WORKERS’ CLASSES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 323, 7 April 1928, Page 26

WORKERS’ CLASSES

LECTURES ARRANGED EDUCATIONAL SYLLABUS The w'inter classes of the "Workers’ Educational Association will commence on Monday, April 16. The syllabus is a particularly extensive one, and provides for 10 classes in the city and a number of suburban sessions. There are indications that the support accorded the institution during its lecture season will L>e greater than hitherto. . V The president of the association this year is Mr. W. H. Cocker, and the vicepresidents are Professor H. Belshaw and Mr. F. C. Jackson. * Mr. B Martin is secretary, and Mr. T. Bloodworth treasurer. Its affairs are controlled by a joint committee on which the University College is represented by the Hoq. G. Fowlds. Professor TT. W. Segar and Messrs. M. R. O’Shea and T. U. Wells, and the association by Messrs. W\ H. Cocker, F. C. Jackson, B. Martin and W. J. Scott. The modern drama class will be taken again by Mr. J. W. Shaw, and the botany das by Miss >l. Crookes. The subject in the Rev. W. Jellie’s English literature class is Milton and his age. Mr. H. Becroft will again conduct the psychology class.

The music class will be conducted this winter by Mr. H. Hollinrake, one of the musical instructors who has been brought out from England by the Education Department. Mr. Doric Algie w’ill continue his history course. Social and political theory will be taken by Mr. N. M. Richmond.. Another new subject is that of anthropology, w’hich will be in the hands of Mr. G. Archey, curator of the Auckland Museum. The modern international relations class, formerly conducted by Mr. Mander, will be in the hands of Mr. J. Shearer, an association bursar. The economics class, dealing with the structure and problems of industry, which was led last year by Mr. Cocker, will be under the direction of Professor Belshaw and his assistant, Mr. 11. R. Rodw'ell. The suburban class at Onehunea on social and political theory will be taken by Mr. Richmond in place of Mr. Mander, and at Devonport the Rev. W. G. Monckton will again conduct his studies on men and affairs of to-da}*. At Takapuna, Mr. D. W. Faigan will lead a series of studies on English poets of the 18th century. Classes at Papakura, Pukekohe and Whangarei have yet to be arranged. Under the direction of Mr. F. B. Stephens, the Waikato tutor-organiser, several classes have been planned at Hamilton. Mr. Stephens himself will take the economics one on structure and problems of modern Industry. A newr class called “East and West” will be conducted by Mr. J. A. Brailsford. W'ho has had long and varied experience of life in the East. A musical appreciation class will be led by Mr. E. H. Apthorp, and a class on economics at Frankton will be under Mr. T. N. Pemberton.