THE UNIVERSITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 7

THE UNIVERSITY.

4 MEETING OF THE SENATE. (THE CHANCELLOR'S ADDRESS. tnsnVEESITT ECrORM (By Telegiaph —Special Correspondent) Dunedin, January 19 The annnal meeting of tho Senato of the New Zealand TJnnorsaty was opened today, the YiccChanoellor, the Hon. C C. Bowen, presiding Sir Tobert Stout, Chancellor of the University, who 19 at present in England, fonrarded his annual address, which was read as follows— University Celebrations

"I regret that I am unable to lea\o England in timu to be present at tho forthcoming mooting of Senate Along «ith Professor Sale and Professor Macmillan Brown, I attended the Danvin celebrations in Cambridge Wo were most < cordially received and most hos ■pitably entertained Professor Sale had accommodation in his own college—Tnn lty, while tho Masters and Fellows of Emanuol' showed hospitality to Dr Mac millan Brown and myself Wo presented the address of tho University of Now Zealand, nnd were present at tho nn moroue and interesting functions con nected with the celebrations Professor Sale was untble to go to Geneva or LeipPg Dr. Macmillan Brown and myself attended Geneva, and Dr Chappie, in our absence, nas land enough to rcpre 6ent the University at Leipzig Tho Gonova celebrations were exceedingly interesting Tjord Eeay made an eloquent speech in French on behalf of tho dole gates from tho British Empire Dr Chappie has written of his experiences at Leipzig i ■* Our Degree Courses

;i//./T'l:-have:.not »a,.copy. of.>.the: proposals ■-jv % i>l .the;Eecess Committee. in : regai'd .to,the. ;::., "olteration^br/Tearrangement of_qurde4. ;;'.:'-gTee,'.cpiWses.'i/I:.desire,-howe'yer,vte.make ■ general/'observations.V Ivfind-iin ;■*;:;in ijst • uiiiversi ties -'Jthat,:' ordinary t : degrees ; rsido not.lobh;largei^mpngst.edupat'ed : men. ;:;. : :: i They.::geheraUy J ;'ask:ftWhai;ihas/a' ; .ma'nj ■;• .:. dOne?|;-And : ;',Bome'-satisfactory Vresearct ■; fi^prk'Mcounts'; fqr.:;moro'i"..than. a ; - degree'stiffen!the'entrance .': ; .j;eiamin.ttttqn;;(soTdat.;,^ -•'v';' dent'.imay>. : at \ once:.coinhfence" university . year : at /r.'-'coUege::in7acghiring';the; knowledge; that :.a; ■'''•;^ ; -;rtwndii^|' ( ';Bchooip,-68ght., , .^> : 8a , v6.V.-giveii, :v<;'?- Kim.v>J t ■ me',':that, : !if7mathe"n?atics ; , ;&/^;wre;'iinsistedJ;ph.;>t^m'attculaHoiH-the 1-;.;;.:..standard.;.being,-;:if.;;a.nything, ; .-.-. Btudeht" should;be':permitted,to /obtainVa : ''-: : -K.?iA: ;^ e ßi'ee : ;yathput l any'.'.i -:/'; ;maticsyj,liyo u id;',howeyer,'| insist;' bn.'One' y.Vißrahce^to ;:j-■;. or ; : -pttysics.;-;'lt:.is jiist; ras-i necessary■'to ; .WOK? O "^; 6, -?^ 6 ":as'.mathematics.':-The' vV;-'/wethod ;6f science , is the x important f 'thipg.* :-M' : :;cbncessipn' .'wefe : ;granted,"; ttere : , -: /nq'lneed "of. going :'td' Parlia:]:';\.jperitito'/ask:power'to',graht'.a'Bachelo'r of .;;; Our.: B:A; 'is'sufficient:', ;,;■.;^^-'rmay.ipqint.,ou't : ;aiat in'oßlll-■ .: -;littlo'; mathematics.: ! 'Tf- the '.previous ex'/V.'flminationfjn:mathematics :■'':is passed,- vav : rf ;rii«is , 'course3+mayxbe ''taKenithati'-disi , /ji-V.-penM.'^th^furtliißr/y.ma'ttem'alacsYjfn'd::!'. ■ '■,;' •W-'not;;think .-jthei'-prejipiis'-.'esomniatidtf ■•■■■>."".Wf'-'.^.^ s Hff*M'.;ojuir:.jhni6r!'v' /^hiversiis, '. .:/:. Mholarship/examinaHon/'vA'student may Previous; exammatibn: ; !take,''for : l ; :v ; esample,-;Wstory or. law::~ So that qur'ire-' ■■.■/■>qu}remen.tt'- in'imathematics'fpr ; B'iA'; :l - ; are' , ; ';r & mo / e i exacting-tba& '. :th6se;'of ';.;,-. that-appears to.'me/ta be a • lowering- of r ><? , '<^ d i ; ?i l d:.l-think , that'thiswould'' ':-;Se j.fatalfte; our'.p6sitibhi'f and;'injurious /;- s:te;,ourrttndents:'- ;If •-weYfaiWto" keen' -bur'= ■ViK:'.Presenfe>sKndM,-J;We , '•'• ■•'■; 4?& I ?'™<V wt :,to!-- primaryJranaMsecqndarr-- ;•-■' .-educatipn/'as 'welf.':>'v. .v■>«' ;-,v : .--: ■:■■■■■„-'/-.'- ,k : : -V^''^ ; b;elieve:5tKat/swith >elight : :change3i': -i::V ; W ; 3|ban->?ad.apt*bhrj, present -programme' ■;''^'W4sraaies.;:j»;jqnri;-preMiit , ; ; r'equ}reinents;: ■■^•■E\™- 1 .w a "Wo;iye^^r^.c';;altei^tiona."-'are'"

