AT THE UNIVERSITIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18625, 5 August 1922, Page 11

AT THE UNIVERSITIES

SOME LATE SUCCESSES. ' (From Qtm Own Correspondent.! • LONDON, June 20. At a Congregation held at Cambridge on Saturday two New Zealand students were among those Avho had conferred upon them the degree of B.A. —namely, Mr H. W. Sadlier (Emmanuel College and Nelson), Avho is taking medicine, and Mr E. B. O’Rorke (Jesus College, formerly of Christchurch). _ Two New Zealand students at Cambridge whoso names appear in. the latest Tripos lists include: Mr K. R. J. (Emmaifliel College and Nelson) and Mr W. L. M. Dearsley (Emmanuel), who have token Part I of the Natural Sciences Tripos. Mr Dearsley is specialising in agricultural subjects. He is an old boy of Christ’s. In the Historical Tripps, Part 11, Mr G. H. Horton (Auckland and Trinity Hall) has been successful; and in Part I the name appears of Mr J. M. Allen (Pembroke and King’s College, Auckland), who is studying luav and history. GIRTON TRIUMPH. A notable success has been achieved by Miss O. M. FoxAvellj of Girton, Avho has obtaihed a first class in Part I in the Cambridge Mechanical Science Tripos. Educated at Wycombe Abbey School (of Avhich Miss Whitcjaw is the head), Alias Fo.XAvell went to Girton three years ago. There Avere three women candidates for the examination .which is one of great difficulty. Miss Foxwell is a daughter of > Professor H. S. Foxwoll, FelloAV and Director of Economic Studies at St. .John’s College, Cambridge, and Professor of Political Economy at London University. She is described as a blight, vivacious girl, and is very modest over her success. Before going to Girton she had no thought of engineering, but she more or less drifted into it. Asked how she got on with the men students, she said some of them did not think much of Avomen doing engineering, but the lecturers and demonstrators Avore very considerate and helpful. She announces her intention to take up engineering possible. “I am not so sure that I shall be able to go into any Avorkshop, as there is some trade union difficulty, but I intend to try,” she says, “If I do not succeed in that I shall probably folloAv the example of Mias Chitty, Avho obtained first-class honours in the Tripos last year, and Avorks Avith a consultant. If not, there is always teaching to fall back upon, and I can teach mathematics. But I do really AA-ant to be an engineer. .It is not, however, Aery encouraging for w-ornen at present.” WOMEN AND SCIENCE. The class lists of the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge aro of great length. As illustrating the attention women aro paying to science, 25 of them pass in Part I and seven in Part H. Four gain first classes in Part I, and one in Part 11. All '25 Avomen Avho passed in Part . I and seven in Part H took subjects indicating an intention to become doctors or dispensing chemists. SALVATIONIST GIRL WRANGLER, A Sab-ation Army lass, of Walthamstow, daughter of Mr Coote. chief cashier in the Salvation Army Bank, hag Achieved success as the only Avomau Wrangler at Cambridge this year. Miss A. M. Ccote, who is 21, won a scholarship in 1915. Four years later she became possessed of the Essex County Council Scholarship. She Avae the first girl in the Senior Cambridge Local examination. After that she Avon the Cambridge Higher Local with first in mathematics and second in French. Then she obtained a scholarship for the University.

Miss Ooote’s career is claimed tn be of the romances of the because she has been associated witH,|t£e';; movement ever since she was a child,-Tend." while at college at Cambridge she.took Salvation Army ohilctren’s class. probably take up teaching as a Populrr among her schoolfellows^ Mr fond of sport, especially of swimming.,,EQUAL STATUS. Mr H. A. L. Fisher (Minister of Edpgft>>| tion) received at the House of deputation representing women of the colleges at Cambridge and a number of women's wbqee:objqal was to press for the adpiissoh of- women to degrees and membership of the’ Untyer-^ fiity on terms of equality wiQi Tfifeni It;. was urged that this should be 'd'eflflw!y£i i provided for in the legislation whifch' ii! 1 is': presumed will be introduced shortly " effect to the recommendations of tim Rhjv«t>. Commission on the Universities. _1 A >l"' i' -t: Mr W. Graham, M.P., who lfniroduced.' the deputation, said that resident member* v of the University were overwhelmingly? in-", favour of the full admission of women in-* equal terms with men, and it- was unfbN ; tunate that the non-resident vote should bsi.jr the means of delaying a reform adopted in " every othert University in the pqqgfry. It:, was plain that the existing of ffIhQDQ could not be continued, or any larger'Hjm,'; Which might be in contemplation be. granted, unless women had full equality—looking to the fact that the nmneynMoihl,.* be provided by women as well as’hy man,! taxpayers. ■ > On the question of equal status for women, Mr Fisher admitted it.ypqilkl difficult for Parliament to support any mea- t-l sure providing further financial ’ to Cambridge if that University-' w 4s c not ;’ freely open to women members. ’’He'-'-Asg-.l gested that in view of the fact tijrtrleeUng ; in Cambridge was so overwhelmingly! In J favour of this reform it might be .poesftle / to await the action which would be tajeen r. by the University itself and especisilyj by,the reformed university which was ootiffem-'-T: plated by the recommendations of thef'Soya|:'J Commission, He gathered,, the deputation desired specific directum ’to.,-; be gi verl in an Act of Parliament,’ and,-\°f \ course, jn any measure dealingwith-.tha V subject it was possible that ’j be given to the statutory ooramissidnprs which the Royal Commission . proposed , ; should be set up. . - Mra Olive Strachey and Majdr Tt Hills, MP., also took part in the dnoossibn, when it was made dear that there- woqldibb % strong hostility, not only ampi%\fljun-'‘:f bridge women graduates and bot'-rl on the part of women’s societies, to anyprtp'osal that would mean greater delay adoption of the reform. , ■ i I. - -