ENGINEERING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 7

ENGINEERING.

, IN UNIVEESiTV COLLEGES. AUCKLAND'S qnIEVAWBE. (By !Tckßr*ph.-Pirc£s % . AjSociaUonj ' Auokland, April 20. An animated discussion t<iok pliice' at to-day's meeting of tho I'niversity 0&1lego CouttoU.- uiKHi the- refusal of the univorsity Sen-ate to recognise the tuition given by tho Auckland ■University College in engineering. Mr. G. Peacocko" movedt "Tbat, in view qf tho refusal of- the Senate to recognise a- two yeara' course of study at tho Aueklaud 'Oiiirersity College eitgineering dass as equivalent to the Jir-sfc.t.Hti ygars of tho degree course pf tho Canterbury College School of Engweering, the Miiiis.tef of Educatimi b.e_ requested to a.sfcerta-in. mid inform this cauntil whether tho Uaivetaity cliwte) , , or any other siiatutq, confers the poivor.tepon tho Senate to deetinc to esamihjs' vfor atiy- professio-Uai -degree) candidates who ha-vci not attended lectures at a certain pregcrilsed one tot tho affiliated colleges." Mr. Peacocike said that tho .speeialisation idea ivae based entirety ilpo:n.th.e aUpxios.ition that tho ganettil Ouvcriiniteoi' had jief'eiiffieieni fiiiancia} s-tre-ag-t-U to esiaWish some eliaiis iji sovcral of. the centres, and that' it was bettor to coßcentrate their financial resources in giving a csmjjk-to coarse in one. centre. 'Ho tbtmght, hoft-cver, tlwit if weald bo a wistako to make it a bard and fast rule, and debar universities with the- meafts from tea-cliteg any Subject that was. recognised by the Senate. Ho considered thafthc proposal to Establish % medical school at Aiicklana was premature, for it was clear tlia-fs the hrgq sum that % ijeocSSaQ , wa* nisi available; He ijreceeded io stitto that- tho Aaelc-. land Engiaofirihg School had tho cqubBient and teaching gowor to carry the sturlen-ts over their liTst tivo years. If it wore recegnjscd as the equivalent of; the first'two years at Canterbury. Cot' tege. Bo doubted fr-hother the SeJiate \ really ha'i the power wjvieli it esefcised , in the tnatter. If students haa ia 3'savo Auckland to csninwnoo studies they might just as Well leave New Zealand, as go , South, Mr. Siphon, who- seconded tho motion., said tliat it was not reasonable that beeavUSQ Canterbury and . O'tagowero tijft first in the .field in -profsssbnal fjchools that Auckland shduH bo debarred ffom teaching souia subjects for ell time* . .

Professor Segar Said, that if the motkn was carried it would sitii&ly excite derision in fiio sotfthj aiid p quoting from tlte regulations, lie stilted that the Senate lmd the- to make the regulation wjiich was objected to. . Tho Hen,. J, A. Tole said that they had entered upon a controversy on ! s.jMciaKsatiau. It was to be dejitartd ttifti a spirit of pafotilual and ititetpfevkcial rivalry shouM bo . roused. They should remember tliat the coHogd n'9s a patt of oiw Uiuvoraity. Some day t.bey iniglit have % better school of engineering.- and, .when that : tinte . ttfriveJ, no , body would, be liiore ready to aeciept tho position thw. tie Ss»ate. "I tjijrauc that tho proper ntiS courteous Waj-. instead of tilting at tbo Sehafe, is to endeavour to got it to recognise the tuition we give." concluded the speakers ■ Professor C. W. Egerton moved an sunpndnwflt favotifiug an wdcavour being ljiado hj kgislatimi to procure- tTt.e : recognitioil by the University of New Zealand of all pwpefly-equippe.d classes at any afßliatca obliges.'. fl-iis wagsocondofl by Profesjor Sogar., ■ The- motion was carried on the j ing veto of the ehairrijsfl. j