BY T. HARVEY JOHNSTON. 19 
the example set may lead others in our State to render 
similar service. Our University has so far received com- 
paratively little in the way of private endowments. 
The trustees have founded fellowships in engineering, 
economic biology and pure chemistry, and a school of 
applied chemistry, the appointments being made by the 
Senate of our University subject to the consent of the 
Trustees of the fund. 
Mr. L. 8. Bagster, B.Sc., a member of this Society, 
has been appointed to control the School of Applied Chem- 
istry which will be a branch of the department of Chemistry. 
He has spent some time in Europe and America gaining 
experience in applied chemical science. His enquiries 
abroad have led him to believe that the methods of train- 
ing as applied chemists adopted by the American Univer- 
sities and Technical Institutes are more suitable for Aus- 
tralian conditions than those of the English and German 
institutions. The American schools aim at producing an 
individual who can respond to the demands of any industry 
which may need his assistance, rather than one who has 
been trained for work in one or two industries only. Such 
a man should not only be a chemist but also an engineer 
and a man possessing a knowledge of business principles, 
though of course one could not expect him to be an expert 
in all these directions. The Senate of the Queensland 
University propose to include in the curriculum for the 
degree of Bachelor of Applied Science, full courses in pure 
chemistry, a special course in the principles of engineering, 
and a special course in the general principles upon which 
industrial processes are based, rather than specialised courses. 
in any specific process such as the chemistry of brewing, 
dyeing, tanning, etc. A graduate from the school should 
be able, not only to decide upon the possibilities of any 
' suggested scheme, but also to discover and initiate for 
himself. He should be able, as well, to plan and equip 
the necessary plant. 
Such a school, which is the first of its kind in Aus- 
tralia, should be of material benefit to the community 
in furthering our industrial development.* 
*T am indebted to Mr. Bagster for the above details regarding the 
School of Applied Chemistry. 
