UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10599, 7 March 1895, Page 3

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

The Senate of the New Zealand University met yesterday morning; present—the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, Professors Scott, F. D. Brown, J. M. Brown, Sals, Coot, Dr M’Grogor, the Most Rev the Primate, the Hon C. C. Bowen, the Rev Dr Salmoad, Rava J. Paterson and W. J. Habans, Messrs Hay and Giles. The Chancellor- laid on the table the following correspondence From the Lecturer in Law, Canteroury College, regarding text-books in law. From the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, regarding the status of New Zealand medic?.! students here. From an undergraduate, regarding certain correspondence, and also ragaraxug Clause 25 of the University Act. Consideration of the letter of the lecturer in law wa's made an order of the day for Thursday. The letters from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow were referred to the committee on medical questions. The Chancellor announced that a telegraphic massage had bean received from the agent in London giving the results of the November examinations 1894, and these results might be tabulated as follows Three candidates had gained firstclaas honours, eleven second-class, and eleven third, one had passed the M.A. examination. Seven bad gained senior scholarships, one had gained the Tialiaa scholarship. Thirteen had passed the L.L.B. examinations in the various sections. Fiva candidates had passed the B.Sc. examination in mechanical engineering. Six candidates had passed the ordinary B.Sc. examination, ninety-six the B.A. examination, four the barristers’ examination and two the teachers’ C class. The Chancellor farther announced that telegrams had been sent to all the candidatea at these examinations informing them of the result. Professor Sale moved—" That the statute of the degress of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery be amended by the omission of section 5.” Professor F. D. Brown moved as an amendment—“ That a committee be appointed to conoider the raising of the fees for some medical examinations.” Consideration of the original motion was postponed till after the committee’s report. The committee on. the correspondence with the English. agent reported as follows :

"Tho committee has road through the correspondence with the Home agent, and finds little on which comment is necessary. It la evident that clear and full instructions are sent to the examiners by the Registrar of the University, and that ell care is exercised on hia part to secure accuracy, and the commifcteo cannot enough commend the pains and care taken by Mr Eve. The Home agent, in carrying out tho instructions he has received, has recommended that supervisors enclose a copy of the examination paper in each of tho envelopes seat to the examiners, but it appears to the committee that sufficient care is already taken to ensure accuracy, and that it is undesirable further to complicate the work of the supervisors. As mistakes have sometimes occurred in tho matter, it is recommended that in the instruction issued from the office the distinction between tho paragraphs referring to • authors * and those referring to * periods ’ in languages bo made still more prominent. As last year a largo number of the examiners had completed their period of service it furnished a special opportunity for bringing out the harmonious relations existing between the Senate, its agent and body of examiners; and it has seemed to tho committee that it might serve a good purpose to make this prominent. One examiner says :— c The work I did for the ■ University interested me greatly. The difficulties which teachers and candidates have to face out there must he vastly greater than those which exist here. Tho results attained are surprisingly good, both in the honours and the pass departments, * * * Clearly there must he accomplished teachers as well as earnest students, in order to attain the success which has been attained.’ Another, in acknowledging the vote of thanks communicated to him, bays, *lf I should live long enough, I shall be happy once more to serve when another occasion for doing so arrives.’ Another writes to Mr Evo, ‘ You have done much to make the work easy and pleasant.’ Another, similarly, ‘I should like to send yon my very hearty thanks for the pains you have taken to ensure the minimum of trouble to tho examiners, and for your hospitality during my term of office.’ ” On the motion of the Rev Dr Salmond the report wsa agreed to.

The committee on a course of agriculture recommended: — (a) That a degree of Bachelor in Science (in agriculture), opsn to matriculated students, be granted. (6) That the course be a four years one. (c) That the following subjects be compulsory: for B.Sc. j (2) Chemistry, as for B.Sc.; (3) Physics, as for B.Sc. ; (4) Biology (general and zoology), as tor B.Sc.; (5) Freehand Mechanical Drawing, as for B. Sc., in Engineering (p. 72, Calendar); (6) Agriculture; (7) Botany ; (8) Physiography and Meteorology; (9) Entomology; (10) Veterinary Surgery and Hygiene; (11) Mechanics, as applied to Agriculture; (12) Agricultural Chemistry; (13) Farm Book-keeping; (14) Surveying and levelling. (d) That tho examination in the first five subjects may be taken at tho end of tho second or any subsequent year; or at tho option of tho candidate, these subjects may be passed in two sections, any two or three subjects forming tho first section and tho remaining subjects forming the second section. A candidate may take his first section at the end of the first year, (e) That there be examinations in the following subjects not sooner than the end of the , third year, namely Agriculture (a). Botany, Physiography and Meteorology, Entomology, Mechanics as applied to Agriculture ; and examinations not sooner than at the end of the fourth year, in the following subjects, namely : —Agriculture (5), Agricultural Chemistry, Farm Bookkeeping, Surveying aud Levelling, Veterinary ■ Surgery and Hygiene. (/) That no one be eligible for the degree unless he has kept terms for two years at some affiliated institution, and has for two yee.ca thereafter kept terms at the Lincoln School of Agriculture. Keeping terms at

the Lincoln Schoool of Agriculture moans attendance at lectures and receiving practical instruction in a course including subjects from 6 to 14 inclusive, and the passing of an. examination held by the Lincoln, School in practical farm work, (y) That ft certificate iu Agriculture be granted by the University to anyone who, having kept terms for two years at the Lincoln School of Agriculture, passes examinations in all the subjects numbered 6to 14 inclusive, (h) That the subjects ba defined as follows - [Here followed a prospectus of the work required for the degree, which will he printed in the “New Zealand University Calendar.”] Oa the motion of Dr M’Gregor tho recommendations were agreed to. The further report of the Medical Committee, the report of tho Finance Committee, and the report of the committee on the correspondence with the Hon Minister of Education were brought up, and consideration of them was made an order of the day for Thursday. The Senate adjourned till 9,30 a.xn, on Thursday.