UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 7

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

THE M.A. and B.Sc. DEGREES. (BI .TEtEGIuI'U-'i'llKSS ASSOCIATION.) • ; * , Auckland, January 29. . The facility with which those, who have "passed their iI.A. degree, may obtain B.Sc■has been a matter upon which. mombors of ■the Uiiiveniity Senate now sitting-'in Auckland have adversely expressed 1 themselves "at various' times during tho • present session! •Thismorning Processor J. ,, , k. Brown moved a '.proposal which, .after • slight amendment, .■was. put ,to the,- senate.in the, following form-:-— "'■■';'■ ■';■'':. '■■• '"'■■ ■■•'-•. - -.''.'"•"■■, " '.■'■■

f.■•■'..(aj-' : "Tliat : the..statute Master. of 'Science ;VI i (pi-M'K) bo' , amended'by the' omission of' ftiia.words 'without-furthervexamination,' and by thts'substitution of the following: 'And pass a'further. examination in honours up to first ■or second-class standard in a subject allowed for honours'in. tho B.Sc. degreo, such subject not. being that.'in which they have gained honours in Arts, and furnish a thesis where required by the' (b) That<statute honours in. Arts "VI ■'■' (p. 136)' be similarly amended, and. that tho subsequent honours examination be- confined to a-subject, from Groups I and II of tho subjects for honours in Arts." :• "'■■' \ ' \ '■'■■''■■■ ■• ' ■ '.'.'■. ' ,'■ \ ■'■: Professor Brown'said that this motion had arisen out of tho facilities with which a student may. go from M.A.' to B.Sc..:■■' The'motion "■ jvpuld prevent tho too-great; facility with winch the two degreesi may bo obtained . by : the ■ 'same person. ; Tb6 ■ proposed ..amend-: ■ ment' 'of theVstatute'- was' toMee that, if a 'student gained-honours .in Arts' and if ho was to gain honours ' ; in.Science'.'. ho : ' must go , • through' -'the process: of, obtaining honours. oYeragain iii"- a. new examination. Then a , would',have'.'a; reasonable right to-c.laim'-'-'that he' 'was 4' -Master of Science Vas iwell a's" of Arts.-J'' Similar contentions were applietl.'tb"tho"second portion of, the motion Py.tlid 'mover ':< Professor Brown said'that the' motion' We' not "one. which, required ■ a great 'deal •': of' explanation, .or advocacy.. It 'was; obvious, and' almost every: member; of i. the senate'nad expressed '■■ himself as being against ,making it .'too easy to obtain --the., two collateral degrees'. ': : ! ■ ■'.'.■■■'•''.;■■..'.- V:, ■ ;'"'■ Tho motion was earned; •'- ~; , i ■~ . ..: :.■: ; It was.decided .that .the Haydon;prize of: isannually.be awarded for ah essay .of 1700. words on a subject' to be. selected by 'the' examiners,:ha"vingreference .to the maintenance, of; sea' power by? Britain irom an Imperial point. of;• view. ;.'y. ;'■■'■,.. ■'.-.:;. : '. ; /.' ',;-,''';-'' j.