THE BURSARY SYSTEM

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 16, 20 January 1933, Page 13

THE BURSARY SYSTEM

SENATE'S RECOMMEND-

ATIONS

At a meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University yesterday, Professor T. A. Hunter, Vice-Chancellor, brought up the following report of a. committee appointed .to consider the decision of the Government to provide no funds for university bursaries in the current year:— c' 7i n IJ? W Zealand it has been the policy of the Government and of the University to open the door of scholarship (and consequently of the professions) to all classes of the community by means of a liberal system of bursaries awarded on the conclusion of a post matriculation year of satisfactory secondary work. Owing to the final depression the Government has decided to provide in 1933 no funds for university bursaries, but to establish university national bursaries, more limited in number, awarded on "the results of the entrance scholarship examination, and administered by the Education Department. The committee, having considered the position, recommends:—

"(1)_ That .the University Senate expross ita regret that the Government has lound it necessary .to'reduee thV-number of bursaries, and'hopes that as soon as possible it will reintroduce the more liberal system" (with, such alterations as may be deemed advisable) bo that educational opportunity may be given to those best qualified to benefit from it. ,"(?) .That the Senate considers that the University Entrance Scholarship examination is not suitable as ' the exclusive basis of the award of bursaries. "(3) That the Senate is of opinion that candidates in the credit lists be awarded bursaries, and that any balance available should be awarded in order o£ merit from a list of probable candidates, the list to be prepared by the school inspectors after consultation with tho principals of the schools concerned".

The report of the committee was adopted.