P-NG University

They’ve ‘Practical Built’ That P-NG University

From Judy Tudor, in Port Moresbc Setting up the Commission to si tertiary education in Papua - A Guinea (announced by the Mim for Territories on February 9) resulted in a progressive barn-da in some top Administrative posts\ IT was announced in Port Mon on February 25 that during John Gunther’s absence on Conu sion business, Mr. W. F. Ca (Director of Posts and Telegrapt will be Assistant Administn (Services); and Mr. W. S. Peck< will become acting Director of P.

At the same time Mr. F. P. Ri who normally is District Cornu sioner Central District, but who the nonce will be Executive Of) of the Commission, will have ao in his place as DC, Mr. R..

Galloway.

The first meeting of the Educat Commission will be in Canberra* March 18 and “reconnaissance” w to Territory centres will begin April or early May followed, aU July, with a fact-finding tour of Territory. Evidence will be ta from interested members of public. The whole is expected to somewhere between October December.

Although it is possible, within j frame-work of the terms of refere of the Commission, that it will act that a full-blown university is necessary at present, public opii already has got one built. Out i Ward’s Strip—present location ofl drive-in theatre and the Teach College—is the popular choice j sites for the tertiary education n Some people even have Mr. K> appointed as its first Registrar.

None of this is because Territon are unanimous on the desirability having a University. A very hi proportion thinks that it is a d:l fool idea, but they are also aw that because the people who call 1 tune in this place think that a I versity would be a nice thing to ti (the United Nations and all), ( that is what they will get.

And, say the cynics, it might! the only way of getting these Ins?

University graduates everyone is? anxious about.

For details of the Commission, see page 123.