UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1029, 19 January 1911, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

THE. CHANCELLOR'S REPORT. Journalism and: public health. j, , IBy Telecraph—Press Association.) ! Christchurch, January 18. t .Tho Senate of . tho New Zealand UniJiersity niot, to-day. The;. Chancellor (Sir stout): presided, * and thero were r'also present Sir.Chas. ,C. Bowen (vice/Chapcellor), tho Hon. SirG. M. O'Rorke, •■ N F. D. Brown, J. M. v Brown, 4 Chilton, Eastcrficld, Salmond, Shand, and ►■Jt'" JJ.Scott, tjie Hon. J. A. Tole, the

*Rov. A. Cameron,'tho Rev. W.'A. Evans, *i)r. Fitohett/Mr. H. A. Gordon,* Mr. H. t !iE; von Haast, Mr.-G. Hoglien, and Mr. : •{J; W v Tibbs. ' j The. Chancellor read his annual report, .referred with regret to the death Jof -Mr." F., & Baurae, LL.B., for many *years a-niember of the Senate;- The va- ■ Jcancy-' caused had been filled by the ap>jp6iritment of Mr. J. W. Tibbs, headJniaster of tlio Auckland Grammar School. • Easterfield had been elected in : «plaee of 'Professor Brown,* and Professor *Uobk had. been removed *by death. Mr. •EvC, London agent, had resigned, and ■ |.ha.d shortly', afterwards died, jmd # Mr. ** Jjqynt, tho Registrar, had .been appointed tits "his. successor. • Mr. Barclay Hector jiad acted, as Registrar since, and the . would be called on to appoint a ;Pf.rmanent-Registrar from the applicants ;Jor-the, position. \ Progress Maintained. ■ •<' The statistics that would be submitted would show that progress in University • [work was being well maintained: The *rinmber of candidates -for entrance examinations "'was in 1907, 1396; in 1908, 11515; in .1909, 1606;; in 1910, 1834. The . (number for* degree'examinations was: In ■ ' ■ [1907, ; 817 j in 1908; 955; in 1909, 1077; iu 1205. ; ' ;' 8,A.. arid : BiSc. . At the last ; annual meeting a Recess was appointed to consider the courses for. fho B.A. and B.Sc. degrees. Tho report would be laid, before .the Senate. The- committee invited delegates "from Professorial 'Boards to ,meet and consider the courses, for * fho6Q degrees, iarid the resolutions passed by the delei. pates; would also'be laid before Senate. It would be noticed that the recommendations were-not many. There was no sugv that' the present programme of- studies- should be altered. The maiu s'roposal was that there-should be one egree to bo called "The two-pass degrees of B:A. and. B.Sci," and that candidates, for this degree .should have, a .wide range of subjects to choose from, • neither Latin or mathematics being.com- ' < pulsory. ; -Thero 1 was also a suggestion jrinde that the standard for 'senior scholarships. in physics should be raised, tho fotir subjects, namely, lieat, sound, .licht, and electricity and magnetism all being compulsory." Tho Professors, in Physics, however, did not approve of those recommendations.

A Course for Journalists. ■ ( ' The Canterbury College had made-.what |r<r believed. was a valuable suggestion reHarding' the establishing •of ■ a course for journalists. A cnrefully-prejare'd memorandum by Prbfessor Hight oil the suggeste'd' syllabus was forwarded by the College, and he had- no doubt the- subiect would receive"due consideration by tho Senate., The New Zealand Society of 'Accountants, 'in'conjunction-with the teachers of com-merce;-had prepared air amended "Coursa in Commerce," which had been laid before the Sehite. 'There .were a great many' subject's 'to which. special reference would-be madeiri'thc'list of'subjects an-' nexed to the report. l "' Public Health. It had been suggested that there should be a 'diploma' of -public health issued. That was .done - in several'..universities.' They 'had no ijr'ovision in statute .or charters .'for^thft.-issue of. dinlomas. •: They could, jioweiyer, issue, certificates, and ,he : 'presumed that.they would have the-same, efTect'Ss'diplomas! It was really thp'?;ir(io thing under a different name.. Stops, no doubt,, wbuld be taken to carry out the' suggestion made by the : Otago University. Council, in, reference to this matter. ■ • -The Accounts. >■ The accounts;for 1910 showed:— Income; Statutory grant, .£3000; fees, £6783 55.; interest, ,£lO7l 3s. Id. ;' miscellaneous, .6145 3s. 9d. . .- 'Expenditure: Senate, 10s.; office and' salaries, <£1241 19s. 3d.. Examinations: Examiners paid in England, ,£1221 os-; Cd.; paid. inNew Zealand, JE2078 6s. lOd.; expenses paid in England, .£ISG 16s. : 2d.'; paid in New' Zealand, .£2IJI 18s. Id. Scholarships, .£2075 4s.'; general mirposcs, £723 .ss. sd. . [The , Chancellor also. dealt with the question of University reform. His" :re- ; marks on this subject will be found in another part of this issue.]