A BIG PROGRAMME

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 286, 27 August 1920, Page 8

A BIG PROGRAMME

THE W.E.A; CONSTITUTION EDUCATION FOR ADULT WORKERS With a view to co-ordinating (he work of the movement throughout New Zealand, the jDominion Conference of tho Workers' Educational Association yesterday adopted a provisional constitution for submission to each of tho four existing district councils. The preamble of the'.constitution sets out: /Tho W.E.A. is a voluntary organisation of men and women who are interested in the spread of education among adults. Tho aim of tha movement is to stimulate interest in all thoso phases of education that make for tho development of intelligence and \he upbuilding of character, but the W.E.A. will not organise classes for merely vocational training', nor will it undertake work in any subject in which suitable, provision is already made for .the education of adults iu that subject by other educa- " ticmal institutions. Tho work is carried out by means of lectures, tutorial classes, and study circles, and by such other means as tho district councils, with tho approval 1 of the Dominion Executive, may from tiimo to time determine. "Tho W.E.A. in Now Zealand shall he organised as follows:— "Dominion organisation: (1) Dominion Convention. (2) Dominion Council. "District organisation: (1) District Conference. (2) District Council. (3) Local committees." Provision is also made for an annual Dominion Convention on a widely representative basis in order to provide a meeting-ground for.all persons interested in adult education. Tho Dominical Council . is to make arrangements for visits of AY.E.A. lecturers from overseas, and to build up a Dominion library for the movement. The conference Tesolved to foward .a number c£ recommendations to the district councils, urging among other things that classes be organised as (a) tutorial classes, aiid (b) study circles. It. is also'proposed: "(1) That whenever possible fnll-timo tutors be appointed, these tutors to be university teachers and to be given 6ecure tenure of appointment and the benefits of superannuation." and 12) "That the salaries of tutors Ixs as follow:—Full-time tutor, not less than .£IOO per arnnm, not more than fivo classes. Part-time tutor, tutorial .£BO per class. iitwly circle .£2O per course of twelve, meetings."