CULTURAL SUBJECTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 11 September 1937, Page 3

CULTURAL SUBJECTS

Al l Ol \T.\NTS’ VIEWS In ii repui I In Ihr Ednral inn 1 'uiniiiiltee ut I lie New Zealand Society of AnulUiL,'Hits, Mr I). 11. Siren (.Auckland} silb--111111 cl l proposals lor a siib.sl il ul ioli of a. degree of Bachelor ol Aceoiiiiliuicy instead of the present, one of Bachelor of I oiiinierec and for a new prescription I'o.r I lie degree of Master of Uommercc which al pirsrtil in lii.s opinion—had too mueli of n leaning Inwards economics. “It must, In l rememlirred," stated Mr Steen, “tl*it business problems are becoming greater. The sphere of the accountant is becoming wider anil it is for the University to enlarge and widen ils scope. Several technical blanches of ‘accounting’ are becoming more ami more important, and it is not possible In cover them in the necc.s. sary prescript ions for professional purposes nor to set examinations satisfactorily in I hem in the present eiielimslaiiees . If accountancy is to reach the position it should occupy among the oilier professions, I here should be established a do. finite degree in accountancy, which would be more concerned with accountancy subjects . . Possibly the University Colleges would establish Schools of Accountancy governed by accountancy men in place of the Schools of Commerce ruled over by the Faculty of Economics.” Mr (I. W. Reid (Dunedin) said he believed it was not desirable to have a degree of an almost solely technical character. It would be definitely beneficial to have cultural subjects which would broaden Die outlook of students and widen their contact with University life. Thus accountancy graduates would he belter lifted to Lake a worthy place in Die file of the community. After furl her discussion it was decided to sot np a sub-committee comprising Messrs Reid, Steen and J). O. Johnston (Secretary of the Society) lo cou f er with the University authorities on tie fl|iiestion of a re-organisation of courses fo> the degree of Bachelor and Master of Commerce.