UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2370, 28 January 1915, Page 7

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND THE WAR

HONOUR FOR MEN AT THE FRONT. (By Teleeraidi.—Prese Association.) Ghristchurch, January 27. The New Zealand University Senate has decided to honour its students who have gone to the front. It is having a complete list prepared on which all names will appear, and this list will be inserted in the University calendar. At- the close of to-day's session Dr. Collins spoke with regaid to the clause in the Medical Committee's interim report which recommended that the names of those who have passed the medical and dental examinations of 'the pnst year as certified by the Examinations Committee in Wellington shoujd be embodied in the minutes of the Senate. These lists include the names of students who were granted the special professional examination in August, and who are now on active service at the seat of war. Dr. Collins said that he wished to draw attention to the latter part of the clause, in order to do honour to those students who have gone to tho front. By tho fact of their having been_ granted special professional examinations their names would appear in the minutes of the Senate. The number of students who passed this special examination was sixteen, but while wishing to do honour to them ho would also like to do honour to those members —teachers, graduates, and undergraduates of the University—who ii.acl gone to the front. He would like to see a list complied by the four different colleges of the names of those who had gone to tho ■ front, inserted in tho calender of the Now Zealand University. While on' this topic of- doing honour to these men lie wished to draw attention to the fact that Dr. F. G. Batchcior, of Dunedin, had also gone to the front.. Dr. Batchelor had been for over forty years a very prominent and influential citizen of Dunedin. After stating the numerous positions Dr. Batcheior has held Dr. Collins said; "I feel that they ought to do him honour. After strenuous years of activo life lie had been one of the first to volunteer for the front when the call from King and Empire came. One could not help feeling gratified that those medical students who had gone to the front would know that their old teacher was there, to whom at any time they would be able to go for advico and help." Dr. Collins then moved: "That the names of all members, teachers, and undergraduates of the University who have gone to tho war should be recorded in the University Calender." The ■notion was seconded by the Rev. A. Cameron, and carried unanimously.