VICTORIA COLLEGE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2130, 23 April 1914, Page 8

VICTORIA COLLEGE

JACOB JOSEPH SCHOLARSHIP. At last iiiflit's Meeting of th* Victoria College, Council, Mr. H, H. Oitle-r presided, and other members present, Wero tlie Hon. A. L. Hnrdman, isir Eobtrt Stout, Dr. Prcudergast KnigH, tho Rev. W. A. Evans. Messrs. C. B. Morison, K.C., W. Vcu guson, W. H. Mortal, C. Watson, and A. T< Jiagimuty. Leave of a.bs&n-cft was grunted to Dr. Hector, Messrs. It. 31' Nab. It. M'Callum, T. E. Fleming, and J. G. W. Ait-koii. .Tho balaHc'e-sh-oisfc showed that, daring the past .yeas', the receipts lisd amounted to £13,684.25, Sd.. and tho ospcndilupe. to £13,042 'is., the credit balance being. £1643 os. Dd. A letter from Prof. Pickcii stated tliat Prof. W. M. Darts, formerly head of the department of gcogrsphy at Harvard University, and one of tlie greatest- authorities on physiography, would fee in Wellington during the month of May, au.d would tloHvcr a lecture- on geology at the College for the nominal fee of £5. Sir Eobort Stout ihmght thai it would be a good thing if the College invited the professor to lecturc. lie Bioved.in that direction. This was seconded by Mr. Morisdni but, oa being put to tip lectins, wi-s lost. In connection m\U tho examinations for tho Jacob Joseph Scholarships, the Professorial Board submitted a topofti and' selected ■ the following sis candi-. dates in th.o order names for consideration itt H» award:—Miss B. M< Pigott, M.A., first-class honours" ili botany; F. L.. G. Wash L.L.M., sec-ond-claia honours in Jaw; F. If. WoU , tor, M>A.. 'sccond'class' honours hi law-' guages; Miss J. ToJley, M.A., secoml-. rlass 'honours in Iri.nguagfss; N M. Paulseii, SI.A-, honouf.g iu laiigu-agcs;' Miss E. M-1 Duff, M.A'., seoaudnrlass Jimiours in languages. The report pointed out that, during tbo 'year in which ho s*t for honours", Mr....West ha-d iib-t douo work at Victoria, College. It was decided to grant tho first scholarship to 'Miss Piggott snd tjie second to Mr. Welter, as th-fl fact that Mr. West had not complied, with tho regulations prevented his gaiuiiig seeond prize. On tlie motion of Sir Robert Stout, the council expressed its regret at in" unablo to awafd'the secoiid stliqlarship- to Jlr. West. s{r. Forgfjsoii then raorcd that, the Jacob Jeeoph Scholarship Mgulatioae Iw referred hack' to tlw frefessoriaj Board in order i-o ascertain whather they refjiiiriMl alteration. This was sefteuded.by.Hr.. Watson and ranted. The Finance Ooromitteo was insfafiiot* c 4 to oiinf'M- with tho. professors and the. students in refcreJico to tlio Cdlego function oii Slay 21. Authority w»s given for au espenditijfe of £30. Prof. Picken having: intimated that I his formal resignation would probably fie forwarded to tlie council «stmouth tlio Finance Gomirtittce was clirettu-d to ■ iake steps <o eall for applications to fill thn vacaiiey. It was decidw ibat a wpiste mid shorthand-writer tw appointed U> t)w rngislrar's office at a salary oi x,ri per A summary of statistics of ew«llnent in tlie" classes of Viotori* Colluge (or the year 1914 ttas forwarded for the infonvktioii. of Members of the cpviiicil. Tte figures wero as foitew, it'iie previous year's fifiuW beiiift siv«i in .parenlbesesi-IJRKlish, 1-40 (139); Latin, 123 (181); (Srftek. 3 (3); French, 3« (45)); Oennai-i, 6 (9); Philosophy, fit! (81): education. 72 (64); eeeiiotni?s, history.' cto., 38 (-U); 44 <4fi> ; ' tihvsics, 3? (3 a \t di»-n"sJt-y, •<« m); li!ote.ay, 36 geology, 15 (JO): Roman h\«, jurisprudence., cie,, 9(j (Tii); New .Xonlitad iinvsiwiecis, 183 (263); accomriansy. 12'(21);'commercial law subjects. 21} (25). Tho tfita! cnvolnient*- showed a. decfsnw of 02 when compared- with those ti 1913, ...