UNIVERSITY SENATE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1200, 1 March 1895, Page 19

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

By Telegraphs—Ptress Association. Christchußoh, February 27. The annual ; meeting of the New Zealand University Senate was opened to-day. Present: The Ghancellor (Sir James Hector), Rev. J. .C. Andrew (vice - chancellor), .Hohs 0. C. Bowen. and W. Rolleston, .Professor Scott, Professor F. D. Brown; Sir J. Prendergast, Revs J. Paterson, Dr Salmond and W. J. Habens, Professors J. M.y Brown and Shand, Right Rev. Dr Cdwie, Professors Sale and Cook and Dr Giles i' The Chancellor, in his address, said the receipts had been .£5828 0s 7d, and the expenditure £5248 -5s 9d. Some correspondence had occurred with the Minister of Education during the year with reference to provision in the Statute " terms and lectures " that all undergraduates, in order to qualify for University examinations, must keep terms by passing in each year the annual- examinations of the college to which they are attached. The Minister appeared think that this provision pressed), hardly upon certain students who were unable from distance or other causes ■. to attend the college lectures. The matter was still unsettled. The number of undergraduates had increased from 960 in 1890 to 1551 at the end of 1894. He believed he ■was correct in saying that a large number of the undergraduates; belonged strictly to what is termed "the working classes.'* Those who were wealthy preferred to send their sons and daughters to universities in England or elsewhere. *