UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COUNCIL.
, A meeting of the Auckland University Col--1 lege Council was 'held yesterday afternoon. J Present: Sir G. M. O'Rorke (chairman), . Jackson Palmer, F. E. Baume, the Rev. J. ; H. Simmonds, Hon. J. A. Tola, G. Peacocke, . and-Dr. McDowell. Languages: A lengthy discussion took ' place as to tho appointment to the college ' of a lecturer in modern languages. It was 1 ultimately decided to invito applications | throughout the colony for tha position, the 1 salary to be fixed at £100 per annum and " fees, with leave to take private pupils. Ap--5 plications to foe returnable by the 22nd prox. ■ ~ Music: The recommendations of a commit--1 tee appointed to confer with the. professor ' of music were read as follows: —"That the r examinations for associates of music be dis- ' continued in accordance with the recommen--1 dation of the professor of music;" "that ' tho Council bo recommended to direct the j attention of tho senate to the significant fact that since the establishment of the University of New Zealand only two students ' have up to date taken the degree of bachelor & of music from the University of New Zealand;" "that in these circumstances the k Council might suggest to the Senate whether k the present examination for the degree of ' bachelor of music might not with advantage ' be modified so as to secure a larger number 1 of candidates whoso musical attainments I were adequate to entitle them to a degree." 5 The chairman said that the distinction of 5 associate of music might be done away with, > as it was really a stumbling block to students 1 obtaining their degree as they looked upon 3 the distinction of associate in the light of a ■ degree and did not go further. Mr, Tole r thought that it was only courteous to those 26 persons holding the associate's certificate * that they should be consulted before doing J' away with the distinction. Still he under- ' stood that it was only necessary to become > acquainted with the theoretic side of music ' to earn the distinction, and he considered f that the practical side should not be neglec- - ted. He thought that the Senate might bo > asked to modify tho arts part of the degree > to some extent, so as to induce the students to push their studies in this direction. He 3 moved the adoption of tho report with tho 1 exception o: the first paragraph. Tho motion ) was carried by "a majority of one. Accounts: Accounts were passed amount--5 ing to £364 7s 9d.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11869, 22 January 1902, Page 6
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