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OBJECTIONS TO TAMAKI DIFFICULTIES SUGGESTED STAFF LECTURER'S VIEWS* A protest against the Voposal to remove Auckland University College from its present site to Tamaki is made by Dr R. P. Anschutz, senior lecturer in philosophy at the college, in a letter to the Herald. "I cannot but feel" he stated, "that if the bad consequences of the Tamaki scheme were sufficiently realised the citizens of Auckland and the Government would determine to find room for the college to expand around its present site." The college council had had under consideration a plan for removal of-the college during the past two years, but there had never been any public discussion of the merits or demerits of the scheme !>y the staff, students or citizens. The argument had been simply that there was urgent need.for new accommodation for the schools of engineering and architecture and the department of physics, and also that there was no possibility of securing ground for the erection of new buildings adjacent to the present site. Hence it was concluded necessary to go to Tamaki. where the council recently invested in a large tract of land. Part-time Students It was difficult to discover how far the plans for removal to Tamaki had gone, he continued, hut whatever the position was at the moment it should he realised that the scheme would have important consequences not only for the college but also lor the city and the country, some of which seemed thoroughly undesirable. "There' has always been too_ little awareness of the college in the city and of the city in the college," he stated, "and with' the removal to Tamaki there will be even less. However good the transport facilities, people will not travel from Ponsonby or Mount Albert to attend concerts, plays or lectures at Tamaki. The attendance of part-time students at the college will become difficult and may become impossible. Hence, unless there is a large increase in scholarships there will be a larse decrease in students. I uould add that, unlike some of mv colleagues, I do not consider the presence of part-time students m some departments as a source of weakness. Their records compare favourably with those of full-time students. And' it is <zood educational practice to combine practical experience in some professions, such as law, architecture and teaching, with the elucidation of general principles that obtains in a university.
Separation of Departments "Tt may he noted that the question of part-time students was raised at the last meeting of the council, and it was pointed out, according to press reports, that returned servicemen would not be affected, since the new buildings, would take at least five years to complete. The council, it would appear, has some consideration for part-time students, but only when they are returned servicemen. "New buildings are urgently needed now by some departments," he continued "These will be occupied as soon as they are built. It will be impossible, however, to prftvide accommodation for the rest of the college at the same time on anything like the same scale. There will be a period during which part of the college will be at Auckland and part at Tnmaki. This will create serious difficulties in several directions. "Tt may readily he granted that the Tnmaki scheme will also have its good consequences. It will make possible, for example, the provision of adequate playing areas near the college. It will also make possible the erection of hostels in the vicinity if there is any money still available. But hostels, it may be noted, were not included among the 12 or 14 structures listed in a reportprepared by the professorial board. It seems to me." concluded Dr Anschntz, "impossible to find good Consequences of sufficient weight to balance the bad."
FLOOD RESCUE HERO DEATH IN AUCKLAND MR CHARLES A. CHAPMAN The rescue of four people during Hoods in Northland 25 years ago is recalled bv the death in Auckland tliis week of Mr Charles Augustus Chapman. Born in Sydney 60 years ago. Mr Chapman had been in New Zealand since 1905. residing most of that time in the Auckland Province. During floods in Paparoa in March, 1920, Mr Chapman carried out acts of conspicuous bravery at great personal risk. He was awarded the Albert Medal by the King, and also received the Royal Humane Society's gold life-saving medal. Waters which had been dammed by a landslide following a cloudburst swept into the township and inundated houses. When news of this disaster reached Mr Chapman at five o'clock in the morning, he put on a bathing costume and set out for the township two miles away. He arrived to find, two men clinging to timber in the middle of the flooded river, while a crowd of terrorstricken people looked on_ helplessly from the bank. He was fatigued from running, but swam out twice in the swirling waters with a ladder and brought both men to safety. Mr Chapman next turned his attention to a woman and her child, who were clinging to the branches of a submerged tree. He swam out, but was unable to rescue them, so he returned and obtained a wooden form, which he proceeded to tow out. The rope broke, out his second effort, after a length of wire had been obtained, was successful. and lie brought the child .first, and •then the mother, to the bank. Mr Chapman was an excellent swimmer. having won championships in Australia and Now Zealand. He was prominent in Rotorua and Wellington as &' member of the Druids' Lodge. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs Hull and Mrs Coleman, both o! Auckland, and a son. Able-Seaman V. Chapman, of the Royal New Zealand Navy. BRITISH WOOL EXPERTS VISIT TO DOMINION (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday Two lending British experts on wool would arrive in New Zealand shortly stated the secretary of the Department of Scientific nnd Industrial Research) Or E. Marsden. today. They were Dl B. If. Wilsdon and Professor Sueakman. Dr Wiisdon was advisory assistant on wool problems to the British Govern" ment and director of the AVool Research Station, Torridon. England. _ He would arrive in Wellington early in SepteiU" her and would visit both islands. Hw itinerary would include Massey ana Lincoln Agricultural Colleges. Jle woul<j also meet members of the Wool Board and confer with growers and manufacturers' representatives. . Professor Speakman was professor oi textiles at Leeds University and would .similarly confer with representatives 0 the industry. He was due to arrive i two months.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25287, 22 August 1945, Page 8
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