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next meeting of Senate. This matter is of special interest to Canterbury College, because, as the Board of Governors has a controlling authority not only over the University College but also over the High Schools, it is possible for the practical work in education to be arranged with little difficulty. Another matter of interest was the consideration of arranging for residential quarters for female students attending the College. From time to time many students have found a difficulty in obtaining suitable lodgings where they could have not only a comfortable home but also quietude for their study. After careful consideration a suitable residence has been acquired, and by the commencement of the second term of 1918 it is hoped that students who desire to enter the hall will be able to do so. This is a step towards making College life what it should be — i.e., more corporate, and bringing students into closer acquaintanceship one with another. Many people are entirely ignorant of the outside activities of the College, or, in other words, how far the laboratories and the scientific knowledge of the staff benefit the community. Such people almost entirely ignore the true educational value of the work done, and are certainly ignorant of the use which the manufacturing and business community make of the College. For instance, in the School of Engineering application is constantly being made from all parts of the Dominion for tests to be made of material to be used in building, railway-construction, electrical appliances, &c, while the Lecturer in Geology is often called upon to go far afield to report on the mineral worth of certain districts; the Professor of Botany and Zoology to make careful examination and report on the vegetable and animal life of the Dominion or of the Antarctic regions; while the Professor of Chemistry may be engaged in solving for some firm the difficulties of the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the reason for the corrosion of various metals, or the best methods of preventing scaling in boilers. I quote these instances in the hope that more and more people will learn to appreciate the importance of science generally in connection with industrial pursuits and the immediate value of a University College in their midst. J n the middle of the past year a contract was let for additions to the Biological Department. When this building is completed practically the whole of the authorized extensions to our ITniversitj' College will have been made, and the work of both professor and student will be carried on under most favourable conditions. School of Engineering and School of Art. —[See E.-5, Report on Technical Instruction.] Number of Students. —The following table shows the number of matriculated and nonmatriculated students who attended lectures in the years 1915, 1916, and 1917. Males. Females. ~ ,—. —. - ,—, —. , . .—, y , Matric. Non-matrio. Matric. Non-matric. Total. 1915 ... ... ... 148 69 119 65 401 1916 ... ... ... 114 40 125 78 357 1917 ... ... ... 116 66 120 122 424 School of Engineering. —The following table shows the number of matriculated and nonmatriculated students who attended lectures in the years 1915, 1916, and 1917 : — Males. Females. Matric. Non-matric. Matric. Non-matric. Total. 1915 ... ... ... 32 81 0 1 114 1916 ... ... ... 24 98 0 1 123 1917 ... ... ... ... 32 81 0 1 114 University Examinations. —The following students were recorded by the University as having passed their respective examinations Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Arts— Second class in economics, 3; third class in languages, 2. Degree of Master of Arts, 1. Degree of Bachelor of Arts, 9; degree of Bachelor of Arts (first section), 11. Certificate of proficiency (M.A. standard) in history, 1; certificate of proficiency (B.A. standard) —in philosophy and economics, 1; in education, 1. Diploma of Honours and also degree of Master of Science —Second class in chemistry, 1. Degree of Bachelor of Science, 3. Sections of the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, 5. Section of the examination for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, 1. First examination for the degree of Bachelor of Music, 1. Final examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), 2. Second professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical), 1. Second professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil), 2. First professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil), 5. First professional examination for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), 3. Engineering Entrance Examination, 3. Senior University Scholarships, 3. ACCOUNTS AND BALANCE-SHEETS. Statement of Balances at 31st December, 1917. Dr. Accounts. £ s. d. College Buildings (Additions) Special Loan Account .. .. .. 13,410 9 9 Boys' High School Expenditure on Buildings and Site Suspense Account.. 14,554 7 2 Girls' High School Maintenance Account .. .. ■ • • ■ 96 18 1 School of Engineering Buildings Loan Account .. .. .. 1,717 0 5 Public Library Maintenance Account.. .. • • • • • • 474 10 7 Mortgages and Debentures —General .. .. .. •• ■• 14,000 0 0 Debentures — Foster and Brown Memorial Funds .. .. ■. • • 150 0 0 Miller Prize Fund .. .. • ■ • • • • • • 100 0 0 Haydon Prize Fund .. .. .. • • • • • • 200 0 0 £44,703 6 0

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