A GERMAN PROFESSOR.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 198, 21 August 1919, Page 9

A GERMAN PROFESSOR.

CASE OF YON" ZEDLITZ. {Br Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON", Wednesday. ■A report, that a proposal to rea.p.paint Professor A"on Zedlitz to the chair of modern languages &t A'k-toria. Collegre had been before the. College Council w*s mentioned at a meofcing of the council . to-night. I A motion was carried ■placing on '■ record the council's regret that matters discussed in committee Jast month, vtfere j given to -tie Pres-s in an unfair form, I and were published without having the i report confirmed by the chairman of the COUBOH. Tim registrar stated that Ire had received letters from throo branches of the I Reiumed Soldiers' Association, protesting ajrainet tfre reported intention of the council to reappomt Professor V"on Zedlitz. The branches a-ppoared to have I communicabed with t!w> Minister of Dofenoe, wJio had -to the council, asking to be informed wnat action the council proposed to take with reference to Yon Zedlitz. Sir Robert Stout: "Wfl have not taken any action. You Siad better reply that the subject mentioned by them li*d not yet been considered by the council. Professor Hunter: WoulJ it not be better to tav exacrtly what ]tse been done? The <-oun«iil has called for applications for the chair of modern languages in New Zealand. Atfctr&lia, j and England, and has done nothing else, j Sir .Robert Stout: That us ail we have j dove. Auckland p*pere :he.l it that I had ; made a proposal to re»pj>o:nt Professor Yon Zcd'titz. The registrar was inetruel«d to reply to the 'Minister of Defence, Sin- James Allen, thet the council had merely cr.lled for applications for the chair. j