CANTERBURY COLLEGE

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 16

CANTERBURY COLLEGE

▼ SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. N ' ' j Tliere was 'a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Canterbury College .Scientific Society, over which Mr IvW. Hullett, the retiring chairman, presided last night. In accordance with a request from the Students' Association, a neiy constitution had been drafted, which • was adopted by the meeting. A vote of appreciation for its good work was accorded the outgoing committee. Annual Report. . The tpi)tli annual report disclosed that the past year had. been a successful one, as was indicated by the numbers attending lectures and excursions. Lectures had been given, by Mrs Allan. . . rne tt, Mr Morrison, and Mr Hutchinson, while Professor Saddler's presidential address had . attracted a lecord audience. Both students' evenU l ®® proved very successful, Mr T. JiiOsterneld - winning the president's prize. . -During. the second term excursions had been arranged to the Public Hospital, the Devondale Dairy, Kempnorne, Prosser's works, and the Zealandia Soap Works. The interest taken in these showed that they were an imP°rt«t Part of the year's work. i he most outstanding event of the } ea j j been the conversazione, attended by approximately 1000 visitors. ® co-operation of all the science departments resulted in a very interesting display, and the Society's thanks were due to Drs. Denbam. Beebv, r V McLeod. and Professor •Pevcival, for tflieir lectures, and to all •others who assisted. Election of Officers. Officers were elected as follows: I latron. Lord Rutherfordpresident, v! r- G. Denham •„ vice-presidents, Allan, and ]\fr C. FowerakeK; chairman, Mr J. S. Fitzgerald: secretary; Mr C. Fife; treasurer, Mr T.

Easterfield; 'auditor, Mr mittee, Misses A. M-;" Harper, Messrs A. C. M. Barren'., ■ _ . " t ,.