NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY SENATE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9306, 8 March 1889, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY SENATE.

The New Zealand University Senate met again yesterday morning, when there were present si— I The Chancellor (in bhe chair), the Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Mr. Habens, Professors F. D. Brown, Cook, Dr. Shand, J. M. Brown, Rev. Dr. Salmond, Right Rev. Dr. Cowie, Sir R. Stoat, Sir G. M. O'Rorke, and Rev. D. Bruce.

A number of reports were brought up, and made orders of the day for Friday.

UNIVERSITY REFORM. Sir R. Stout gave notice that on an early day of next session he would move, " That it be referred to a committee to consider : — Whether the pass degrees of the University could not be put on a more satisfactory footing, and a specialisation of studies permitted, suoh as (a)-a classical course, including Latin and Greek as compulsory subjects ; (b) a literary course, to have two languages, in addition to English, compulsory; (c) a philosophical course, having mental and moral science, political science, and advanced general history compulsory ; (d) four or more courses in science, having special branches in science, such as physical science, chemical science, science applied to industrial arts or agriculture, natural science made compulsory ; (e) a musical course, making music and its history, and scientific subjects bearing on music, compulsory ; (f) a law course similar to the present LL.B. course; (g) a course dealing with 2. The degree;) so specialised might be thus named (a) Bachelor of Arts, (b) Bachelor of Literature, (c) Bachelor of Philosophy, (d) Bachelor of Science, (o) Bachelor of Music, (f) Bachelor of Laws, (g) Bachelor of Pedagogy. 3. For honours in the above subjects, or for higher examination, the Degrees of Master and Doctor could be granted. EXAMINATION PAPERS. The Senate considered the orders of the day as follows : —l. Consideration of the following report of the committee on the disposal of the answers of candidates at examinations Your committee have the honour to recommend—l. That the , examiners be instructed to : return the - candidates' papers to the Registrar'of the University, along with their report of the examination. 2. That the papers may be destroyed by order of the Chancellor immediately after the close of the first annual meeting of the Senate held after the examination. The report was not adopted.

NEW BILLS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed :—

'2. A Bill to amend the Statute "Senior Scholarships." Clause 11. of the Statute of Senior Scholarships is hereby repealed and the following enacted in lieu thereof:— ll.— The Senior Scholarships shall be distributed as follows among the undermentioned subjects or croups of subjects : Latin and Greek, otie scholarship ; Latin anil English, or Latin and either French or German, one scholarship ; Mathematics, one scholarship ; Experimental Science, namely, Physical Science, or Chemistry, one scholarship ; Natural Science, one scholarship in either Biology or Geology; Political Science or Mental Science, one scholarship. 3. A bill for a new* statute in the "Course in Law." It is hereby enacted as follows Professional examination in law : (1) Candidates for the legal profession mav be examined by the University. (2) No fees shall be required for such examination other than those prescribed by the Law Practitioners' Act, 1832. (3) Certificates shall be issued to candidates specifying the examination which they have passed. (4) The Chancellor may, on "the request of any Judge of the Supreme Court, fix special examinations for such candidates, at such times and places as may be required by a Judge of the Supreme Court. 4. A bill to amend the statute " Terms and Lectures." Clause IV. is hereby repealed, and the following enacted in lieu thereof : —IV. No student shall be allowed to present himself for examination in any branch of physical science, or of natural science, or of chemistry, cither at the annual examination of an affiliated College, or at the examination for the degree of Bach slot" of Arts, or for the degree of Bachelor of Science, unless subsequently to matriculation he has both attended the regular course of instruction in the subject at tho affiliated College to which he is attached, and gone through a prescribed course of practical work in the subject. 5. A Bill to amend the Statute of " Junior Scholarships Clause 6of Suction 111. is hereby repealed, and the following is enacted in lieu thereof (0) Mathematics : (a) Arithmetic (the whole subject) and Algebra, to quadratic equations inclusive, also Ratio, Proportion, Variation, the Progressions, Permutations, and Combinations; (lj) Euclid Books 1., 11., 111., IV, and VI, and Plane Trigonometry, to solution of triangles, inclusive, with easy transformations and examples.

This statute shall not apply to the examinations of December, 1889. academical DRESS. The following report of the committee on academical dress was brought up and agreed to :—" The committee recommend that the Senate make an addition to the statute ' Academical Dross,' prescribing the necessary costume for B.Sc. and M.B. It was also agreed, after discussing the matter in committee, to pass a bill to amend the statute Academical Dress.

DENTISTRY BOARD. A telegram was read from Dr. W. Brown, tendering his resignation as a member of the Dentistry Board. The Senate adjourned at four p.m. till nine a.m. on Friday.