UNIVERSITY SENATE.

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13206, 30 January 1915, Page 5

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

F,UBTIIEIt.EXAMINATION . ■■■;.■ (RESULTS,: :> ■■'.-.

(Per Prois Association).

.< iQHBISTCILUBCII,-.Jau.«20.-. ; At the University Scualo to-day it .was resolved that' the appointment of a/Modical Travelling. Scholarship for. this yoar.Bbould bo left to the Chancel-' 'lor, jsctf consultation witjrthe'jiicdi-cal-faculty. -.- .' •;.■„,,.. ,:„•" .;," ....', ; In the'special exuminatioiiß.hcldfor students dcsiroiis.ofgoiug with tho Expeditionary Force the following passed: 'L, -1t...80.0t1i, RoL,-Christib, D.-E.- Cur« lie, T. 11. Donniston, tl. J. St'i Clair Pis■her, G. P. Fitzgerald, W. T. Glasgow, A. W. T, 0 Sullivan,. 8. T. Parker, F. 'M. Spencer, J. L, "Will, P. B, Bcnham, ■Win. Aitkin, J, Connpr, S. .L.,Haslctt,•B: 0. K. Hodgson, P. J.,Jory, K. Mac'Cormick,\G.'N.\MacDiarmid, D. McCay, !D,B. Milne, T, R., Kitchic, ,W. G. Scanmoll, G." 8.. Sharp, A./-V.' Short, W, 8. l .Wcbb,aiullU.With. ors. ■ ' '

. • It was decided Ui' confer the degree M M.D. upon Win.,P.,Johnston, and tho 'degices.of M.D. anil Bachelor of Surg.'cry upon K. MoCormick, G. N. Mac/.Diarmid, and W. 8. Wallis, and on all other successful candidates when tlicir '.fees had been paid mid other regulations complied with. D. B. Green and 'J. 11. Don wero qualified to receive the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery. The Diploma of Public Health was granted to John Tait Bowie. .

'the Entrant l .!! Examinations Committee reported having examined and revised and made certain minor alterations in the regulations governing University Junior Scholarships, University -National Scholarships, and Taranak'i Scholarships. The regulations as alter,cd were adopted. Following tipon •tho Education Act, 1014, the regulations governing the bestowal of bursaries for .universities.'wore, amended to bring them into line. When the committee reported upon thq successful candidates for the year Professor Hight 'asked that statistical particulars should be supplied showing the successes and failures in proportion to candidates. J)r Fitchett agreed that this would be of ■value, for public purposes, as sometimes, allegations'were made that percentages of passes was as low as 10 per cent in, say, law, whereas the usual percentage was about :i:> ]■;■;. Jt was decided that the Registrar should make a note of the matter and bring, it before the committee,