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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 17, No. 1. March 4, 1953

The Purpose of a University

The Purpose of a University

This lecture by Dr. Currie., Vice-Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, we intend to print in full elsewhere (with his permission). Dr. Currie gave, however, an interesting view on the utility of the University of New Zealand which, he said, mountains the standard of education throughout the colleges as its main function. It deals also with finance which is necessary the U. of N.Z. is only as large as Melbourne University. Dr. Curries job as the chief administrator was a central one with every intention of speeding up the autonomy of the colleges—that lime was nearly here. The students, however, were not doing enough to encourage the local communities. There would be no money from the Government unless there was aroused in the community a semi-political feeling that the university meant something and belonged in the community. He went on then with the main section of his lecture in which he examined the separate purposes of a university. The purpose, he said, is different for the staff and for the student, but the co-joint consciousness of the university purpose was not sufficiently clearly realised.

The victorious Victoria team winning the tug of war. On the rope from the left is your Editor, Dr. Kahn doing all the shouting, Tim Beaglehole pulling strings, Hec MacNeill on the party line, Elaine Foote, and obliterated Pam Beck, Ted Johnstan, Juliet Hunt and Con Bollinger. The braway specimen on the right it Lance Robinson.

The victorious Victoria team winning the tug of war. On the rope from the left is your Editor, Dr. Kahn doing all the shouting, Tim Beaglehole pulling strings, Hec MacNeill on the party line, Elaine Foote, and obliterated Pam Beck, Ted Johnstan, Juliet Hunt and Con Bollinger. The braway specimen on the right it Lance Robinson.