UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11046, 25 February 1898, Page 2

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

THE ANNUAfc SESSION. Thß annual session of the Seriate of tne University of New Zealand was commenced in the University Library on Wednesday; present— The Chancellor (Sir James Hector, in the chair), tha Vice-chaueeilot (the Rev. j. 0Andrew), Professor Sband, Dr Fitchctb, Professor F. D. B^own, Sir Robert S^out, Professor J. M. Browu, Professor Scott, Bishop Gowie,; Re* if. Pateraon, Professor Salmond* Professor Cook, Professor Sale, aud Mr W. D. Milne. ■ • Tiiß HEdtSTRAR's ILLNESS. Tie CaA'SfcfeLfcOfe said he regretted that he' had to apologise fur the absence of the registrar (Mr Mftskell) owiiig to ths Very serious illness from which he wag Buffering, and which lud coMoeahiin to bed for the last three wetks. Mr Haskell hoped to have recovered sufficiently' to attend at the commencement of the sittinr aed if well enough he would come later on, bub he (Sir James Hector) had strongly advised Mr Maskell not to unduly exefb hilnßeif or puS himself to inconvenience. Mr Milne had kindly consented to set in Mr Maskell's absence. j THE CHANCELLOR'S n'EPORT. ! The CHANCELtott resd the following re- ' port:— I have the honour to submit to the senate the following retort of the proceedings of the itniver- : Bity.durinsthe?>ast year. | The statutes made at the liist session of seriate have received -the approval of the Governor, aild have been seakd With the university seal i affillaLaia^S tUe KP®S Sellt in- h> the 1 The senate will doubtless be willing to pass a ■ resolution expresses je s , e t at the lamenteddiiath of Dr 1. J Parker, wko was for so matiy' years a mddpeAde'iitly of his eminent Services in the cause of science m seriehil, demoted himself ever since his first arrival in the colony,.in 1&S0, with ;' the greatest energy ami signal success to the : scientific training of students The Colonial Pariume'iit during its late session passed an act establishing a college for the benefit ' of the central districts of New Zealand • arid by '■ section 2 of the act it U provided tßat the said ■ college shall be connected with the Nevv .Zealand i University, it-is obvious tliat there has been no time since the session for the authorities of the I under the statutes of the iiriiveriity ; but doubtless such an application, will be made to the st'ha'te act XL y6 a ised the RBnate COpieS o£ tbfe ) .AuthoH and Feriods.-these are required- tor the November" examinations,of 1902, in LatiD Greek,, tnglish. trench* GetrrHn, Hebrew, ami ftSfeSy^o'the medical preJ^&& tn*m**'* for the *»■ is s«bBy resolution of-{She senate last year' the auhiiai ' session for IS9S of the Court of Convocation h to ! commence on-ifer !> ue*tr' -1 have; the?Se fib minutes of that body to submit to the senate at_The date-Sna tilace for the session of convocation for ISO!) have to be fixed, by the senat- • The; .following: examiners in England have completed tbeiniuU term of five years" service, and it ; is necessary to appoint tlieir successors—Pro- I fessor Bridge, m music; Professor Beare, in engineering. >: .■- y •~■ "' * i _I have received information, that Professor j Vernon who -has acted as eiattuter' in '■ chemistry for three years, resigns his office now ' and a new appointment is necessary in that' 'subject. . i . ■ ; . : Seth arid Professor W- A. HuhteK ..jeledtod by the senate last, year ' In > mental science and in law respectively, accepted fastN^emb?1" Pafi"S fdr the examinations of JL^" - l: el?i hd ihl ;Senate tkat.ari examiner U «l q -Si-••"*•■ sub-5 üb-iect. human anatomy ahd physiology for the B.fco. degree .■■ h\2ff T&" V ey Zl a.laDd a» retired for. the Bubie-ct-of-Kdw Zealand law, for history bf htUsic I for freehand dl'ftWinsfee^irieering), for sit medical' subjects,and for all the subjects of the December- . examinations; also for the JkLl^paas examiuations. . ' ■ ' . . A return,in continHatidti of those for former years, sjio.wijg the numbers of candidates at • all **jf ** *f ■ the' ' iuiversity examidfttions, is appended to this repdrt. ''• wnrffi'^ as *>ei<>'*.fi&' rears JS9S and 1896 f matriculated in.the two former years 316-*ert undergraduate canditlates iti 18!i7 wM^S^; f°r 18»'.