DEGREE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20853, 12 May 1933, Page 12

DEGREE DAY.

CANTERBURY COLLEGE CEREMONY. GRADUATES OF THE YEAR. The annual graduation ceremony of Canterbury College was held at the College Hall yesterday afternoon, when Mr C. T. Aschman, chairman of the Board of Governors, presided. The degrees were conferred by Colonel G. J. Smith, and the graduands were presented by the deans of the various faculties. Proceedings began at '6 P-m., when the procession of graduands, stall or the college, and members of the Boara of Governors entered the hall, mosi of the available seating space was occupied by parents and friends of tne graduands, but one small body o£ undergraduates, dressed to represent the Dominion delegation to the Economic Conference, and bearing a banner inscribed with advice on methods of avoiding the bachelor tax, occupied the back seats, and provided a running commentary on the proceedings. Mr Aschman said he did not intend to offer advice to the graduands, but as chairman of the Board of Governors, and on behalf of the members of the board, he wished to congratulate those students of Canterbury College who had achieved certain academic distinctions. Duty of the Graduate. "I would remind the graudands of one thing—that the reputation of Canterbury College depends more on those who go out from it than on the students who remain, or on the staff, or the Board of Governors. It is l'rom them that the value of Canterbury College will be estimated by the people outside. They are expected as trained intelligences to set a high standard in the calling they adopt. | But there is something more—especially in the present times. They should take an intelligent interest in the work of the community. That is just as important as anything else." Colonel Smith joined with Mr Aschman in congratulating the graduands on their achievement. There was in his case perhaps a certain amount of envy, as he had not himself received any academic degree, though he ctould appreciate the value of one. The college would be judged by the lives and acts of the graduates. It stood very high in the estimation of the people right through the Dominion, and he hoped it would continue to do so. The degrees were then conferred, with some interjection and play upon the names of graduands by the undergraduates in the back of the hall. A number of degrees for engineering graduates were read out as being conferred "in absentia." Immediately a voice from the back asked, "Does 'in absentia' for engineers mean 'confined in Russia?" Another list of absentee graduates roused the remark, "You are cheating us." A girl graduate for the degree of bachelor of home science, wearing the correct old gold hood, was greeted with the remark, "Good as gold," and "You'd make a good wife." Not long afterwards a graduate in agriculture (field husbandry) was asked, "Is husbandry the masculine equivalent of home science?" The Canterbury Law Society's medal for the student showing most proficiency in his work for the LL.B. degree was presented by Mr R. Twyneham, on behalf of the society, to George William Tlopkinson. University and the Public. The rector (Dr. J. Hight) referred to the success attained by the college in the scholarships awarded by the University of New Zealand. Three of the five post-graduate scholarships had been won by Canterbury College. From the reports of the examiners in England t'le work done by the Canterbury College candidates for the various degrees had been very good. They claimed that it would compare very favourably with that attained by most British universities. "It is sometimes said that the possession of a degree means nothing," said Dr. Hight. "Yet from one point of view a degree should mean a great deal to the graduate, for he goes out as the interpreter of the university to the world in general. He shares with others that responsibility of showing what the university means in matters of the intellect, in spiritual matters, and in manners. He should always be open to the search for truth, by whatever methods may be available and approved by the best thought of his time. He should hold to that, but he should do so without offence and without intolerance towards others. I am sure this year's graduates will worthily uphold the good name of the college." Dr. Hight concluded by expressing the best wishes of the staff of the college to the year's graduates. The list of graduates for 1933 is as follows:

FACULTY OF ARTS. Masters of Arts. Barltrop, Frederick Alexander, in education (in absentia). Butterick, Beryl Lavinia, second-class honours in Latin. Childs, Henry Arthur, in history. Craddoek, Oliver, in botany (in absentia). De Berry, Vivienne Enid, in English. Dowiing, Basil Cairns, second-class honours in history. Gainsford, Allan John, in mathematics. Hardcastle, Aroha Moana, in Latin. Harding, Harold Frederick, secondclass honours in philosophy (in absentia). Hewland, John Leonard Henry, in history. Hilgendorf, Charles, second-class honours in history (in absentia). ivnapp, Stanley Raymond, in education. Loy Lynda Mary, second-class m English. McCaughern, Hazel Mary, second-class honours in English. Perry, Leslie Merrit, in English and French. Reid, Lester Andrew, in economics. Sayers, Charles Herbert, in history. Sinclair, John James David, first-class honours in English. Smith. Ngaire Evelyn Steventon, second-class honours in history. Swainson, Sarah, second-class honours in French. Taylor, David Mortimer, second-class honours in Greek. Waller, Betty Amy, second-class T,r ," ono F s in Latin and French. Webb, Richard Guy, in history. Winterbourn, Ralph, first-class honours m education. Diploma of Honours. Sheen, Keith John, first-class honours m French (post graduate scholar in arts). Bachelors of Arts. ' Askin, Thomas Campbell (in absentia). Balharry, Barbara Mary (in absentia). Bagge, Betty Audrey (in absentia). Brown, Duncan Esric. Bruce, Barbara Lucy. ChappeU, Noel Colin Lewis. Clibborn, Nancy Ruth. Cook, Eric Kingsley. Curnow, John Henry Tremayne Elcombe, Joscelin Dawe ("to be conferred at Auckland). Eord, Ralph James (in absentia) Foster, Vera Anne (in absentia). Giorgi, Zenda Beatrice. Goldstone, Helen Mary (in absentia). ■ Grant, Donald Gordon. | Hart, Edith Muriel.

