UNIVERSITY WORK!

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 141, 17 June 1941, Page 4

UNIVERSITY WORK!

EFFECT OF THE WAR

ADVANCED STUDENTS

The full effect of thb war on advanced university students will not be apparent till the end of the' year, or perhaps later, stated Professor F. P. Worley, chairman of the Professorial Board, in his annual report yesterday afternoon to the Auckland University College Council. The report was accompanied by detailed departmental reports, which Professor Worley said covered the first period likely to be affected by the war.

Already some falling off in the number of advanced students and in examination successes at the third and fourth-year stages was indicated. Very many senior students were on active military service abroad or had been called up. The large majority of men students in their first and second years and many in their third year were not old enough for overseas service, hut most of them were liable for territorial training. Special consideration, however, had been given by the military authorities to students whose training period had been arranged to fall mainly in the long vacation. The university had granted degree passes without examination, on the recommendations of the heads of departments, to a number of students called up for training before the November degree examinations. The actual work of only two departments, physics and engineering, had been seriously affected by contingencies due to the war.

The council deckled to congratulate the staff on its work, and it expressed appreciation of the number of research publications and extra mural activities undertaken by them.

The professor of engineering, Professor T. D. J. Leech, reported that to meet the demand for training superior to present evening courses, arrangements had been made to commence a new course leading to the Engineering Assoeiateship Diploma of the Auckland University College. This course would extend over a period of five years and provide instruction in the principles of aeronautical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. It was resolved on the recommendation of the education committee that, in the event of the engineering curriculum being altered by Senate so as to include a course in aeronautics in the fourth year, the council apply for recognition for taking this course at the Auckland University.

Advice was received that the Senate had received a request that lecturers in the university colleges should be recognised as lecturers of the University of New Zealand, in a manner similar to that in which professors in the university colleges were recognised. The council was asked to submit its views on the subject. Consideration of the mattter was deferred for a month, and it was referred to the Professorial Board for a report.