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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Student's Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 9. May 21 1968

Bursaries Are Needed

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Bursaries Are Needed

The Victoria University Council has repeated its recommendation to the University Grants Committee that a scheme of bursaries for postgraduate work be introduced.

The Council's motion reads: "That the number of scholarships available for post-graduate study in New Zealand is quite inadequate to meet the needs of universities and the country."

A Professorial Board report considered that bursaries would stimulate research schools throughout New Zealand universities.

It referred to the Council's previous recommendation to the Grants Committee in 1965.

It was suggested that bursaries for viable research schools, particularly in science departments, be at least equal to the existing number of postgraduate scholarships.

Fees and $1000 p.a. wóuld be adequate and also allow a sufficient differential between scholarships and the bursary as recognition of merit.

Students, particularly those with second class honours degrees. who were unable to obtain support in this country, had been readily accepted, financed and successfully completed postgraduate degrees overseas, the report said.

A flourishing graduate school was an "essential prerequisite" to attract top calibre staff.

Competition for them was keen in New Zealand and the international field.

At present only one out of every 25 staff members could look forward to the attachment of a new postgraduate scholar each year.

There was no shortage of qualified and willing students to do postgraduate work, the report said.

So, when capable students were unable to pursue post-graduate education this was a serious loss to the community.

Capping Week had its usual thrills and spills. This year's annual boat race was notable for its lack of organisation. The new rule of assembling crafts on the beach certainly didn't help the "originality" department. But the prizewinners did get their crate of beer. Procesh was definitely enlivened into a rousing start by the Music Department's Colonel Bogey's Lonely Tarts' Band. Members did great things with an unusually wide selection of instruments. And the usual student stunts and gags predominated in this week when "Victoria goes to town !"

Capping Week had its usual thrills and spills. This year's annual boat race was notable for its lack of organisation. The new rule of assembling crafts on the beach certainly didn't help the "originality" department. But the prizewinners did get their crate of beer. Procesh was definitely enlivened into a rousing start by the Music Department's Colonel Bogey's Lonely Tarts' Band. Members did great things with an unusually wide selection of instruments. And the usual student stunts and gags predominated in this week when "Victoria goes to town !"