UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22086, 16 April 1935, Page 12

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL VARIOUS MATTERS DEALT WITH The Auckland University College Council decided at a meeting yesterday to act on the recommendation of the Professorial Board to seek to obtain a Carnegie Fellowship in favour of Professor Theodore Plant and to secure his appointment as Research Fellow within the department of economics. The recommendation was made on the understanding that the appointment would not involve the council in any financial obligations for salary and travelling expenses. It was stated that Professor Plant is at present at Hull University. The president said they were likely to learn something from him and they had nothing to lose. Tho council expressed its appreciation of the action of Mr. G. Shirtcliffe investing in the New Zealand University a sum of £20,000 for the establishment of a university fellowship, a research scholarship and a bursary. Notification was received from the executors in the estate of the late Walter J. It. Kirby that his will provided for the payment of £IOOO fo the college to provide income for a singing scholarship to be known as the "Walter Kirby Singing Scholarship." The geology department reported the gift from Professor J. A. Bartrum of a. fine collection of graphtolites from Victoria which had been given to him by Mr. P. A. Koeble of the National Museum, Melbourne, and also the gift from Mr. W. 10. Sargent, of Mount Roskill, of a number of South African specimens, including a fine specimen of diamond in matrix. The School of Architecture reported an anonymous gift of £5 as a prize for a monumental design on a stated site. When the list of senior university scholarships was placed before members, it was pointed out that rather more than 50 per cent of the awards had come to Auckland. It was decided to congratulate the staff and the students on these results. The council decided to congratulate tho Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C., on his appointment as chancellor of the University of New Zealand. Tt was reported that the New Zealand. University had approved of the recognition of Professor H. Hollinrake as a professor of the university. Mr. N. M. Gleeson was appointed extra demonstrator in dental mechanics for the current year.