FOURTH EDITION

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 328, 13 April 1928, Page 15

FOURTH EDITION

AFTER SCHOOL difficulty of finding WORK SOCIETY PROPOSE*D With the object of attempting to overcome some of the difficulties encountered by parents in finding suitable employment for their children when schooling is finished, it is proposed to form an educational society in Auckland. This idea is the outcome of a conference of educational, labour, and commercial interests held some time ago at the instance of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. The sponsors of the project hold that the seriousness of the position demands the attention of all who are interested in the welfare of the Dominion. It is considered that the causes of the problem are the variation in economic conditions, the imp< rfect adjustment between school training: and the subsequent practical life, lack of foresight and adequate a./: i? Vjj in,'o mation to guide parents in tl - choice of occupations, and haphazard methods of selection on the part of employers. Several possible r.meJes are put forward by the conf .one st jps toward solution of the problem, and with the purpose of making i\ move in the direction of simplifying- the question of juvenile employment it is proposed to establish the society. A public meeting to be held next Monday evening* in the University College Hall will be under the presidency of the Don. George Fowlds. Tne speakers will include Professor H. Belshaw. Mr. T. Bloodworth and Mr. A. G. Lunn.