UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21346, 22 November 1932, Page 10

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

STUDENTS' DEFERRED FEES

Various awards of scholarships and prizes were made by the Auckland University College Council at its meeting yesterday. The list is as follows Butterworth Prize, in law, Alan M. "Winstone; Duffus Lubecki Scholarship, in science, W. S. Rapson; Sir George Grey Scholarship, F. H. Sims and D. A. Peak (equal); Sinclair Scholarship, in biology, H. F. Rhodes-Robinson; Workers' Educational Association Bursaries, G. Buckman and A. S. M. Hely.

Regarding the question of students' fees, tho president, Sir George Fowlds, stated that, following the policy decided upon by tho council, tho college had carried on quite a number of students whose financial position was such that but for the forbearance of the college regarding fees they would have been compelled to relinquish their studies. Payment on some of these deferred fees had come in during the year. The students had shown genuine appreciation of such concessions and he felt suro that substantial sums of these deferred fees would bo paid in future years when tho students began earning salaries, lie presumed that it would be the wish of the college that the samo policy should bo followed next year. The president's statement was approved. It was reported that tho income and Expenditure account showed a deficit of £1275 at tho close of the academic year, whereas one of £2700 had been estimated. The special schools showed a deficit of £2649, against £5632 estimated, and arts and general a surplus of £1374, against £932. Government grants for general purposes had amounted to £9OBI, against £11,208 esimated, and students' and college fees (apart from special schools) to £13,000. against £11,950. A closing return of enrolments for the year showed a total of 1166, compared with 1157 for November, 1931, particulars being:—Arts, 478 (488 in 1931); science, 131 (131); commerce, 239 (246); law, 105 (92) ; engineering, 95 (63); architecture, 52 (55) ; music, 26 (28); journalism, 23 ( 23); medical, 29 (15); dental. 9 (4); home science, 4 (1); agriculture, 11 (ID-

On the recommendation of the finance committee it was decided that no action should bo taken upon a suggestion by Mr. 11. W. Lowry that a college printing press should be established.