Vroland, A. W. R. (Anton William Rutherford)

Victorian educationist, Anton Vroland was a primary school teacher for 48 years and headmaster of Elsternwick State School before retiring in 1939. He wrote and spoke frequently on education, his theories and methods of teaching being more advanced than his time. He was active in the Victorian Teachers' Union, the New Education Fellowship, the Australian Labor Party, the Australian Church and both he and his wife, Anna, did much to help the Aborigines in Victoria and Western Australia.

From the description of Papers. 1876-1974. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225749406