^.^M, i» >e»The following is a statemont of the income and ■expenditure-of-, the year ir-Income • Statutory" grant .£3OOO ; fete.£2B92 M ; intere t.^SS! 10s^ m:sceU ft tte6U Si -'ie63 l s <jd ;-total, £65.7 Is & I Expenditure: Kenate. 3 S Id; office, • jm i^.= f ai^^l; i\ m-ISs Sd ' ex= ' K. '.ojl-^ino3 M; ca? voca«on- £21; scholarsh ps, £18a7 10s j geileral ptirpcieji £309 Us 6d ; i balance, £674 95.3d ;-total, £CS27 Is6il ■--"-- +>■ t v? pports of ex*tt>inof9- in New Zealand for ! the following examinatlflng have been received I nod tha;results are-submitted to'the senatefor , confi.mar.iori: ,Ia all; these, cases the candidates information of their . rofluHsv-lke- inediftal .ihtermndiatß, tile iirst, i secsnd, and third Medical profeasiohali the final i J,L.B. paps the. soiicitbra' law, matriculation and ' junior .soholar-ibipa; tha medical preliminary the Uecgiuber solicitois' and barristers' general know- , ledge. Ihe last thtee have been dealt -with.provisionally, and the results : are included in the i report of Hie Ilsdess Committee of Senate, which ' met in-January last, '. ~ i KxhibitionlSn! SdlendeScholaijliip.—Ascliolar- I Bhip was offered to N«iv Zealahd bathe toaAti bf the exatnit.atio.il of, .l&ff, and a candidate p.'e- : BMted himself Jn Nttvembol' last. I expect to : receive telegraphic information ef the result iv a few days, bnmg important coirespondance on "".fu'yfc* has. tkken-place- during the year 1 vvjlioll will aqltira.the atteht'bn of Ilie Aehiwi In the (list place, the Professorial P.oard of the Canterbury Oollege- made a. suegestion th.t natural science should bs ihcliided amongst the subjects of the competition. I referred this subject tp her Majesty's comniiss-ouers, and have recaiyodla reply stating that the commissiouere »« wiltihs to adopt the suggestion, on tho &!■£ " mtiP -work done in natural science shall have a direct bearing .upon ptoductivo industi-y, and they instance agriculture, food ■ Jsheries, veterinary science, anrl mineralo<'y The commissioners further state that practical mechanics and civil.-engineering come within their scheme of scienca scholarships: It will '' therefore.be neres>ary to mortify the provisions '■ of the statute of this university respecting these ' scholawhips.. In the second place, the com mis-' id) of the eoaditious as faid down in our calendar, observing that instead of "at least one ve».r nf the term, as stated m that subsection, the whole ot tiie term. (unless under special exemption) must be passed outside Nev/••Zealand. '■ This subsßction,- therefore, also requires modification.' the conumssioilors have forwarded to in* as uStial.llatsofalt theeicliibitihn scholnrs, wtth'full Fl *ii C t Ui ar? °J^ 6n Cali ee.r befllre nd a»er Raining their scholarships; aud, in couuection with thesfc ths cpnclimon of the examiners upoli the work done by eadh scholar_ during his two or three years' tSntire of a scholaralup. ia S t, temarks are of especial interest and ,value, »3 a weans of comparison with bur own JNew-Zealand science EQ*H?- r\ J^ herJ?, t? c $ hs*]t of orisiwil research-" aetit in by s rfandifl«te far ah exhibition scholatsh.p has bec.n returned to him after the examiner has tepm'tftd on it, and several of thuVe theiea hava been pnbl^lifld ih the cdloriy in the volumes of ™ iii 1S . oii? f tbc N6w Zealand Institute." , • : c6m(jii«sioners have intimated to me th^t clesn-e that the tHertif should be 3dnt to thum In future, thereftu'e,/lco,uditlate Who wishes to pubJish- his thesis will be instructed to keep a duulicate of it. ■■ .■ i befefre'the'«°e°At° r **'iimdm de Srees-will bllaid The foliowiAg questions were partly discussed I by the senate at (t 3 last B<sssiou, but deciaion iipfth tbefti wa, postponed :-(!) The sehiori scholarship :u English, Preach, and German (on a in 97V1 ?« t» V S" ap'-.