EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8828, 1 June 1907, Page 2

EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE.

Press Association —Copyright. London, May 31. The Education Conference discussed “Universities and the Empire.” Lord Curzon, in apologising for absence, wrote:—“There would be no greater mistake than to treat the Universities of the colonies -and other component parts of the Empire with aloofness. The conference’s supreme merit is that it presupposes equality of interest and identity of purpose.” Mr Arthur Balfour delivered an important speech, dwelling on tho preposterous importance Universities attached to examinations. Ho regarded tho postgraduate course as the highest and most valuable work of tho Universities. He hoped there would he a mutual arrangement between the Universities of the Empire net only to stimulate postgraduate research, but to ouoonrage its prosecution by members travelling throughout the Empire, bringing about close community of interest in matters of highest intellect. intimately tho Conference resolved that it was desirable that a committee representingthe Universities be formed to investigate the possibility of exchanging information among the Universities of the Empire relating to courses and standards. Sir Gilbert Parker hinted that if a Bureau of Information was established he would be able to obtain a certain amount of money support. Sir Phillip Jones said a Bureau of Information would bring about a much needed interchange of students.