SCIENCE STUDIES HELD UP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 9 June 1945, Page 2

SCIENCE STUDIES HELD UP

NO GAS FOR LABORATORY BURNERS Auckland, This Day. Lack of gas to operate hundreds of laboratory burners which have been out of use since the beginning of the present term is greatly handicapping the science studies of a large number of university and secondary school students in Auckland. Most affected is the chemistry department of the uni-

j versity, but also involved are the | nical College, grammar schools and i manual training schools. “Work in laboratories is being retard. I ed,” said Professor F. P. Worley, head ; of the University chemistry department this morning. “The prolonged failure of the gas supply is affecting a large number of students and causing exceptional difficulties for those in senior . classes who have a great deal of practical work to do in the course of the year.” j As a temporary makeshift, added j Professor Worley, numbers of glass I bottles and pots had been fitted with • wicks to serve as methylated spirits • burners and some work could be cari ried out, but the range of experiments ! was very limited. 1 It was stated at the Technical Col- | lege, where cookery instruction was in. 1 volved, that the practical side of the i work was at a standstill.- **