UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Auckland Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3606, 1 March 1882, Page 3

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

The New Zealand University Senate commenced its session in the old District Court Building at noon to-day. There were present: Chancellor, Henry John Tancrcd (presiding); Vice-Chancellor, James Hector, M.D., KK.S., CM.G.; Registrar and Secretary, William Miles Maskell; Professor J. M. Brown, Rev. D. Bruce, Eight Key. Bishop Cowie, Dr Yon Haast, Key. J. W. Habens, 8.A., Jndgc Hcale, Professor McGregor, Sir G. M. O'Rorke, the Most Key. F. Kcdwood, D.D., Professor G. S, Sale, Professor J. Jjhand, and Professor Salmond. Chancellor's Repoet.—The Chancel loi's report was read by Mr W. M, Maskell

f i The report regretted the death of the ' Key. W. Johnston, and the resignation of the Key. JJr, Stuart. The vacancies in ' the Senate had been filled by the appoint- ' meut of Professor McGregor, and the Eev, IJ. AY. Salmond. A letter had been re--1 ccived from the Medical Council of Great • BritaiD, intimating that in case a student should not have passed, at the Entrance ' Examination, in the subject of " Elementary Mechanics of Solids and Fluids," a knowledge ot that subject should be required from him at a subsequent examination. All the gentlemen nominated by She Senate accepted except Dr. McGregor. It was nccc33ary that regulations as to examinations should be framed immediately, because an apprentice or pupil must obtain a certificate within a year alter the expiration of hia apprenticeship or pupilage in order to his registration. Correspondence relative to the Gilchriat scholarships showed that the Senate would have nothing to do with the examinations which were to be conducted by the Governor or his nominee. Ample notice of these examinations would, however, be given. The Chancellor had received the charter and calendar of the new Koyal University of Jtcland, but these had not, when sent, received the Royal assent. The Chancellor narrated the stops taken to procure authority to errant Degrees in Science. The ■ Adelaide University already possesses that authority, and the Sydney University promised to consider tho matter. The Chancellor therefore suggested for the considertion of the Seuatc the drafting of a memorial for the purpose of forwarding it to Her Majesty, alter obtaining the concurrence thereto of the Sydney authorities. In the calendar ofjtho University of London it is provided that graduates in arts, who have taken degrees in the Universities of Sydney, Melbourne, Madras, or Calcutta, may proceed to degrees in science or medicine at the University of J ondon, without passing thoro the Matriculationn Examination, It might bo advisable (and applicatiou bad been made by a graduate with that view) to obtain tho extension of tho above provision to the JXew Zealand Univeisity. A letter had been received from the Council of the Univorsity of Melbourne, notifying that in the case of students matiiculated in the University of Sydney, New Zealand; or Adelaide, desiring to proceed with their studies in Melbourne, tho Council would accept tho Matriculation Examination of any or nll of these Universities. In cnu sequence of some dissatisfaction relative to tho non-issue of tho examination papers with the Calendar in 1881, he had instructed the University Agent in London to have a number (three hundred) of sets of the examination papers for next .November made up in pamphlet form, at the save time that the sets_ are printed for tho examination. A pi ice might be fixed by the Senate for those; and he suggested that tenders should be called for the position of publishers to the University and the Calendar, and examination papers should ba handed over to the successful firm for distribution. ESTABLISHMENT OF COLLEGES IN THE NORTH ISLAND. On this subject the Chancellor said :— " I have to slate that, in the last session of the General Assembly, a bill which was introduced for the purpose of providing, in accordance with the views of the Senate, proper means of University Education in the North Island, was withdrawn. The extension of the univeisity work, as evidenced by the increased number of student*,and of candidates for examination, induces me to express the hope that duo provision for the urgent wants of students iv the North will not be long delayed. In fact, the condition of affairs in that part of the colony is now worec than before ; for, since the last session of the Senate, the Wellington College authorities applied tome for the dis-aililiation of that college, and the only affiliated Institutions now remaining in the North Island arc those in Auckland. In consequence of this action on the part of the Wellington College, a number of undergraduates were deprived of the means