AN IMPERIAL IDEA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 8

AN IMPERIAL IDEA.

ENGLISH AND COLONIAL UNIVERSITIES. V A GENEROUS OFFER: . . tBT .IEDKOKiPB—PEBSS ISSOOIATIOM.) ClHistchurbh, February-22. " At to-day's meeting ' of the Canterbury Collego Board of Governors- the chairman (Mr. G. AV. Russell, M.P.) announced that .during his stay, .in England.Professor Has-, lam' had: put himself in. touch with the authorities, of Trinity-' '.College, Cambridge, .who had offered a,scholarship:worth £75.a. year on terms so.favourable'and-bo-gratify-, ing that the board.would have no 'difficulty ■in accepting. Students .'nominated by .Canterbury College,, where it was found'that such were worthy of 'the distinction, would be accepted by: .Trinity.' College. The speaker moved, "That Professor Haslam be heartily thanked for; the distinguished ser-vices-he has rendered to> Canterbury College in the matter,' and that, ifc.be referred to the College. Committee to report to. the next. meeting .of tho . board after' consultation with the Professorial Board.as to. the best means of taking .advantage of the munificicnt offer of Trinity College,: Cambridge: ,, llie chairman said that the idea of a college like Trinity granting a scholarship to a young institution like-Canterbury College was-:one -of .the greatest Imperial proposals yet mado, ifi not the greatest.. Great as the late .Cecil Rhodes's: plan, was, this was a greater one. '■. Professor ,Haslam-" had ren-dered-a..; splendid, service to the college in carrying through "the negotiations with such success.-;. The'.-offer, of Trinity College amounted:to a certain value of at least £75 per annum towards the maintenance of a .student from Canterbury College during his residency at Cambridge ■ The expenses of an undergraduate amounted--to from, £200 to £250.a year, but with economy the, ariiount could be reduced to £170 or'even. £150, This latter, however, .would'entail considerable restriction of his. social: intercourse. .Table A. issued by the Trinity College showed annual expenses amounting to £234,-and table B expenses amounting, to £171. If they accepted-. ' the offer. : of : Trinity College they would have .to provide ,'tho passage;, money of;.their; student to and from England, and Rive him an honorarium from the college funds equal to , , an. annual income of £180. If there were any- scholarships.available it would,be open to the board to reduce the allowance. to its student as some, repayment on 'account of the scholarship he had'.'Won.. ; The speaker',- however, did not recommend any parsimonious i treatment on , that account. His own feeling, .was'-.that-the offer was a.splendid one. For.the first,time one .'of. the greatest university colleges;, at Home hai extended- the glad hand of fellowship' to a college in New, Zealand.. Hβ hoped. it would not be many" months before the, first student from Canterbury. College; was , oh the way to Cambridge. •■ ' ' . .'.: ■; Bishop Julius, in seconding -the motion, said'tho step taken by Trinity College might, prove the-fijst' step, in a.:forward movement, for the realisation of the host,'lmperialism. Thp New-Zealand university colleges, while not behind: in academical'distinction, lacked prestige, : , and had not a high ■ standing •at Home. The-., present : . scheme, 'however, brought.them into close-touch with the old. universities, at Home :■ ~' ■ • : ' -.- -.. The , -motion was carried, 1 and subsequently the resolution was conveyed ■. to: Professor Haslam.;. ,:In ; acknowledging, -the vote he said he i hoped to. see a regular :excharige • bet tween. ■■ all , '.the other.-New. Zealand colleges, and those of the.old-world.. - : -. - ;