EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 202, 27 July 1937, Page 2

EDUCATION CONFERENCE.

DELEGATES ENTERTAINED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 26. The view that the New Education Fcdlowship Conference will be reflected in the Dominion’s education system, was expressed by the actingPrime Minister (Hon. P. Fraser) when the delegates were entertained at morning tea by the Government at Parliament House. The guests, who numbered 550, included representatives of the teaching profession and education boards and representative citizens. In saying farewell to the delegates, Air Fraser said that the matters discussed and the aspects placed before the public would undoubtedly bear fruit as far rs the future of education in New Zealand was concerned. The keynote of all the lectures was that it was necessary to secure education to maintain the sacred heritage of democracy. The lecturers had had wide experience in different parts of the world and were unanimous in pointing out the advantages of the democratic system as seen in the British Commonwealth and particularly in New Zealand. “Their predominant message is that we must educate our people to take full advantage of the democratic system, to preserve its privileges, and defend it in every possible way,” he said. Replying, Rektor Ziliiacus, of Finland, paid a tribute to the kindliness of New Zealanders, and said that New Zealand was a country where the conception of democracy was taken seriously. He added that the delegates had appreciated the generous support given the conference by the Press, “And we extend our envious congratulations to the people of New Zealand on the high quality of their newspapers.”