SCHOLARSHIP IN AGRICULTURE
GENEROUS OFFER OF £2OOO A BY PROFESSOR BROAVN J(Per Press Association) . ■ Auckland, Feb. IC.. Tlie N.Z. University Council session opened this morning. . Professor Macmillan Brown was appointed Chancellor for .& three- years’ 'term. He renewed his offer jo give £2OOO. for the foundation’ of a Scholarship in .Agriculture made prior to the last Parliamentary’ session. -He hoped the’Council would accept it as a manifestation of his. belief, that the, *iiost important industry this country bad to -look after was that of agriculture. Ho made it a. -condition; •hat the gift..stunild bear subsidy of £to £. ■ ,£• - ' No decision was made by the Council in: regard to tl\e appointment of a Principal and Vice-Chancellor, the 'whole question-, being referred, to . a special committee. The election :'o.f a.;-co-opted member, of the Council wa.s postponed till Friday. ' ■
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Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1032, 17 February 1927, Page 6
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