Australian History, 1933.

Victorian Labor College Syllabus, 1933.

by the Victorian Labor College.

Source: "Reason in Revolt", Source documents of Australian Radicalism.
Published: by Industrial Printing and Publicity Co. Ltd., Carlton, 1933.
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VICTORIAN LABOR COLLEGE

Controlled by
Affiliated Trade Unions

[This pamphlet was marked with
  a stamp entitled: “Union Label”]

SYLLABUS

CLASS NIGHTS
Classes held at Trades Hall,
Melbourne, at 8 p.m.

Every Monday – Social Evolution.         
                By P. J. WATSON
Every Tuesday – Economics.                
            By M. FINLAY
Every Wednesday – Economic History.
                     By PHIL EDMONDS

Classes held at UNITY HALL, 636 Bourke St.
  Each Class at Unity Hall meets fortnightly, but on
  alternate Saturday nights to each other, at 8 p.m.

Public Speaking –               
               By M. BLACKBURN, M.L.A.
Current World Politics.       
By J. DEWSNAP      

All Communications to Secretary,
Box 39, Trades Hall, Melbourne.

 

 

ALL CLASSES ARE FREE

 

SOCIAL EVOLUTION



Every Monday Evening, at 8 o'clock.
Commencing 20th February, 1933.

Class Leader: P. J. WATSON
–––––
Primitive Society

1. Why we study primitive man in the    
light of his social relation.     
2. Methods of approach to our study of
early man.                          
3. The uses of social theories and their  
values.                              
4. The nature of early civilisation.         
5. Primitive industry.                            
6. The artistic life of early man.             
7. Religion and magic.                          
8. Marriage and the family.                  
9. Property aspects in early civilisation.
10. Forms and associations.                    
11. Political aspects of primitive society.  
12. The administration of justice in primi-
tive society.                     
13. The ideas of early man.                    
14. Conclusion.                                     

 

 

 

GET A GRIP OF FUNDAMENTALS

 

ECONOMICS

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Every Tuesday Evening, at 8 o'clock.
Commencing 21st February, 1933.

Class Leader: M. FINLAY

1. Introductory Lecture on Political Eco-   
    nomy as a Science: Its meaning and
the value of its study.                  
2. The Evolution of the tools and methods 
of production and distribution.   
3. Definitions: The meaning of Wealth,       
     Commodity, Capital.  The meaning
of Use and Exchange Value.      
4. Exchange Value and its determning       
factor.                                     
5. The meaning of the phrase, "Socially     
necessary labor."                    
6. Gold: As a commodity, as a medium of
      exchange.  Tokens as medium for
local exchange.                     
7. Value and price.                                 
8. Supply and demand and its effect on   
price.                                    
9. The Division of value.  Wages and sur-
plus value.                            
10. Wages: Its determining factor.               
11. Wages and prices.                                
12. Division of surplus value: Profit, rent,     
interest and taxation.            
13. Rent: The popular conception.  The      
Ricardian Theory.                
14. The circulation of commodities and in-  
dustrial crises.                    
15. Why Capitalism must go in favor of      
Socialism.                         

 

 

 

Have you knowledge?  Apply it wisely

 

ECONOMIC HISTORY

–––––

Every Wednesday Evening, at 8 o'clock.
Commencing 22st February, 1933.

Class Leader: PHIL EDMONDS.

1. Man and his environment in history.     
2. The world to-day – a survey.              
3. The word a hundred years ago.           
4. The seventeenth century.                     
5. The middle ages.                                 
6. The village and agriculture.                   
7. The town.                                            
8. Changing methods of production.          
9. The story of transport.                          
10. The growth of trade and finance.             
11. The devlopment of social classes.           
12. The origins of Australian development.    
13. The opening of the plains.                       
14. The pastorialists.                                    
15. Gold and the rise of industry.                  
16. The prosperity of Australian democracy. 

 

 

 

Have confidence to express your thoughts

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Every Alternate Saturday Evening at 8 p.m.
Commencing MARCH 4th, 1933

Practice in the art of Public Speaking conducted
fortnightly; with the object of giving young
speakers confidence and practical training.
–––––
Class Leader: M. BLACKBURN, M.L.A.

CURRENT WORLD POLITICS

Every Alternate Saturday Evening at 8 p.m.
Commencing FEBRUARY 25th, 1933

A Class on CURRENT EVENTS
The subject to be selected in accordance with
the world situation from week to week.
–––––
Class Leader: J. DEWSNAP
A Good Book is always a Good Friend
–––––
All Text Books suitable for the
College Classes can be obtained from the
LABOR COLLEGE BOOKSTALL
MAIN ENTRANCE, TRADES HALL
–––––
Technical Books and General Literature
may also be procured
Any Branch of the A.L.P. or Trade Union can
have a series of Lectures or Study Circles
formed in thier district by communicating with
A. E. DAVIES, Secretary, Box 39, Trades Hall,
Melbourne.

 

 

 

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STUDY CIRCLE
in
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