ANVUAI, STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11547, 1 April 1903, Page 3

ANVUAI, STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

At the meeting , of the Board of Gover'Jt of Cante.M.ry College, held on M«>nZv March 30th, 1903. the LWman •* of th« progress made and work Soe in the e---ver.il departiiHsnta during the «c« -km read us follows: — THK COLLEGB. The present is tiu- iliirtit-th annual report end statement of tin- Chairman «■{ .ilnBoard of Governms smeo th y t >-uib.i«hjnent of the institution in 1875, and the KTenth eiiue the p-i^ii of the CanterburjCollege a-nd Cuiitti bury A'-ikintural Col. Jew AH, 1896. Jlr Tliomas S. \\\i>to:i rc.smnid the positiii of Uhainnan of the FJoard ..f Hovemors jn Noveuib-r last, a position lit- hud occupied sinte th-i ilfiith of the late Mr Webb ja Februaiy. 1901. On the 15th D.evmb-r, Mr A. L. (j. Bhodee Wius eUet'-d to th" vacant office. During Jut;/, th'- death of Mr John Deans took place, after ho had been a nvemt>-r of the Board fur ki« than a year. In JanuiUT, Dr. Clulton having taken office on tli." machine f-taff. r.-ith a view to carry out Hi- , duties of I'rofwssor of Biologyl during the absence of Professor Dendv", on leave, his seat on the Board*. K«v. Mr Morley havir.j; Iwcn removed te Melbourne in tlw inur.sts i>f li.s Church, Vacated his teal in April; tlni.< deprivili',' the Board of the .*<.rviee.s of an expeiienccd and usffiil nit-mb-.-r. The following n!i;v;'m-:nt.-< in the composition of the Uu.ird.of (Joveiriois liavo taken place during tlie y< ur: — B£PK£SKX'I'INC HIS KXCELLENCV 'LKE (JOVKRNOH. kt- July—Rii,'ht Key. Chuixliill Julius, D.D., re-elffte.d. BEI»RESHN"IIXfJ CANTi-JIUIUKY MEMBKRS OF J'ARJ.UMEN'T. 28th April—Rev. William Morley, D.D., Ksignsd. 12th May—Rev. Robert Erwin, D.D., elected. Ist July—Harry Joseph Beswick, reflected. REPRESENTING GRADUATES. 27th January —Charles Chilton, M.A., D.Sc., Ti'sigiifd. 10th Fcbiuarv—Arthur Edjfar Uravenor Rhodes, 8.A.. "LL.B., elected. 19th June—John Deans, died. •Ist July—Thomas Seholh'eld Foster, JI.A., re-elected. let July—Charles Lewis, re-elected. 14th July—George Warren Russell, elected. ' ' REPRESENTING TEACHERS. Ist July—Xhomoa Shaikr W«ston, reelected. REPRESENTING SCHOOL COMMITTEES.

