UNIVERSITY SENATE

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1523, 28 February 1901, Page 32

UNIVERSITY SENATE

AUCKLAND, February 25. The principal business of the New Zealand University Senate to-day ’was the election of a member to fill the vacancy on the Senate caused by the resignation of Dr Milne. Professor Iv. G. Maclaurin, of Victoria College, Wellington, was elected to the position. The unsuccessful candidates were Bishop Wallis, Dr Chilterns, Dr Findlay, and Mr John McGregor. The Senate will offer for oompetition fifteen junior scholarships in December next. Speaking on a motion with reference to the holding of degree examinations in smaller centres, Dr Macgregor and Professor Sale strongly urged that as the organisation of the university had been completed by the establishment of a college in Wellin/gton, the system of granting degrees to unattached students should be abolished. The opinion of the Senate was not tested on this point, but there was a distinct feeling that so long as unattached students were' recognised, convenient facilities for examination should be granted to them outside of the four chief centres. AUCKLAND, February 26. At to-day’s sitting of the University Senate a motion was carried, on the Chancellor’s casting vote, prescribing that all junior scholars are expected to devote their whole time to university work, and any junior scholar accepting a salaried appointment shall vacate his junior scholarship. The chancellor was empowered to confer the degree of LL.B. on the follow-

iug, who had passed the final examination for that degree:—S- A. Atkinson, 11. D. Bamford, J. Glasgow, E. F. G. Johansen, C. E. Maekay, R. Moore, W. L. Moore and L. E. Williams. The name of J. G. Stevens was added to those reported to have passed the final solicitors’ law examinations. The Senate resolved to offer fifteen junior scholarships for competition in December, 1901. A proposal to offer two additional scholarships, one for medicine and one for law, was made by Sir Maurice O’Rorke, but was not approved by the Finance Committee. The Medical Committee reported that it had considered petitions from four students to be admitted to the April examinations, and recommended that their requests be granted. The committee recommended, in accordance with the suggestions made by the Canterbury Professorial Council, that section 9_of the statute relating to degrees in medicine be altered by omitting the word “biology" and substituting for it the words “botany or zoology," and suggested that the examiner in biology in the intermediate medical examination be instructed to divide his paper into three sections, one dealing with general biology, one with botany, and one with zoology. The committee recommended that section 3 of the statute relating to degrees in medicine be repealed, and the following substituted for it: —“There shall be two examiners in each of the subjects of the first, second and third professional examinations.’’ The committee is of opinion that the regulation preventing Bachelors of Medicine, unless graduates in arts or science, from going on the doctorate should be repealed if it be found possible to provide adequate facilities for advanced medical study, and to secure efficient examiners. The report will be dealt with by the Senate to-morrow. A letter was read from Dr Innes, of Blenheim, asking that Blenheim be made an examination centre for the December examination. It was agreed to add Blenheim to the list of examination centres, on the expenses of the examination being guaranteed, as in the case of other small centres. The Medical Committee reported as follows : Intermediate Examination. —The following have passed in all subjects : E. H. Howard, E. Irwin, R. D. Barrow, S. J. A. Beale, A. T. M. Blan, T. Fergus, A. T. McCaw, T. C. Pattersen, W. M. Thomson, M. A. K. F. Gordon, A. G. Paterson. The following have passed in the undermentioned subjects : —C. G. Aickin, in biology and phvsics; A. E. Baron, in biology and physics; W. A. Fairclough, in biology and physics; T. Gilray, in biolegy; C. E. Howden, in biology; T. Wi Repa, in physics. For the first professional examination there were eighteen candidates, and the following have passed:—E-. S. Baker, W. I. Bathgate, B.Sc.. J. L. FJaikie, W. F. Browne, G. E. O. Fenwick, C. O. Lillie, M.A., B.Sc., J. D. Marks, B.Sc., R. I. Ritchie, M. T. Shand, L. S. Talbot. For the second professional examination there were twelve candidates. The following are reported by the Board of Examiners as having passed:—S. C. Allen, B.Sc., H. Baxter, P. Gow, F. R. Hotop, J. G. MacDonald, W. F. Paterson, E. H. V. Ridley, W. T. Simons, I. Thompson. The certificate of instruction in practical pharmacy required by the statute has not been forwarded by P. Gow and I. Thompson. For the third professional examination there were thirteen candidates. The following are reported by the Board of Examiners as having passed : —W. W. Moore, R. N. Adams, R. Briffault, Die Chancel, S. J. Cook, M. C. F. Morkane, F. A. Bett, W. M. Shand, J. B. Sale. Several of the required certificates have not been received from W. W. Moore. The committee recommend that the degrees of M.B. Ch.B. be conferred on R. N. Adams, F. A. Bett, J. B. Sale, S. J. Cook, and W. M. Shand. The report will be considered to-mor-row.