UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5310, 23 June 1904, Page 3

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

"CAPPING” CEREMONY AT DUNEDIN. A SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. SUGGESTED. TRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN, June 22. At the "capping” ceremony this afternoon it was announced that nine Otago students had obtained tho B, A. degree, three Bachelor of Science, eight Bachelor of Medicine, and two had gained seven scholarships. The Chancellor, in his address, urged the colony to make suitable provision for tho encouragement of original research. He recommends that the Senate should grant a research scholarship for two years every alternate year to the student distinguishing himself in research work, and for the completion of his studies in some Old World University. This scholarship should alternate with the English exhibition one. and should bo worth .£l5O a year. He read the extracts from Professor Dixon, one of the English examiners, showing that in some subjects teaching in New Zealand was equal to that of tho best teaching institutions in England. He strongly urges tho establishment of a school of journalism, seeing that tho colony has 200 newspapers, while ‘134 follow journalism for a living. Seeing tbo enormous influence of tho press, its directors should, he said, bo well versed in history, humanity, political science, jurisprudence, political economy and philosophy. He appealed to wealthy colonists to imitate the United States, whoso liberal treatment of higher education is enabling the Republic to turn out more educated men and women in proportion to the population than any other country in the world. Dr Bonham mentioned that during the present session at Otago University 286 students were attending classes. Part of tho increase was due to the larger number of women students, now totalling 88. Tho number of men was fewer this year than in 1898, which was to be deplored if, as ho was given to understand, it was due to tho supply of male teachers at primary schools declining. The diplomas were then presented. A. R. Andrew, exhibition scholar, and James A. Thomson, Rhodes scholar, took honours in science. Eight gained the degree of Master of Arts (including two women). ten Bachelor of Arts (five women), two Bachelor of Science, one Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering, two Bachelor of Law, eight Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (three women).