UNIVERSITY SENATE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 97, 17 January 1918, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE

THE ENCOURAGEMENT Oli , ■ RESEARCH. By Telceraph-l'Kss Association. j Dunedin, Januai'.v 16. The Senate of tho University of Now Zealand opened to-day, when the Chancellor (Sir Robert Stout) gave his address. The Chancellor said that the number of students at the university last vear was necessarily altecieil bv the war. It was amazing bow soon the younger men and women marched forwnid to the univeiulj collccs The number ot candidates this "year for the entrance examinationsNvas I'Jl4, against 1,10 last year. There was a falling-oft in the miu.bcr of the candidates for degree cxaramiitions. Tho respective numhers were 1293 in 191G against llfcS m 191/. Di iing the year 1916-17 there were 21 applications for ten vacancies at the Roral Military College nt Duntroon, and of these 14 qualified. Lho ten who obtained the highest marks 33.111od admission. There were 115 Australians and 25 New Zeslanders fainn.issioned for wtive service, to Juno 30 IMB Of those who obtained lirstcliiss ''7 were Australians and eight New Zeiliinders. or not quite. 2-1 per cent, to ."2 per cent, of New Zealanders. . , ~ . . Dr. Collins gave notice of tue tollonrine motion .--"That the New Zealand University establish a Research Scholarship, open to the medical profession in New Zealand on the subject of "cancer and allied malignant diseases, the terms and conditions to be referred to the Medical Committee of the Senate." , A proposal from Gnnterhury (.ollccc lor the establishment of an honours course in education was referred to tho TV'lws and Conimerro Committee, Mr. Adams being added to the committee. . The (|iicstinn of the appointment of demonstrators to enomirajie research as I swfpsted by tho Chancellor was refcrrntl" to thn Science Committee, to whom was also referred the rnnnrfc of the committee of Ihe Now Zealand Institute on research and industry.