CAPPING CEREMONY

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 153, 28 June 1912, Page 8

CAPPING CEREMONY

DEGREES AWARDED STUDENTS OF VICTORIA COLLEGE. Tlie annual capping ceremony of Victoria College took place in the large Town Hall to-day. In the absence of Sir Robert Stout, Dr. Fitchett presided. On the platform were His Excellency the Governor and the Right Hon. • James Bryce, among other distinguished people. The chairman said that though the college was the poorest in endowment and the ugliest in architecture it wei» the richest in numbers, graduates this year, and undergraduates. The numbers of undergraduates were: — Auckland 287, Canterbury 385, Otago 444, Victoria 643. (Applause.) The numbers of graduates this year were: Auckland 28, Canterbury 27, Otago, apart from medical degrees which, were peculiar to Otago and should not count, 42, and Victoria 44. (Applause.) The [ speaker emphasised the poverty of Victoria College, but he felt that the Govi ernment would surely do something for ; the college in. the coming year, (Applause.) Hie Excellency the Governor was received with, enthusiastic applause. He .said he had unfortunately been unable to attend the capping ceremonies of other colleges. ■ He attached the greatest importance to education and particularly to university education. The ceremony was a feature of the university year. He congratulated Victoria College on its records of graduates and undergraduates. (Applause.) > After a speech by the Right Hon. James Bryce, reported elsewhere, His Excellency conferred the degrees as followe i— D.Sc— James Allan Thomson, of Otago University. M.A.— Andrew Nisbet Burns; John Campbell Burns, third-class honours in political science ; Alfred Edward Caddick, third-class honours in languages and literature (English and German); Ellon Christine Casey, third-class honours in languages and literature (Latin and English) ; Elsie Dorothy Graham, secondclass honours in languages and literature (Latin and German); Nora Gwendolin Isaac, third-class honours in natural science (botany) ; Harriett* Mary Jenkins, second-class honours in natural science (botany) ; Oswald Chettle Mazengarb, second-class honours in political science (of Otago University) ; Gwendoline Minnie von Tunzelmann Saxon, second-class honours in languages and literature (French and German); Annie Winifred Teychenne, second-class honours in mathematics and mathematical physics ; Ronald Sinclair Watson, secondclass honours in mental science (to be conferred at Dunedin). M.Sc— PeTcy William Burbidge, firstclass honour* electricity, second-class honours in heat. B.A.— Fiederick Arthur Bates, Alfred James Havelock Benge, Herbert Frank Brock, Arthur Penfold Castle, Winifred Agnes Cathie, Gladys Gordon Everett, "Norina Emmeline Fogelberg, Vincent John Baird, Frederick George HallJones, Aileen Isabel Haslet! (of Otago University), Hubert Henderson. William Edward Hird, George Covell Jackson, Bruce Melville Kibbkwhite, Jolid Norman Millard (of Otago University), John Cruickshank Morrison, Winifred Emeline M'Hardie, Alice May Palmer, Leila Emily Inez Pemberton, Alfred Herbert Robinson, Jessie Scoft. B.Sc. — Leila Esther Levi, George Harold Robertson. LL.B.— Frank Oswald Victor Acheson (of Otago University), Henry Lawrence Cook. James Murray Dale, Frederick Archibald de la Mare, Siegfried Eichetbaum, Francis Edward Kelly, Matthew Henry Oram, Neil Ruff ell Russell (of Auckland College), Francis LevesonGower West. 1851 Exhibition Science Scholarship. — Theodore Rigg. Senior Seholarship6. — H. F. Brock, Latin ; A. H. Robinson, Greek ; Winifred A. Cathie, botany; G. H. Robertson, zoology.

It was elicited at the meeting of the Wellington Land Board to-day that a settler, who took up a section at Taihape, was not living on it as required by the regulation, but instead had built three_ houses upon it from which he was deriving substantial rents. He was, however, living himself in a whore on Maori land. The board resolved to forfeit the section for non-compliance with the residential conditions. Territorials in uniform travelling to drills, encampments, and rifle contests may travel by rail free on written orders from the ofhcer commanding their districts. Without such orders they will (if in uniform) be allowed to travel at half return fa*o for either double or single journey. . The Court of Appeal will open on Monday morning next. It is probable that the lint will be a light one. Johnston and Co., a party to the award of the Arbitration Court, relating to the omcers of small steameis, were proceeded against at to-day's sitting of the Court for a penalty of £10, for having employed from 3rd November, 1911, to 11th June, 1912, Ernest Turhsma, second mate of the steamer Ripple, and failed to pay him in lieu of holidays in proportion to his time of service, such officer having been discharged for caußo other than inicconducL The question depended upon clause 3 of the award, which is as follows: — "Officers, after twelve months' continuous service, shall be entitled to fourteen daye' holiday leave on fall sea pay. If an officer is discharged for any cause other than misconduct, he shall m- 1 ceivo payment in lieu of the holiday in proportion to the time of *-«mcc fioin his lafct holiday, or from the date ot his engagement." The question was whether the man was entitled to a proportionate amemnt of holiday pay, although hu had uot oervt'd the full year. Mr. H. H. Oetter uppearod for Iho Labour Department, and" Mr. T. »S. Westou for the company. Decision was reserved. The award of the arbitrators (Mr. Justice Sim, Mr. C. B. Morisou, and Mr. G. H. Scales) appointed to decide the fair rental value ol the D.I.C. city leasehold for the ensuing year, fixed 'it at £6 per foot. Another attraction to make R. Pearsoa I and Company's colossal sale of boots and bhoea a nieniorabltf fixture is announced. To-morrow the 150 th pereon to enter the shop will receive a pair of boots as an absolutely free gift, even though he or *>he only intends buying a pair of laces. To be the lucky person is a chance open to everyone. Even those who patronise the- Bale are not fortunate enough to be the lucky one. will find* their visit profitable, for there are tremendous bargains. Boots and shoes in some cases ase marked down at half prices. The sale Is going fast aud .strong, and will not be ablo to la«t long, so get in early. I Pearson's (Gear corner). Cuba-street.— Advt. The Uhual organ recital in the Town j •Hall will bo jjiveu to-morrow night by the City Organist. Tho programme will include three movements from Widor's Second Symphony, act 1, 6cene 3 of Waguor'a "Tannhauser," and works by Schubert, Each, and Wely. Mis'i llauuuh Sweeuay, who created such a ia\ourubk» impression at the last recital., will u».»ii-4 vocally. An aui-tiou kjilo of furniture and cJl'tcfr* nil] U> held ftj-morcow ut 2 o'i lock at t<j<i City Auction Rooms, £)1, ftlumiersbtreaU L J