HONOURS FOR SCIENTISTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 114, 31 January 1918, Page 6

HONOURS FOR SCIENTISTS

THE QUESTION OF FELLOWSHIPS. One of the matters discussed' at yesterday's meeting of the Board of Governor's of the New Zealand Institute was i\\,'. awarding of fellowships to New' Zcalanrlcrs who have done. good work in any part of the field of science. Dr. Cockayne moved that a committee should he "set up to make a report on this subject. ~,,,, • , Professor Thomas (Auckland) raised some objections. He said that experience had shown that fellowships very often were, the reward of influence and intrigue. The men who got the honours were those who sought them and wlv were known to the persons 'at tlie head of affairs, while other equally distinguished workers were left unnoticed.' The president, Professor Benham (Duned'.t' protested against these sug"cstion.-. H'■ and Dr. Cockayne had been made fellows of the Royal Society, bid they had not intrigued for the honour. ~■•,, Mr. L. Birks (Canterbury) said tho idea of the Canterbury Institute was that fellowship.: to the maximum number of four in each year should be awarded in recognition of. original scientific research and investigations of industrial processes carried out in New Zealand After fin titer discussion the board adopted the motion, and set up a committee.