Sinclair A Star Speaker

Among the others to be included in the programme are Professor Keith Sinclair from the University of Auckland, who will be one of our star speakers. Professor Sinclair has recently written a history of New Zealand published by Penguin books in its series of the Pelican History of the World. He has also done a great deal of specialised research into earlier periods of New Zealand history. His talk Will be something along the lines of "history is a sacred cow" A well-known theatrical producer, Nola Miller, will lecture in her chosen field. Miss Miller was associated with the New Zealand Players in its earlier years, and was productions secretary to Richard Campion. She edits the Drama Council's magazine, and is in the process of writing a history of the theatre in New Zealand. Miss Miller has produced for a number of Wellington groups and at the moment has a small company of her own of young players who are producing Shakespeare for secondary schools. A lecture on Art and its meaning will be given by Margaret Garland. Mrs Garland knows a great deal about both the theory and practice of her subject; she has studied at art schools and produced her own sculpture. She has visited China twice in recent years and studied art and cultural life there, not to speak of other countries. Mr L. G. Lang, Chief Research Officer at the Treasury, is to speak on the European common market and free trade area and its impact on New Zealand. Mr Lang is a graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, and has been Economic Counsellor at London, and represented New Zealand at many overseas conferences. Mr Athol Hafter, who is Director of the Division of Nuclear Science of the D.S.I.R. will lecture on "What have we gained and what have we lost in this nuclear age?" Toby Hill, a trade unionist, will speak on trade unionism in New Zealand. Antony Alpers, a writer of very wide interests, recently studied at first hand the Cook Islands, and he intends to speak on either the anthropological, political or geographical aspects of his subject. Mr Alpers is probably best known for his biography of Katherine Mansfield which appeared 10 years ago. A book on the Cook Islands is in progress, but before this appears, an authoritative work on dolphins which will contain not only accounts of Greek and Polynesian mythology but also up-to-date scientific data. Congress Chaplains will be Father E. R. Simmons from Auckland (Catholic) and Rev. Lance Robinson of Wellington (Protestant).