SCIENCE STUDENTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 April 1943, Page 4

SCIENCE STUDENTS

▼ M AWARD OF BURSARIES ANNOUNCED BY MINISTER. OF EDUCATION. TEACHERS AND THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The award of 15 special bursaries in science to students beginning their university course at the start of 1944 was announced last evening by the Minister of Education, Mr Mason. He said a similar number _ would be awarded in each succeeding year if the situation still appeared to warrant it. Mr Mason said that he had been concerned for some time over the great shortage of science teachers, and had noted that the number of students beginning science course at the University colleges in 1943 was much smaller than the number beginning similar courses in 1942. Special bursaries awarded by the Education Department had been available for some time in agriculture, architecture; art, engineering and home science. The bursaries in science would be awarded to applicants who had passed the entrance examination of the University of New Zealand or equivalent examinations approved for the purpose, or who had obtained a higher’ leaving certificate. Preference would be given to those applicants who showed special proficiency in mathematics and science subjects. The bursaries would be tenable at a university college and the holder of a bursary would be required to enter on the course for the degree of bachelor of science. The maximum term of the bursary would be four years and the maximum value would be £7O annually, made up of a bursary allowance of £lO annually, tuition fees of a maximum value of £2O annually, together with, 'in the case of those, students who had to live away from home in order to pursue their studies, a boarding allowance of £4O annually. Application for a special bursary in science should be made on Form D.l. should be accompanied by evidence of qualifiations, and should be lodged with the Director of Education, Wellington, on or before January 15 of the year in question. The Minister said that he felt certain that the establishment of these bursaries would do much to remedy the present shortage of science teachers, and the increased number of science graduates would at the same time provide a pool capable of supplying the trained scientific personnel necessary for many branches of industry.