CARNEGIE GRANTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 639, 16 April 1929, Page 8

CARNEGIE GRANTS

CANTERBURY EXPLAINS NOTHING DISHONOURABLE “The Carnegie people might not now make a grant to New Zealand if they find that they are upsetting our internal harmony.’* nPIIIS was the fear expressed by p r<> . fessor P. P. Worley, M.A., D.Sc at the meeting: of the Council’of th# Auckland University College Yesterday, when the president, Sir GeoU* Fowlds, had reported on his communications with the Southern university colleges over the grant alleged to huv* been obtained by them from the Carnegie Trust. Sir George Fowlds read a telegram which he had received from the Hon. G. J. Smith, chairman of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, an follows:—“I have read your remarks regarding Carnegie grants. I give you my assurance that all communication* on the matter from the Canterbury College Board have gone through tho university office, Wellington, as arranged, and that we are carrying the agreement strictly and honourably. I regret you did not communicate with us before suggesting a smart and dishonourable’ move on our part.” Sir George also read the reply which he had dispatched to the Hon. G. J Smith. It was as follows: “Thanks for telegram. Glad to hav« your assurance officially that bury College has not made application to Carnegie Trustees outside the Uni- j versity. In view of that the Souther* newspapers some weeks ago contained circumstantial reports that a grant had been made for a scheme of work similar to one suggested by representative of Otago University at the conference last June, and knowing that such grants would not be made without an application from someone, remembering also the inexplicable delay of nearly 12 months in sending in r.o University applications from Canterbury and Otago, the position certainly looked ominous. Any unauthorised application is surely reprehensible and deserving condemnation.” Commenting on the situation. Sit George said he would like to have the assurance that none of the Canterbury College members knew anything about the grant He stated in reply to a question from a member of the council that it had not been denied that a grant had been: made. A letter was received from the president of the Carnegie Corporation. New York, offering to present the college library with sets of works on education and psychology recently published in the United States. The letter stated that a list would be forwarded later in order that the college might make a selection from the works available. It was decided to accept the offer with thanks.