UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL LIFE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 5

UNIVERSITY AND NATIONAL LIFE.

SPEECH BY RIGHT HON; JAMES . onYCE. ■ EDUCATION PROBLEMS'ixititfssrai# Q:F xrcw Zealand. A\l? jlie" aivniuit c-apiiijig-' ,r:eV( : ninny nm'i ; pi cVent'atiou :qf .d\yliie!i Avii-j 11!■!il ■") tl'o lowh ITiill y.c-,1 C'vdiiVj a )■?('(■ ]i W H,*l dt-livi'ved In- the M!* Hon. .I.,inr-S 'lirycp, JiriSirli Mini"*, tw IMcniji'ii.Ciiiiiiry at WVj.hingipa. .Mr.' falti which lias'befaih'a many speaker? at capping me--1 * 1 ii lif'll to;:\yilhr)ut< yv,|)uon, ar.d. iinil to b:ar wily oil:! or two-.;good-hunioured: -nUprjecticins. •4. llis .Kxcelleiicyv tho Governor, Lord • j'Uiij'J'Hi... who .«i;uke. immediately ljeiore ';«lr, I'v.V:9-9» " I ' e? ' r( ' (l i IqwaTdsillio: oud'.cit' Jih asi-iiT-s.--, to tlio .(iistin'juislHHl victor him ;ori:! : tlic;'p]at.form; llfs': Excellency, said-th.it it. had been ii very groat ple;n-are to Jiim to' havo ticoiC able. - : : ( lier«vtl!at: Jfr.-i : llkp .jniiiiy. p abie7)^lorii^.w■a i^^ •vi'rv ver-aSHo.. It might n.p;>iinl 't<>. t!io Kallprv to.know that .Mr. iiryco had-.tcaied ppat: ik'ight'; a« ;\n Alpinp .ciimbp-,'. Mr. j.i j'.y.ce,. con! in\Hj<i lns : '":Jilxeel^ je-'.rhed staleMmin, ami. liad; : idr.PSacd' ;!ngi'o/:iinivere.ity :ai l 3jinj£ ,:pi :aiii" 'going,' to:, gi^vwnyJjbo -'Mr^lfryee^now;": ',/;i(i(rhis®xcolJency; ; nearly, ill'." Tha gallery; -"No:" kf IHs Exccllerey: "lam jming to ask you ; :,to,.i : gi^eUiiiW:tli(i^most;.cordia] ; ;o&!Vict6rias' X'ollpge weieomev and then an attentiveijiearing'i" J"VV ■vr' ; v'L;:■'vl T ST : . The- gallery-., applauded heartily, -mid. •brokoj,oilt-i afresh s irlieiii-f JTr. Brycq -irosn' Kiiv':tlie-"cxfcfeine;;

University Parliamentarians. Mr, llryco.'.thanked tho gathering for •.Iho'cordialityJofihe reception.'y..''Let mo;":' ho ■went, on, "thank my.old friend, his* Es-'; ..Ccllency'.the* Governor,-for. tho) («rms.J:ia : • which:ho-referi-id to mo;but. his words, •I think, wore: spoken more out of old; aciiuaiutju'vccsliii) .than- in ■strict adherence'; i to; tho u-iah. : .;.llf)': j-aid that X;,.iiays made' ,;niany. : ." speeches- to- .11 niyersityO'. audiences.;! i.l $3/? tdVsayj Kow&mony? .;• Ifowwor;'having listened .to.many a. «'eiry:.-;)cccfi in Hie .• Ifoass of-.'Cqiiinioiis,.; • I should, bo the. lust. to delay you with'a ;lon^:a(Wress;"i/'Graduatipn^ht;"tlievUnK • vorsity, continued. Jlr. Bryce,: was not. the rcn'd-jof' education,, b.ut, :;ra tlier^ 1 tho" .bc'giiiv !;;ningy:of .'it,., and -tho : '<)btaia:e(l i; at tto .t-wich themselves,''and-thus, make life famous; | imiu ol' a former day had said: "I shall die "always learning." • T.varniiifr ; ended ':on.lyi.with' , 'life. , S's. They''sliould : 'cultivato" a' love of knowledge, and a lovo of truth.. ;Ho;'i;emarked'that" tho"' woman graduates •wero a_ lending feature of the.New Zealand University, and one of those features which; gave ,a peculiar charm', to it; ;oii .Thiirsda'yjVho. said,,;lio','had. had* the'; jpnvilegaofi-being;- present 1 , at'- the-opc-ningV ceremony of .'itlie New. Zealand '■■.. l'arliii-inu-n!, ami/he had thought i; how dose a connectipnithero;. should; bo between- the* .