necessary. < <, %,J Capping Ceremonies,

s;vEajpiETs;;thiitVa't? ; tKe''' ; graana'fiori* ; cerem'oliJ- ! iK.thefe^lwas?much' :; 'dist;u>batic'e the "stu:.V dento-.",F0r,-the*.:|akei ! q,f edu- ; ;::;Mtipn.riri*New , -Z^and,' , :tKis' , "■' ;. :; at Geneva, Cambridge, ■:.-'.''Xdinbnrgn' and'Manchester .'-'arid^at -none 1 ;:;;tions:; ; by,;'the students;*.^tiall-of-ttem: n :there;,were,;speechea,.dealingi with ?some i;'educabonal Cambridge Sir.! WA i /v e w,6^Bp'oke..bf.iDamii , B-relaHoa' ! tb'lecture':hai v since"-been ri'embpdiedi'a'nd'published;iri';a,' ! bqok." This , iwithv-quiet 'de-' .: .;cprum.'Jl;.AtXG'eneya i 1 there' : -we're ;! several;v,epeeqhc.s,':'and the;students' .-.,"; the ■'persons? .who" were -guardians' : ' of ; the ; .;',.meetingrand /its' order;--:' Seated 'o'n ,J tEe' : J : ;?Sj»f'.and;'.left /of-ithe .:platfprm v Were. two :■: -Bodies of. stndehtsV'^dressed'-'in' 1 their, quainti ■■ who .seemed'-to help in preserv- ■ ■???'' : order. •': of- r.tie' 1 ! prpceedings:':' In i;vEdinburgh:.Professor 4 -■■■■J? Il S.;:'6P.eech-,on : fese'arch'.work;'and'again' j,:there..wasriib 1 iiterruptionKAt Manches../ter/.therq wore speeches-by: Viscount MbrJ' , :^vDtV;v : WhitefcKeid-;(tho' ; American :/:.'Ambassador),':' l.Sir'/.Hen'ry'.-'Eoscoe',{th'e-■l, emmentrchemist), and-btherS, ; >a'nd-again ..'tlie .stuaents'-werertts- orderly as if' they '• ordinaTy?lectUro/--i: : was in-' ;;:■,formed•i.itliatV;there/had ':been;■ disturb-' ; ;;ances.at":Glasgbw/and at''iEdinburghifand: :.i.;.tha.t. ; rathqr :.drastib ■'measures (even'.tho- ,;.: expulsion of-some students) ; had; been. , ..'.; a?repetitipn of: such ■ : V Eracnces/'fl: ;:,belieye",that i :if ■': the'' New: ■;.:"Z«aland;;;Stndehts"recojgnised!: that !it was ;;'V bad/form, /to.'"create': disturbances: : at.suoh ./...ceremonies; "and!'that-great ••injury'was' ;-j-;Being-. done -.to/.University ' education ..if ■;.; cqntinued;-;.we;would : /../Jiot' have:a repetition:: of:the;annoyance. '•

