PROFESSOR WALL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 11

PROFESSOR WALL.

Kmgnation from MBStJißge staff. nHwsssiir^*'v 1 l " 1,11,1 YEARS' SERVICE. HHKwgJtation of Professor Arnold Chair of English - Lan-j |M|ii|| 'literature at Canterbury February 29th, 1932, wKBSa&r accepted by the Board HHBpon'at its meeting yesterday Wall -wrote:—"l regret to state of my eyesight com- j notice to the Board of BBBBhw my intention to 1 resign the ' latoratare and Lanbees teaching for 45 in the service of Canacceptance of his resig■HHHgfehairman of ' the College C. T. Aschman) I ||H|HKB<iard. records 3ti~Mgli jHHHH|P& e ' excellent service Pro■■■■UiM rendered to the College |9fl|HraS yean ha haa held this §p|H|gb. sxncere regret that thecompels hiin to motiott he no «P»£ a family of-, fifteen, of whom Km in* infancy." His t father* was a coffee planter mia Httrtiwto Had ft loliß. ffipd career" ag a public man in HHf;J]wre ÜB<. jno»unxfl«tß'- tq'Jua The |Bk2L*.££ iMMft help Jof Ilfflffffi rwa ** Icelander who was ■feiSi&g hJLjss; HPilafttt SteiergMiia' ' ■Sreisftrfß arrangement , con- •- Hfc 4wing 1808, and Jate that whole duties and History at BBBHnr College; and waa/appoipted," ' oft English XapguagiJ^nd b^T*'\ { i eonferepces ** aid P the

oi -to bring the University into line' with the neweif' n'wversities in 'the Mother Ccrantry.; He' tpok; a prominent i psft - in. " thfr* long' struggle for the, abolitioil of V the, "extefnal" form., o* examination; ; TJ in-ijie 8 * '.degree; and in the institution of the y "'Ddw degree. He was primaftjy responsible. for. the establishment "„1 'of th& EOyslHolJoway College ScholarV «hip; a»4rof Sir -WilUam Hartley "V "Scholarship at Canterbury College f (both' for, wopen only); for the builclL'. ?ii»g of the CoUegfcJiibrary; for 4he 5 purchase ,; of the ■ valuable t Cestui?,(Jeuealogy—the "Maude Roll p x s?hich «he transcribed, translated, and y edited in 1?18. . Y> been most aci-* fciye in Respect of those proposals which- £ demanded personal canvass for . the >r pf money by public subscription, » Bticb as.tifellibrary building; War g Memorial windowand the stuaenxs . h loan fund, . . 1 f t " H * Botanical Besearches. £ f ' 'Since'about d acted ps honorary keeper of the Her--6 [barium -in the- . Canterbury d hap 'added several thousands .of sheets 1 ' of specimens of native'plants • to the eol--1 lection, and" published- a number of , -papers en>bpdyi:og tfee results of his ree' "Searches 4^'botany r chijeflyi m the Transd actions 1; of the Philosophical Institute, c? I*pr purpose's he has travelled. it , very widely every,*' summer < for the < last d', Vainly in the less-known i',; regions' oj! the. Southern Alps, p -r -v j /' k Fubjicatjona,;. y Professor -Watt 1 11118 published several ?- voiumes'ojE gwpeme in England,-jwteo k locajfy.Among 'these ut the "pen-. £- tury of Wot? Zealand's Prame," now C, out" o^/pjpOT, :and?''London, Lost," his' f; latesi ivownie: *" ! bas also -published. TTnivgrsity' subjects such far Bntfigi «p[ il 'E*awjtfationkin 11$W, iZpftland," 1811.

1928 he contributed a series of 'articles to Pbkm, Christchurch, which have been republished in book' form as V<A Eun Off the Chain," 1929. In addition to his scientific papers, he has 'published more popular works on botany, such as "The Botany of Christchurch," "Handbook-to the Riocarton Bush,',' and,"The Flora of Mt. Cook," He has ! also contributed many articles on 'literary,'-historical, - philosophical, ahd botanical subjects to Tick Pbbss; Christchurch.. and to other newspapere in New" Zealand. . i In his youth and early manhood .'Pro-, fessor Wall was'a keen cricketer and' .Eugby footballer. As- a cricketer he was a fast bowler, but did not shine in any other capacity; as a footballer he represented his College'.at Cambridge • and the City of Derry, .in Ireland, his I'usual position' being : left-wing three- ' quarter. He frequently- visited Switzerland, , and -was devoted " to alpine climbing, a pursuit which he subsequently- followed in New Zealand. Professor Wall • intends, to reside in ' Christchurch' after his retirement, /and j to devote himself to literary and scien-tifie-work.' , .