^W = Minutes, IB£>7, pp. 30.27)> (a) Ibe definition of the subject Hebrew (Minutes, 3S9T, p. £S). (3) The definition of workshop practice" for mechanical engineering (Ohahcellorg address, Minutes of 1897, p. 5 an? letters from the examiner in Kngland). (4) The question whether anatomy and physiology for the Jrtihc. degree should be the same as for tho M.B ! degree (Minutes of 1897, p. 27). (5) The question fa&tJSfv&.fig medlcal -^^-tton<JUESTIONB FOB DECISION BY THE SESATS. 1. Jext Jiooks.—A Rtu.iont wrote.stating that there, v often a difficulty in procurine in the colony the necessary books for study i« the authors and pefiods of literature prescribed by I the senate. I pointed out to him in reply that these authors and periods were always prescribwl i some ycara in advance in order to meet thU diffi. S cuKy; but I promised to bring the matter under j the notice of the senate. j ■2. Graduates' Names ih the Calendar-It has j been the practice to insert, opposite the names of ! graduates ih the calendar, the names of the col- ! Isges in which they have pursued their course. : mr V!" J? ovv, c. yer« beeh iuforh.od that one of the : affiliated colleges has, refused the right of voting-f at elections for the board of soveruors to any graduate who may havejattained a degree under ' the university statute Which grants, under cer- ■ tain circumstances, exemption from attendance I at college lectures. It is to be remembered that stuients who are so exempted are nevertheless compelled to pasj the. annual examinations of their colleges, and that in the university record.-* S they are always stated to be undergraduates of , such-colleges. It appears, therefore, that by the ; rernsal just mentioned thacollego in question has ; made a distinction b«iween graduates of the i university not cohtemplated by the senate. It has occurred to me whether, under these circum- i stances, it would not be well to omit from the ! calendartlve names of the colleges, and only give a list of the graduates ; but the senate will per* I naps give some direction in the matter. 3. Certificates of Proficiency.—The-statute respecting these certificated does not make any■' provision for the wording of them in cases where i persons who have obtained • certificates on the piipors of the B.A. examinations proceed in a sub- ! sequent year on the papers of one of the higher •" examinations. There ore two such cases this \ year. It would seem that dome distinction should ! be made ln.the certificates. It would not be right to nisert the words "at the B.A. examination " or at the M.A. examination," as has been a«ked ■ by some candidates. For such words might be ' taken in a mistaken sense by some bociieato whom the certificates might be presented as testimonials, i But it might, perhaps, be sufficient to add, "the ' papers being of the standru-d of the B.A. or of the ; AI. A. examination," or some similar ptirnse. i 4. ihe Status of Jfew Zealand Students at , Edinburgh.—lt seems that the wording of the note prefixed in the calendar to the statute of the medical pieliminary examination (p. 120) is somewhat misleading. Tho second paragraph states that none of the professional examinations of this university" will exempt from examination at a Scottish university. This appears to have led some students to imagine that the Intermediate examination here woul.-. 80 oxempt th«in, and they have been cor.seq.ivlitlv disnpyointtd when going to JWinbur/th. It would be as well to insert tho words ' iiiterme<il;ue or" before the word ; professional" in the i;:)i..i"niph ' 5. The-Subject UotAin'—The Professor of-Bio- \ loss iv the Canterbuof Cyll^e has jiroßoaed some