•Parliament'-''"and. Tithe.": University.'.* ■•'•lt shdu|d,l)o'.:6f. tho greatest'importance* and;: vnluo - if. tho Parliament included Univer-:. sity-educated "members, who 'would ■ bringtho ..: House their- full:'"- knowledge.: .H'edioped.that;,University men would. oi'i'er. • themselves -for' service' in public.life;- and' fill, honoured places in the. Legislative' As - ;' sc-mbly.. (Applause.) : Picblcms in Education. yj : ::Ncw'-:Zkihind'had - ninuyi'difficult prol>'; ;;lenis ■' of. ■ University education; before it, said Air,'.; Bryce; Sonio: of these problems, ivei'e, : pccu!iar to Now Zealand, 1 # .There ..v:as 'ithoV- pecujiar difficulty-'of' knowing ,-how',{o. rec'oilcilo'.tho,.'claims ■of tlio' four cities, foi'- lheir, foui'- tiillijges.'.. New Zcav iaudi;. had. to spread its work, and its ef- : fort.rand'its. money: ovc-r the four institutions,;' while.: in England they-. had. a.proportionately: smaller number : of uniVersl-2 'ties upon ..which to bestow tlicir attention.'. : New Zealand had produced men of high? capacity," -such as Professor Ernest Rutherford and Professor P. C. APLaurin. .who.' fed been. drawn away by .(ha:. larger salaries, 1 :;:, rnd tho somewhat i larger field,' ■■. which .. the. other ■ * countries It.was hard .that when a country ..possesseu- a. man of exceptional ■ gifts ' lie :was : apt to W takeivi'away' from - the land of his l)ir1 h. 'The New.Zealand University: had'also the 'difficulty of having- nn ,'e.v.miiirMg board win'eh was not in such ;closo": connection as sonio would - like -. to "sec> it with tho teaching' frork of the colleges;:.; (Applause.) He felt, therefore;: ■■.tiuit. there .'.was a great deal' of difficult**." ■in- endeavouring • to." adjust ;'"umversitv teaching; to the peculiar , needs of "'the Dominion. .Ho was certain that tho Government would, emleavoiir to place University; education upon tho best- possible .footing;;" Ho hoped that public attention ;-jronld_;not".b9 diverted from tho subject' vintil. effort: had been made- io solve tliesa problems of magnitude,..'. :.- ... To Spccialisc Work. . Jlr. Bryc-o .thought that ho might lie allowed to make, three remarks,;.based;..on. :.whats he; had: seen ■ at. Home.'., in': .Canada"; 'and in the. United '■{ States,Swhore^tho' problems were sufficiently like New"Zea•iand'.s ro enable • him; to speaks witlrsome. ''confidence; first counsel he; would ;;Zealand : :.woulcl-;;;l>»: obliged 'to";.:tryfc : l6' ■specialise work". The- difficulties, of con-'-yc-i'iitrating ,on one ;centre'iwero"obvious' in' '-a X'ountry of-{lie shapo■ of:Ncw:;Zea:!and;, : .:pno;must'a(lmit tho diiiieulty there, would: .'be, one; great ■university "rut": of 1 - the four colleges.: s ; But if that could not ,bb\lone, : iifc;WDiild_be best.'to allot tojeach ieollego. somo, special ..held' of aetivitv- .iu which it ■ could:, extend' and . develop',:- 5 so.' ;.that,;insteud of"four institutions all:: im? ■ perfectly 'developed," (hey ; would,liavo four' (institutions. cacV.of/"which;- N f.would.