of completing their University terms of the year. In order that they should not suffer thereby, I made arrangements whereby they could undergo their annual examination on papers set at the Canterbury College, the University paying the necessary expenses; but as their work had necessarily been much interrupted, only two availed themselves of the opportunity. One of tho Wellington undergraduates is n Junior Scholarjof the University. The -Regulation (Calendar, p. 52) makes it obligatory on Junior Scholars to pass each year the annual examination of their College, and also to pass, at the end of their second year, one section of their li.A. Examination. The student in question has been unable to do either of these things, and I have informed him that, in consequence, his Scholarship is legally vacated. But, under the circumstances, I promised to leave to the decision of the Senate the question, whether his Scholarship shall I c continued to him or not. I should be ulad to have also from the Senate a direction as to the entering in the Calendar of the names of these undergraduates, seeing that the college to which they belonged ia no longer affiliated, QUESUONS FOR DtCISION BY THE SKNATEi The address then proceeded to enumerate tho questions calling for decision by the Senate. Among these was the adoplion of the consolidated regulations that had been prepared by tho committee appointed last session. Several regulations required clearer interpretation. In one Instance the Chancellor had declined to allow a teacher coming up under the Teachers' Regulation to compete for a Senior Scholarship. It also was desirable to determine whether a teacher qualifying for a Class under the arrangemont with the Education Department should be required to pass the same examination again if he afterwards desires to proceed to tho 15. A. degree. It had also been asked whether a graduate admitted to tho Degree of B.A ad cundem can proceed to the degree of fit. A. by examination. Clearer definition is required in the regulations affecting examinations. KBBPINC OF TEBMS. Several questions have arisen in regpect to this, (a) Tho case where, as in Wellington, there are undergraduates but no affiliated college, has been already men. tioncd, (b) In cases where the affiliated colleges are not in a position to give sufficient instruction to undergraduates, or do not do co, application has been made to me for exemption from attendance at lectures. But it has appeared to me that the intention of the Senate has always been to discourage the pursuit of the University course merely in the intervals of other avocations ; to induce undergraduates, in fact, to cmftne themselves, during three years at least, to study; and, for this reason, I have refused my consent to the application. It has been stated to me that in some of the affiliated Institutions no lectures are delivered to undergraduates, except iv so far as these are scholars of the institutions following the general scholastic course, and that therefore there are no means whereby an " external " student c;in proceed to nis degree thereiD. The Peiiato has demanded, as a condition of affiliation, the delivery of "lectures," and the holding ot annual examinations in the subjects taught in such lectures. I have suggested, in the pamphlet abovementioned of revised Regulations, a clause ia the Statute "|ot affiliation," providing for a report by the governing body of each institution ot the number of lectures delivered to undergraduates in each year. (3) A question had also arisen relative to the terms necessary to tho degrees of LL.B and LL.D. SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS. An application for the payment of money arifin" under two senior scholarships of 1879 had been refused, on the ground that the holders were studying out of New Zealand. The Chancellor asked for direction in this matter. Also in the matter of Examination fees for the B.A. Degree and Senior Scholarship.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW ItfioULATIONS.

It has been suggested that the University should accept, as an equivalent to the Mnlrloulatlon JSxuniiriatiou, tbe preliminary or " general knowledge " examination of law students at least pro tanto; and also Hie Senior Civil Service Examination. The question of a revised scheme for Senior Scholarships would also, again be brought

for discussion. Additions were also required in the Kcgnlations to provide for the case of undergraduates admitted ad euudeni statum of the third year, who might have passed at another University in the subjects of Latin and mathematics an examination equivalent to that of the University. And to include in the regulations on ad cundem admission, the ltoyal Irish University, the Victoria University, and the University of 6 dclaide.

THE "KKCOMMENDATIONS AND ANNOUNCE.

