Dominion News

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1949, Page 10

Dominion News

Good Wives Of 110 dietitians trained in New Zealand since 1941, 35 had resigned to get married, said the Health Department dietitian (Miss McKenzie) at a conference of dietitians in Auckland yesterday. She- knew 1 of two more who would soon be married. “Most dietitians for some strange reason are very good looking, and so they get married,” commented the superintendent of the Auckland Hospital (Dr Selwyn Kenrick). —(P.A.) University Health Services A proposal to establish health services of a preventive and educational character under college authority in all the university colleges was approved by the Senate of the University of New Zealand at Wellington yesterday. It was decided to ask the Government to provide the necessary finance, and a small deputation was appointed to seek an interview with the Ministers of ITedlth: (Miss M. B. Howard) and .Education (Mr T. H. McCombs). —(P.A.) War Concessions For Students

A request' from the-' Returned Services’ Association that-the Senate of the University of New Zealand continue war-concessions on marks, order of subjects, and special examinations ifras considered by the Senate yesterday. The Vice-Chancellor (Professor I. A. Gordon) said that at present marks concessions lapsed two years after demobilisation'. Very considerable concessions had been made. To introduce additional relaxations now would lead to a sense of grievance among those who had already passed under the existing concessions conditions. It would require the revision of many thousands of cases. The Senate decided to take no action. —(P.A.) . New Treatment For Arthritis

It might be possible for Compound E, a new drug used in. the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever, to be made in New Zealand in about a year, said Dr John McM. Mennell, of Auckland, who returned by air yesterday after giving lectures in the United States. Dr Mennell was at the Mayo clinic, at the time when the new drug was being developed. There was no doubt about the success of Compound E, he said, but the expense was at present a limiting factor to its wide use. 'As far as was known at this stage, the drug had to be used constaritly for rheumatoid arthritis, but it was hoped later to find some way in which a cure could be effected and treatment stopped. It would probably be a year before it was manufactured commercially.— (P. J A.)

New University Chairs The- development of the University of New Zealand with reference to the establishment of additional chairs during the next five years is to be considered by a committee of the Vice-Cancellor (Professor lan Gordon) and the six academic heads of the university colleges, the University Senate decided yesterday. Dr H. Pl. Hulme said that at present it appeared to be in the hands of the University Grants Committee to advise the Government to grant money for the establishment of new chairs. The Senate then had to approve a chair as a chair of the University of New Zealand. It appeared clear that the Senate’s hand should not be forced by.money being approved for a chair before it had approved the need for such a chair.— (P.A.)

Hops May Cost N.Z. Dollars New Zealand may have to pay dollars for hops from the United States, according to Mr E. R. Neale (Opposition, Nelson). Speaking in the Budget debate in the House of Representatives yesterday, Mi - Neale said that, because the price was not considered payable, some of the biggest growers in the Nelson district were pulling out their crops. He knew' of one grower who had pulled out 17 acres. “If we do not grow enough hops we still have to have them and we shall have to import them from dollar areas,” he added. Such a needless drain on dollar resources could be avoided by a commonsense amendment of the existing price, Mr Neale said, but he feared that the Government would as usual leave it far too late. Several Government members interjected that, even if hops were imported, they would not need to come from dollar areas, but Opposition members disputed this, saying New Zealand’s imports would come from California.—(P.A.)

Military Training An objection to discussing military training for students in«committee was made by Mr L. K. Munro at today’s meeting of the Senate of the University of New Zealand. The subject was most important, he said,, and the Senate should not go into committee merely to allow members to speak freely. If they believed what they said they should be willing to speak publicly. The Chancellor (Sir David Smith) said he understood the army had gone pretty far with its plans and it might be desirable for the Senate to take some action. Sir Thomas Hunter said a New Zealand body of students had met at Auckland and had certain proposals to put before the Senate and the Government. He was aware of the nature of the proposals, but did not feel he could discuss them in open meeting. It was decided to ask the Minister of Defence (Mr F. Jones) to grant permission to the military officers concerned to discuss the question of military training for students in committee with the Senate. —(P.A.)