ARMY EDUCATION:

Gun Flash, Issue IV, 23 January 1943, Page 3

ARMY EDUCATION:

A propou the .article in last -jock’.s'" ”Gun* Flash’’,, it certainly seems a / pity that, with so many interested 'in furthering■their education, so 1 i 1 e -is- being, done ’to? enable them to-do any 1 -* .thing about/ it» Actually/ ...it is i p- . .rather beyond the .bounds' of practical 1 bility for every." to-be. able to got the ..particular, typo of destruction hey desires’ - thm-.e are so many and. varied fields of interest? - ' . However, a certain degree of educa- . tion is’ quite possible - the library’ ■ is one. of - the ■ most prolific sources■ ’ of information, and can bo considered essential whore any nvimbPi’pf men are r congregated, ■ the ■ideas of.- Trench lessons an.; swiping insbruc’t ion ape algo to. J be commended/ ,’ / ( ‘ r , Also, there is a scheme, which hag been worked with considorable success . on various occasions, - and which is '.. admirably suited’ to pur needs* • In this scheme, various groups are form-' •ed,'.' small or large according to cir- ■ cumstances, • and' members endeavour' to ■club with others who have similar interests & c*g-» those interested ..in. science, in . its . various and multitud- ; ■ ■..inbus. aspect:*, ( could form one group, } while those keen on oporth-■could form another group, -and., those whose tastes run to •ld’tei'ature,.;mobhanlos, farnutng, etc/,, .could form yet further groups/.’ ? Naturally y the tvtc.l number of group'swould have to be limited.* It should be quite practicable, . however, 1 for members to belong to two cn more groups.,' which, inbldehtly,. shtvld ( meet ’bn,-diff event ’nights « ; The scheme is-worked thus: - For./’ .-.each, mooting night two on throe .mem** . bers are 'selected, g/v Could volunteer, bbforchand, to deliver an address bri/.j. sub ea . with which they' uro familiar* These talks can', be made of any suitable duration* ■ If 'any -member has a particularly' i.nhlnate knowledge of some, sub jo-pt of general iivherost, ho \ could possibly hold' thd fleer’ fox» the'-, evening - but that wc'U.ld bo for the members .themselves ho decide* Z. chairman is appointed for each group, and he is responsible for arrngirig- i meetings, etc.’ I

iThe foregoing .is merely a suggestion *■ chore are many. variations possible, of .this ' scheme® ? Arid, if any of you have any ideas on the-subject ; we should be glad to hear from you .and publish any further articles.. on .the.;:/ subject/ It is evident ' that we shall have to make any moves in. this matter selves, and it is to be hoped that members of the various.. .units will .evolve some . workable scheme .. to suit their requirement s’©'.. ’• .• / • ’- •