UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

PROPOSED NEW SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

A PLEA FOR LAW.

The Uniy.crsity:"S^a^^..-lißl^a:?srf|prit'.-s{tVii>6' * vestcrdav morning, aiul, after; referring'.to.a i committee the: question of additional senior, scholarships, adjourned:till the aftornooiij: ill ! order' that itho'cqnimjtt.eesfmightffpursiio tlibir;: labours. the; / afternoon - tho. coriimfttiees : ; ;Wcreftnotv I with 'their rcpqrtsiyiiid.UT.!:further,;adjqu ) ment -wiis'lagrced 't<:iintii! f io';a;in,'^ : ; 'The;' Senate's -busMc^sw'ss%«^6t^nndc^' 1 unusual -circumstances; ■in that"all its com-! liiittee :work is-done dunng 'tliO'session of tho mam badv. One, reason for ; tins, is that most of tho work accumulates during tho examination '.period towards' ofc-Hb'q; year, and .cpuld»''iibCibp^'dis^£{Afed'i'f : bcfdr4. : ' : Fourtoen. committees have been: appointed to consider ana ( report .upon ;.ail.argo : vari.ety. of subjects;, and there are oiily.twenly'mpihber's » attending' the,' session'of "the Senate.... Consequently only 'a>:Veifji';.few ! • : meet at the same tinie, ;'oiving to; overlappihg in.emtiership, ,aud: this:'constitutes : : a very...coiir, siderablo delay to business; •" ■- Mr. L.'Cohon, At.A.j-LL.8.,, took his seat yesterday, for .-w-''' s■ 'v'"~; NEV/ SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS. ; : Mr. Hogben moved that one sonior scholarship bo given for botany j ono for zoology, one': for beat, sound,-,"and, light,;;and;.one, tor, electricity 'and {magriCtism.;-;-At present one scholarship is ; given ' for: bptaii 1 }:-; or zoology,- : arid one for physical,' ,'so that',"th6 niotion; proposed ( tivo: new' • scholarship;;: < The' ' mover stated that a.! year ;'ofVtwo "ago;, th'e' Senate increased 'tlie number 1 ; of ■, senior' scholarships on the ground that; it ' was difficult' to tell whicll was the.\betteivof . two; students when ; their ' subjects -were of, a_;dif-, ferent character., • The, difficulty. still existed" with, regard to .candidates,who took- biology? and - zoology, and he proposed therefore that; separate, scholarships l ' should be created- for: those-subjects: * ; Tho extra scholarships would not. always' have Ho bo' given!;;;' '■ ' . Professor Shand-;seco'ii(led the: niotion..';.' , / Mr, vßaumo thought a'; stholarsliip should also bo-giv'en for law. ' The Chancellor ■ said would bo .unfair; not' to and eiiginecring.;..' '■ ' i-V-'- ■; , Mr. Baume said that".the,law-.students were the only- students .from; whonV'thoj.Uiiiyersity recciyeil a profit. > As; a' : clans'^theynvcrc-hot-; w-ell o(f, 'and he.'-'tlibnght-^•.that ; t-liey : had ;a : strong claim; ,H6 that a scholarship added for",.law.' :; Mr. Voii 'Haast''.sbcond.6d--;t:b''6' amendnibiit; He: thought it; would . lie Mvcll: if. tho st-it-; doiits were ehcou'raged td .'mak6"a'widcr\study. 1 of.-tho •' principles .that ' subje'ctV.; ,";:'; The Chancollbr said that: he'could: hot see why scholarships, should :be giv'en -for oiie. prd- : fession and not'for the others; arid they could : not' afford to give 'new'-'scholarships'to "all; ; Apart -fronv tho costV;, : He liv'buld ; like to .-sec . scholarships- given to the. professibiial schools.; ' ■ Dr. l'Mtchett...thought..''that ~ the Senate, 1 should go. as far*as;it coiildiTaiid, of all the. professional schools,-law .had -'the; paramount: olainij, if only; on; the- basi . grpjind; thaV'.it ' cohtributod most'., to 1 the University's funds;

. I'rofessor J. Jfacitiillan Brown said lie had always • opposed, scholarships for- professional students, who'; were! only' aesirbus of- making bread anil butter','wh ; 6reas'art . students .Woi'p; ■: i n;. search,':* of l.c.ultii'rpj:; w'hich''. iiieed'.iipt result:' in remolunients.-..Tlie i ''pi:pfpssion : al: student had enough'encouragement-already m tho prospect; of . a pleasing salary; .whilo itho art- student had a difiicu!t.;course-l)efore'him." He -wished, lie could hindo' the mischief-that had been done iiv the'past in creating scholarships .for professional; students.;, v Mr. Baiinio said " that, bis object was, ,to give scholarships for Roman law and Inte'r r national law-, subjects 'which. were.;entirely apart frbnCtbo utilitarian, aspectsrof law, and part 'of the same culture "which Professor Macmiliiau, Brown wished to see advanced. Ho, had used! the money argument bccauso other arguments .had failed to con-; vince tho Senate in the past-l In.view of the, opinions oxprcsscd ho . would withdraw his -motion. . : ,'''

•The Hon. C. C: Bowen niovcd as an amendment that tho. matter -bd" referred.- !to' Scholarships" Committee,,, with,'. instructions to report on tho conditions on which'science scholarships arc given. '. •• '■ " . The amendment'was carriod.

, .EXAMINATiON"CANDIDATES, v A table, ot tho numbers of (iahclidates. for tho April; 'May, Juno, November, and January examinations, 1806- arid" .190", was laid before tho Senate, of which the 1 following is a summary:—' .

For entrance to the' 'University,' 1906— 1278 students; Within the University In - the' Faculty of. Arts. 327 and. 375; In tho Faculty of Science, 28 and 33; In the Faculty of Engineering,. 33; and. 20 ; hi the Faculty, of Law, SO and 06; 111 the Facility of Medicine,; 92 and 102; In the. Faculty of Music, 4 and 4 ; In'tho. Faculty'of Commerce. 7 and 12., Totals, 571. and-012. Outside the University :-r-Legal.. Profession, 260 and . 205;" .Teachers'. Professibli, 1 'and none; ''Certificates' of. Proficiency, 10;.aiid ,27. Totals,- 271 and 232; Grand, ...totals,, 1906, 2120 students; 1907, 2240. , Auckland College District, ' 1906—346 students : -1907—356; Victoria College District, 853. and 916; Canterbury-College District, 882 and 418; "University- of'Otago, District, 529 and 530. Totals,' 1906—2120 students; 1907-2210.