Ist July—Charks Henry Trnscott Opie, «ktt«l vice Geoi-ge Warren Russell. A wry important change has been effect «d in the department of Chemistry: Professor Bickerton, who lias occupied a Beat on the teaching statf of the College since tbe 6th February, 1874, having been succeeded in his dutk-e by William. Percival Evans, AI.A., Ph.D.. an old graduate of . tie College. The .subjects now under the charge of Dr. Evana are Cliemistry and . Bound, Light, and Heat. The, laboratories and class rooms of the dej>artinent have been thoroughly renovated and better arranged for the requirements of students. Captain F. W. Hutton, who was Profes■or of Biology from January. 1880, to December, 1882, and subsequently Lecturer on Geology, resigned his lectureship at the end of tne session. Mr W. Izard resigned tho lectureship on Jurisprudence and Law, and was succeeded by Mr George T. Weston, 8.A., LL.B. ! The Board of Governors succeeded 1 in purchasing for general College purposes, an Acre of land in Hereford street, adjoining the preewit College site. • % \ Ilusio.— On the Ist May, John C. Brad- \ ihaw, Mue. D.. was appointed Lecturer in Music in succession to the late Mr G. F. Tendafl. Mr H. Wells had kindly taken charge of the classes since the commencement of the term prior to Dr. Bradshaw's arrival in the colony. The number of candidates who entered for the various examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music- again show a Luge increase. There were 91 candidates for M» various theoretical examinations in , June, of whom 73 passed. The practical examinations wer eoonducted at the end of ■ October and beginning of November, by Mr T. B. Knott; there were in all 225 candidate*—4 for the teachers' diploma, 81 for the local centre, and 140 for the school examinations; of these 3, 53, and 111 re-. •pectively were successful. The following ore tile totals as cornfared with the last two years: — 1900 Examined 92 Passed 65 1901 Examined 239 Passed 201 1902 Examined 316 Passed 240 Mies Esther Fitzgerald, of Timaru, and Miss Millicent Jennings, of Sumner, candidates in pianoforte, distinguished themWives by winning two of the four medals offered annually by the Associated Board, to the candidates throughout the whole of New Zealand, who succeed in gaining the, highest and second highest marks in the eenlor and junior grades of the local centre examinations. Mr Knott reported on the practical examinations, as follows:—"The results compare not unfavourably with those obtained in Great Britain, the standard being identical. The candidates generally exhibited* character and spirit in their performances, the weakest feature being a. want of tiV;»U and attention to the details of their work, and a consequent marr- , ing of the effect by the resulting inaccuracies." Mr Knott also wishes to urge all musL* ■ itudents to consider that success in uny examination whatev%r doeb not mean the conclusion of study, but rather that it be regarded as the minimum which is requisite. Exempted Students.—Xo examination for exempted students on the books of this College was held nt any other centre than Christehurch. ■ University Extension Lectures.—The Board provided v scheme for this purpose ■jn 1900, and are still prepared to supply lecture* if application is nude on the proposed basis and due notice given. The interest of the public .seems, however, to , be mainly centred in the technical education at prtwnt. and no applications for , University lectures have been received during the past year. Number of Students.—The following ■ table shows the number of matriculated and non-matriculated students who have •ttended lectures since the year 1898, to date: — Matrie. Non-matric. Total. 1898 ... 131 56 187 1899 ... 117 65 182 1900 ... 125 93 218 1901 ... 148 72 220 1902 ... 150 74 224 The number of students attending each lecture during the Ijust term of 1902, wa3 .ia follows: — Classicp.—Pass Latin —Translation 31. o .composition 28. teachers' clar« 12. Greek 2, composition 2. Honours Latin—6. .' English Literature and Language.— Paes lectures—History and structure of 1 . the EngHsh language 24, Anglo-Saxon and middle English 25, literature and stt books 26, eesay ela.«s 28. Honours Lectures— . Anglo-Saxon and middle English 5, philology 3, literatuix , and net books 6. • English History.— P.i»). history of Kiisjfond 15, honours, European history 0. . Mathematics.—Pa.s». pure mathematics | • 62, pasa mechanics and hydrostatics 18. j Honours matheinatit's—Section 1., 5; taction 11., 5: tst-etion 111., 7; section IV.. 0: honours, elementary mechanics and hydro- i ■i Itatics 7. Chemistry.—P;i*.s chemistry 23. pass chemistry (prob'enw) 6, elementary eheinietry 2, honours cliemistry 2, . Hatchers' chemistry (Ist year) 10, teachers , chemistry (2nd year} 0, practical chemistry (junior •od pass) 38, practical chemistry (honour." Ltod rewaroh) Q.

Sound, Light and Heat.—Lectures — Pass 29, honours 1. Laboratory practke ---Pans 22, honours 1. Geology—Junior 5, senicv 4. KioWy.— tS( ner.vl biuloiry 10, botany for ini.-dkul (jtudents 0, p;ws botany 2, honours botany 1, pass zoology 8, honours zuology 0. practical general biology 10. pass practical botany 2, practical botany (henour* anil research* 1, pass practical zoology 8, practical zoology (honours and leaeareh) 0. French.—Pass lectures—Composition 13, authors 27, grammar 27, Jiterature 23. composition (teachers' cla.'S) 5. Honour* lectuie.<--Conip'jsitiun 14, authors 0, essay and literatim' 0. philology 4, literature 0. German. —Composition I. and philology 2. translation 4. composition 11. and grammar 1, for beginners 4. Jurisprudence and Law.—Pass jurisprudence 14. honours jurLsprudence 3. Lnw—Equity 7, Roman law 2, Internationa! law 5. evidence 1, torts 0, personal property 5. Constitutional History.—Pass 16, honours 2. Political Economy. —Pn?s 14. honours 2. Mental .Sci-r^v.—'Pa.<s 10. honours 2. Mwsif. —Rudiintnts of music (junior, Ist year student?) 13. harmony (intermediate. 2nd year students) 13, harmony and counterpoint (senior, 3rd year students) 10, history of music 11, advanced harmony, counterpoint, etc., 3, form in composition 3, ear training and musical dictation 2. Successful Students. —The following students were recorded by the University as having passed in their respective examinations:—