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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 165, 9 April 1926, Page 12

A moil'’ the students who have entereo the newly opened School of Architecture at Auckland were two ladies, including one who has been awarded a scholarship of the value of £lOO a. year by the Canterbury College authorities, bo far as I can see. there is no reason whv women should not take up architecture ns a profession," said Professor Knight, speaking to a "New Zealand Herald” reporter, v 1 here is nlo.ntv of scope for them in the designin'' of houses, and the interior decoralion of those homes, when built, is peculiarly their work. Quite apart from that I could place a number of girls with a knowledge ot architectural drafting in positions to-day if they were available. Most architects need a <»irl for secretarial work, such ns ‘typing specifications and letters. but there is not enough work of that kind to occupy the whole of a girls’ time p she could undertake drafting as wed siie'. could be sure of permanent employment."