The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

The methods by which the association hopes to attain it's object include the publication of literature and the conduct of investigations into the subject of adult education, the devlopment of an efficient bureau of information and the organiza- tion of national and international con- ferences. It has already published ad-
 mirable bulletins dealing respectively with adult education in France. Norway and Spain, and with the university tuto-
 rial class system in England, while the bulletins also contain a good deal of
 general information with regard to the progress of the movement all over the world. The idea is to extend these bulle- tins into quarterly review.
 The bureau of information in Lonton should prove very valuable. Americans in London, for instance will be able | to obtain all the information they de- sire on educational matters and also will receive introductons to people | vho might be helpful to them. During fthe past summer several American edu- cationalists availed themselves of this
 help. It is hoped that international Iconferences may be held about svcry Hive years. 1 Apart from it's general object of pro- noting international cooperation, the association is engaged at present on IWO AhtSi SotiH6 PlSNtS Ol " OtfNs OHS ' 7 the provision of educational facilities for merchant seamen, who have hither- to been neglected by other bodies. As l the result of a small conference held with the seamen's representatives. it ] was decided that libraries ought 10 be lpiaced on all merchant ships for the use of the crews. The shipowners were approached and viewed the proposal lwith favor.
 
 The experiment was begun by placing on the Aeneas, when it sailed from Glasgow for Australia on May 29 a selected library of 150 books. cover ing wide range of subjects. The first |report shows that the greatest demand was for Dickens, Thackeray and Shakespeare. while works on explora- tion were next in popularity. There was no demand for economies, the sub Ject most often chosen by land work CTS. The work is being extended as rapidly as possible to other boats, in |cluding some little tramp steam ar's.
 WILL BE BIG MOVEMENT
 This is the beginning of big move
 ment. If it extends to the whole of
 the merchant service, 150,000 men will
 be included within it's scope The idea is that every ship should have libra ry consisting of a permanent collection. partly of books which might be changed at intervals, and that there should be one central library for Seas
 men, perhaps at Liverpool The as- sociation is raising funds for the our pose. The suggestion has been .nade
 that there should be CO operation with
 the American Library association in carrying on the work.
 The other project is to convert Cros-
 by hall into a hostel for students from
 the Dominion and the United .,ta.es
 who are working in London This h.s-s toric fifteenth century building is one of the few remaining bits of old on don. It was the home of Richard III, and later of Sir Thomas Moore In l9l0, 1t was narrowly saved from de- struction and moved from it's original site from the city to Chelsea, where it
 was re-erected on the Thames em-
 bankment, with the gardens of Sir Thomas Moore's Chelsea home adjoin- ing. The trustees of the hall have ot> iered to give both the building itself and lease of the adjoining land as free gift, provided the association can
 raise the money to erect the residen- tial buildings in connection with it.
 Accommodation is planned for cbout
 l5O students with the beautiful old
 Nall as the center of the community
 life.
 Those promoting the scheme feel that
 It would give students in London scme or the opportunities for the interchange or thought which are now afforded by
 residence at the older universities, end
 that this would help to forward un fer standing and good feeling between the
 English speaking countries