ADULT EDUCATION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 8, 21 March 1947, Page 4

ADULT EDUCATION

WHAKATANE has all but completed a Community Week’ under the auspices of the Adult Education Centre (Auckland). It is only necessary to contact those who have at-

tended the various sessions to learn just how instructively

successful each meeting has been. With the movement now offering first class subject matter for all persons irrespective of whether they are town or country dwellers, it is something of a slur on the residents of this town that an active and interested branch has not yet been operating. Under the Adult Education scheme/groups are offered lectures and discussion courses on a wide variety of subjects. Under the heading—Economics, series of lectures, written by experts, are offered entitled, ‘Money, means and men’; Consumer Economics’; New Zealand’s Economy and World Order’; and ‘The Co-operative Movement.’ Literature is also well catered for with such subjects as ‘Reading to some Purpose’, ‘Growth of the Modern Novel’, and Touring the World in Books.’ Drama and the Arts, are another interesting series, together with History, Socialogy, and'Science;' Social and individual Psychology, and lecture sets headed ‘Of Special Interest to Women.’ The whole, structure of the movement is braced with selected studies on modern subjects which must command the utmost attention of the average person. Lecturers likewise tour the country centres and handle the sessions such as we have enjoyed over the week. In addition there are courses away, afforded by the W.E.A. Summer school during the Christmas holidays, and the School of Music at St. Peters, Cambridge. Why have we not a sufficiently interested number of persons to bring the benefit of these studies to Whakatane, and, thus increase the scope of individual knowledge and understanding of community and world affairs ?

Four Vessels Off Heads

Tribute To Rehabilitation

At one part of the proceedings yesterlay, when efforts were being made to dislodge the stranded Otimai, local residents looked out on the unusual spectacle of no less than four vessels off the Heads, either standing by or awaiting their turn to enter the port. They were the M.V.s Toa, Clansman, Waiotahi and the stranded Otimai.

“No one is more deeply aware than I of what has been done for rehabilitation in this country by the Rehabilitation Board and Government,” said Mr T. G. Taylor (Wellington) speaking at the quarterly meeting of the Rehabilitation Council held in Wellington. “I have seen at least one other country, where rehabilitation work is infinitesimal.”