LECTURE AT W.E.A. SUMMER SCHOOL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19268, 3 January 1931, Page 13

LECTURE AT W.E.A. SUMMER SCHOOL.

ADDRESS GIVEN ON THE I FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC I At the W.E.A. summer school at 1 Waimate on Wednesday, evening, Miss C. West-Watson, 8.A., delivered her secopd lecture, “ The Future of the Pacific,” to a large audience of students and residents of the town. Miss WestWatson gave a detailed account of the Institute of Pacific Relations. She said that both this institute, the Pan-Amer-ican organisations and other such bodies were doing good work. A spirit cf co-operation was growing up, and there was a general desire to settle questions by conciliation and arbitration. auguring -well for the future peace : of the Pacific area. Mr W. J. Scott, M.A., opened the New Year’s programme at the school by delivering an interesting address on “ Regional Dramatists." Mr Scott proved that the favourite subject of . drama study was in good hands in the present school. Owing to an unavoidable lapse in the programme, Mr F. E. O’Flynn took the central lecture of the day on 44 The Colour Problem.” He endeavoured to show the relationships in which the white man had stood to coloured races in various parts of the world, and foreshadowed the attitude which he thought would have to be adopted in the future. A departure was made for this meeting, and the lecture was given under the trees in the Anglican Church grounds. On New Year’s Eve. a concert was given in the Anglican Hall, followed by folk dancing, and the party then retired to the dining hall, which had been gaily decorated by some of the students. The caterers dispensed tea, and Scottish songs were rendered by Messrs G. Campbell and M’Quarrie. An adjournment was made at midnight to the Mayor’s residence, where Mr and Mrs George Dash hospitably received the students. The great attraction of the evening session upon New Year’s Day was an illustrated lecture on Arapuni by Mr E. J. Howard, M.P. Mr Howard showed views of the Taupo-Rotorua country of the Waikato, and gave as an introduction a good idea of the natural environment in which the great hydroelectric works were set. lie showed slides of the dam, the old river bed, the spillway, and all the materials and machinery connected with the works, and gave an interesting account of the undertaking up to date. This lecture was much appreciated by the large number of students and Waimate residents present. A tennis match between members of the local club and students of the school was won rather easily by the former, who entertained the visitors at afternoon tea. Mrs Maslen, the secretary of the Wellington branch of the W.E.A., is attending the school. This year she is the only North Islander to attend.