Victoria University of Wellington1899 ~ 1999 A History

Contents

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Contents

Foreword	7
Introduction	9
Chapter 1: The college is founded	11
The University of New Zealand and Victoria College – the foundation professors – classes begin – the Old Clay Patch – a building at last
Chapter 2: War and peace	30
The university reform movement – the von Zedlitz affair – the quest for special schools – the growth of departments – academic reform – silver jubilee
Chapter 3: The Hunter years	50
The 1930s – academic freedom – fresh faces – political science – social science – the sciences divide – music – research and publication – the rise of the lecturers
Chapter 4: Wayfarers together	76
The students – corporate life – the Students' Society – sport – the arts – hostels – capping – a hotbed of sedition?
Chapter 5: The whole ramshackle machine	100
A new principal – independence gained – a royal commission – postwar boom – the Palmerston North branch – the growth of administration – hard times, the 1970s and 1980s – democratisation – academic reform	page 6
Chapter 6: Cribbed, cabined and confined	128
The site expanded – postwar building boom – the Reynolds–Culliford plan – concrete blocks – the Hunter saga, part one – tower blocks – the precinct project – the Hunter saga, part two – the Polhill plan
Chapter 7: Mites and earthquakes	158
Big science – trouble in the faculty – physics – earth sciences – Antarctica – botany and zoology – chemistry – mathematics – computing
Chapter 8: Hits and misses	187
Engineering – architecture – a medical school – nursing – Asian studies – Pacific studies – the English Language Institute – criminology – industrial relations – university extension – a survey research centre
Chapter 9: Wisdom and gold	211
Economics – accountancy – business administration – commerce and administration – policy studies – the law school
Chapter 10: Soft science and hard art	242
Psychology – anthropology – sociology – political science – education – geography – philosophy – religious studies – history
Chapter 11: The creative edge	278
English – modern languages – classics – linguistics – drama studies – librarianship – art history – the art collection – music – an arts centre?
Chapter 12: Weirdie beardie layabouts	311
A student union building – the conservative years – the decline of sport – welfare services – flats and halls – fashion – politics – the demise of capping – the rise of culture
Chapter 13: The truth is out there	352
The Hawke report – restructuring – 1990s – ‘refocussing Victoria’ – gaudeamus igitur
Appendices	381
Chancellors, vice chancellors and registrars – Student numbers
Notes	383
Bibliography	416
Index	421