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College. —During the year the newly established Chair of Economics has been filled by the appointment of Mr. J. B. Condliffe, who is a graduate of tho College. Professor Shelley arrived during the year and took up his duties as Professor of Education. Up to the present the regulations in connection with the training of teachers that had been tentatively arranged with the Department of Education have not been gazottod. Professor Shelley has, however, arranged teachers' courses, and has done a great deal of useful lecturing. He has taken a very active part in external work, and has been appointed Director of External Studies. Full-time appointments of Assistant Lecturers have been made in classics, English, history, and economics. If funds permitted, very considerable developments could be usefully made in the chemistry department. Chemistry is a branch of learning which could and ought to be greatly extended. With sufficient funds a great deal of research work could be undertaken on behalf of commerce and industry. Benefactions have been made to the College by the late Robert Triggs, who has, subject to a life interest in favour of his wife, left about £10,000 for scholarships in technical education ; and by the late Austin Henry Alabaster, who left a legacy of £1,000 to found a scholarship in classical literature. It is gratifying to note that bequests and benefactions are beginning to come to the College, for in this respect Canterbury College has until recently been sadly deficient. Canterbury College is greatly in need of moneys for further buildings and for the establishment of additional Chairs of learning and research. It is in this direction rather than for scholarships that funds are required. The amount of assistance given to students by means of bursaries and scholarships is already very considerable. Canterbury is considered the principal agricultural centre of New Zealand, and there ought to be teaching in connection with our most important primary industry, and also agricultural research work carried on under the auspices of tho College. School of Engineering. —The school has now been recognized by the Government as the national School of Engineering for the Dominion, a position that it has in fact held for many years. The annual Government grant 'has been increased by £1,750, and a sum of £25,000 has been voted by Parliament for new buildings and apparatus. Plans have been prepared for a new wing extending to the Boys' High School, and for the absorption of a portion of the High School buildings into the School of Engineering. The practical difficulty facing the Board is the necessity of finishing the new High School buildings at Riccarton before the Engineering School can take possession of the portion of the High School buildings that is required. At present the existing buildings are quite inadequate for the students. There were 297 students on the books during 1920. It is hoped that the Government will, in the future train its Engineers at the school. At present the regulations almost prohibit the training of Government Engineers at what appears to a layman as the most natural place to train them. Graduates of the school ought to be able to obtain a definite professional status in the Government service as soon as their course at the College is complete. Hostels. —The establishment of the College hostels has been more than justified by their popularity. If further buildings were available possibly twice the present number of students would be in residence. Both hostels are full, and many applicants have had to be refused. There are fiftyeight men in residence at Rolleston House and twenty-nine women at Helen Connon Hall. Workers' Educational Association. —Considerable development has taken place during the year, and many adults who have not had the advantage of a University course have been attending classes. At present there are twenty-seven classes in existence, with a roll of 650 students. At Christmas time a summer school was initiated at Oxford, and, owing to the energy of Professors Shelley and Condliffe, was most successful. Students attended from all over New Zealand. A great advertisement was given to the movement, and very many teachers and others interested in education attended. The object of the Workers' Educational Association is to carry the spirit of the University, with its ideals, standards, and courses, out amongst the people, and to extend the University ideas and influence beyond the fortunate few who can attend courses within the University walls. Each industrial and rural centre can, through tin; Workers' Educational Association, provide the means for adult education for all students who desire it. A further grant of £500 was made to the association by the Government during the year. Summary of Funds required.. —To erect new buildings for the Boys' High School at Riccarton ; to erect a second Boys' High School at Opawa ; to erect a Girls' High School at Avonside ; to erect a lunch-room and play-room at the Girls' High School; to add to the house recently acquired in Papanui Road as a Girls' High School Hostel, and to meet the balance of the purchase-money due upon the land ; to erect a Women's Hostel in Park Terrace ; to establish research work at the College ; to endow Chairs of learning at College ; to establish a School of Forestry ; to provide further College buildings ; to add to the Museum and Public Library ; to purchase land and erect new buildings for the School of Art. University Examination Results, 1920. — Faculty of Arts : Degree of M.A., with honours — languages and literature 1, economics 1, chemistry 1, botany 3, geology I ; degree of M.A. —languages and literature, 3 ; degree of 8.A., 18 ; B.A. (section), 56. Faculty of Science : Degree of M.Sc, with honours—chemistry, 2; Senior Scholarships—-botany 1, mathematics 1; degree of B.Sc!, 4; B.Sc. (section), 7 ; degree of LL.B., 9 ; LL.B. (section), 16 ; degree of 8.C0m., 2 ; B.Com. (section), 5 ; degree of B.Ag., 1 ; B.Ag. (section), 2. Diploma in Journalism (section), 2. Faculty of Engineering : Entrance, 12 ; First Professional, 8 ; Second Professional, 8 ; Third Professional, 8.

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