FOUR UNIVERSITIES.
DUNEDIN NOT IN FAVOUR. (PBSSS ASSOCIATION TBLKOBAJI.) DXJNEDIN, August 12. A special meeting of the Otago 'University Council was held to-day to consider tho report of the special committee set up to confer with the Professorial Board on the proposal from the northern University Colleges to replace the New Zealand University with four separate Universities, one in each of the four centres. ~„.,., Mr W. J. Morrell moved: "That the Council of the University of .Otago is strongly opposed to the institution within the near future of four separate Universities of New Zealand, believing that this would be contrary to the interests of education in the Dominion, and is of the opinion that any neeessarv reforms or medications can be carried out within the present University of Nerv Zealand, and that copies of the resolution be sent to +he other colleges, the Prime Minister and Minister of Education. The motion was seconded by Air W. Rennie. and after an exhaustive discussion was carried by nine votes to one, Professor Benham being tho only opponent of tho resolution.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 9
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