Democracy in Education

This question of women's pay affects not only the graduates of V.U.C. but more particularly in college life—the undergraduate. V.U.C. has a very high percentage of part-timers—and takes a certain pride in those students who have the strength of purpose to work by day and swot by night. But compare the small number of scholarships capable of supporting the scholar throughout the year with the 1,100 students enrolled at the college. Women-students, who form the majority at a war-time university, are forced to be part-timers save for the lucky few who are assisted by bursaries or parents. Were it possible for the women students to earn sufficient over the vacation to support themselves during the University session, it would have definitely beneficial results. This not only for the women themselves, in that it would lessen the physical and mental Strain to which they are subjected, but also they would be in a position to enrich the cultural life of the college and it would certainly go far to raise the scholastic level of the University of New Zealand.