BURSARY AWARDS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 97, 18 January 1933, Page 8

BURSARY AWARDS

New System Criticised COMMITTEE TO REPORT Opposition to the new system of swarding bursaries tenable at a university, by which the control has passed from the university authorities to the Education Department, was expressed by Mr. F. A. de la Mare, when speaking at the annual meeting of the New Zealand University Senate yesterday. The university, which was receiving the bursars, he said, should have the say, and not the Education Department. The Government by this change had taken away the opportunity of many members of the community to obtain higher education. It meant, in effect, that university education would only be available to those who could afford it It seemed to him to be one of the most foolish and insensate pieces of economy thought' of. Many people had bright children, but on account of the present conditions they were not in a position to send them to a university. He thought that strong representations should be made to the Government on the point. Dr. James Hight, rector of Canterbury College, thought that the university would be shirking its responsibility if it did not investigate the position ir. regard to university bursaries. He did feel that in view of the enforced leisure thrust upon a large section of young people, the university should recognise its responsibility, and should press upon the Government to provide the means for those young people to use that enforced leisure to the best advantage.

On the motion of Dr. Hight, a small committee was appointed consisting of the vice-chancellor, Mr. W. J. Morrell, Mr. L. .1. Wild, Mr. de la Mare and Mr. C. M. Gilray to report on the matter to the next meeting of the senate.