THE SENATE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 21, 24 January 1917, Page 6

THE SENATE.

ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREES. EXAMINATION CONDITIONS, j i B.A. DEGREE. The Senate of the University of New Zealand continued in session at the Grammar School thie morning. The Senate is at present engaged considering the proposals of the Board of Studies for the degrees in arts and science.. The following subjects have been decided upon for the B.A. degree:—English, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, history or jurisprudence, and constitutional history, economics,, mental and moral philosophy, education, pure mathematics) physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology, geography (physical, economic xzand political. It vraa resolved to have two grades; one of "pass" subjects, and the other of "advanced" subjects. The latter shall be one studied for two years after it hae been passed as part of a section for the degree at the pass grade. A subject for the degree may be taken as an advanced subject, • except geography, jurisprudence and constitutional history, but, as an advanced subject, mathematics shall include both pure arid applied mathematics, and in languages two shall constitute a single advanced subject. Every course for a degree shall consist of either five pass subjects and one advanced subject or of six paes subjecte. A course containing an advanced eubject must include at least one foreign language and one arts and science, sub-

A course .of pace subjects was decided to constitute the following subjects:—

(a) English, (b) one foreign language, (c) one of the subjects mental and moral philosophy, economics, history, education, (d) one of the following subjects: Pure mathematics, applied mathematics, phyeice, chemistry, . botany, zoology, geology, or geography,, (c) any two subjects not already taken, provided that not more than two subjects in all may be taken from applied mathematics, physics, chemistry, botany, geology or geography. A number of the recommendations have been referred to Senate Committees for further consideration. HONOURS IN ARTS. The Senate adopted the following recommendation: "No candidate ehall be admitted to examination for Honours in Arte in more than one of the following subjects: Physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, geology." B.Sc. DEGREE. The Board of Studies. Tecommend the following pass subjects for the B.Sc. degree: Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Zoology, Botany, Geology. The Chancellor suggested the addition of English to the list. Professor Segar said the B.Sc -was purely a technical degree, and not to be compared with 8.A., a general degree. The B.Sc. degree was onesided, and was made more technical with the object of holding out a better prospect for Bachelors of Science to obtain employment. The question was whether a candidate-for this degree should have literary :etudy beyond matriculation standard. „. Dr. Marshall strongly -favoured* the option of literary subjects to a B.Sc. candidate. , After further discussion it "was finally decided that French, German, Italian, Mental or Moral Philosophy, Economies, or History be added as alternative optional subjects. The Senate .will continue consideration of the B.Sc. degree conditions to-morrow morning. REPORT OF MEDICAL COMMITTEE. The Medical Committee makes the following recommendations to the Senate: (1) Medical Travelling Scholarship.— That Clause IV. (Cal. p. 209) be amended to read as follows: "The holder,of the scholarship shall, within fifteen months from the award thereof, proceed to some recognised school or schools of medicine in (Europe or America, to ;be approved by the Chancellor, and β-hall prosecute his studies therein for the whole of the term of hie scholarship; provided that, in the case 6f the Travelling Scholarship being awarded to the holder of a Dominion Medical Scholarship,.the holder shall be allowed to postpone his departure from New Zealand for a period not exceeding twenty-seven months, during which time •he. shall complete bis engagement as a Dominion scholar."

(2) Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Surgery and Correspondence relating thereto.—That the recommendations from the Board of Studies (Proc. pp. 36, 37, 38), and the following amended motion of Mr. Mahon, Auckland, viz.: "That in view of the fact that since the passing of the Dentists' Act, 1008, the number of etudente qualifying to practise as dental surgeons is 'wholly inadequate to the wants of the community,' and that the increasing shortage of qualified dental practitioners constitutes a grave menace to the public health, the Boa*d of Studies be asked to draft for the Certificate of Proficiency in Dental Surgery a, modified course that would not involve an attendance of more than one year at the Otago Dental School," be remitted to the New Zealand Dental Association, the Board of Studies, and the Faculty of Dentistry foT report.