£2000 GIFT.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19376, 31 July 1928, Page 11

£2OOO GIFT.

CANTERBURY COLLEGE BENEFITS. PROFESSOR W. P. EVANS'S generosity. A gift of £2OOO has been made to Canterbury College by Professor W. P. Evans, now of Wellington, and for many years Professor of Chemistry at the College. This will carry a Government grant, and the £4OOO will be used to establish two scholarships for the study of science, to be awarded to the most promising science student at Nelson College in alternate years and tenable at Canterbury College for four years. Professor Evans is an old boy of Nelson College and Emeritus Professor of Canterbury College. He has chosen this means to benefit two educational institutions with which he is so prominently associated. The benefaction was received with great enthusiasm at yesterday's meeting of the College Board of Governors. In making the announcement, the chairman (Mr H. D. Acland), said that he feltv the gift would be of the greatest benefit to the' College. The Professor had generously left many of the conditions open, so that the Board could have its say. The effect of the gift would be that, every two years, the most brilliant science scholar at Nelson College would come to Canterbury College. _ "No oD6 is in & better position to value the educational advantages at Canterbury. College than Professor Evans," said Dr. J. Hight. "He has been first a student at the College, then a graduate,*' then a Professor. Dr. Higbt hoped the lead given might be followed by others. Colonel Smith thought the terms of the gift were very pleasing. Professor H. 6. Denham, who filled the position of Professor Evans on the latter'B retirement, said he was particularly struck by the width of the field which the gift covered. It had been left open to all branches of the science students. He had been consulted about the terms of the gift and knew the breadth of vision which promptod Professor Evans to make it. The Board received the gift with acclamation, and it was resolved to express the deepest gratitude to the aonor.

Proposed Regulations. The proposed regulations governing the scholarships have yet to be considered, and possibly altered. Professor Evans considers that they should be known as the "Nelson Science Scholarships." The main conditions proposed are: (1) TTie scholarships shall be open to anv pupil of Nelson College, who, at the time of his election, shall have been at the College for not less than two years and shall have attained the age of sitxeen years. (2) Each scholarship shall be tenable for four years at Canterbury College. (3) The annual value of each 6cholarship shall be £BS. (4) Scholarships shall be awarded by the Council of Governors of Nelson College, acting upon the advice of the principal of that school, who shall, in making his decision, take into account not only position as regards class and examination work, but also, as far as possible, character and promise of development. . (5) Each scholar shall enter Canterbury College at the beginning of tho session immediately following his election and shall there pursue the courses ior.. the.. ordinary,. J3.5c,,...and _ M.Sc. degrees. It is intended to make the first award so that the scholar elected may enter Canterbury College in March, 1929. After that, a further scholarship shall be awarded every second year. , Though not established as a definite condition, the donor considers it advisable that the student shall reside at one of. the residential hostels, College House or. Rolleston House,