Degrees in business

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32701, 2 September 1971, Page 12

Degrees in business

Sib, —Mr D. W. Stewart’s contention that “universities should include a business administration degree course, instead of turning out large numbers of students with a B.A. degree, which was of no use in earning a living in today’s business world” embodies a corrupted, and too frequently expounded, view of the purpose of a university and an education. Education, the learning of human cultural heritage, its patterns of thought and values and goals, is altogether a different thing from acquiring a "skill.” The university is committed to the first, not at all to the second, although in fact the university does provide such service courses. His requirements would be best satisfied in postgraduate courses, for not only would such trained people have a sufficient breadth of education to allow some specialisation of talent, but they would also possess that sort of awareness which would enable them to contribute maximally in all aspects of life.— Yours, etc., H. J. Mcß. KERR. September 1, 1971. Sheep measles

Sir, —The reported recent finding that hard freezing of mutton effectively kills ovis cysts interested me. Could you tell me whether a refrigerator or ordinary deep freeze would do this effectively?—Yours, etc., OVIS CYSTS.

August 27, 1971. [Mr M. E. Greville, district meat inspector for the Department of Agriculture, replies: “The provision is for freezing at sub-zero temperatures for a prescribed period in an export works where rigid veterinary inspection and control operates. The domestic refrigerator or deep freeze is for storage purposes only.”]