small amendments in the syllabus of botany for the B.A. decree, and I Rubmit his Iptter herewith to the senate. fj. The Status of New.Zealand Students at Catn-bndg-.-.Application was made to me dluiiig the year for an thterprelaUoii of aclUuse in the note on bftge 120 of the calendar, relative to N=w Zealand iiiedical students guiag Jioiue to Cambridge UmVez-sity. Tbe.dolibt was Whether the "two yeavk "l^V 01"51* in. the note could be kept at, say, the Auckland College, or whether they must tie k-pt at the University bf Otag). Lookins st the ordinances" of the University of taihbiidge, |"ia also at correspondence witnthat univi'isiU' in 1b32, it seemed to him that the question.turned upon whether the Auckland College, although not T 1 M1!. y ren °Snised by the senate as a "medical . school,' eaillil, for the purposes of ihe fust two ' years study, be looked upon as such within the nien-nin? of the "o>di»ane-s." fhi aiithdrifciesof Uiiubndge theiustdves acknowledge that their resulation U " Dither difficult," but at leait we may make our own statutes and announcements as clear as possible. 7. T;a'te Nbtiiles of CaiUiiditteis —Several BSrsoriS seu,, iv notices nf candidature for the November examination* aftur ths specifind time, and the university office, acting in acciirdan&e with the statutes, refused to accept them. The father .of one of these oau.lidites, considering himself aggrieved, peliUonel the Colonial Parliament for redres-s. The matter, in due course, was referred t.i the 1 uhhc Petitions Committee of ths Lower 1101196, and I lay before the senate the report , winch wiis made by that committee. | '8. Certificates of Practical Work in vScience.— It fieciuehtly happens that students iiursiiß at the i .same time the ooliive in medicine and the course , for. wither thet lib, or th<J B.Sb: degree. For example, a junior scholar is allowed to proceed in medicine; provided that. I 6 at the same time : satisfies the conditions of section 10 of thej'inior i scholarship' sstatiite and passes tile first %.A. or ii be. suction. Other.", again, take up themedical cpui-re after graduatirife in arts or in science. Such I students usually select amongst their subjects j those which Will seive iv all these faculties, as j biology, or physics, or chemistry. In every case, ! whether in tarts, science, bi. rne'dicihi ij certificates of-practical wotk in an aililiated institution ara required from candidates; Many students are under the impression. that such a certificate—jay, for biology for the intermediate nViidiciil cxarnina: tion-will suffice for thtSsiriie aulijtidtin the B.Sc. •■ or B.A. course, or vice versa, atid they do not send f in. separate certificate^. But thr wording of the i s' a'H tes i as vesanls mediqine is different from that ,of the statutes, in other faculties, and it would ; seem that the seriate intended the practical work !to be distinct and different. Home words, I think, : should be added iv each statute to pi-escribe I separate certificates; 19. Remission.of Exahithation Fees.—Students ! jVho h&ve given notice of candidature, and IMII i the required" fee,''for the November liniversity examinations, in any year, if they fail to pass the ; annual examination of their college in that year, j ara exempted from the1 university examination fee the next time.tHey art candidates: -Hitherto it has bean understood tba.t this exemption did not extend to those who do not present themselves at all the College examinations ;btit seeing that the senate has now.raUed the university examination feeß to deUbletheif former amount, I venture to suggest ■-that, if a sufficient cause (other than ! illnejs,.winch is fully provided* for) be shown for abaencs from the college examination, these students also slitmld be- exempted from further payment. ( 10.. Standard of the Medical Preliminary E.^ i "JVSS,* 1"?1^ 1 W 'Jeffli-e the sehate at its session of 189/ a letter, from the G»;i»eial Medical Council of Great Britain, ejpresilUf a ds«ire that the" staridavd of the medical preliminary, in all pirtf ot the British Empire, Should b(i s'drrtewhat raised; As.the letter ir» quest idu gaVe dd clear indication of the course to be adopted, the senate directed ilie to obtain/further .information' on the subject. 