THE NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4537, 11 March 1872, Page 2

THE NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

A good deal of inter«st has lately been created respecting the New Zealand University, its mode of action, the conditions of af. filiation, its scholarships, &c. In a late New Zealand Gazette appear a. series of atatutea and regulations respecting these matters, to which the Governor has given his sanction for one year. The information cornea very opportunely, and the following particulars maybe depended upon as the present state of the regulations bearing on these subjects. The conditions upon which scholastic or collegiate institutions in the colony may be affiliated with the New Zealand University are thus stated :— I. That such | institutions provide, 'or the purposes of teaching and lecturing, lecturerooms, with suitable apparatus and appliances. 11. That, at such periods of the year as may he determined upon by the Council, lectures be regularly given by the teachers and lecturers of these institutions. 111. That it be ihown to the satisfaction of the Council that inch institutions are competent to supply, through their teachers and lecturers, adequate instruction in at least three of the following branches of education, or in such other branches as may be determined upon by the Council, viz. : — 1. Classics. 2. Mathematics and natural philosophy. 3. Modern languages other than English. 4. Physical science. 5. English language and literature. 6. General history. 7. Mental and moral philoiophy. To the examinations for scholarships no candidate under 16 years of age will be admitted, and no successful candidate will be allowed to retain the scholarship unless he I enter his name upon the books of some affiliated institution, and then attend regalavly the course of studies and lectures prescribed by the institution or the council j ! and all scholars must be subject to the supervision and control of the institution at which i they have entered. Respecting the funds, a sum of £3,000 was voted for University purposes by the last General Assembly, The Council of the University have resolved to give £1,000 for the establishment of 20 scholarships, to b© awarded for proficionoy in one or more of the following subjects .— 1. Classics, 2. Mathematics, 3. Physical Science. 4. Modern languages other than English history and English literature. In each of the above branches of learning there will be one scholarship of the value of £70, and the remainder of the value of £45 each, the tenure of the scholarship to be the University course. Marked proficiency in one subject to be rated higher than » super, ficial knowledge of a great number of subjeote. A s\m of £1,560 is to "be appropriated for the eatablishment or tubsidiriog in the affiliated institution* of such prefeisorships or lectureships aa may be determined upon hereafter." Scholufcio iiufeitutiom desiring affiliation must send in applications to the Council stating how far they are prepared to fulfil the conditions prescribed in section three above given. The balance of the vote is to be devoted to the payment of incidental expenses of th« Council.