OFFICER'S TRAINING CORPS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 512, 20 May 1909, Page 7

OFFICER'S TRAINING CORPS.

PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT. The'movement cers' training corps, on -theilines'of tiroyisional regulations recently, promulgated by the- New Zealand Council of Defence, and published in The..Dominion, . i - progressing '..with -every -indication. .of- Ultimate ~success. .-It.lwill- bo remembered .that the initial- steps .were taken :at a:,mceting held in April last at..Victoria. College, when: the.-following .resolutions 'were unanimously adopted:— . . ■■■;• .; 1. "That wo ; afflrm tho principle that it : . ; is. expedient to form 'an'.'officers' training . ' corps at each': of tli.d university centres." ' ' - 2. "That tho Professorial Boards bo'asked f , to consider: the-'matter .of approaching, the University Senato, urging' that military ■ training be a subject ,in the- arts, course,' . pMnciency,! in.,.nii- rofjeor^'.; training'. corps i...being.-'b"'practical'''requirement." ' : Subsequently, the Professorial' Boards of the four university centres 'wero . communicated with, and opinions, asked concerning, the above 'resolutions.Replies, which: have since boon received, state that: : > . ■ 1. Otago University has referred' th« matter to a committee; .■ 2 Canterbury adopted botli' rcs'olutions; ; , ■" " ' „■.•••:• ;r 3. Auckland. University ,'witß the desire to'facihtate the training of .officers,' but the Professorial Board does not Consider that such training should Carry, exemption from any subject in' the B.A. course, preierring to supP,° rfc , a proposal that tho ■university" degwe 'shomd exempt officers in training from'a por-. tion of their examinations; ' ' ' . ' 4. The Professorial Board of Victoria College .cannot, .so far, support' the seijind resolution; the iirst , resolution is to. be. considered at. a meoting of the whole college, to bo hold on .-Tuesday, Moyja, at 8.p.m., when Colonel A.: W Robin, C.8., Chief .of the ,'Geteral Staff, .will: be,.invited to attend.; It is understood that the college authorities are not favourable to the establishment of . a corps unless at least 100 : students forward, .-as it would not : be worth while recasting the college time-table .for a less..number, The regulations issued by the Council of Defence specify, 20 as the minimum.