1 Submit to the senate thi reply which I received ; from the, council, and al'Bo a further resolution, : adopted by the couiicil oil 2!lth November last, | that thfe new ragnUtions,- requiring a higher standard for the preliminary medical examination as qualifying for medical registration, Will come into force on Ist January, 1898. It will be for the :. senate to determine if this university does not already sufficiently impose the higher gride of examination required. 11. Examinations in Music.—The Associated Board of the Royal Academy atid the Royal College of Music of London has, fluriag the year, introduced into the colony its Bys'tem of exrtruitlationsi The secretary and an e/xaminer c«tne to Now-Zealand in December last, and, as I iinder- : stand, examined in music saverul of the schools. The secretary kindly furnished me with pamphlets explanatory of the work of the board aiid of its programme, arid asked me to lay tht'iii before the senate; and-he,.fiinhei' expressed the hope that the university would in snnie way cooperate with the' board id the matter. I submit to the senate the correspondence , which took place between us. But whilst cordially symp»thisinfc with the board's wish that the standard of i Musical- ■education should ba' l'aiscd, it has seemed to me that the'work of the board, as also that, of; th« London Triaity College of Muijic, which has conducted examinations in this colony for about five years, lies .more with the.primary andsecpndary.schools, and that all the university could do is what it has already done to provide for the attainment of a degree in music by undergraduateH v Svho may have qualified themselves in the lowei? branches of' the science before entering the UHiVe'raity. 12. The Date of the M.t). Pass Examin%tions.— The senate two years ago altered the date of the third professionalM.B. examination'from November to Januiujr, but did not alter the date.of examination for the: M.D. degree. It Would probably be more cohvenieht to have that also in January> v ' 13. Class Certificates of Medical Students.—All cirididates'for "any of the ine-iical (except the, preliminary) areobliged to Send In to thfc registrar, beiote thdy can come vp i ,Rei'tirlciites or attendance at lectures, aud alad of practical Work in'the subjects they tiike up. These certificatesare laid before the senate every year, and iio Candidate is allowed to prt«s unless the seriate ia satisfied with his certificates.' It frequently hap^ fceqs, however, that. students who have gone through, whether successfully or not, the interJiiediate or the professional examinations, leaye! tbe.colflhy-td pursue thell- cotifse ih tCiigland Or Scotland before the sessinn of senate takes place, t'.se.iu students usually.aMk for tho return of their certificates; but I-ha>e considered them the property of this linivewityj af"leist Until the senate is done With thefn, Mnredver, it has not seemed to be the duty of the office to f*cilit»te the departure bf ri.Ur students to other universities.. I have therefore refused to return the certificates until after the senate session. Probably thi best course ■h'ftuld be.to add a note to. the statutes- directing that students Who wish to leave the calouy before completing their course must obtain duplicate ;cirtificatfes of lectures ntid practical work. This might also apply to certificates in science subjects for B.A. or B.Sc. t>as». '■ \ • J ha Subjects Histoi-y, Political Economy, and Cotißtitntioiial Hisuirv. i lay before the senate two letters received from the Professor of Hist-.ry in the Canterbury Uolloge. One is in Continuation of his letter of last year, relative to the Sepal'fttion of polii ic*l economy from history ; tho other .relates to the appointment of an examiner in constitut'ohal history. . THE-EXAMINATIONS 01' 1897. As the detailed letiii-n ptepaied by the'registrar, and laid on the table With this report, furnishes all details' as to .the numbers of cardidutes for every elimination of the year, I think I need not now repeat the schedules formerly included in my repots. The following summary may however, be useful for comparison :- ... jVhe November Examinations. '. ~, : 183i5i 1897. In arts ... .... 200 s 18s1 In nclenceß ... ... ... 2rt 22 In laW ..; 3^ 35 Tn msdicine ..." s(j ay Iji music /.. ........ 