*. : ' be; '.especially';equipped- in-* :, .soino'. : particular.' ;.d i recti on. -11 was' .not'.necessary -tlmt.'-a'' ■'student''should obtain : iall : 'his' education in cue institution. In'a i-onntry; Which istood' second to. none inlthe" higher cduca-;tion—liei-'meant Germany—it long. 'ln:oii:'a practico. for. sludents- 10-begin their-education at',one university,, go' cn" ?to'im'other.Uind' then : eveii to! a»tliird,;.thus : ■following on to ' the.! colleges%hich : ;vgavo itinvhighest.; education fjiiv' tlip;?ii direction v kiiih tho ..student -.desired, ttw

, -Agriculture and "Languanes. ,#'^oiv:iußtance,'''tliey::conld''.lwve;'at'- s (say) ; !jOtago'Hhe medical.'faculty, 1 : ats-Auckland ii;niechahical ;, .nnd>mining "■ ■■ at' liCliristelMireh 'agnculture," and 'aWVelUng-. |: ton . law;" politicul : .economy,' ? andv. fiHanco." |i : It ::; had' : very.;strongly borne iifiiipon' . |iini;?howi''inii)iirhint' it"'was "to;;ha.vof an .'agr.icul.hirni-.collego' of..tliohighest cxcel-. lenee'. Mow .Zealand had-- agricultural ' hardly ■-?: equal!ed : i'' iui:',ahy' "purt pioi\" tho Empire, and it was • ; 'Xew-;.:Ze,iilrihd's '''duty'to■ ■ develop ■■ those '-re-se-.irees. ..'Hiere was no triitli greater, than; ilho 1 supi'wne '■ iiuportaiico'; of ; j ciiltivating' ,I F; ! a ; -nieinbor; of : Hho Legis!aturo"were ,-pro-.feiit-Hie.-'woulil ;,say to "hiiji tliatiithsrovwns jiio.-'-.'fen-icG. thi- 'Legislature'- eouid->render 'greater,"than itho making : -lniost' lib--the.' development ■ ~ of;.«ri;'(\g-': 'colli%c' cldngAwise' lines v onthoj ;'gre:it<!st?eflic.iL'ncj-. ! . : This had ' lately? been,' q - i iiV : Ciinai!a. a 11(1:in 1 -' tho Uiiiled'; Stiilwis ■ahd'iin'iiii'any -parts ofvthose'countiic.s ; the,: pindueiivily of*, hind olid, the vahit l '.. of: ';idoL'ic'diad'i,been;:doiibled. Jy Kirs't-htougliA'tlio.^applieation-i'ol'^proper; fscientiSict lneUioilsA'.s dhotii'iiue" branch'of eeionto'was allotted io'each ablo.'to "apply. 'Mor#aiul'-:monfiy,* to" produce.the best pos-> Vsildo : tresult;i : ';,-N'c\!--.Xealaiide i .'3.siipiild^- notsupnoso': tlio t : :.bceause. this ■emintryiwas. frr? iwc-re-.notVif' iniportnnce'.'i .Tlsere /.was never a'r.(inie'. : f;w.l\en: a'vkiiowlndge ' cf ", Spanish;' .;Freiit(h,?Annd:,Gerniiin' ; was ofi.gre-iter'T iin*i;ori coni in evciabni oiiii n' overy'-part :.c'oun«el.:w.'iiich r :Al ; give •wr\ A.l hut-H hey; ; .sliiiuldj:noti forget?,the:d'he-; jhe. llieiudi'P'-mle-i Ihe inneiical It \v'a'^th'rmishtithc : l cultiyatiiiii;,.pfi,tlio , 'iniiiid;.; :i,'.ii:m~ crew anii ailv.-inreii. , Aiul,. lasiiy;! ffii iii.r.i'd'. nnl. be lov::.-'tiei>. th;-t univev-.| $ilx?«.tj uciii ioiAwasjii ?iuustViiii porta nt'jfaci. imme'.ii-o. mim.i.H-r' <>f. prr:b!(ei;= t.> ..-"ive. -■'inirH-Aviis^itroiHl; of : .Ci:i:>:'i.siEr?i 'W6rld: ,v '^Tho' : :r : tini , wi.ty'!- , 'f-lic:uld , '' 1 '.no(:?- ! ;li«' 'jiMciiVcd froe; pviiriir-".' . ll''-- ''ihr-'V:)ntc. tUa hriius :'a6Tolat^

