NZSLF Bursary Scheme

Mr. O'Brien (VUC) moved that the meeting of USA accept in principle the proposals for a revised bursary scheme put forward by NZSLF and forward them to the proper authorities.

He stated that these proposals had already been discussed by a staff student meeting and at the general meeting it had been decided to carry the plan to NZUSA.

Discussion followed, principally in the practicability of means and merit tests. A certain amount of disagreement was expressed at the number as some delegates thought that 1,000 were too many. Mr. Hunt (OU) thought that it would be a good idea if a student need not accept the bursary as soon as he leaves school; it should be possible for him to have a year between his advent at university and his leaving school to learn something "of the ways of the world." The chairman stated that he' had recently read a report by the Labour Department which had stated that there were too many professions, and New Zealand needed more-labourers. It was finally decided to pass the motion, and a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Taylor, Tizzard. Johnson, Milk and Miss Langford, was set up to inquire into the proposals.