WHERE GOOD WORK IS DONE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14532, 21 November 1910, Page 6

WHERE GOOD WORK IS DONE.

KNOX RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE. ■ . :,.. liioxesT the good and useful: works of the ' >S] : Presbyterian Church of New Zealand the establishment of Knox College at Dunedin . - is entitled to* rack as one of the most successful and noteworthy; ,■; Some particulars of ; the objects and work of the college, which" ■'■'■':' were - supplied to a Heeald representative ■..'■,-'■: by the Rev.- Andrew Cameron, one of the "],- - members of the recent General Assembly, ;■ . ■.':■„ will be of. interest, as showing how a general '. > ' want; "altogether apart from any question of 3 'denomination, has been met by the founding of the college. , '■!/:{; , • The movement for the establishment of .- Knox College had its origin in 1901, when ... Mr. John Boss, .of the firm of Messrs. Ross and Glendining, made a donation of ■ .£IO,OOO to the object. The fund, having received this munificent commencement,was ;r increased by various other gifts and be- -,'.- „ quests. The principal bequests were those . •by Mr. S. Wilson, of Papakaio (£9308), Miss *. Manson, of Feuding (£looo>, and Mr,- D. Manson, of Palmerston North'.- (£1000). 1 . There ■ wore four other ■' gifts of £500 each, ' . and several smaller donations, from £200 ' . downwards,:; together with interest, brought the fund to -upwards of £27,000, which has ■ ,'■■ been expended on the erection and furnish- .'■'. ing of the:build The college is situated ; in North-east Valley, close to the city of Dunedin, on a 10-acro site, which was also /.presented to the Church for the purpose. ' - - The college, .. which was opened in April, - - ; ■•' 1909,- is not only the theological college of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, but .it is also a residential university college, where all students of all creeds attending theOtago. University,, and desiring to reside ',_,/in. college chambers under Christian inv.vfluence and discipline, "have the opportunity * of doing so, and at the same time of securing congenial fellowship and an educational ■•■(■ ■>. atmosphere, combined, with a comfortable .'■, ,!. home. The college was furnished and opened ""'-'.'„ > free of debt, with 42 students tof all facul- :■:._■: ties in .residence, and representing all parts j ,_ of .New.'Zealand. Th© two faculties most -■ < largely represented were theology and mediy cine. During -last summer some alterations :■:■ were made,, which; enabled 52 students to be •.• accommodated.: The; charges', made to the , students are based rOn a moderate scale. It is not desired to make a monetary profit out v of the institution, and this may be gauged • from the fact that whilst the amount received in board fees during the last financial y.tn reached, £1377, the surplus was only ■. •■• . £50. .The plan of the building provides for an ultimate doubling of the: present aeoomyjjv jnodation.::' ' 4? effort is : also being' made to raise a ~.; . special endowment of £15,000 for the deve- ■ lopment of the college, principeHv by th« & appointment of tutors to assist the university students in their studies. & £2100 of this amount has already been raised .; , .The master of the college is the Rev Win' Hewitoon, formerly of Knox Church, Dunefiin. Mr. Cameron, who is chairman of the ► College Council, states that the institution : -bgs wrearly proved- a wonderful success " i;v--^^Jtha^'aJtt' increased sphere of usefulness RP^S^jajj.xsjbfidenyy. looked forward-Jc.