.■jpjvi'. ':U-ij;:\University. ; -Reform;,i:-V''''' : i-';'- : .;.'v. : '.- '•; iandj.papersrthat i a; discussion .his,been ; I'gbingtfin:;about;.pur.V.llniyersityS'system' v; generally;:;:,' The idea, seeing: to. (io ;seri- .•.■.■■■•■ buslyjentertjained : -that;.oach affiliated col■?legelsKoiUd have,powerjrto grant/'its own , : -;degrees^;and/that; ; tliefunctions 'of lie ■V University ■:■ of..New^Zealand! be: absorbed ■-/. Some.^of:;; the ./.colleges.-seem to'coaiplain ; :..;; that^thev, present-system ■ cripples .their' ';'..K^omwinV- the; J arrangcmeat.> of \Hheir :■' :Btudies,..aridrthat;'ihe':examimiig body is' sftquite ;.pufcof;touch..irith;tthe■?various' ..,; teaching boSies. ■:■ - The: issues. thus 'raised .:.are ;large-and/complicated;" and to-.dia-r.v,:- pose .of ; : them '■-in "a>. harried or. impulsive .;•• : manner ".might > be. .-'productive ?of. serious: :-•:'mischief,;;::,//: /y v> ;:-v : -;, : -- \ --..' ';:>;: v,\;v.. ■■ ?i '-TheMxholo : Vtrend s'of - University ; reKingdom: is-. in/a.' . /.contrary-,-direction. -■ .The "new iUniversitibs :>. in .the .north;of•■ England ;haye.voluntarily ■■.;.• agreedf.toi.haye: one matriculation: e'xiim.;::inafaon,>and.;the University-of ; ;Durham' ; ... .wishes, I understand, to, join' the Shiver- , : : -'6um i: ?! r ' • ncllester 'Liverpool, Leeds;'and- ■.:;.■ bnemeldi ain ■ •: this '■:■ general-;examination. ,j:. ; Some , ; thinkvthat ; tsis ■ step ,-ir-the.fbre-=;..runner,:;pf:-a;:;comWned .examination I :for' ;■; degreesa:Of course, ; Oifordvvrith:its more: '.?: tnan ./twenty colleses//.with' r well equipped I .;-. staffs,, and r Cambridge -: in : . a'; like ■ position; «-, ; examine.; for:.;degrees;-andi> so'far" as' I ■ ; ;.toiow,:;it,ihas,'neyer;been.. suggested that' :,.the , colleges; should >:be7 empowered : to' , :;■ grants-degrees. 7; Indeed, \j the . demand" is ~-Tattaer-; that:,the' powers of i the Univers- .•, Itlesßhbuld.be increased-(see, for ;:;■ wrd:.Cur;zon's:memorandum .to the' Vice• -.iChancellor.-of .Oxford,;:published in -book :.:(Jorm,.-about:.;two-.months ago).!/ Again, ■;;,thore.-is/at-present ;a /superyising council 1: -*M er A a -bi? e Scot Msh.-Tlniyersities/'a doun- <; ou. i .tnati;ha?..power,:praotically-to formu-; ■;:■■ •late/.thejprogrttiniAe '.'.'bf ..studies for the. r- Uniyersifaes;. and .Un;.,tho ; :bow. .Univers- ■ ,ita of -Ireland -there, is. the lika con- ..--,: troli^;indeed:f: there ;jhas;- recently: been ;- •..neard,beloro ; a. Commission the -quesHon; ■whether:-the :new s .University of Belfast appointing: a Pro- :,;:; lessor.-of /Scholastic/Philosophy;.^..-, .- '-F-

:}_ ;,'■ of^^iind other "nspects; oohf h tlio.- question of v the -abolition of ;the University of :New ;Zea]and,;;there.-is.:the;special quos- ; . tion-.of.^the, disposal:•,of'jts 'accumiilated ' funds. ■; Who is- to administer; these funds, andin ,what are ', they, to be. applied? :If-theyarO'to be divided between- the affiliated colleges,', , it will -be ■ difficult to.amve at.'a' : principle of divi- ■ sion: : But at this •(listarice' : ;l' am "riot • in T a;position: to .discuss:, details. , - Moreover, there '."• are,.-' 1.. understand,'. many' ; ■ more moderate: suggestions in'the'direction:of University'reform,'- which -do.'not go the length :. of ~"■ revolutionising ■ the .-; present ■.i^Bfein'.-'V'c:'"-.'.'.:'■;'". ,; .''. '■-.';■■"■•• ::*■'•> ■//.: /; :- , :

