TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 29, 3 February 1928, Page 14

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

They Say: That the annual conference of Professional ‘'eachers of Music, held last week in the Training College, Christchurch, was an interesting gathering, very largely attended, the lectures given by talented members of the teaching profession being greatly appreciated. Particularly notable was an arresting address by Professor Shelley, full of fire and expression, with much that stimulated thought concerning art and individuality. It was regrettable that Dr. Galway could not get away from Stewart Island (where he is lecturing to a summer sehaol) in time to attend the conference, Mr. Douglas Saylor also being unable to be there m time, and sending in his paper. Miss Corliss’s lecture dealt with the psychology of teaching, and was listened to with keen appreciation, maty expressing the wish that it might be preserve 1] in permanent form. Mr. Parker and M. Cachemaille went down from Wellington, and _ several representatives tootled through from Dunedin by motor in a day. Welcoming speeches were made at the opening of the conference by Mr. Merton (president of the Christchurch branch) and Mr. R. Parker (president of the whole of New Zealan]). The evening reception was a singularly pleasant function, being held in the svmmetrical Chamber wt Commerce Hall, and many well ‘known and interesting people being present. Ameng the charming frocks were many black ones, while a wellknown Wellington musician created a note of brilliant colour in a_rose-col-cured "gown. Mr. Merton again spoke, and there was much music, Madame Gowet-Burns contributing several items, @ jelin Ireland duet was welcomed, and -Mr. Cox sang charming songs in delightful fashion; his first, "Can This Be Summer?’ provoking smiles, as the fieat was intellse in the hall, while through the open windows, came the Pleasant rippling and chattering of the Avon lurrying on its way.

"The Eternal Quest.’’ The desire to he beautiful is older ond stronger than the desire to be either mode-t or comfortable. . Witness Tive, and her lovely elder sister Lilith. Lilith and fiet beauty is a legend we would not be without; she is the glowing mystery that lies at the back of the beginning of the race. Lilith without beauty would be life without meaning, stars without lielt. ISve, we feel, must have heen Leautiful or that lov ely lost gardcn "east of the Sun and west of the would not have evolved her as its crowning vlory. Tinyious, creeping wisdom gliding along the apple branch to drive out Beauty, so that men might care only for knowledge, would not otherwise have found her worthy of his hate. The Beauty of Woman, Beauty is the shimmering high answer to the deep tunger of mortals. Beauty of living, beauty that is mystery and poetry and faith, leauty of line and eolour, And like a garden is the beauty ef woman. ‘Tended, jit sings with glory; one caicvhes one’s breath at the sieht of it, one becomes a poet and lif. a poem. Neglected, weeds creep tn and the garden is 26 longer a romines and a delieht, and one grieves ever it-that a rose should have a weed choking out its beauty. fe take a woman who has not heen awake to her possibilities of beauty, and make of her a lovely, glowing creature, aware of herself, is not just, cultivating the fecuty of: that woman, it is changing her. whole life. Beanty is power. It opens doers that nothing else can open. Tt lets one out of the prison that shyne-s, awkwardness, self-conscious-mess Imild abont one. Tt onens locked deors into romane,e love, depth of liying, , -Miss Bueelench, 4VA..

Wireless in Schools, The growth of wireless outfits in schools is a development in educational facilities which cannot be disregarded, says ‘fhe Schoolmaster,"" ‘there are over 1500 "‘wirelessed" schools in London, 74 per cent. of which are elementary schools, and in the Midlands and East Midlands, as well as in the North, the weekly lecture by wireless is, rapidly extending. The chief subjects dealt with are: Nature study, English literature, and music. Other courses by ‘well-known experts have also’ been arranged. These are often, followed by written work sent up regularly by some of the schools. it is said that the training in listening for at least thirty minutes a week to a reasoned train of thought, and the stimulus to the imagination of the children, have had a reOO

TE TN SSS Ne markable effect on the composition The main difficulties of the schools appear to be those of poor reception, generally due to imperfect apparatus. Where difficulties of this kind appear, technical advice and assistanee from tlie B.B.C, is available. ‘This is given free, either by letter or a personal visit, Vurther, if schools have the necessary technical ability to construct a set for themselves, diagramis and ¢peciiications of suitable circuits prepared by their engineers for school reception are obtainable from the B.B.C, headquarters cr station director. 2. |