Lindsay, David Powell (in absentia;. Matthews, Vera Gwendoline. Milner, lan Frank George 'senior scholar in English'*. Muir, Geoffrey GreyMcNeil, Sheila. Ogg, Kathleen. • Ogilvie, Margaret . Owen, Lawson Fraser (Auckland University College). Pitcaithley, Alan Clark. Pollard, Ivy Mary (in absentia). Prebble, Dorothy May Phyllis. Robertson, James Patrick Shinnie. Simpson, Myrtle May. Southgate, Alfred John. Spear, Chaales Edgar (University of Otago). Tennent, Sheila Emily. Thorpe, David Dumville. Waeffler, Barbara Helen (in absentia). West-Watson, Alison Monsarrat-West (in absentia). Wilson, Eliza Cora Reid. Wright, Jean Struthers. FACULTY OF SCIENCE. Masters of Science. Fife. Clifford Valmont, second-class honours in chemistry. Helson, Gordon Albert Henry, firstclass honours in zoology. j Bachelors of Science. ! Alcorn, Norman Patrick. Buckley, Reynolds George Rimmer. Bull, Joan Early. Glasgow, John Philip. Goodjohn, Eileen Mary. Lowry. Zoe Verna (Victoria University College). Maling, Peter Bromley (senior scholar in geology). Simpson, Ralph Annand. Bachelor of Home Science. Hunter, Ines Jean (University of Otago). FACULTY OF COMMERCE. Bachelors of Commerce. Bowie, Edgar Stirling, LL.B. Dewsbury, George Guthrie (in absentia). Fountain, Havelock-Russell. Hepburn, Ross, LL.M. McGregor, Roy. Thompson, Margery May. FACULTY OF LAW. Masters of Laws. Champion, Elmo Connal, M.A. Watts, Jack Thomas. Wicks, James Albert, with second-clasS honours in jurisprudence, contract, torts, trusts. Bachelors of Law*. I Hill, Reginald Norman. [ Hopkinson, George William. | Hunter, Hugh William, i Perry, Charles Stuart.

I FACULTY OF ENGINEERING. Bachelors of Engineering:. Abbott, Alan Grant (civil) (already conferred). Akins, Donald Anderson (civil). Barber, Hubert Emile (eivil) (in absentia). Buckley, Reynolds George Rimmer (civil). Chester, Rober Rosser (civil) (in absentia). Dalmer, Erie Brooklyn (civil). Edmunason, Edmund Dolbel (civil). Garrett, Hot Ellison (civil). Grindley, John Wynne (civil) (to be conferred at Auckland). Hewitt, Nigel Eccles (mechanical) (in absentia). Hooker, John Keith (electrical) (to be conferred at Victoria University College). Jones, John Nelson (electrical) (already conferred). Mann, Sidney Rheese (civil) (in absentia). Meredith, Richard Sunderland Sheriff (electrical). Ockleston, Allah Joshua (civil) (already conferred). Page, Harvey Francis (civil) (already conferred). Patterson, Henry James Noble (civil) (already conferred). Robb, Andrew Gordon (civil) (to be ■ conferred at Auckland). Rogers, Joseph William (electrical). Tattersfield, Walter James (civil) (in absentia). Watts, Lawrence Bradford (civil) (to be conferred at Auckland). Waymouth, Henry (civil) (with honours). White, Duncan Urquhart (civil), (already conferred). Bachelors of Forestry. Collier, Hilary Zermatt (in absentia). Rawlings, George Boris. CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Master of Agricultural Science. Donald, Hugh Paterson, first-class honours in field husbandry (Macmillan Brown agricultural research scholar). Bachelor of Agricultural Science. McLean, John William. DIPLOMAS. ' i Diploma, of Education. Breach, Edward Leslie. Campbell, Archibald John (in absentia). Hasell, Eric George. Pafkyn, George William. Read, Ernest Bickley (in absentia). Sandall, Frederick Arthur. Wise, Herbert Percival, M.A., B.Sc. Diploma In Social Science. I Wise, Herbert Percival, M.A., B.Sc. ■! Diploma in Journalism. Agar, Phyllis Freeman. Giorgi, Zenda Beatrice. Muir, Geoffrey Grey. Ogilvie, Margaret. Parrott, William Egmont. Diploma in Fine Ark Anderson, Leonora. Oakley, William John. Ruddle, Marjorie. Scarvell, Lucy Julia. Diploma in Blinking. Blamires, Mabel Henley. Neville, Robert Keith Heddleston. Associates of the School of EngineerIngr. Anstiss, Maurice. Thomson, Henry McLaren. Associate of the School of Forestry. Whitehead, Shaw. , Senior Scholars, University off New Zealand. Milner, lan Frank George, in TgngHc*., Maling, Peter Bromley, in geology. Canterbury Law Society's Gold Medal. Hopkinson, George William. Butterworth Prise In Law. ,W£Hiams, Jermfes Rutherford.