UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.
A meeting of the University Council was held yesterday afternoon and was attended by the Chancellor (the Key. Dr Stuart), the Yiceclmn! cdor(MrJusticeAVilliam B ),SirRobertStou the Hon. W H. Reynold.,, JI.L.C, Dr Hocken D r Burns, Messrs G. G. Russell, D. White E B CargUJ, J. Allen, andK. L. Stanford
" ■ rm • r. NEW MEMBER. ■ Th^OiUNCEaoii introduced to thecouncilMr to state publicly that he desired to tlmuk the graduates fortheir unanimous egression of con fadence and good-will. He supposed thatas he had been identified with many of our eduriHnnni institutions the graduates probably tookihat as an earnest of h s loyalty to' the university if hi should be prmeged to take any share in tbp arrangement of its affairs. -He' sh&USh*to say that, having had the advantage of atteiufin" courses of lectures in the university he rii4t ?l expected, like every other member'of tL^ouncif tL^f™^? ?, ympat>y W- ith whatever affS the welfare of the university. He had Ion" and frequently thanked the foresight of X cational men of the colony for tfie establishmentof the university long ago. He should like to a very much larger number of youn- men and women attending the classes than there wfre and he thought the doors of the institution Sid bo thrown open as far as possible. He had been vorv froT™ t0 f ceil; e »lany-.^"gratulation S not only from members of the univei-sity, but from friends He might add that it wouldrbe his aim and iS t on, if possible, to imitate, as far as he could the rectitude of purpose that was so conspicuous elected tori* gentleman **>»* P^ce he was
A 1«■ ADDITro *NS TO THE LIBRAKY. A letter was received froc; Mrs Hiimble stating that she and Mrs Taylor desired to present books to the value of LSO to the universityliSv m memqiy of their brother, the late Profelior Mainwanng Brown, and asking that they™B be furmsiiea with the names of books that would be most acceptable.-It was agreed to associate the Chancellor, Messrs AUen.and \Vhite with the Professorial Board in the selection of th" books and it was also resolved-" That the council records a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Taylor and Mrs, Humble, sisters ot the late Professor Mafn toThf vZ Va'/r^ ir generOUS offerof& relative." m remembrance of their The Chancellou laid on the table a volume of Ws in Jurisprudence and Legal History Mr j. v. balmond, M.A., LL.B., a eraduatp nf the.umyersity.-lt was agreed to thankfully receive the addition to the library and record tbe thanks of the council to MrSalmond whose book the Vice-chancellor remarked, was one that showed a great deal of research.
Tl t S LAS. SES ,FOR mxiSO SURVEYING. wfs rea°d!- Vmg ' addresse(l t0 t»w registrar,
~, tr „ Mines Department, <"-• t WeUmgton, 6th January 1592 ssir,—l am directed by the Hon. Miiiisterof Mines to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 2!) th ult., stating that if it wasTfound^ greater number of students will attend classes for furvey' ing held on Saturday afternoons than if such classes are held in the morning, an alteration wUI be made to suit the convenience of the students ■ and also applying for payment of the grantofSi indXen^r? **" fBBB the JIS'S lif 1?!, reply am to state that paj-meu't of '' I am further to add that it must U distinctly understootl any arrangement between tliP Minll department and the university^ ITtulv to ex" s t from year to year future contributions^ependin * .to toSid? 011 arlmmeut firet voting the Sun! - ''A voucher f0r..L250 has in terms nf +v o Minister's instructions been accordingly passed haveX. t0 thG Kegistrarof fetSSS
_ H. J. H. Eliott, Under-secretary.' Hie registrar was instructed to inform the department that the classes will be heldo,l Satur° grant ' UOOnS> and to Pequeßt tho balanc« *no.
Tl, f 11 Lf:CTU, RESI«P OX SURGERY. sell :^ followmg letter was road from Dr Maun"l herewith forward my resignation as lecturer on surgery to the Otago University. I am iSuc tantlyconipelledto take this step owing to C on tinned iH-healtli. After my arrival iv fend V regained health and strength, until the latter end of August when I met with a severe injury whi?* bathing at Cowes. Tliis has thrown me^ bark ings of resi-et that I now sevei^^ my connection have gained gol.ien opinions from the mofeiora and lecturers of the various medical schools wW they, are prosecuting their studies lam ,u° 'lha CiiANCELLOii suggested that the council &liff ci'V the resiSnnti»». and thank Dr Maimsell for his very energetic and enthusiastic services to the university.-(Hear, hear) usmsric It was.decided to invite applications for the fees ' °" surgery al a saiarj'-of Ll5O, with
MISCELI,\NEOI'S. 3SW&J2&? 0 Collucil on«» WISiSS Leave of absence for a month from the be^in inn- of the session was granted to Mr A Pur§"e M.A., lecturer on geology, us he Wl li..™, ./ J by the Minister-of llfi es^three mon ?,'« f- d tte Thames School of Mines h° e Stßlf
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 9335, 28 January 1892, Page 2
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