JUBILEE CELEBRATION

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1472, 21 June 1912, Page 3

JUBILEE CELEBRATION

PHILOSOPHICAIi-. JKS'TITBTE- OF CAXTE.rvB.UE-t. The Philosophical liisßtute ojc Canterbury is now fifty year&ojd-. 'It Avas. tlie first scientific .in .Not* Zealand. On inpe'fc ing of the institute/fwasjvKeld'iuCfentorbury, the superintcndeut , ..of.>h : e';ni'cv.'iuC9 j and nil tho leading local'nieh'-''of."flic: dav I Ix-mfe present, !SirJJulius' :.vpri Hh'a'st. giving an address, its-'ki'iulMii, New Zealand. Dr. C6c!;ayne;'iMi*S;, l ;o'n& I of tho leading raemb£fs;:-p'.f.'Sthe told a "Press" reporter": Sthat'; ;Hsp .in.' stituto wished to celebrafoSits:;j«hilee'.iii' a manner worthy of tjip''.iiist!.fu.te.'i!iui:ais6 : . of tho province forrtlio*£e.a's,bii': -that iaii institute of this kiiid,:.whiciv>wa?-engag(;(i on work dealing witir\scieiicej'.\\:as- dis-. tinctlj" adding to theVprpsperity/;;of-tlie,; country at large foriinrho'jothcr'-./couiitr.v in the world was applied:'-scie'iVce' of: greater moment thanvjt;.;r l vas'..i^ : land, and in Canteruuryviii' ..rarticiild'r, with its huge' "''What; we propose to do," ■sai(l;D.r:«;'C6'ck'ai:nd. "is to hold a representative; gatheriiig-of riot, only scientific men, .■J)iit,.' L :'r'ep'resehtati've.. : men from different His Excellency the Gover.nor;/.Uie..:Pn!n6 Jlinister, tlio Cliancello'r~'of "Me' Knivers- ■ ity, the President of; I stHo'r,;N'ew : '.7,cal;in'd Institute, and the liispecfbrrGencia'l:'.'of. Schools will be invitp'di"nn'd. : properly before tho minds f 6fUhV'pconlc.'ivli'a't ■ science is doing. All ;theyJlayflrs" 'of '-.ij'hh,'" terbury boroughs, represe'ii'ta'(ive.s.-'''pf' in--, dustrinl associations. ;<'i'nd:?p.ul)iic'...'men "in - general will bo invited: short address by the president,.'tellihk- of '■ tho origin of tho institute'jind-'what H has dpno fpr the benefit : ofvNdW;-Zenjan,d',. : and there will bo other---' -.yi'ddressps .fey : ' various eminent men i)'roseii"t?' : -, ■"