UNIVERSITY SENATE

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4293, 28 February 1901, Page 5

UNIVERSITY SENATE

PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, February 27. The University Senate to-day decided to award the MacMillan Erown ossav prize this year to the candidate who, wrote under the nom de plume of ‘‘Horetaunga. 0 ’ This is William John Hunter, of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay. who is an undergraduate of Victoria College, Wellington. The Senate lias framed and adopted an appropriate address to the near King. The Senate considered the report of the Committee on Medical Questions. With reference to. the clause regarding petitions from four, students to be admitted to the April examinations,' The Senate decided to decline the request of the first two applicants, audio admit the other two.

The Senate passed two minor amendments in regard'to suggestions received from the Council of the University of Otago regarding the method of examinations.

The report of the committee, as amended, was adopted. It was resolved to empower the Chancellor to confer the degrees of M. 8., Ch.B., on five persons named ini the committee’s report as being qualified. Bishop Cowio moved the adoption of (he following recommendations of Committee No. 1:—(1) “That Mr J. McLaren be nominated by the Senate for the 1851 Exhibition Scholarship ; and (2) the committee advise the Senate to express its approval of the Chancellor’s action in paying an. extra fee to . tne English examiner- who looked: over Mr MoLaren’s thesis.”

Professor Brown 'said it was highly necessary that the regulations should be strictly and clearly defined. The scholarship was worth £l5O a year for three years, and was practically open to the scientific scholars of the whole world.

It was resolved that Professor Brown be requested to join Committee No. 1, to assist in defining the terms of the scholarship.' On the motion of Bishop Cowie, the following committee recommendation was adopted : —Tho committee- submit for the approval of the Senate an address of sympathy to tho now King, to bo sent to his Majesty by the Chancellor: —Wo, the Senate of the University of Now Zealand, now in session at-Auckland, desire to approach your Majesty with an expression of deep sympathy with you in your great bereavement, and of our hopefulness for tho future of tho Empire under your Majesty’s enlightened rule. In this colony, as in other parts of the British Empire, encouraging progress was made in the higher education of the poor pie during the reign of our Into revered and beloved Sovereign, and we doubt not that your Majesty, following in her steps, will give all the encouragement you can to tho intellectual and moral advancement of your subjects. We pray that in the heavy responsibility of Imperial trust to which you have succeeded your Majesty may ever be strengthened and cheered by the Holy Spirit of God,- by whom Icings reign and prosper.” The Chancellor said the address would bo sent through the proper channel.