' ■■.'■ "Of .these, as;well , :as many,interesting educational •■.question? 'connected .with the Homeland,; I niust. defer; speaking. I may state that I,'have- found v.evcryw.here a strong desire 1 for..the' furtherance of the higher education.-■: Many large and successful technical'. colleges afo .scattered over the country, and/people:tbinlc more of 'what:- a ■:' man; does .than., of the degree he has obtained by examiua-' ■.Hon.''■•■."■•■.•>,.■:■'•■:.'■■ •■/ : '-V-.:>:.': : '.'■■-'■.

v:Ataording to .I'horannual'istatement: of finances,:, the ;receipts : for.:, the ; year amounted to '£10,386, and tho expenditure ■■to ,£9I3G. The■': principal :itdms- in .the expenditure:. werd:—Olhce -and, •ealnries, .£1035; examiners'-fees,'. .£292(i'; 'expenses paidin England .and New,Zealand,-iS2O2C;. and scholarships, .61915;. Tho income was made :Up 'as;, follows:—Statutory, grant, ■^3000,-.fees, i£C3O2 10s.; interest, .£IOO 95.. 7d.;% miscellaneous,v'ifiM': Us.; .\-..';. ,;;•■ ■■,'.■.', • '■■'■<''■£ 'l\ 't-; y^ 'Minutes.;;- V;/C':- : 'S ■-. i■; • (By Teloßraph.—Press ■ Association.j -; • •

■■?•>.-'■ ""•'■-' : ' : i;' - Duriedin, , Januaryl9. v -'■ At the meeting of tho.'University Sen'-: ate',, to-day a, discussion arose - over ' the confirmation of tho. minutes.--It v appears that-last-April-' , a special, meeting of the Senate ■' passed <-ia; bill which had /been- : read. a second' time.by the. Senate at 'its previous ordinary: meeting.;.- The ques-i tion.' aSi.to'.whether: this was ultra vires: was raised by , the K ox. E. : : Cameron, who amoved that : ':tho'<lpgislation'= adopted at the .Bpecial.meeting. be. ratified... To .this ■was proposed: to: add by j way of .Tamend-; ment, "but the Senate: are of opinion : that. the action ttaken.-by this special -meeting V.irregular."..; The "voting..: on: 'the k amendment was ,7 for'and 7; against; but; ■it" was" parried; on 'the chairman's casting :vote;r;j:. ■;'' : ; l , : ' (''::;'■:.■■•,"..•>„.„.'■.,'■;!■?•.*,■ <]■;': '

vv : -;..'5j;.--"v.y Examinations. 'V'-:'' : ,7-''',; : :- ■ -'..The- Scholarship-.-Committee:' was 'instructed to report on-a proposal by the Recess. Committee that' it was not desir- , able to am'algamate.'tho'matrioulationand junior .national scholarshipexaminations, but. .that' the. programmes, of work - : for • thbpe? examinations; :be - assimilated-, as-, far. :'as".possible"..,: The committee '.was .'alsp; instructed.: to .-report..oh. a letter from ■, the '- Department /requesting '■•''■. the, -Senate to define more-clearly ; the: conditioris.r'.on ! vwhich.:'; theV", senior . national i scholarships -iif ere ■■ held,. particularly.' ,in .regaidto.reasbiiable'ilimitation of-classes' onwhich fees were'to'.be refunded. .■-.'.■

