UNIVERSITY SENATE

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4292, 27 February 1901, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE

PBKSS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, February 26. At to-day’s sitting oi 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 ms junior scholarship. The chancellor was empowered to confer the degree of LL.B. on the following, who had passed the final examination for that degree:—fe. A- Atkinson, H. D. Bamford, J. Glasgow, L. *. <■- Johansen, C. E. Mackay, R. Moore, • L. Moore and L. E. Williams. The name of J. G. Stevens was added ter those reported to have passed tue final solicitors’ law examinations. The Senate resolved to offer fifteen junior scholarships for competition m 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 pot approved by the Finance Committee. The Medical Committee reported that it had considered petitions from four students to be admitted to the April exanimations, and recommended that their requests bo 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 he altered by omitting the word biology’’ and substituting for it the words “botany or zoology.” and suggested that the examiner in biologv 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 The committee recommended that section. 3 lof the statute relating to degrees, m | medicine bo repealed, end the following substituted for it: —"There shell be two , examiners in e«nh of the suliioets of the first, soconjl and ~ third professional examinations. ’ Tno committee is of opinion flint fl ’“ roculatiori prevoTitjuP’ tmipss Vr’due+es in arts or from on file dootorilt" cfionld bo. rpnoolod if it be found oossilde t n provide "deonote facilities for >,lwopeed r*~dw. -wmre .ofM-ent ot!»~ nr>l,p- rpnnt -p-11l ho dealt with bv the

A 1 R+tev was read from T)r Tnnes. of Blenheim, askinz that Blenheim be made an examination centre for the T)ecemhor examination. It was agreed to add Blenheim to the list of examination centres, on the expenses of the examination being guaranteed, as in the cf ,=o of other small centres. The Medical Committee reported as fellows: Intermediate Examination. —The following hare passed in all subjects: E. H. Howard. E. Irwin. E. D. Borrow. S. J. A. Beale. A. T. M. Blar, i T. Fergus A. T. McCaw, T. C. Patterson, W. M. Thomson, M. A. K. F. Gordon. A. G. Paterson. ! The following have passed m the un. dermentioned subjects: O. 1 G. Aickm, in biology and phvsics; A. E. Baron, in biologv and physios: W. A. Fairclongh, in biology and physics; T, G'.lray, in hiolcgv; C. E. Howden, in biolcgW; 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. Blaikie, W. F. Browne, G. E. O. Fenwick, C.> O. Lillie. M.A., 8.50., J. D. Marks, B.Sc., R. I. Ritohie, M. T. Shand, L. S. Talbot. For the second professional examination there were twelve Candidates. Tim 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. Tno following are reported by the Board of Examiners as having passed:—W. IV. Moore, R. N. Adams, R. Briffanlt, Dio 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 lliat the degrees of M. 8.. 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.