THE CARNEGIE GRANT POTHER

Evening Star, Issue 20151, 16 April 1929, Page 4

THE CARNEGIE GRANT POTHER

SIR GEORGE FOWIDS EXCUSES HIS OUTBURST 11 LOOKED OMINOUS " [Speciai. xo tub * Star.’l AUCKLAND, April IG. Yesterday the Hon. G. J ; Smith, chairman of the Canterbury University Board of Governors, wired to Sir George Fowlds (Auckland’s president) : “ 1 have read your remarks in re the Carnegie grants. I give you my assurance that all communications on the matter from Canterbury College Board have gone through the University office, Wellington, as arranged, and that "e aro carrying out the agreement strictly and honourably, I regret that you did not communicate with ns before suggesting a. ‘ smart and dishonourable move ’ on our part.” In reply Sir George Fowlds telegraphed to Mr Smithl am glad to have your, assurance officially that Canterbury College has not made application to tho Carnegie Trustees outside the University. In view ot the fact that the southern newspapers some weeks ago contained a circumstantial report that a grant had been made for a scheme of work similar- to the one suggested by tho representatives ol Otago University at the conference last June, and knowing that such grants would not be made without application from someone, remembering also tho inexplicable delay of nearly twelve months in sending into the University the applications from Canterbury and Otago—the position certainly looked ominous. Any unauthorised application is surely reprehensible and deserving of condemnation.”