The university consisted of teaches?, and ■the ■■fet-possible" ieacliers'.eihould: be ob-t.-iinetl. 'I !u> only way.Uiey could Re); and i ii'.'.ni:!' firM-ratu teachers., was''to.pay. high : Wilarics. 'J'lVf'y ; r<^ : : iji dal!^or v t>iV r I'ioii lie-! nu'ii tO'Enrnpo!iiud Canada, aa ; iihey JuuL to?t:]y;of.':Kuthorford^uid';i?riofi : 1 .'^t'J.n.uriiV. 'J'hoV'Knt!,. on lli'o *nthf ( f J: ■■' r.l h'pj;'c!i'a iscci. pr.i'jjo.lliii %:onlis? mcir'oiit'frorn , Home. Ho hoped- I 'that ■ ■ : !Voiitd„.n;ufe;scr : upls'f:to''give mostSliberal ; grants 'iii ;pr<!cv i: ;that: might ■ ■procure men oi.'ho highest attainment,-.' > FatcwcH. . "I '-haye oh!y: , :onb:Vinore;;>TOrd,"'' : ea.id.'!Mr. I '':Isr'y.ee'; ■ ; ! 'I jiayfjinowi.lieeni aSmontilii : -' in -Xeiv" iZpalancl;; r>havbvbeen!.; , receivo.d' here* '.villi re kindiiess. whicii 1 e;m iiover l'oige'f. .1: liave admired _ the - gKinde-u.. of ij'oiir :-cer.i'!v, -which (lie •}.'!ohc.s Miiil (lie.' • fpiendncrs .. of the inrninUiins . of Switzerland, tho J° ; -'/:■>' coloiuvs 'oIV Sfnitlnrid. 'aiid' tlKvUinHlof ..the' ■'^Ypv.^eeii:/W , j:.l'ul li'KH ot iii.nim.',in. nnil wi*. lilondei! in i -lich oxijv.iMte perfection'... 1 lia\c> iulniiml :;tho ofthis l)oniin>viiii; ii-:' richYsoils,)its eliioiate,:,and jjijts- jfriiits;. .;X',liaye.' : a<trnirod ' its- resources;. I'm Wiiler-iio«or. II hav«- admired,' al:=o,: | t!iv ivisiVom wi'h which your Government 'Iftttj ;Mur :LoK!s!aturo;whave:\cndfavour<:d ■t'o-,sct: : tho; enjoyment' of the nation ;of'tlio time, to 'come; ■;No I enh fiiil. (rj. be 'Htruck -.'with Hie mar;ivel!oi!%Jfnture'.:.befqrß;;your' country, and. i.W'V-i?/®" 'renwmber". that 01 " the purest Bri-' ti-di s\ .)io)>nlation. which had tion'jvhicli' 1 containi.etl';a..largo;.iniii!!ieivof' men' of* the higlies'C '■isatriotisnip'p'ublips spirit^.,niid'.'inteliecturil of jtheir.' desce.adaiits ai.« .stui/'aniong; you; imd their memory yon ...inlLnhvrjys cherislraud value.; It is with tenso-.of;gratitude, that'one conies So a couniiy like' this and ,«eos how deep an ..attriohnient-its-people.ciierish for the Old .Country. ..M'iien 1 re!urn I will venture !. to ..tell-- llio';. jiepple.' of tho Old Country, and :,.tho'"peop!c .of .'Canada,''how strdng aro tho .ties that' bind' yon to them, and I' tell liow'i strong ere the ties that liir.d H'.env to you. • Aa I. have to leave ',New?;.2caland..tliis afternoon to visit Aus- I ■,tralia;?uiriy: ; li : jthank those who have been 'Eov'lcind; to!myself'and my wife. May 1' say that the. warmth of your" receptioft •• wilKnever.^be;effaced' from our. memory. : iAiay ; : l say. J.siiicerely wish that all tlio ■ prosperity-..iv'hicli a beneficent rrovidenco lias.'showered. upon this lianpy. land mav 'continue. ■■■■■■ Intrust .that- a* leading' part in tho life'" of ■ this ■ country may be tho ..'loti of,"University 1 and' College'; and, I ;■ .wish:'.for' the.students,-:careers of honour . ,arid..:usefulness"iiii the ..life of this great ; -.Dominion.". . 'V'-: :■ .

; ':jTJio: ; right:?lion;;gentleman resumed..bis 'ma6j ami({si.:.loud ■ and' prolonged. applause,.