INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 11

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

University Seeks Support

“The university system is going to spend more money to produce more graduates to serve the community,” said Mr D. W. Bain, chancellor of; the University of Canterbury, when he warned members of the New Zealand Institution of Engineers at the opening session of the annual conference yesterday, that they would be asked to give moral support, to dip into their pockets for taxation and to make contributions.

The new School of Engineering, which would be finished at the end of 1960, was “quite a monumental job,” said Mr Bain. Three times the space of the old school would be available. He hoped that the institution would make sure that the output of engineers would be maintained at adequate standards. The university would be calling on the community for support for many years. All would see the need for a full team of trained engineers coming into community life if New Zealand was to keep abreast of developments and the democratic way of life was to be retained, said the Mayor (Mr G. Manning), officially opening the conference. By their knowledge, skill and constructive work, engineers had made enjoyment of life in New Zealand possible. Instead of being out for the welfare of its members, the institution had worked for the advancement of the profession and for the benefit of the community. The tendency was for the people to group themselves into large urban communities, said Mr Manning. Engineers throughout New Zealand were facing the problems created. The annual meeting of the institution was opened and will be continued today. Four papers were discussed <at yesterday’s afternoon dession