VICTORIA COLLEGE COUNCIL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1130, 18 May 1911, Page 2

VICTORIA COLLEGE COUNCIL.

A NEW CHAIRMAN. The Victoria College Council met last night. Present: Mr. 11. I', von Haast. (chairman), Sir Knbc-rl Stout, Messrs. J. Graham, M.P., J. G. W. Aitkcn, A. W. Hogg, C. Wilson, H. 11. Ostler, .11. M'Nab,. ir. D. Roll, K.C., T. R. Fleming, A. K. Meek, 1!. M'Callum, C. Watson, Dr. C. P. Knight, and the Rev. W. A. Evans. Leave of absenco was granted to Mr. A. T. Maginnily. The chairman briefly welcomed 'vo new members-Mr. 11. D. Bell, representative of the Professorial Board, and Mr. R. M'Xab, representative of the Government. The New Chairman., On the motion of Mr. von Haast, seconded by Mr. T. Fleming, Mr. C. Wilson, M.A., was unanimously elected chairman for the ensuing year. The mover remarked that Mr. Wilson had been tlio candid-critic of the board, but doubtless tho difference between Mr. Wilson as a private nioiLbtfi and Mr. Wilson in the chair would bo the difference between Prince Hal and King Henry V. (Laughter.) Mr. Wilson took the chair and returned thanks. Ho remarked that his connection with education in this district went back 2!) years. He recalled the occasion of his handing over the Willis Street School 1.0 Mr. Watson. Mr. C. Wat-on was elected treasurer. The chairman and Messrs. Fleming, Watson, Ostler, Evans, Aitkcn, and von Haast were elected a finance committee. Accounts amounting to ,£893 were passed for payment.

Accountancy. The New Zealand Society of Accountants wrote that it would set aside annually a sum of money for payment for lectures on subjects to be t.Mran for the accountancy examinations, on condition, inter alia, that a Government subsidy of £1 for £\ would be paid en the money. The letter stated that the society would make similar grants , to all the university colleges, and the amounts were not yet lixed. Mr. von Haast. said it was too late to. do anything in the matter this year. The question was referred to a subcommittee to report. The Professors' Assistants. The Finance Committee submitted a table showing the hours worked by tho professors' assistants. Mr. von Haast, and other members, stated that the hours worked were too long for .the pay given, but no action was taken. New Physics Scholarship. The Finance Committee reported that an anonymous donor had offered a sum of £50 to establish for one year a research scholarship in physics on the following conditions:—(l) That the Government add a subsidy of <£50; (2) that the scholaTship be used to enable a student to do re-, search work at Victoria College; (3) that it be awarded by the Professor of Physics, mid not awarded unless a candidate of sufficient merit compete; (4) that the college bear tho cost of advertising the scholarship in the four university centres. The committee recommended that the offer be accepted and the Government asked to subsidise accordingly. It was suggested by Sir Robert Stout that it would not be nice or wise to seek students from other districts, and the council accordingly resolved to thank the donor and ask him to dispense with the last condition as to advertising in the four centres.