4 3 For law professional .;. .i.' 62 64 For teachers. Class C ... ... 15 9 Vox certifieatfs 5 5 'The December Examinatimh. For matriculation ... ... 557 592 lor medical preliminary ... 65 54 >'or junior scholarships ... 76 76 For legalgeneralknowledge... 47 35 The Bowen prize is not Included in this. This list shows a total of 1151 candidates for all examinations .in 1807, as against 1149 in 1898. Consideration of. the chiticelloiis address was made an ordet of the day for Thursday. . ; WANOANUI. . Amongst the pipers laid oo the table by the chancellor was a reqursb that Wanganui be made an examiniug centre. BANKING ARRANGEMENTS. Tbe Vice-CHancki-ior moved—".That in Mdition to -the previoua authority given to the Union Bank of Australia the bank be authorised to honour cheques signed by the chancellor 'and by either Professor Shand or the Riv. Me Habens." It Was explained that this procedure. was made necessary owing to the illness of Mr Ma?k(ill,—The motion wns carried. 1 ' EXAMINATION PAPERS LOST. The Chancellor said that he h»d unfortunately to make a serious announcement to the senate concerning an occnrrencß tho like of which had never taken placa before. He referred to the total loss, so far as they kuew, of the examination paofirs takeu at the November txaminations. They were picked for sending to England in a tiulined box, which* was soldered up, -and rn'aiked to ba transmitted by the Raogatira. This vessel was to sail, and he believed div sail, on the 10th December. So far as he kuew, the box was in the possession of the agent two days before the steamer left. They heard nothing more about it until a week ago, when a cablegram came to hand from the university's agent iv Londoii sicking what had become cf the papers. Inquiry was then made, whereupon if; was found ibat-tbe box had been Bhut out of tte Rangatira at the last moment—how this came aboub he (the chancellor) could not say, as the box was only a small parcel, taking up no room—and that thu shipping agent, without communicating with the university authorities had shipped the box by the Matauia, which vessel sailed on the 7fch or the Bth. and had been, a? they all knew, wrecked at tho entrance to Magellmti Strait. He (Sir Jtttnes Hector) -sent to the New Ze&knd Shipping Company aud got ttujm to cable to Lortdon to see if in tho opinion of the people at Home there was any oh&noa of salvage, and the reply received was as follows:—"Am advised by he»d office in Ljndoi'i they have received no information with regard to salvage." This was a most serious position, and it would be for the smiate to considor the matter and see what was tb> best thing to do. Professor Pale paid that they nil recognised that this wrs a most serious occurrence, requiring to be dealt with with very great care. He thought it undtsirible that the matter should be ditcussed in the senate until the question had been considered by parsonß competent to advise, and would therefore move - "That a committee b« iippainted to consider the best means of meeting the difficulty causod by the loss of the November examination papers, to report nexb day or as soon as possible afterwards; the committee to consist ot the Chancellor, Professors Cook, F. I). Brown, Shand, Mr Milne, Sir Robert Stout, *nd the mover," The motion was carded.

HOURS OF MEETING. Ori tbe motion of the Vice chakcelior it whs resolved that the hour of wealing b« 10 a.ni , and that the ch.tucellor leave the chair at; 12.45 p m. without notice, s.n-1 resume at 2 30 p.m , unless otherwise ordered." Skcond Day—Thursday. The senate of the University of New Zealand resumed its session yesterday nibniiiig • rtre- ! sent—the Chancellor (Sir J»m^g Hector), tile ' I Vice-cb*nc"]!or (the Bey, J. C. Andrew)) Pro- I fessor C>ok, Proressor Scotf, Dr Saliiioritii Sir liobert Stout, Professor Macuritjah Bk'oviri, Prn-"! fpssor F. D: B-own, Dc Fitch-itt, tha Him. C. i 'C. Bb'^gd, tbe Right HtV. Dr CUivle, PibfeSsoi- j Sale, Mr W. D. MiLir, ProfcHsor Sh»ud, and ! the Ri;v. Mr Patnvion. THE NOrEJIBER J-XAMIKATION PAPRRS: Prof^Hsor i>Ai.E brought up the tt-.fwo of the committee appointed tb defiSe !hS bast means of overc ■ming the difficulty caused by the loss ! of thi Nhvemb-'r exumioation p*pefs, by the ' wreck of the Mataura,- and moved that the ' senate go into comtnifctee of the whole for fciie purpose of discussing- ifc. ' This was carHfed. -.