secondary Schools. —J. E. Vernon, M.A., B.SA, Palmerston North High Shoal; JAP. Firth, 8.A.. Wellington Co go; Miss M. A. McLean, M.A., Wellington Girls’ College: 0. E. Hevan-Brown, M.A., Christchurch Boys ■High School;. Miss M, E. A. Mnrchant, H.A.. Otago Girls’ High School; a. Hunter., M. A., Gore Hi';,') School. , ‘'.'Representatives of Technical Schools.— G. George, director, Auckland Technical School; A. Varney, director. Wanganui Technical School; W. S. La, Trobe, .M.A.,, director. Wellington Technical School; ;,L H. Howell, M.A., B.Sc., . director,' Christchurch Technical School; A: Marshall, 8.A.. director, Dunodiu Technical School; R. Hei-dman-Smit.il, , director, Christchurch School of . Art; . ,T. Grant, Agricultural InslTUctor, Wanganui; J* Bruce, Agricultural Instructor, Nelson.. Representatives of Public Schools.—it. G. Cousins, M.A., Normal School. Auck-, land; J. H. Har.kne.gs, 8.A., Westport, District High School; C. Watson, 8.A., Te Aro School, Wellington: T. Hughes, 8.A., Waltham School, Christchurch; R. R. Holmes, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay; L. F. de Berry, ALA., Cohdcn, Grey; Miss M. 11. Craig, Mount Cook Infants’ School, .Wellington; Mies H. L. Bires, Middle School, Invercargill. Inspectors Representing the Several Districts.—D. Petrie, 51. A., Auckland;

W. A. Ballantyne, 8.A., Taranaki; G. D. Braik; -M.A., ; Wanganui;- T. E. Fleming, M.A., LL.B., Wellington: 11. Hill. 8.A., Hawke's Bay; D. A. Strachan, M.A., Marlborough; G. A. Harknc-.ss, M.A., Nelson; E. A. Scott, Grey; A. J. Morton. 8.A., Westland; T. Ritchie, 8.A., North Canterbury; J. G. Gow, M.A., South Caniterburv; P. Goyen, Otago; J. Hendry, 8.A., Southland. ' Representing Education Department.— G. Hogben, M.A., Inspector-General of Schools (chairman of conference); W. ,T. Anderson, M.A., LL.D.. Assistant Inspec-tor-General of Schools; M. H. Browne, Inspector of Technical Schools; W. W. Bird, M.A., Inspector of Native Schools: and T. H. Gill, M.A., LL.B., Inspector of Secondary Schools. '