DOMESTIC SCIENCE
AND THE UNIVERSITY SENATE. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 25. A telegram was received by the Chan* cellor of r the University (Sir. .Robert Stouf) from the Hon. J. A. lianan, Minister for Education, a few days ago, urging the Senate to give further encouragement to lady students to study domestic science. This resulted iii the following recommendation being submitted to the Senate by the Education Examination Committee, to whic,h the telegram had been referred: — ‘‘The committee recommends that every girl entering for matriculation or entrance scholarships shall forward- to the Registrar with her application, a certifiicate from the principal of the last school she attended, or from some other responsible person, stating that she has take a course in domestic science,” Professor Chilton, convenor of the committee, considered the-matter a very important one, because- -it- affected the training of the future wives and mothers of our young nation. It, therefore, received sympathetically the request of the Minister. It was generally agreed that domestic science should be a compulsory subject for girls; but there were various difficulties in the way of making it such. The recommendation was adopted.
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Southland Times, Issue 17933, 26 January 1917, Page 5
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