With the “Foreign” Delegates At Cornell University

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 189, 12 August 1936, Page 6

With the “Foreign” Delegates At Cornell University

NEW ZEALAND COMES INTO PROMINENCE.

(By M. S. Grant.) following the routine outness of the triennial conference of .the Associated Country women of the World, held recently rn Washington, D.U., an extended programme was arranged for the foreign delegates, vvnicn included many sumuiating experiences for us all. At Cornell University, in New korJt State, wo were tno guests of tne College ox Home Economic s over a memorable w eeii-end, leaving deeply impressed wiin tne system of State aid in rural education extension worn as exeniplilieu in me home bureaux in country sections and other extension worn of the folate College of Agriculture and Home Economics. Miss Barge and 1 were the two New Zeaianders with the party, Mrs. Paterson having proceeded to New fork intending to rejoin the delegation for the visit to Canada. And hero little New Zealand came very much into the limelight. Pirst of all we learned of the visit of Professor W. iiiddet, of College, and Mrs. Biddet a week or so previously and of the busy time the professor had spent in his investigations at the university. Then we were told that Professor Belshaw, of Auckland had also been a recent visitor, and still , another contact with Massey College was the meeting with Professor S. Asdell, formerly on the stall and now Professor of Husbandry at Cornell. Professor and Mrs. Asdell were interested to learn of friends in Palmerston North and sent coroial greetings. As a result of a series of broadcasts on “Longevity in Animals” from the university, a large sum of money had beon made available for research work and Professor Asdell had the honour to be one of three chosen to carry out this work, uast, but by no means least, I met Mr. Malcolm Burns, of Christchurch, a brilliant New Zealander, now en route ,to his homeland. While studying at Aberdeen University Mr. Burns had the distinction of winning a Commonwealth Scholarship which gave him two years to further Ms studies in soils at Cornell. At. the commencement services that week-end which the visitors were privileged to attend, 1300 students received their degrees, Malcolm Burns receiving Ms Ph.D. On July 2 Mr. Burns married Miss Euth Waugh, a tall American girl and university graduate, •whom I also had tho pleasure of meeting, and this young couple were immediately setting out to see what the Dominion had to offer them and should be on the way to their new home if not already here. Mrs. Burns wiH be welcomed in dramatic circles, for her particular interest centres round the Littlo Theatre movement and dramatic art.