Two capped B.A.

Press, 6 May 1983, Page 3

Two capped B.A.

When Miss Lorraine Copp (above, right) received her bachelor of arts degree yesterday her mother, Mrs Lois Copp, was not in the public seats with other parents of graduands. She had preceded her daughter to the Christchurch Town Hall stage to receive her own bachelor of arts degree. For Mrs Copp it was the culmination of studies begun at Victoria University of Wellington six years ago. She had a break from her studies when the family moved to Christchurch in 1979, renewed her studies on a part-time basis at the University of Canterbury in 1981, and completed her de-

gree as a full-time student last year. Miss Copp, aged 21, began her degree as a correspondence student at Massey University in 1979. She decided to continue her studies' full-time at Canterbury and finished her degree last year. Both Mrs Copp and her daughter majored in English literature and history, and Miss Copp also majored in religious studies. Although they took several of the same courses they never attended lectures together, doing the courses in different years. Miss Copp is continuing her studies at Canterbury

University and hopes to complete a master of arts degree in history. “I’m not sure yet but I would also like to do a doctorate, and after that perhaps start a small business,” she said. Mrs Copp originally went to university to improve her writing. She has had children’s stories and short articles published and would like to concentrate on writing something longer, perhaps plays. She bad no intention of returning to university, said Mrs Copp, in spite of encouragement from her daughter to join her in M.A. classes.