CANTERBURY COLLEGE ENGINEERING SCHOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13861, 26 March 1907, Page 6

CANTERBURY COLLEGE ENGINEERING SCHOOL

AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION. (Per United Pbess Assocutios.) CHRISTCnUHCII. March 25. At. the meeting oi the Board of Governors of Canterbury College to-day a notable recognition of the status of the Collego School of Engineering was received from tho Institute of Civil Engineers, Professor Robert, J. Scott (in charge of the School of Engineering) wrote to tho board tho following letter:—"l have tho honour to report t hat the negotiations opened some years ago with tho council of the Institute of Civil Engineers have boon brought to a successful conclusion, and have resulted in tho oliicial recognition by that body of the courses in civil, mcchanical. and electrical engineering of the School of Enginering and Electricity in Canterbury College. I have received from registrar of llie university n letter rfom the secretary of the Institute of Civil Engineers which states:—'l have now, however, tho pleasure to inform you that tho council has decided to place tho Bachelor of Enginering degree of tho University of New Zealand in the departments of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering upon the list of qualifications recognised as exempting from the associate membership examinations, anil, as already intimated, the preliminary and entrance J examinations for this degree, combined, will be accepted as exempting from the studentship examinations of the institution.' This recognition of the engineering degrees of the University of New Zealand, following as it has done on very thorough investigation of tho teaching facilities,, equipment, and arrangements for the practical work of the School of Engineering, has the effect of authoritatively placing the school in tho front rank of engineering colleges, such recognition laving been granted iu only a very limited number of cases and to universities of the highest standing." Tho chairman (Mr G. W. Russell) said ho thought this was one of the most important communications that, had ever been received by tho board. Tho Institute of Civil Engineers at Home was a most exclusive body. He did not think thatany other colonial college had received such a recognition, and some of the Home universities had urgently requested that their examinations should ho regarded as qualifying for- studentships and for the position of a.wociato members of the Institute of Civil Engineers, and their requests had been refused for a number of years; but a few years a-"o a very limited number of the highest colleges in Great Britain wer.T allowed the concession and privilege. It must be a matter for congratulation on the part of the lraanl that its Engineering School had been able to secure that recognition, because it was only to colleges of the highest class, having also a practical course, that this privilege had been given. Such a recognition placed a hall mark on the Canterbury College.