•'.. ■ ~ On resuming the Chancellor brought up the report. The committee recommended that the ■report of the select comtiiil.tee on the loss of the Novembe'f Siamiiialion jjapera be" received, and thil; iti bS made art order of the'day-for the following day; ■_ The rtc-'mnjeiKlation was agreed to. .'. thekecesS dibiiMMrr'isß. .- ' ,The folldwiiitf is the ri)t)6fb 6f the Rece6s Committee oh the results of. the Decsmber eiiminations, iS97 :—

_The coniitiittee riiet.ihOhHstbhurch bn January 28 and on three following • day« ; present—the tjbancellor, Hon. O. U.B^weu, i'rbfessbrti Shahd Cook, amU. Macmllliii) Brown.The committee have tdrepbrt that the follow;----lfiff were .the number.<»f candidates .for niatricuhtioii, 51)2; for medical preliminary, 64; for junior- scbpliiiahins, 74; for miiSi bac. .intei--lnediate, 2; fdr barristers aud sdlicilofs' kbdw: ledge, 3S;-totil. 770. The •c'JHiinittae ri=commbnd' that' the jlihiar acholar.ahips for the year be- swirded in order,of merit! to L S. Funning, J: Lang, Mabel Cohhon I. Jordan, W. L Scott, It. fit. Krsiiine, Ruth C Nibsoi., S.-ft .bertson.^usaun:tCWEnight.-J, A. Hay ( lliivguefita B: PidkniefS.-Anfaie U. J'irilayson. M. Walker, Florence I. Pateraon. The committee further leeommend ttat of the i-9maining candidates'.for jutiioi- scholarship* 39 (whose name? are indicated in tbe ex«mination register) be recordod as having gained "credi'," and also as having qualified for matriculation ; and of the Miiiitliiilfef 2(i (ivhdjjf: names are indicated in the examination reeister) be recorded afj having qunliftsd for matriculation. That of the 592 candidate* for hi'itrictila'.ion 329(whose names are indicated in tliiS-exahtihU'Mba register) be allowed to pasi. That of the H4 candidati-s for inedibal preliminary eiifiiibiittiJh 27 (whose names ai-» ihiic-ated iii the exaininaUbn reHsiteir) h-\ allowed to pass. That of the US candidates for the barristers and sollcitbfs" general knowledge nine (whose names are indicated in the examination regitter) be allowed to pass.

. The report was coasidi-reil ih committee of the whole, aud on resuming the Chaucellor brought up the report; recommending that the recommendations of the .Rsce'ss Committee be agreed to. thW '#'a 8 adoytsii.' ■•■■'■•' ■ 1 THE CHANCELLOU'S ADDRKSS. The seiiata proceeded to! consider, in com': njittee, the va'ious matters touched oh in the Ohancellbr's address. At the a,ffc,ernoou sessioa member* were asain occupi-jd- for abiub two hours ih the same subjects, nearly all of which were referred to committees to report upon .on the following day. ' WANGANui. A faumber of Students ab. Wihganui wrbte asking that that pidce' riiight be made an ex*miiiation centtS. ' -; The senate agreed to comply with the request for this year, on the same conditions as fiuch a request was last year granted'to New Plymouth. ■ f ..-,.. • . GRADOATBS AS CEfHt'IPICATED TEiCHEKS. . The following letter was read from th« Ray W. J Habens :—"lK'the".flay1 School Code of the Eaglisb Brlucktipu deparimonb (section 60 b) it isiprovided that under certain conriitiouß graduates of aiiy university iv th^ ITnifeed Kiogdora may be recognised an certificated tsachflro. Oi)e Bf. 6ur New Zealand graduafcfs, Mr H. J. pirtijr, B^A ~has recently been refused stich recbghition on the grouud that our university is hot in the United Kingdom. Can we do anything to obtsia for our graduates such consider»ti6n as our charter seeim to ps-omise them ?''.'■ " . ...;.'.' v . :

. It was decided to supply the Education department of England- with such iniorm&tioo. as will enable them to understand the position of the New Zjalshd UUiVerSity'and fcbe;te*eb:ing it ensures. •■ ,: •■: ■ . : & The senate adjourned until'lo a.m. next day.