CHANGE OF NAME.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19862, 25 February 1930, Page 13

CHANGE OF NAME.

"CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE." DECISION OF BOARD. Whether or not the name of Canterbury College should be change*! to Canterbury University College was a question discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Board of Governors. It was decided that the necessary step* should be taken to bring about the suggested alteration. The matter came up in the form o; a recommendation from the College Committee to the effect that action be taken to have the name changed as indicated and had !>een passed over without comment, when Mr J. HL KSchroder asked if it was not going to be discussed. The chairman of the College Committee, Mr C. T. Aschman, said that he had thought a discussiou unnecessary as the matter had already been dealt with by -the committee, which was composed of all the members of the Board. However, he had no objection to the subject being discussed in open meeting. The mover of the resolution in committee had expressed the opinion that the College suffered a loss ot dignity through not being called » University College, as were other Provincial Colleges. The position con Id be remedied by a clause beinjj pat through the \Vashing-Un Bill in the nest session giving power to change the name as suggested. He agreed that the omission of the word "University" caused the College to suffer to some extent. As mover of the motion in committee. Miss E. A. Chaplin said that overseas visitors had suggested to her that the name of the College should convey the fact that the institution was a University College. It should h® remembered that there were secondary schools in Christchurch -which were known as colleges. It would distinguish Canterbury College from these institutions if the word '"University were added to the name of the Co*~ lege. Objection might be made to the proposal on the ground of sentiment, but as against that she- would point out that the name would not be but merely added to. Wellington College was a secondary school and she could not help thinking that to. mac* the change suggested would benefit Canterbury College. It did not matter what oversea* peonle thought concerning the matter, said Mr J. H. E. Schroder, who declared that the proposed change unnecessary. The change had been tried before and had been rejected by the students themselves. The omission of the word "University" meant no loss of dignity and in his opinion the nroposed change would canse the College to lose a distinction instead «* gaihing one. The Hector (Dr. J. Might) said thaj he did not agree with Mr SWwwk*'* views. The College had suffered because of the omission of the was still suffering. On the whole felt that such a change of title woaW be beneficial. . _ The chairman (the Hon. G. JSmitlit expressed himself as being; » agreement with Miss Chaplin a posal. and. on beinc pot to tly iug, the recommendation was aedaiw carried.