WELCOME GIFTS

Southland Times, Issue 23025, 20 October 1936, Page 8

WELCOME GIFTS

AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DONATIONS OF MONEY AND BOOKS * (United Press Association.) Auckland, October 19. Three donations totalling more than £5OOO for the School of Commerce and the establishment of scholarships in music and singing, and a gift of a valuable collection of books were received and acknowledged by the council of Auckland University College at its meeting to-day. The first donation was one of £2OO from the Auckland Society of Musicians to found a music scholarship at the School of Music. It was decided that the council should consider making up the balance. A very welcome donation, commented the chairman when a letter was received from the Union Trustee Company of Australia enclosing a draft for £lO2l under a clause of the will of the late Walter J. Kirby directing that £lOOO should be paid to Auckland University College for the establishment of an annual singing scholarship to be known as the Walter Kirby singing scholarship. The third donation was a cheque for £3BOl from the solicitors of the estate of the late J. M. Mennie, being the balance, plus interest, of a £4OOO request for the School of Commerce.

The donation to the college library of a valuable collection of 78 books and 72 reprints from the library of the late Rev. J. H. Simmonds was received from Mrs Simmonds. The chairman said there were some very rare books in the collection.