TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 49, 27 February 1901, Page 5

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS

The Senate of the New Zealand University met again to-day at Government House, the Chancellor (Sir James Hector) presiding. The other members of the Senate present were: The Vice-Chancellor (Rev. J. Andrew), the Most Rev. the Primate (Bishop Cowie), Rev. ,T. Patterson, Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Hon. W. Rolleston, Dr. Salmond, Mr Hay, Professor Thomas^ Professor Brown, Professor Sale, Professor Cook, Dr. Scott, Dr. Fiteheft, Mr L. Cohen, and Dr. MacGregor. MEDICAL QUESTIONS. The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the report of the committee on medical questions (published elsewhere in this issue). In regard to the clause .regarding the petitions from four students to be admitted to the April examinations, the Senate decided to decline the request of the first two of the applicants, and to admit the other two. The Senate passed two minor amendments in regard to suggestions mentioned in the report

as having been received from the Council of the University of Otago regarding the method of examinations. The report of the committee, as a'menj-fed, was adopted. It was resolved to empower the Chancellor to confer the degrees ol M.B,- Ch.B., on the five persons named in the committee's report' as being qualified. THE EXHIBITION SCHOLARSHIP. The Most Rev. the Primate moved the adoption of the following recommendations of Committee No. 1: — (1) "That Mr J. M. McLaren be nominated by the Senate for the 1851 Exhibition" Scholarship; (2) the committee advise the Senate to express their approval of the Chancellor's action in paying an extra fee to the English examiner who looked over Mr McLaren's Thesis." Professor Brown said that in connection with this scholarship some Auckland students were placed at a disadvantage and shut out owing to not knowing the precise meaning attached to the regulations of the scholarships. This was by far the most important scholarship that was at the disposal of the University, and it was highly necessary that the regulations should be strictly and clearly defined. The scholarship was worth £150 a year for three years, and was practically open to scientific scholars of the whole world. It. was resolved that Prof. Brown be requested to join Committee No. 1, to assist in defining the terms of the scholarship. The 'comm'it_ee's recommendations were adopted. ADDRESS TO THE KING. On the motion of the Most Rev. the Primate, the following committee recommendation was adopted: "The Committee submit, for the approval of the Senate, an address of sympathy to the new King, to be sent to His Majesty by the Chancellor: We, the Senate of the University of New Zealand, now in session at Auckland, desire to approach your Majesty with an expression of deep sympathy with you in 3*our great bereavement, and of our hopefulness for the future of the Empire under Your Majesty's enlightened rule. In this colony, as in other parts of the British Empire, encouraging progress was made in the higher education of the people 'during the reign of our late revered and beloved Sovereign; and we/ doubt not that Your Majesty, following in her steps, will give all the encouragement you can to the intellectual and moral advancement of your subjects. We pray that, in the heavy responsibility of the Imperial Trust to which you have succeeded, Your Majesty may ever be strengthened and cheered by the Holy Spirit, of God, by whom kings reign and prosper." The Chancellor said the address would be sent through the piroper channel. MACMILLAN-BROWN PRIZE ESSAY. ■ . The Chancellor stated that the examiners in connection with the Mac-Millan-Brown memorial prize essay had decided to award the prize this year to the author of the essay bearing the norn de, plume "Heretaunga," The writer was William John Hunter, |of Hastings (Hawke's Bay), and unj dergraduate of the Victoria College, ! Wellington.

The Senate then adjourned till this afternoon. .