ADULT EDUCATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23491, 4 May 1938, Page 18

ADULT EDUCATION

FIRST MEETING OF COUNCfI, MINISTER OUTLINES TASK (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 3. The first meeting of the recentlyconstituted Council of Adult Education was held to-day. , „ The Minister of Education (Mr' P. Fraser) expressed a hope that though, at present its capacity was mainly: advisory, the council would become a body of increasing importance. Legislative authority in all probability would be later arranged, and the council would then feel its labours,effective. He would ask members :to consider and suggest the forms of machinery necessary to enable the council to perform its task. The Immediate task was to discuss what might be required for the performance of adult education during this year. Estimates were being considered, and finance, so far as lay in his power, would be made available. He would welcome opinions bn the needs of the ment. which had been spontaneous in growth in various directions. This very fact had made him realise the need for co-ordination in extending the work of the bodies concerned. He would further like an opinion upon a permanent organisation to be arranged and the extent to which the facilities of the University of New_ Zealand might be employed for administrative purposes. The Minister assured members of the council of his continued interest in their permanent work. The council unanimously agreed that Professor T. A. Hunter should be elected chairman. Professor Hunter said he felt quite sure that the council could count upon the co-operation of the University of New Zealand in all its work. He also expressed to the Minister the thanks of the council for his encouraging renictrks The council then proceeded to map out a scheme by which the necessary, information regarding the work of interested organisations might be obr tained.