§ 17. Mr. Wiggasked the Secretary of State for War the members of the Army Education Advisory Board; the dates of their appointments; and the occasions on which the Board has met since 1st January, 1953.
§ Mr. HeadI am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the members, which shows the year of their appointment. The Board has met five times since 1st January, 1953.
§ Mr. WiggWill the right hon. Gentleman be good enough to say whether he has examined the report of the Select Committee which looked at this problem after the First World War and recommended that Army education should have a relation to an external body to advise the Secretary of State for War? Has he 946 not now gone back completely on that policy, and is he not aware of the disastrous result which followed a similar policy between the two wars?
§ Following is the list:
Army Education Advisory Board | Year of appointment |
Chairman: | |
Mr. J. C. Masterman, O.B.E., The Provost, Worcester College, Oxford | 1952 |
Members: | |
Mr. O. Barnett, B.E.M., J. P., M.A., President, National Union of Teachers | 1948 |
Mrs. Helen C. Bentwich, Vice-Chairman, London County Council | 1950 |
Mr. J. E. H. Blackie, Chief Inspector, Ministry of Education | 1952 |
Mr. F. Bray, C.B., Under-Secretary, Further Education, Ministry of Education | 1948 |
Mr. Ernest Green, M.A., J.P., Late General Secretary, Workers' Educational Association | 1948 |
Mr. R. J. Harvey, M. A. Secretary, Advisory Committee on Education in the Colonies | 1948 |
Sir Charles Morris, M.A., Vice-Chancellor, The University, Leeds | 1948 |
Mr. A. E. Nichols, C.B.E., Headmaster, Nele's School, Exeter | 1948 |
Prof. J. N. Nicholson. M.A., Principal, University College, Hull | 1948 |
Brigadier W. G. Pidsley, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C | 1952 |
Mr. E. Sydney, M.C., F.L.A., Borough Librarian, Borough of Leyton Public Libraries | 1948 |
Mr. P. H. St. J. Wilson, C.B.E., Ministry of Labour and National Service | 1953 |
Mr. E. W. Woodhead, M.A., County Education Officer, Kent County Council | 1948 |
Prof. J. N. Wright, M.A., Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of St. Andrews, Scotland | 1948 |
Mr. Arthur Bryant, C.B.E., M.A.. LL.D., Smedmore House, Nr. Wareham, Dorset | 1948 |
Mr. F. J. Swan, B. Sc, M.A., Headmaster, West Norwood County Secondary School | 1948 |
Consultant Member: | |
Mr. G. T. Pringle, Scottish Education Department | 1948 |
War Office Observers: | |
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Callender, K.B.E., C.B., M.C, Director General of Ministry Training | 1952 |
Brigadier M. S. Beddall, O.B.E., Director of Army Education. | 1952 |