IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12357, 29 January 1926, Page 7

IN THE CAUSE OF SCIENCE

FOURTH CONGRESS OPENS NUBIEROUS PAPERS READ. BIG REPRESENTATIVE GATHER. ING. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, January 28. ..The fourth Science Congress of tha New Zen land Institute opened at tha Otago University to-day and will be continued till Monday. It has brought together a representative gathering of the leaders in' the Dominion in everv branch of science to a number of about 150, and the few days of the conference will be crowded with an almost overwhelming number of papers on various technical subjects. Over 70 papers will be dealt with during tha course of the congress. The congress is divided for the purpose of hearing the papers and discussions into six diL ferent sections, comprising agriculture (Dr A. H. Cockayne), biology (Dr Tillyard), geology (J. A. Bartrum), chemistry, physics and engineering (Dr C. O. Farr), anthropology (Dr P. H. Hack), and social science and economics (Prof. J. Shelley). Sectional meetings will be held in the morning and each evening a public lecture will be delivered. Several excursions have been planned. In the agricultural section a large number of papers were read dealing with various aspects of agricultural education Dr A. H. Cockayne delivered the presidential address, on “The Trend <A Agriculture in New Zealand During the Last 25 Years.” * * Aspects of' Higher Agricultural Education in America” were dealt with by Prof. Pere; "Aspects of Higher Agricultural Education in Great Britain,” by Prof. Redett: “Aspects of Higher Agricultural Education in New Zealand,” by Dr F. W. Hilgendorf. Other papeis were contributed by Messrs. Patterson, Ward, and Deem on agricultural extension work. Others on “Agricultural "Teaching in Secondary Schools” were given bv Mr C. L.‘ Gillies and Mr E. R. Ftudson, and on “Agriculture in the Primary School” .by Mr E. S. Lange Green and Mr Ridley. The biology section had no special paper© before it to-day, but the geology section had a Lusv session. The presidential address on “Geological Education in New Zealand” was delivered by Mr J. A. Bartrum, who also presented a paper on '‘Geology in the Papakura-Hunja District.” by Mr G. R. Laws: “Geology of the Ruakokopntuna Valley” was the subject of a paper by R. J. ‘Wiighorn, presented by Dr Cotton. Dr J. Marwick gave a paper on “The IndoPacific Affinities cf New Zealand Tertiary Fauna.” Mr H. J. Findlay gave a paper entitled, “Notes on the Purridae,” qnd Mr G. P. Morgan one on “Wave Platforms near Titahi Bay and Porirua South Heads and their Significance.” The chemistry, physics, and engineering sections did not have any special meeting. # The anthropology section had its presidential address on “The Value of Tradition in Polynesian Research,” from Dr P. H. Buck, and in the social science and economics section, Prof. Shelley dealt with, “Rapid Communication and Social Revolution.” Tliis evening the congress was tendered a civic reception by the Mayor,after which the presidential address was delivered by Dr Marshall.