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(8) This is where the adult class may reasonably appeal for help to the 
local Field Club or Natural History Society, and also to the local 
Museum. Both institutions stand to gain by enlargement of their 
range of field observers and voluntary collectors of regional material. 
(9) The value of the work which is being done by certain voluntary 
and non-academic organisations should not be overlooked. More 
particularly the Women’s Institutes in the country and the newly 
formed Townswomen’s Guilds inthe towns are bringing together large 
numbers of women unlikely to be touched by other bodies dealing with 
adult education. Up till now the instruction given in this connection 
has been mainly of practical character, but if lecturers with suitable 
outlook and interests were available much might be done through 
these organisations to stimulate an interest in achievement of science 
in relation to practical and social questions and to encourage a more 
scientific attitude of mind towards such matters. 
IV. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SCIENCE TEACHING IN ADULT EDUCATION. 
‘ Popularisation of Science through Public Lectures,’ Report of British 
Association Committee (1916) 
‘ Natural Science in Adult Education,’ Board of Education Committee, 
Paper No. 8 (1927). 
‘ Science and Adult Education,’ Conference Papers, Oxford (1927), British 
Institute of Adult Education. 
‘Science, Industry and Human Life,’ Sir John Sankey, Conference 
Address, Oxford (1927), British Institute of Adult Education. 
Articles from the Journal of Adult Education :— 
* Geology as a subject for Adult Classes,’ by D. A. Allan, 1929. 
‘ Some notes on Science and Adult Classes,’ by M. I. Cole, 1930. 
‘The Need for the Popular Lecturer,’ by A. Clow Ford, 1930. 
‘Physics and Adult Classes,’ by G. Cochrane (1931). 
‘ Astronomy for Adult Classes,’ by T. L. Macdonald (1931). 
The Social Function of Science, by Professor C. H. Desch, F.R.S. (1931), 
Sheffield University. 
‘Science in Adult Education,’ by T. L. Macdonald. The Tutor’s 
Bulletin of Adult Education, No. 2, 1931. 
‘Biology and the W.E.A.’ by Dr. Norman Walker. The Highway, 
October 1932. 
‘ Study of Science in Adult Classes,’ Report of Executive Committee of 
Workers Educational Association (1932). 
“Science and the Radio,’ by Austin E. Clark. Scientific Monthly (1932). 
“Memorandum on the W.E.A. Report on Science Study,’ by Scottish 
Tutors, in No. 7, Bulletin of the Association of Tutors in Adult Education, 
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933. 
“A Tutorial Class in Physics,’ by A. Cochrane, reprinted from the Journal 
of Adult Education, Vol. VI, No. 2, published by Sidgwick and Jackson, 
London, 1933. 
V. APPENDIX. 
The Committee wish to acknowledge their great indebtedness to all those 
who have been so good as to reply to the questionnaire and supplied: memo- 
randa which have formed the basis of this report. They desire to offer 
