NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9400, 5 January 1894, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

—, ♦ [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Chuistchcrch, Thursday. The Court of Convocation of the New Zealand University met at the Canterbury College to-day. Dr. Chilton occupied the ebair. In the course of his report he referred to the loss by the Auckland University i olleee, which had already been singularly unfortunate with her professors, of two more professors — Professor Pond cut off by disease when his life's work of usefulness had just been begun, and Professor Aid is, forced to sever his connection with the College owing to a chain of circumstances which all could regret without expressing any opinion as to the merits of the dispute. During the year considerable attention had been attracted to the medical school at Dunedin, much of it arising from a moat unfortunate incident in connection with the professional examinations of November, 893. After looking into the whole matter with great care he thought the importance of it had been much magnified. Nothing in the incident itself could make them distrustful of the merits of the medical school. They could draw from the difficulty the lesson that the method of employing English examiners wherever possible must be strenuously advocated. The machinery of Convocation had proved very cumbrous for its chief work, viz., the election of every second member of senate and probate. This might be much more easily and economically effected by means of ballot papers sent through the post. Other functions, viz., discussion of general matters affecting the welfare of the University, would probably be much more efficiently performed by the Students Association connected with the various colleges. He referred to the proposed establishment of a college at WelWellington as work that the Convocation should support, and said he would like to see the teaching of the Colleges much more widely extended by means of extension lectures, because there were many persons In the country who were anxious to gain the benefits of a University training who under existing conditions were unable to do so. The annual report showed that the number of graduates entitled to become memsers of Convocation was 338. The business ;ransacted was of a formal character. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Dunedin.