NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

■ '.'(Dil' Toleerauh.-l'rciu AoioclalloD.l .'■■... ■ — ".' | : ■ . DOMESTIC ECONOMICS. , A UNIVERSITY', PROPOSAL'. , v V. Duncdin, August 2., At the-meeting- of■ the■> Otago."University Council ■ to-day the 'committee -previously; appointed to'devise ways'and means.of utilising Air. Studholmo's offer to endowa'Chair, of. Domestic Economics presented their..report.' They found that the' annual cost -would • be £700, namely £600 for salary and £100 for contingencies. Towards this there would-be available ' Mr. Studholmo's contribution of £200 and- the- Government subsidy thereon of like amount. ■> They undertook to raise half the remaining £300 on the understanding that it'would also carry a Government subsidy of like amount. They: would also undertake to furnish ' £100, of ■ which, half should'be subsidised, to enable the teacher,, to be appointed to' travel before coming 'to, New Zealand, and also'to raise £75,.which, with subsidy, would make £150. for equip-: ping a room, if one was given tor the purf>os'o,':,tho contributions to T)e for ; four years. The obmmittee promised to' l further the pro- . posed scheme by''.perso'aal''irifluorice.' , '.... ; Tlio committee decided to'consider the proposals at a special meeting next week. • ~ PASSEHCER AND TRAM CONDUCTOR^ ; ' ; ' : '..''.!',''A court;..case. '.' : Auokland, Augusts. ; Thomas-Henry Coldicutt, a tram cpnduc. tor, was icharged'to-day with .that, by rea<, son of" bis negligence while in, charge of o tram car, he' did' endanger _ the • safety :of Louisa' ' Rushbrook.-.'Plaintiff,' an elderly 'woman, stated that on July; 1 she. attempted-'. toboard atramcar. ;The car stopped, and she got'on to the-step, but,-, while: she V.was • in the act of stepping'on to the platform,; the car moved on, throwing her off.- Shewas picked up, by. some, friends, and taken .. into • a chemist's shop, where her injuries - were 'dressed. The ; case" is the first-of 'the . kind'here) and the magistrate,''after .'hearting'evidence, reserved, his'decision. ' !: /SCHOOL FOR" :i? wllr.i ..-•■-. '.:■■ - - -, .■-. •■■-:•:.-'-. i:.: ■ ■ 3UURICE O'ROURKE. FAVOURS ft ';> v- ''■:','.'"."' ' Autittiand, August-2. : Regarding the Christchurch, proposal to establisha school for journalism, Sir Maurice O'Rourke, chairman- of . the- Auckland Univeraityr College Council, .stated, to-day that he considered the scheme a good ana fea6iblo one. "I would be strongly mfarour of such a course being instituted at Auckland University College," he remarked, "atd . willdowhatrcantoencourage.it." Professor Egerton doubted whether the,scheme was practicable. '-~'.- ~ ''/"'-■