RESEARCH

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1928, Page 2

RESEARCH

CARNEGIE CORPORATION. PROPOSED GRANT TO AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. Dec. IS. The Cnrnoge Corporation, which has or some years expended large sums in rounding educational research in oilin' nans of the world, is now prepare; to consider favour d iy the extension ol this service Lo Australia. !'his decision, it was announce', veserday. was the outcome el the visit to Australia of Dr. J. E .Russell, ‘-’ormor Dean of Teachers’ ( ollegt. Ci I Minkin University, and a request from A list rl in n educationists iorward!>d by Mr Frank Tate, former Direct.. >v of Education Victoria. Tile Corporation states: ‘MI and when it is possible to puled an organisal ion capable of administering funds and of directing scientific investigation. the corporation will considei j making a grant of £5033 to £OO3O nuI miiillv from January Ist, 1030, tor a period of ton years. The corporation will also entertain an application for an annual grant in addition to tin amount suggested above, sufficient t< meet reasonable administrative o\- , ponses and the salary of an executive 1 officer.” ! Mr Tate. Professors Alexander Mac kin .and li. T. Lovell, of the University of Sydney, have been asked to act : as an executive committee and are [taking the necessary action to formulate a constitution ol the establishment of a Commonwealth Institute lor Educational Service and Research. While it is iimloii lit till that substantial progress levs' been made in doj veloping educational services in Alls- ; tralia during '.lie past twenty-live year j it is felt that scientific research into I educational problems should correct and supplement what is jbeing done b.\ teachers and administrators. The re- > suit- of inquiries carried out eleswlmre are not necessarily applicable to Aus-

Trahan conditions, and the proposal now made will afford an opportunity tor keen .students to assist in directing educational /‘progress throughout the Commonwealth.