CANTERBURY COLLEGE

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18192, 1 October 1924, Page 5

CANTERBURY COLLEGE

J 1 ! BOARD OF GOVERNORS. The monthly meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors was held yesterday. Present—Mr H. D. Acland (chair--1 wan), Dr. C. Chilton, Dr. J. Hight, Miss 10. A. Cbaplin, and Mrs W. H. Claxk, Messrs J. E. Cuningham, C. T. Ascbman, "W. A. Banks, J. J. Dougall, "vv. Brock, L. B. Wood, C. D. Hardic, G. T. Wc.3ton, and A. E. Flower. The High School and Hostels Committee recommended tho authorisation of a sum rot I exceeding i'2s in tho case of eac* High j School for the purchase of prizes for the current year. Tho recommendation was approved. The Museum and Library Committee je-cor;.-:iK7ided that the following regulators governing the award of the Kosa, SayrtoJl pLv:e-bc adopted:—The Piosa. Sawteil i-iUo >e awarded tor the best study of tho figure from life in colour; award shall !-e i..-»de in December from work produced in class during each year; a.ward may bo withheld at discretion of Board should it be considered no work is of sufficiently high standard to submit; competition open tp students who have completed not less than one joar of study in the School; members of staff other th3n student teachers ineligible for competition; and priro not to bo awarded to same student 6 two years in succession, nor more than twice in all. The committee ieported having received an anonymous donation of £ii 15s for the School of Art, which tho committee decided to expend on the purchase of hooks for the School of Art library. It was reported that the children's department of the Public Library would be closed at the end of September in preparation for the opening of the new children'* library, I and that through the cancellation of the i land tajc on the Gammack bequest, the LibI rary revenue would benefit to the extent of ) nearly £IOO each year. The cancellation had been "made retrospective for thrte years. "With regard to the Library, the report ■Mated that sixty additional books had been contributed towards the new childrcn'ft library, making a total of 204 volumes presented by the public to thia department of the Public Library. The recommendation with regard to tho Sawtell prize was approved, and the report adopted. lie College Committee in its report recommended that the music syllabus be extended next session by the addition of six lectures per week—the subjects required for music in the B.A. course (musical appreciation and history of music) to be included. The committee* reported having »»t up a special committee, consisting of the chairman of the Board, Mr J. Deans, and the Piector, to report to the Board on the question of the Government grant for forestry; 'having received a donation of several dozen bocks for the School of Engineering Jibr&ry from Mr A. Dudley Dobson: that timber tests for the State Fore«t Service -were being carried out by the School of Engineering: and having' received an invitation from the University of Brussels to eend a delegate from Canterbury College to the fif- ' tieth anniversary of the founding of the .School of Technology, and the opening of new Schools of Sciences and Technology. The recommendation was approved and the report adopted.