N.Z. UNIVERSITY

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1943, Page 3

N.Z. UNIVERSITY

Senate Session Continued STUDENTS AND PUBLIC SERVICE P.A. DUNEDIN, Jan. 19. At the session of the University Senate, objections were raised regarding the privilege extended to the Public Service Commissioner, in securing the names and addresses of matriculation candidates, while other individuals and bodies could not secure this information. Mr Hogben proposed that no person or organisation should be given access to the lists. The scheme at present was for the Commissioner to send out a circular to all successful candidates, when the results were made public, setting out the conditions of appointment to the Public Service. The effect in some cases was that bovs who had intended entering professions were induced to accept the security of the Public Service. The University was stultifying its own work by allowing potential students to be directed from the University in this way. Matriculation was not for such purposes as this. It was essentially an entrance examination for the The matter was referred to the Executive Committee for consideration and action.

ADMISSION OF REFUGEE DOCTORS. The Senate discussed the applications of refugee doctors. This morning, an amendment was adopted, moved by Lieut.-Colonel Archey. seconded by W. H. Cocker, that Senate recommendations that the two anplicants be admitted ad eundem statum, if a committee to be set up is satisfied that the work done by applicants is the equivalent of similar work required of undergraduates of the New Zealand University. During this morning’s proceedings a communication was received from the Dunedin R.S.A. strongly protesting against the admission of further refugee doctors or medical students, asserting that any further admission would be a betrayal of the medical officers tending the boys overseas. Ad eundem statum ’is the admission of a graduate of one university to the same degree of another university without examination