MENTS."

1 Periods and authors should be prescribed for the various examinations of the year " 1884. Questions required settling relative to the papers on Natural Science for Honours, the Biology examination, Chemistry, and the L.L.B. and L.L.D. : examinations, and various miscellaneous matters. The Chancellor regretted to inform tho , Senate that he had lately received the resignation of the Agent in England, Mr H. N. Moseley, brought about by his election to the Linacre Professorship of Physiology in the University of Oxford, in the room of the late Professor Rolleaton. He had informed Mr Moseley that he would ratify any appointment of his successor which he may make with theconcurrenceof Dr. Carpenter, Mr Carleton, and Mr Milman, THE EXAMINATIONS OF 1881. THE NOVEMBER EXAMINATIONS. All the papers for these were prepared in England. Some were available horn the numbers originally prepared and not used for tbe examinations of 1880. No mistake or difficulty occurred on this point. The following candidates came up : — For the B.A. Degree. - First section, 40 ; second section, 17. Total, 57. For the L.L.B. Degree.—First examination, 1; second examination, 1; third examination, 1, Total, 3. For the L.L.D. Degree, 1; for honours, 10; for the M.A. Degree, 2. Total, 13. And of these 23 were candidates for senior scholarship?, Grand total, 73. THE DECEMBER EXAMINATIONS. Tho following candidates came up :— For Matriculation, 46 ; for Junior Scholarships, 28. Total, 74. Showing a decrease of three, as compared with the number in 18S0. MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY. Four undergraduates were admitted ud cundem statum during the year. Tho number ot undergraduates on the books of the University on December 31st, 1881, was 233, inclusive of 88, who havo not presented themselves for Collego examination during the last two years. To this number will have to be added those who passed at the late entrance examination, There are now 36 graduates admitted after examination, to whom arc to bo added those who have passed at the November examination. ACCOUNTS. The following is an abstract of tho inoomo and expenditure for the twelve months :— Income. — Government grant, £3,000 ; fees, £214 9s; sale of calendars, £7 17s fid; miscellaneous, £105 9s 6d ; interest, £272 11s; balance, £1,225 5s Gd ; total, £4,825 12a Gd. Expenditure.—Sonato, £408 17s 5d ; otlico. £587 7s lOd; goneral purposes, £272 10s 7d; examinations, £2,0'J8 Is Sd ; scholarships, £1,54S 15a. Total, £4,823 12s Gd.

The Senate will observe that the excess of expenditure over income is larger tban last year, the expenditure being about £SOO more than in 18S0, whilst the actual receipts (£3,G00 7s) exceeded thoso of that year by £54.

The increpsos of expenditure over ISBO were thus divided : senate increase, £89 ; office, £104 ; scholarships, £91 ; examinations increase, £582. The Univorsity has still to its credit £5,745 on all accounts. The general account, however, remains indebted to the scholarship account for advances to the extent of £700. EXAMINATIONS OP 1882. By the mail leaving New Zealand on January 31st, instructions were sent to England for the preparation of all the papers required for tho examinations of next November, for Degrees, Senior Scholarship.", and Honours, with the exceptions mentioned above, of tho papers in Chemistry, Law, and Honours Natural science. The examiners of last year have intimated their willingness to act again for the Unive^ity this year. It was agreed that the report of tho Chancellor be taken into consideration on the next sitting day. Degrees.—The Vice Chancellor moved —"'Hint the application for ad cundem degrees be considered at next sitting.— Agreed to. Hour of Meeting,—lt was resolved, on the motion of the Vice-chancellor, " That the hour of meeting be 10 a.m., unless otherwise ordered, that the Chancellor leave the chair at 1 p. m. without motion to resume the chair at 2.30 p.m., unless otherwise directed."

MOTC.SB o? Motions.—Notices woe given far the appointment of a iiuuui o committee and a committee to consider the medical course, and also in reference to several unimportant matters of detail. The Senate then > adjourned till tomorrow.