p-■■"'■■--.■•■'., i'vL''; Master..";.bf .. Surgery. './;. .'. ~ -iVA'.petiH&yfroiii 50 doctors'in : New Zealand, /praying'.that'.there , should be a special :curriculum..;and annual...examina- ' tion for : the.degree: of Master of Surgery,; the,legislative authority;for the"granting, ibi\ which! now .exists,'-, Was: referred to. the ■Medical., Committee. ■■.;('■■,.•.' //;:, ■-,;,■ /':// ■:.•' ':;!: ;'; : iJ^';'i;L;;i Military'Training.'-''.;''■'•.'..!:/ //' ]■' The question of i military.', training and •its: bearing.-upon. students,', and. the • suggested, inclusion, of military .subjects.-.as part.of the'course.in the,artsdegree,were : : referred ■ to : a.,, special-.-Military; Education • Committee-fora; report.:. /■.- v ; v ; .-■:'■'••'••■ a'iV-. ''~■:;:' '• : . Tho"; recommendation's- from/the'.'exam-'. ■;iner':in music, (matriculatjon) that har--:mqny 'should,be fdeclared essential, for a ■pass,- and a 1 communication' from' the TJhivorsity; of Melbourne, :on. matters- relating. .to the cq-operation.'of tho•: universities, of : Australia and "New Zealandin 'conducting' musio examinations,' were referred to. .the/Music/Committee./: : :;■;;= ./' '.' : :l'' ; ':.rV'. : v..- : '. ; - ; i'':'fxarriin«rsi', : V .'.J'.-.-. '•/-..':'.. / report was received frbmthe University 'agent: in'; England advising i the steps taken .in '.'.regard: to; the appointment. of exaininers.S. A'.committee .was appointed to consider; the;.question '•;■ of appointing 'examiners..':'/.: 1 : ■''■■'.■; V-".''".'.''-''-...':--'-';"-'.' ,/'/:."/■'

:tO-; !l K/-;^/;;C^bled ;v ßesulis. , /,// ;'/ //,: ,'v.A:discussion;took place on.the:.questioa ,'pf'delays.and/inaccuracies..in mission'iiof^thei.results! , of Oexaminations from -England,/ the-matter.:. being taught, .up!by,the receipt through' , tho respective 'professorial;.-;.boards,;,,withv. : their. ,'Cpm'm'eiidation>.and':approval,;,.of,-, 'complaints;. frbin■ the ■ Students Associations:,of..Otagb : -Uniyers(ty-'and cVictoria., College.. ;',-,'Tne" complaint .of >the.Otago, students was, that 'inaconiaciee'i'spmetimes,'crept into/cabled, 'results, 'that delay; was / at; times;, ex- ; .periehced , :, in. tho., diffusion ./of ■'■detailed, ■particulars/after- their.'i'arriyal.,in a iWok lingtbn,! and .that the results"bf-'examinaV ■tions.were sometimes' ■the - and* '■lectures- nv ; .the nef-jear,"thus- occasion-, ing niuch ; vbxatwn r and.'.incqnvenience to •students...The mainepmbHihtjpf Victoria 'College■'students -was/ini respect: to;' the ■ delay...caused by':the -noa-reoeipt of'/re-', -suits'.till-after■ thevcommencemont of-the 'new' ! lbctures., Thez-RegistrariKMr.-'j; IV-,, Joyrit)"made a'statement.whiph indicated, thafr-xafeful: , ; stepsVwero/beijig.'taken : ,to ensure accuracy this year. 1:: The practice . dp to the : presefi.t;had been for the passes in the-higher'cxaminatibns/:tq r be: cabled, and : in- ; the"less.er- examinations:'for.'.the, failures ; to -hi cabled, ■the/object being:to ■reduce 'the .-.expense/:.of.:..cabling. '.This; placed : 'a' disadvantage.,on..studenta-vwho/. :took-more subjects "than-were. absolutely .necessary to .secure passes. ...'lhis'year;, to., obviato the ofror.vhe had asked ;the,Homo agent to.cable!passes, and not'failures' =m. : everything, while in the case of students , about .whom : a-.sligh't'dimoulty , occasion : : ally, happened .befqie.'the .agent was to. iame/the'Eubjecf of: failure ■'immediately after the codo.na'me/bf.ithe' candidate. 1 This course,', if .correctly .followed, would absolutely relieve-all candidates of. all inconvenieiice 'which :they. ; had. .'-.been suffering Under:'. , With reference-, to comI ■iilaints of 'delay/ in• -Wellington, 'Begistrar: said- experience; showed that the results could not■ be got out more quickly ; than" at-piesont.' .discussion the: matter .'.was' referred to ■ the November Examinatidns;. .Committee.' for .;conside'ratiojii '.J : ; <i ;■-.■■■■ 4 ; '>-:'/.. ;: ''- ; .;':' : ;'/. - r ]■■'■■ ;.■.■'•-•• ;