CANTERBURY COLLEGE.
PROFESSOR RESIGNS. BECOMES CURATOR OF MUSEUM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Professor Speight has resigned from the chair of geology at Canterbury College and will in future devote all his time to the duties of curator of the Canterbury Museum, which now occupy part of his time. Professor Speight has been for 40 years in the service of the Canterbury College Board. He was a master at the Boys' High School until 1903, when he was appointed lecturer in geology. Later he was given full professorial rank. The Canterbury College Board to-day decided not to appoint a professor in geology, but. a full-time lecturer at a salary of £600 per annum.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1930, Page 8
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113CANTERBURY COLLEGE. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1930, Page 8
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