UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11372, 15 May 1900, Page 3

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL.

1 T THE Council of the Auckland University College met yesterday afternoon at the college, Eden-street. There were present: Sir ii, M. O'Rorko (chairman), the Most Rev. the Primate (Bishop Gowie), tho Rev. W. J. Wil- . liams, Dr. Maclaurin, the Hon. J. A. Tole, Messrs. Gerald Pcacocke, F. E. Baume, L. J, Bagnall, and T. U. Wells. Messrs. Bagnall ana Wells, the two new members, were welcomed to the Council by tho chairman. Grey Scholarships: A letter was received from tho Education Department, Wellington, stating that the Government had decided that the voto of £200 for the founding of the Sir George Grey scholarship in the subjects, physios, astronomy, and geology, should lie divided equally among tho four university colleges, and that the Councils should be asked whether they would undertake the awarding of the scholarships for tho present year, under the following conditions: 1. The scholarship shall be open to undergraduates whose academio standing does not exceed three years. 2. Tho subjects of examination shall lie chosen from heat, sound and light, electricty and magnetism, astronomy, geology, pure mathematics, mechanics and hydrostatics, .- chemistry, botany, and zoology. Of these a candidate may choose any three, which must include one at least of tho subjects 1, 2, 3, i 4. 3. Tho college to which each scholarship is allotted shall requiro attendance at lectures ( or other substantial evidence of the continu- , ance of duties, • and may impose such conditions as to conduct and diligence, and may (subject to the conditions named herein) fiame such regulations for tho conduct of the examination as may seem fit to the Council of the college. 4. The scholarship shall be awarded upon an examination, to bo held at the end of the academio year 1900. 5. The scholarship shall not bo tenable with any other scholarship.op exhibition." Condition 4 need not ba considered as requiring a special examination if tho Council considers that tho examinations already held by the college are sufficient to meet the case. The Professorial Board wrote, suggesting the following definition of the examination: "The examination , shall bo held at the time of the annual examination, and candidates may offer three subjects from the prescribed list, in one of which to be selected by the candidate, the examination will bo of a higher character, equivalent to the senior scholarship standard of tho university. On the motion of the chairman, the offer was accepted on tho terms proposed and a committee, consisting of the Primate Dr. Maclaurin. and the mover, was set up to draw up regulations with regard to the examination to ho held. Sir Maurice O'Rorko pointed out that he had interested himself in obtaining the vote, and his desire was that there should be something distinctive ahout tho scholarship. Ho was very L anxious that astronomy should ho included, because tho subject was at ♦i, Pr °"ul very much noi?!orto<l He thought that Now Zealand was the only colony in tho British Empire that was without an observatory. Ho was afraid, however, that under tho present proposals astronomy would not ho compulsory, but tho time was too late to enter into a controversy with the Government. Ho would also have desired that tho scholarship should have been granted on the same linos as the Sinclair and Gillies scholarships, which were given to r those who could not come to the collego without tho assistance of the £50. Mr Baumo stated that ho had by the last mail . , received communications from tho Laliforman University, which enabled him to say that at tho Council's next meeting ho would be in a position to report as to how far it would bo possible to establish within reasonable expenditure, a students' observatory at Auckland. Lecturer in Music: Tho Chairman reminded the Council that at last meeting it was agreed to enter into combination with the Choral .Society to obtain a lecturer in music, and , conductor for the society, in place of tho lato • Hen Schmitt. Mr. Tole and himself had conferred with tho society, and it had been agreed that tho Agent-General in London bo asked Jo appoint a suitable man for a term of five years, at a remuneration of £100 year, and fees from the college, and £75 from the Choral Society; passage money, £50, to bo equally born by the two bodies;' the person appointed to bo in possession of a musical degree, and experienced in conducting a choral society of standing. Tho report was adopted. The Chairman said lie hod communicated with the Agent-General. Retiring Members: Tho Chairman reported that on the 21st inst. Messrs. Williams, Tole, and Baumo would retire from tho Council' through the effluxion of time. Mr. Williams is the nomineo of the Government, and Messrs. Tole and Baume were elected by flic Legislative Houses and graduates respectively. It was agreed that the Government be informed of the fact of the retirement in the ca«e cf \'-. VViHhiiK and that ill the case of Mpssi'--. Tolo and Baume, the returning officer hold tho necessary election. Donation of Minerals : It was reported that , the Rev. Joseph Campbell, of Te Aroha, had donated a very intcrcsing collection of minerals, which would bo of much service in teaching chemistry. On tho motion of the chairman, it was agreed to thank Mr, Campbell for his donation. The Common-room: Tho Students' Association wrote asking that the control of the common-room should bo handed over to them. They complained that at present tho 1 appearance of the room, with its bare walls, was very uninviting. On the Chairman's - motion, it was agreed to allow tho students 3 to hang pictures on tho wall, but the request that the association should have control of the room was declined. An amendment, 3 moved by Mr. Baume, to the effect that con--3 trol of the room be handed over to a commit--3 too chosen from all the students, was negatived, Messrs. Baume, Wells, and Bagnall, i and Dr. Maclaurin voting for it. Several other matters were deferred till ' next meeting.