THE CAWTHRON INSTITUTE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, Issue LIV, 20 February 1920, Page 4

THE CAWTHRON INSTITUTE

DR. TILLY ABD APPOINTED BIOLOGIST, The announcement woe made, by the Chairman of thb .Oa/wthabii Trustees (the Bishop, of Neteon) at the does of the lecture in the School of Music last evening that Dr. Tillyard had; been appointed to take charge of _ tbe biological department of the Institute. This was the signal for a great outburet of applause, and Hr. Tilly ax'd rose and/ bowed l his acknowledgment in response to the ovation accorded him. In making the appointment , public, i the Bishop of "Nelson gave a few facte concerning the position of tire Institute at the present time. He stated that the Trustees of the Institute had been very busy, both during the war and during the lost three or four months, and as a result the work of the Institute was just beginning to be seenThe Supreme Court decision of Mr. Justice Chapman, Tie pointed out, made it clear that the Institute oould been erected anywhere *in New Zealand; and the Bishop emphasised that it was of importance that the institution) dad not exist merely for Nelson, but for the whole of the Dominion. V The trustees were anxious to get the institute properly established) .as soon as possible, and in this connection reference was made to the purchase of the late Mr. John /Sharp’e •residence, which would be fitted up as laboratories and the grounds used for experimental purposes i It would not be possible for gome time to come to build at Annesbrook, and he hoped' some of those citizens able to do so would add to the income of tire institute, and'so help to extend its usefulness. Amid great applause, the Bishop announced that Dr. Tillyard had been appointed to take charge of the biological department of the Institute. Dr. Tillyard, in acknowledging the vote of thanks for hi® lecture, said that the appointment had unexpectedly, and was a surprise to him. After consideration, however, he had decided l to accept the position, and trusted his services would be of benefit in. extending the uselnlnesS of the Institute •

Dr. Tillyawf, who is at present ora the staff of %dney University, is in New Zealand for the purpose of investigating the causes of the diminishing supply of trout food in the streams of the Dominion. He is an authority on dragon flies., of the habits of whidh he has. published & text book, i (Dtr- Till'* yard holds the degree of Sc.D. Cam bridge, and D.Sc. Sydney ; is a Chxnsp AfedaUist of the Linnean Societv; atidi McCleay Research' Fellow in the Umver r pity of Sydney. It is not vet known when Dr. TiUyard will be aWo to take up hig new duties. The following appointments have already been made to the 'staff of the Institute : S . ■ Professor T. H. Edsterfield. L’h.D., F.T.0., F.CvSL, Director. Mr Theodore Rigg, . M.Sc. (N.Z-h R.A.. Research (Cambridge), Assistant Director Mr W -O, Davies. Curator. Dr. J.' R. Tillvard. Sc.TV (Cambridge), D.'Sc. (Sydney), Biologist.