CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17631, 7 December 1922, Page 11

CANTERBURY COLLEGE.

THE YEAR REVIEWED

ell 7 T 1922 ha 3 seen considerable Z thG and in Sth S ott S ° Vered Ms annexion li the Engineering School, with progress he has boen go . »ately connected. It w as decided to create three new professorships, and »"e following appointments have been made.—p r of essor of Electrical EngiM«»g,MrP. H. Powell; professor of tngineeriag, Mr R. A. Campbell, Professor of -Mechanical Engineering. Mr ftom te th; Br -- W - P - Eva "* "tired ChemUf P °f tlon of Professor of appointed ln h s placo . Dr . Doilh£ , ate'n/'f 'fl' 1S a di s«i)guished graduated C ° lleSe - He ™> a P" C n P " fc ?sor 0 f .. Chemistry at Sou U and Univer «ty. later unanirecommended by the English ady e„, f th(J posUio . n Qf p * tow, P £t 7 ",* the University of CapeCanterbury College is verv fortunate in securing Dr. Dunham for the ichenuf' vF hc Senior "sistant in Mr S. Page, is also retiring this year, after mailV 8 f * mat i I* 1 ' he Professorship of Mathematics has been rendered vacant bv Wt re T ation of Professor J. P. Gabrm.nVo/ 3 resi Snarion must be acicgo. I roressor Gabbatt set a high s.aiKlard both in the classroom and . out"flc it Mr E. J. Pitman, of Melbouruo, who h a 3 been' Acting-professor of Mathematics during will continue in that position during 1923. In law an experiment was tried last year in the appoiutmcnt of four lecturers, iheso were Messrs T. W. Howe, A. S. laylor, \v. J. Hunter, and R. A. C'uth»ort. i\ext year an additional lecturer will probably be appointed. Mr T. W Kowe and Mr R. A. Cuthbert have been reappointed for J923. A notable addition to the Collego builamg was commenced during the year. The additional accommodation nectary for the School of Engineering is being provided by the erection of a commodious building which will connect the present building with the -boys' High School. The new building, which is externally almost completed, hits a very fine appearance. Ultimately the present Boys' High School building will be part of Canterbury College. The executive of the Students' Association has taken seriously in hand during the past year, the question of the erection of a Students' Union Hall. At present the accommodation for students, more especially the men, is inadequate. A building such as that possessed by Otago University is contemolated by the students. There is a considerable amount of money in hand. The heating system of the College came up for discussion during the year, but no improvement has been made so far. The College regulations hare been revised and amplified during the year. Facilities have been established as follows :

i. Arts: Classics, English, Modern Languages. History, Economics, Philosophy, Mathematics. ii. Science: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Geology, Geography. iii. Commerce and Law: History, Economics, Geography, Accountancy, Journnlism, Law, Jurisprudence. iv. Mental, Moral and Social Sciences: Education, Philosophy, History, Economics.

v. Engineering: Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering, Surveying, .Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology and Forestry. Each faculty shall consist of all members of the College staff who teach any subject of that Faculty, and are nominated by the Professorial Board, provided that the Rector shall be a member ex officio of all Faculties. A Dean of each Faculty shall be appointed by the Professorial Board, on the recommendation of that Faoulty, and shall hold office for three years provided that the Dean of Faculty of Engineering shall be a Professor of Engineering in one of its branches.

•A new regulation has been drafted in connexion with the provisional 'matriculation. It runs as follows: Applications for Provisional Matriculation should be made to the. Chairman of the Professorial Board not later than April 30th. The applicant shall furnish satisfactory evidence that he is not under thirty rears of age on the first day of '. June in the year in which application iis made. The applicant shall state the course he desires to enter upon and shall supply particulars of his previous education or other evidence that he is qualified to enter upon the course with reasonable prospect of success. If the Professorial Board is not satis- , fied with the evidence supplied it may i require the candidate to submit himself to any oral examination by the person I who would normally become his tutor. t In order that the Provisional Matric- | ulation may be confirmed by the Senate, the student shall at the end of his first academic year, furnish to the Professorial Board satisfactory reports upon his year's work fi'om the teachers of I his subjects. , , . , A change made during the year, and one about which considerable misunderstanding exists, is sie abolition of the college examination for students at the B.A. D aud B.Sc. -pass grade. Hitherto no student could sit for the University examination without passing the preliminary college term examination. This provision is claimed for students outside the arts and science faculties, and for students' offering subjects at the advanced grade in these faculties. The main effect of the change is to allow exempted students in B.A. pnd B Sc subjects to sit for the University examination without any preliminary examination. It is expected that in compensation for this the provisions m regard to exemption from lectures -will be"made stricter. . 4; very important went m the year was the passing of the Canterbury College Act, which gives the Professional Board two representatives on the Board of Governors. One of these will 1)0 the Rector of the College, ex officio, and the other will be elected by the members of the Professorial Board. The provision of direct representation of the Professorial Board is a reform which brings Canterbury College into lino with the other colleges of the ImveraitT of New Zealand. A provision of the Canterbury College Ac* which excited some comment was the propose? expenditure of £IOOO on Jubilee celebrations. From the commotion made in Parliament it might have been assumed bv the public that the GovernSKttt to present £IOOO to the College authorities. As a matter of fact it was merely granting them the right to spend their own money. The amount was finally reduced to £ooo . Preliminary arrangements for the College Jubilee in May of next year have been made. this year, and it ia hnned that there will be a. notable ga&ng of graduates of ihe Ootleg* from all parts of the vrorid. A programme of gr*a? interest has beon Sawn up for tEe. Jubilee cekbrations which will take place on May Idtft, 14th, and 15th. The compilation of a JubUee register of graduates and historV of th« College » m the hands of Dr: J- Hight and Miss A. M. I. °*& the point of view of the. rtu* ents "Urhaps the most outefianding went Jfthe year waa the University ToumaSent. at Easter. Here.OmteibS^Collegegr^T^ 06 * hat <*» old ofaaxt column.)

pre-war standard of merit was being reached Canterbury College suffered more heavily than any of the othet colleges during the war, and it had a great amount of leeway to make up. Incidentally it had the best record in the pre-war tournaments. At Auckland this year Canterbury College won tne boxing shield, and the debating scroll. The athletic representatives acquitted, themselves very creditably, notable performers being W. H. B. Buckhurst, J. W. Calder and R. O.Page. In tennis ibe Canterbury College players were well to the fore in every event. In football this year the big event -was the visii of the Sydney University team. Thoughnot bo strong a combination as that of 1930, the Sydney team was a sMid one, aa it showed by defeating New Zealand; University m th© third test. The Can* tertrary College team did well to keep the score down to 13—9 against it. Sooially the OoUega year has been a brilliant success. No opinion can yet be passed on ita tocoesi academically.