VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 334, 22 October 1908, Page 7

VICTORIA COLLEGE.

ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT GRANT. AN EXPANSION CONTEMPLATED. EXTENSION LECTURES IMPRACTICa ; ABLE. ■ The .Victoria Collego Council was made Joyful, at its meeting last night, by tho following letter from tho Secretary for Education, which was read by the chairman, Mr. T. R. : Fleming:—■ . : ('I have to inform you-that an additional . annual grant, at the rato of £1500 : per annum, will,". subject to the necessary appropriation by Parliament, be .made to Victoria College. The sum ■ of : £375 has been appropriated for the purpose on account of tho three months ehdiiig March 31, 1909. It is expdeted that: this additional grant, besides affording tho collego means of increasing , its staff in other directions, will enable ; it to carry out tho conditions of the grant". (£2OOO per annum) for speciali-, ' satioii more strictly than it has hither-.' to-been able to'. On receipt of a claim ■for ' i.the : sum named above, together "ft notification that the conditions named herein are accepted, payment will - bo 1 made in -due course at the next ■ quarter." ■■ ; Mr. H. D. Bell, K.C., as one of the committee who had waited on the Government, -to ask for greater financial assistance, said he was almost as much astonished as delighted at this result. "I confess I; had not anticipated' such a response,". said Mr. Bell. "Wo felt bound to limit our request to a sum which we thought waslitho least we could manage with, and we ; .asked for £1200. The Government have given us £1500, and that is an evidence that we havo. the Government at our back, and that they are -willing to assist us in thy i.work of education.".

. Mr. ' 801 l mhred a very hearty vote of thanks to the Government, which was seconded •by Dr. Knight and carried unanimously. ' ,'.; Mr. H. P. Von Haast said it had been suggested, that the council should improve its science side out of the additional funds, and make that efficient, so that the college could give full instruction not only in pass degree; work, but also in honours work, and that the college should deal with all the sciences that students were likely to want. ; Dr. Knight pointed out that the college was already spending more than £1500. a year on law and science. The motion was carried unanimously. : . Buildings and Staff.

Mr.; Yon. Haast then moved: "That the Pinaiic® Committee oonfer with the Professorial Board as to the allocation of the additional grant of £1600 promised by the Government, and as to the additional appointments to the staff required and tne method of such appointment, and with the Professorial Board and the architects as to the/erection and management of the new wing of. buildings and the re-arrangement of the, accommodation in the existing buildings; and report to the next meeting of the council:" Mr. Von Haast emphasised, the need for dispatch, in order that the new buildings and new members of the staff might be available by the first term of next year,-- which commences ■at the end of March. ■" He pointed out that, new members of the; staff- would probably have to give three" months' notice before- leaving- their present,positions. The . fev. TV. A. Evans seconded the mo-toon,-which was carried without dissent. .r' :It_ was stated that physics and gcobj'j wrold-.receive proper treatment at the college under the new subsidy. For some time past .the. council has , been impressed with the necessity of providing assistance for some, of its professors, whose classes are too large to-admit of the most effective,j,work being • done.'- v The new aj>pointmen'tsV which it is proposed' to make will provide this relief. The 'additions to, buildings, .which, .are intended.are not with tho Government's subaro .dependent on another sura SF.v whicli'..tho., council has ■ requested from ( ,the Government. for : - that specific puroriginal plans-of the-college provided, in addition to - the present structure, f or ( .a . new wing including two large class rooms, a large hall, nnd a museum room. With, £3000 the council hopes'to. build the two now class rooms, and to complete several other rooms upstairs, leaving the erection , thc museum room and hall to a future date. The large tea room upstairs in the present. > building would also probably bo concerted - into & cl&ss roonij the ticcesBorieSi being transported into the new portion. '! 1 • Mr.- Magjnnity moved a vote of thanks to the committee which had approached the Government for the increased subsidy, but members of tho oommittee thought that this might |be setting up a bad precedent, and it was decided to accept the spirit of the motion, Without putting it formally to the meeting. - . Extension Lectures. __At a previous meeting of the council Mr. Maginmty moved: "That the professors be consulted as to the possibility of delivering a series of, lectures during the long vacation to -the students of Nelson colleges and the district . high schools under the administration of the Nelson Education Board, and ?r C n_ ® , s Sl loo ' 3 ' n Wanganui, Napier, Marlborough, New Plymouth, and Westland ana upon what terms; the professors to suggest ,the; subjects of lectures they would recommend." ' i Reporting on this motion at last night's meeting, .the Professorial Board wrote that they had .carefully considered tho matter, really 1 ' 1 — n3rn °us'y a M> rove(i of the following : "As pointed out in the report of the ■ Professorial Board dated May 18, 1908, ' the,professors' vacations are already fuUv occupied with college and university lectures in schools, outside of Wellington would, therefore, militate against the general interests of the college, and consequently be opposed to the advancement of higher oduoation in.the districts served by tho college. iinWW nf ". strongly of opinion that the ° university classes in secondary schools is unsound m principle, and is ■EtH, 1® best ! ntorest 3 of tho ,S ; 01 C! ', Thls "Pinion is, the board has reason to believe, shared by many hcidrrust-ers of secondary schools." . The letter warf received. ' College Examinations. chairman reported that the following students had entered tho college examinations :-Latin, 1-54; English, 102; educE 4o; drench, 20; German, 10; mental 68; economics, 14; history, 1; mathematics a; ; mechanics. 13; jurisprudence, 50; constitutional history, 49; chemistry, 21physics, 13; biology, 19. The following exempted students had been examined Wellington, 29; Wanganui, 27; Nelson, 12papier, 8; Dajinevirke, 6; Blenheim, 55 e "l. port ' Greymouth, Reef ton, Palmerston and Now Plymouth, one each; total, _ Resolutions wore received from-Canterbury College on tho subject of superannuation of nnrrersity. teachers and other officers. . The chairman said that the matter was undergoing consideration by the Professorial Board. Personal. H. D. Bell was appointed, with Mr. P. W. Robertson, to represent the college at the commemoration by the University of Cambridge ; of tlio centenary of Charles Darwin's birthday (February 12, 1809), and the fiftieth anniversary of tho publication of the "Origin of Species" (November 24, 1859). The'com«'ili be held-on June 22, 23, and A Queen's'scholarship held by Miss Dorothy E. R. Mason was extended for another yeah .'Prompt delivsry. Importers requiring Immediate deliverj of their goods cannot do bettor than, entrust their Customhouse and Forwarding work'to J. J, Curtis and Co., Ltd., Cjustomhouso Quay,, Wellington, Efficient service and moderate charges assured. 1 C 938 ■ Jr rem arc cuivrciupltitlnK rcmoviiiß, (Ms r.rM tliiuj: you should do is obtain a quotation from J heir. 36 Jervoi( Qnar. Ho ha* had-man; experience in this elan of work, and is in a position to park, «tnre. and remoro any dsscription of furniture. 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