Education And Army

Northern Advocate, 11 June 1942, Page 5

Education And Army

(P.A.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Replying to a complaint bv the Temuka branch of the Returned Services’ Association in reference to education facilities for mobilised students, the University of New Zealand states: | "There is probably no university in the British Empire that has done more to minimise the hardships that must necessarily fall on mobilised students. “At the outbreak the university obtained through the Government an amendment of the University Act to permit giving reasonable concessions to mobilised students. The university has held examinations in centres where soldier students desired to be examined, including camps in New Zealand and overseas. A special committee of the senate has dealt with over 1500 cases of concessions to military students and liberal concessions have been granted. ‘‘The colleges of the university have done what they can to direct the studies of mobilised students and to correct any work sent in by them." the statement continues.

“Mobilised students who take their degrees have been exempted from graduation fees. Changes have been made in the prescriptions of certain subjects so far as they fit in with the needs of the armed forces. Arrangements have been made to permit colleges to hold certain examinations earlier so that students may complete the work of the year before being called upon to undertake defence duties.

“The university has strongly urged the Government to introduce a comprehensive scheme for the armed forces. The university has decided that it will not hold examinations in defaulters’ camps."

Canadian Army.—ln the largest, monthly’ reauisition so far. the Canadian army is calling un 15,000 men for military training in July. The June call-up totalled BGOO. The army’s training facilities have been undergoing expansion for some time.